The cast of Netflix’s Sex Education does an impressive job of conveying all the awkward, hilarious, and emotional highs and lows of growing up, so it might come as a bit of a surprise that, for many of the actors, the series is their first major breakthrough. Among all the newcomers in the cast, however, there are a few acting vets who have appeared in iconic TV shows and movies, as well as a handful of indie films. If you love the cast of Sex Education and want to see more of their work, keep reading for the shows and movies you should be putting on your watch list!
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Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn in Sex Education
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Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret in Hugo
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Asa Butterfield as Ender Wiggin in Ender's Game
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Asa Butterfield as Nathan in A Brilliant Young Mind
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Gillian Anderson as Dr. Jean Milburn in Sex Education
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Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart in The House of Mirth
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Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files
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Gillian Anderson as Marilyn Monroe in American Gods
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Connor Swindells as Adam Groff in Sex Education
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Connor Swindells as Donald in The Vanishing
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Tanya Reynolds (left) as Lily Iglehart in Sex Education
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Tanya Reynolds (left) as Teresa Benelli in Delicious
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Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson Marchetti in Sex Education
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Kedar Williams-Stirling (third left) as Junior in Shank
