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May 24, 2023 · The HBO Max miniseries The Staircase is based on a true story, and The Staircase cast includes an all-star group of actors who look uncannily similar when compared to their characters' real-life counterparts. The four-part series is a dramatic retelling of the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson and the emotional legal aftermath that followed.
- Elena Nicolaou
- Michael Peterson (played by Colin Firth) Michael Peterson, now 78, is a war novelist and former newspaper columnist. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Durham in 1999, his campaign felled by false claims of injuries sustained in combat during the Vietnam War, per WRAL, which he later admitted to the Durham News & Observer.
- David Rudolf (played by Michael Stuhlbarg) “The Staircase” follows the efforts of Michael’s defense team, headed by attorney David Rudolf. Rudolf remained Michael’s lawyer for 15 years.
- Freda Black (Parker Posey) Freda Black was the assistant district attorney and prosecutor in the Peterson case. Black died in 2018. After many mockumentaries, including “Best in Show” and “Waiting for Guffman,” Posey is in a show based on a real documentary.
- Caitlin Atwater (played by Olivia DeJonge) Caitlin Atwater is Kathleen’s daughter from her first marriage to Fred Atwater. When her mother died, Caitlin was a freshman at Cornell University, per WRAL.
- Colin Firth plays Michael Peterson. Who is Michael Peterson? Michael Peterson is a novelist and would-be local politician in the city of Durham, North Carolina.
- Toni Collette plays Kathleen Peterson. Who is Kathleen Peterson? Kathleen Peterson was Michael's wife of four years and a successful executive at the now-defunct telecommunications manufacturer Nortel.
- Michael Stuhlbarg plays David Rudolf. Who is David Rudolf? David is Michael's lawyer, who represents him in the criminal trial following Kathleen's death.
- Patrick Schwarzenegger plays Todd Peterson. Who is Todd Peterson? Todd is the youngest of Michael's two sons, but takes on more responsibility than his brother in the immediate aftermath of Kathleen's death.
May 4, 2022 · ‘The Staircase’ is HBO Max’s new true-crime series about the shocking death of Kathleen Peterson. See the cast side-by-side with the real people. 1 of 7
May 4, 2022 · Kathleen Peterson — Toni Collette. Toni Collette portrays the late Kathleen Peterson in The Staircase on HBO Max. Kathleen and Michael married in 1997 and blended their families, living a ...
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May 7, 2022 · Here's how the cast of 'The Staircase' compares to the real-life people they're portraying. Kathleen and Michael Peterson in an undated photo, inset; and Colin Firth and Toni Collette as Kathleen ...
May 5, 2022 · Titled The Staircase, HBO's latest series follows the real-life story of novelist Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001. Kathleen was found dead at the ...
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