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The Stand In (2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Drew Barrymore as Candy Black and Paula
- Michael Zegen as Steve
- T.J. Miller as Louis
- Ellie Kemper as Jenna Jones
- Holland Taylor as Barbara Cox
- Andrew Rannells as Nico
- Lena Dunham as Lisa
- Richard Kind as Wes
- Michelle Buteau as Ingrid
- Charlie Barnett as Simon
Drew Barrymore stars as Candy Black, a popular actress who disappears for five years after an on-set meltdown clip goes viral. She adopts the online persona Kathy the Carpenter and befriends a carpentry enthusiast named Steve. Candy hires her former stand-in, Paula, to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and allows the woman to impersonate her du...
Michael Zegen co-stars as Steve, a man who forms an online relationship with Candy. When they finally agree to meet, Paula shows up instead and then pursues a romantic fling with Steve. As it turns out, Candy's carpentry pal is actually a man named Larry from Ann Arbor, Michigan who went viral after drunkenly peeing on a Holocaust statue in New Orl...
T.J. Miller portrays Louis, Candy's assistant. He's the man responsible for her celebrity persona and comes across as a typical opportunistic Hollywood insider. When he learns that Paula has been impersonating Candy during an apology tour, he drops his client in favor of a trendy replacement. Miller portrayed Hudson "Hud" Platt in Cloverfield and s...
Ellie Kemper portrays Jenna Jones, an actress who accidentally smacks Candy on the head with a marble cat, which causes a public meltdown. Her eye is injured after Candy throws an object and later confronts her on Today. Kemper portrayed Erin Hannon on The Office and starred as the title character in the Netflix show Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She ...
Holland Taylor appears as Barbara Cox, a director who tries to calm Candy during an on-set meltdown. She later meets with the faux Candy, Paula, and hires her for a one-day shoot which doesn't go well. Taylor portrayed Judge Roberta Kittleson in The Practice and Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half Men. She also appeared as Professor Stromwell in Legall...
Andrew Rannells portrays Nico, a resident at LI Health Rehab Center. He's surprised to see a "Hollywood hot shot" (which is actually Paula), and then makes passive-aggressive comments about Candy's sequel movies and a Vanity Fair profile. Rannells worked as a voice actor during the 2000s before starring as Bryan Collins in The New Normal and and El...
Lena Dunham appears as Lisa, a party guest who supports Candy's comeback and cites her as an inspiration for young actresses. She then interrupts Candy (Paula), and says, "I'm done," before walking away. Dunham produced and starred in the HBO series Girls. She also portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story season 7 and Gypsy in the 2019 mo...
Richard Kind portrays Wes, an actor at a casting office who chastises Paula. He mentions that she once refused to join him for lunch on set and instead ate a burrito by herself. Kind portrayed Uncle Arthur in A Serious Man and Max Klein in Argo. He voiced Molt in A Bug's Life and Bing Bong in Inside Out. Kind also voices Marty Glouberman in Big Mou...
Michelle Buteau appears as Ingrid, Barbara's assistant who gets sent to rehab. At LI Health Rehab Center, she defends Candy and her marijuana-themed movie "Pippi Bongstocking." Buteau portrayed Veronica in the Netflix movieAlways Be My Maybe and Martina in Isn't It Romantic. She also appeared as Trudy in Happiest Season and Bree Washington in The F...
Charlie Barnett portrays Simon, a publicity agent that Paula meets at Today. He requests a selfie and urges Candy to use social media as a personal branding tool. Barnett portrayed Peter Mills in Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. He also appeared as Alan Zaveri in Russian Doll, Gabe in You, and John Diggle Jr. in Arrow.
Dec 11, 2020 · 1h 41m. IMDb RATING. 4.7 /10. 4.1K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:31. 4 Videos. 30 Photos. Comedy Drama. A disaffected comedy actress and her ambitious stand-in trade places. Director. Jamie Babbit. Writer. Sam Bain. Stars. Drew Barrymore. Sarah Jes Austell. Michael Zegen. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. from $3.99.
- (3.9K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Jamie Babbit
- 2020-12-11
Cast. Drew Barrymore as Paula/Cathy Tyler/Candy Black; Michael Zegen as Steve Grady/Larry Cooper; Charlie Barnett as Simon; Ellie Kemper as Jenna Jones; Holland Taylor as Barbara Cox; T.J. Miller as Louis; Andrew Rannells as Nico; Lena Dunham as Lisa; Adrian Martinez as Reporter Banjo; Michelle Buteau as Ingrid; Richard Kind as Wes; Dolly Wells ...
- $100,884
- December 11, 2020 (United States)
- Daniel Wohl
Drew Barrymore, Jamie Babbit, T.J. Miller, Michael Zegen, Sam Bain, Holland Taylor, Michelle Buteau. R Comedy 1 hr, 41 m. 3. 70% WILL SEE. 30% WON'T SEE. Rent or buy Shop. ADVERTISEMENT. All Movie Topics. Plot. What's the story about? When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy (Drew Barrymore) hires her on-set stand-in to take her place.
