Nighy has also lent his voice to animated films, appearing as Whitey inFlushed Awayand Mewtwo inDetective Pikachu.

For his role as Rodney Williams inLiving,Nighy received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in 2022.

For his performance inHappy Valley,Norton received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2015.

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As depicted, Edwards' work proved successful in assisting many women who struggled to conceive.

She recently starred in the title role of the 2023 movieEileen.

Edwards accepts Purdy as part of his work and the two work together to recruit Steptoe for the experiment.

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Charlie Murphy as Trisha- a member of a group of women who participate in the IVF program.

Murphy’s acting credits include the RTE drama seriesLove/Hateand the BBC dramaHappy Valley.

She has made appearances in movies, includingPhilomenaandTo Walk Invisible.

Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton, and Billy Nighy in Joy

Joy (2024) is a film directed by Ben Taylor, focusing on the challenges faced by a nurse, a scientist, and a surgeon as they confront societal and institutional resistance in their pioneering effort to achieve the world’s first test tube baby, Louise Joy Brown.

Between 2017 and 2019, she starred inPeaky Blindersas Jesse Eden and appeared in the Netflix miniseriesObsession.

Tanya Moodie as Muriel -a matron who works in the operating theater with Patrick Steptoe in Oldham.

She has made appearances in several TV series, includingBridgertonandLudwig.

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Rish Shah as Arun -a colleague of Jean Purdy, with whom she enjoys a romance inJoy.

Marveland has also appeared as Russ in the Netflix movieDo Revenge.

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