The Lovebirds
Warning : SPOILERS forThe Lovebirds .
The Lovebirdscast have gifted actors and actress with previous show in movies and shows likeHouse of Cards , Marriage Story , and evenThe Wolf of Wall Street . Produced by Paramount and helmed byThe Big Sickdirector Michael Showalter , The Lovebirdstells the story of a troubled couple whose relationship support an abrupt shift when they get tangled in a murder mystery . Increasingly unnatural position arise , but they learns to stick together to get out the mix - up .
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Despite not induce any A - list actors , The Lovebirdsboasts a magnetic cast that look at the mystery patch to another horizontal surface . From the eccentric Mickey Doyle fromBoardwalk Empireto Kingo from the upcoming Marvel blockbusterThe Eternals , every grapheme contribute to the tingle of the movie with screaming moments of drear comedy . Here ’s the cast guide forThe Lovebirdsand their most famous roles .
Kumail Nanjiani as Jibran
Kumail Nanjiani is most famously known for his comedic roles as Dinesh from the HBO comedySilicon Valleyand the cab driver Stu fromStuber . Nanjiani antecedently worked with theater director Michael Showalter in the romantic comedyThe Big Sickas both screenwriter and lead actor , earning an Academy Award nominating address for Best Original Screenplay . Nanjiani ’s next big role will be asKingo in Marvel’sThe Eternals .
He plays the stubborn documentary movie maker Jibran , one - half of the decaying , lead New Orleans brace inThe Lovebirds . While fight down with his collaborator Leilani ( Issa Rae ) after four age of being together , he drives over a cyclist and gets border for a crime . The unexpected cataclysm forces him to mend fences with his spouse and find a way to escape the effect of the murder they did n’t confide , but their family relationship exit keep getting in the way .
Issa Rae as Leilani
With a strong record as a tv set producer in show likeThe ChoirandFirst , Issa Rae repay as an actress forThe Lovebirdsafter her HBO hitInsecure , which she produces and stars in . She rose to celebrity in 2011 with her award - gain ground YouTube web seriesAwkward Black Girl , a show about the day-after-day uncomfortable situation a call center proletarian has to go through .
Rae dally Leilani , the fiery female half of the problematic couple inThe budgie . Leilani works in an advert means and trust Jibran ’s professing to be uninteresting . Even after the incident , she constantly finds herself in the need to fine - tune Jibran ’s childish personality - although she commits the same mistakes without realizing it . After countless unlikely situations and finally defeat " Moustache " ( Paul Sparks ) , her human relationship with Jibran is repaired .
Other Cast in The Lovebirds
Paul Sparks as MoustacheKnown for his theatrical role asFrank Underwood ’s hired writer Thomas Yates inHouse of Cardsand the challenging mobster Mickey Doyle inBoardwalk Empire , Sparks depict Moustache , the main antagonist ofThe Lovebirds , who runs over " Bicycle " and draw up the duad .
Nicholas X. Parsons : " cycle " , the cyclist that gets hightail it over by Moustache and causes Jibran and Leilani to enter on their unexpected escape . minister starred in the 2018 dramaPower of the Airand played Stanzi Palmer in the USA internet funniness seriesNecessary Roughness .
Anna Camp : ThePerfect Harmonyactress impersonate Edie , the undercover agent who nobble Jibran and Leilani and take them to the cabin to torture them . In thePitch Perfectmovies , Camp played Aubrey - the co - loss leader of the Barden Bellas . She also had a pocket-sized function as Jolene French in the 2011 period dramaThe Help .
Kyle Bornheimer : Bornheimer roleplay Brett . Bornheimer play Lieutenant Teddy Wells in the popular comedy seriesBrooklyn Nine - Nineand had small roles in the 2012 comedyBacheloretteand the critically - acclaimed 2019 Netlflix dramaMarriage Story .
Andrene Ward - Hammond : She play Detective Martin , the PI that interrogates Jibran and Leilani after they ’re apprehend in the mysterious ceremonial . Ward - Hammond had small theatrical role in the Mark Wahlberg - lead comedyInstant Familyand in the biographic dramasLovingandJust Mercy .
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