Alpha Male

Drama about a family torn apart after the death of its patriarch. Haunted by their father's death, Jack and Elyssa have a fraught relationship with their remarried mother even now they have come of age.

Cast

Danny Huston

as Jim Ferris

Patrick Baladi

as Clive Lamis

Jennifer Ehle

as Alice Ferris

Amelia Warner

as Elyssa Ferris

Arthur Duncan

as Young Jack Ferris

Katie Ann Knight

as Young Elyssa Ferris

Ewan Stewart

as Hilary Benz

Trudie Styler

as Brede Norton

Mark Wells

as Jack Ferris

Jemma Powell

as Maliika

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