Elizabeth Olsen, Ryan Reynolds and More Pose for Photos Varietys Emmys Studio

Variety‘s Emmy studio returned this year, with many contenders stopping by the Los Angeles studio. From “Beef” actors Ali Wong and “Queen Charlotte” stars Arsema Thomas, India Ria Amarteifio and Corey Mylchreest to “Party Down” comedians Adam Scott and Ken Marino and “Shrinking” breakouts Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell and Luke Tennie, the studio was filled with those vying for an Emmy ahead of nominations.

Each of these portraits first ran in our special Emmy issues, available now.

Jessica Williams
“Shrinking”
In Bill Lawrence’s Apple TV+ comedy, Williams portrays quirky therapist Gaby.
Melanie Lynskey
“Yellowjackets”
In Season 2 of the Showtime drama, Lynskey returned as the complicated Shauna.
“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
Yankovic is the writer and executive producer of Roku’s TV movie; Daniel Radcliffe played the comic musician.
Suki Waterhouse
“Daisy Jones & the Six”
In the musical limited series, Waterhouse takes on feminist keyboardist Karen.
Ryan Reynolds
“Welcome to Wrexham”
In the FX docuseries, Reynolds details his role as co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C.
Rob McElhenney
“Welcome to Wrexham”
McElhenney, co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C., tells the story of how the team came to be in FX’s docuseries.
Riley Keough
“Daisy Jones & the Six”
Keough took on the lead role of no-nonsense rockstar Daisy Jones in the series.
Ramy Youssef
“Ramy”
The creator and star of the Hulu series has been one to watch in all three seasons.
Phil Dunster
“Ted Lasso”
In the final(?) season of Apple TV+’s comedy, Dunster returned as Jamie Tartt.
Paddy Considine
“House of the Dragon”
Considine portayed King Viserys throughout his painful journey on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel.
Niecy Nash-Betts
“Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
In Netflix’s horrifying first season of the “Monster”
anthology, Nash-Betts portrayed Glenda Cleveland.
Meghann Fahy
“The White Lotus”
Fahy nailed a tricky role in the HBO anthology and became a fan favorite.
Marc Maron
“Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark”
The comedian had both an HBO special and a guest spot on FX’s “Reservation Dogs” this year.
Mae Whitman
“Up Here”
Whitman leads Hulu’s unique romantic comedy musical.
Lukita Maxwell
“Shrinking”
Maxwell played a young woman who tries to reconnect with her dad
after her mother’s death.
Luke Tennie
“Shrinking”
Tennie portrayed Sean, a military veteran dealing with PTSD in the Apple TV+ series.
Linda Cardellini
“Dead to Me”
Cardellini played the wacky Judy Hale in the final season of the Netflix comedy.
Ken Marino
“Party Down”
Marino’s Ron Donald took another swing at the catering business in
the reboot.
India Amarteifio
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
Amarteifio stepped into the leading role as a young Queen Charlotte in Netflix’s latest “Bridgerton” series.
Elizabeth Olsen
“Love & Death”
The actor leaves her Marvel superhero behind for HBO’s 1970s-set true crime miniseries.
Ego Nwodim
“Saturday Night Live”
Nwodim is a breakout performer on NBC’s venerable late-night sketch comedy series.
Drew Tarver
“The Other Two”
Tarver’s portrayal of aspiring actor Cary Dubek in the Max series is must-see.
Diego Luna
“Andor”
For the Disney+ series, Luna is back as Cassian Andor after debuting in the “Star Wars” film “Rogue One.”
Courtney Eaton
“Yellowjackets”
Eaton plays the complex and desperate teen Lottie in the Showtime series.
Corey Mylchreest
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
In his first leading role, Mylchreest portrays a young King George III in the Netflix prequel series.
Christa Miller
Miller plays the next-door neighbor with a piquant sense of humor in the Apple TV+ series.
Cecily Strong
“Schmigadoon!”
Strong sings, dances and delivers comic chops in Apple TV+’s musical comedy series.
Camila Morrone
“Daisy Jones & the Six”
In Prime Video’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book, Morrone portrays photographer Camila.
Brandon Scott Jones
“Ghosts,” “The Other Two”
Jones is beloved as Captain Isaac Higgintoot in CBS’ hit sitcom.
Betty Gilpin
“Mrs. Davis”
In Peacock’s limited series, Gilpin plays Sister Simone, who’s battling an AI.
Arsema Thomas
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
In Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix drama, Thomas portrays the young Lady Agatha Danbury.
Amber Midthunder
“Prey”
In Hulu’s top TV movie, Midthunder landed her first starring role as Naru.
Ali Wong
“Beef”
Wong’s working mom with a revenge mania sparked Netflix’s hit limited series.
Alex Borstein
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Borstein pulled double duty with the finalseason of the Prime Video series and a new stand-up special.
Adam Scott
“Party Down”
Scott stepped back into the role of Henry Pollard for the Starz reboot.

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Update: 2024-09-06