One Night on ITV: Full cast list of the gritty mystery drama led by Jodie Whittaker
Natasha Rigler | 5:17pm Tue 19 Aug | Updated 5:26pm Tue 19 AugOne Night is likely to be keeping you gripped with its gritty storyline about one tragic evening – so here’s the full cast list so you know who plays who.
British actress Jodie Whittaker is one of the three leading ladies in the ITV drama, which is set in Australia. The plot follows Jodie’s character Tess and her friends Simone and Hat, who were all there on that fateful night 20 years ago.
Simone has now secretly written a novel based on what happened, called One Night, and it’s an instant best-seller. The trouble is, the book’s release also stirs up the past…and it is ugly.
One Night is a six-parter and viewers are taken back to the past in many flashback scenes of a younger Tess, Simone and Hat. Will viewers ever discover exactly what happened and who was responsible?
Here’s the full cast list of everyone who stars in One Night on ITV.
Jodie Whittaker plays Tess in ITV drama One Night [Credit: ITV]
Jodie Whittaker stars as Tess in One Night
One Night is Jodie Whittaker’s first major acting role since her Doctor Who era. Jodie played The Time Lord from 2017 to 2022 and she was the 13th Doctor Who. The role was significant, as it was the first time a female had played the Doctor.
In One Night, her character is Australian, meaning she had to adopt an Aussie accent for the part.
Jodie was born on June 17, 1982, and is 43 years old. She grew up in West Yorkshire and later attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
In 2006, Jodie landed her first main role in the British comedy film, Venus. The following year, she appeared in the movie St Trinian’s. Jodie was invited back to star in the sequel, St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold.
Sticking with films, Jodie also had a role in the 2011 romantic film One Day. She played Tilly, a close friend of lead character Emma Morley, who was portrayed by US actress Anne Hathaway.
Jodie has a long list of television credits, too, including Doctors, Dalziel and Pascoe, Return to Cranford and Black Mirror. But one of her best known roles is in the ITV crime drama Broadchurch. She appeared in all three seasons as Beth Latimer.
In 2017, Jodie starred in the first season of BBC medical drama Trust Me. She played ward sister Cath Hardacre, who lost her job for whistleblowing, relocated to Scotland and stole the identity of a doctor.
This year, Jodie reprised her role of Doctor Who for a cameo appearance in the finale of series 15. She’s also set to star in new BBC drama Frauds alongside Suranne Jones in the coming months.
Nicole da Silva plays author Simone in the One Night cast [Credit: ITV]
Nicole da Silva plays Simone
In One Night, Nicole da Silva takes on the role of aspiring novelist Simone – aka Mon. After years of getting nowhere, she finally gets her big break with her book One Night. But the instant best-seller also drags up the trauma of the past for her friends, Tess and Hat.
Nicole is an Australian actress, whose family hails from Portugal. She was born in Sydney on September 18, 1981, which makes her 43. Nicole attended the University of Western Sydney’s drama school, Theatre Nepean.
The actress is best known for playing Stella Dagostino in the Australian police drama series Rush. The show followed the Police Tactical Response team in Melbourne. Nicole played Stella from 2008 to 2011 and even broke her leg while filming one scene.
Her next role was similar. Nicole landed the part of Franky Doyle in the Fox Showcase prison drama series, Wentworth. Her character, Franky, was serving seven years for an assault on a celebrity chef.
Nicole landed the award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) at The ASTRA Awards in 2014 for Wentworth. While still starring in the show, Nicole was also cast in medical drama, Doctor Doctor.
Nicole has also enjoyed a successful stage career. This year, she has been starring in the production The Lover & The Dumb Waiter in Sydney. In 2026, she will take the lead in Aussie playwright David Williamson’s play Top Silk, which is about two lawyers.
Yael Stone stars as Hat in One Night [Credit: ITV]
Yael Stone portrays Hat in the cast of One Night
Like her One Night co-star Nicole da Silva, Yael Stone was also born in Sydney. She arrived on March 6, 1985, making her 40 years old. Her father, Harry Stone, landed in Australia age three from Czechoslovakia. He’s a first-generation of Holocaust survivor.
Yael previously admitted in an interview that she was a “sickly kid”, who was unable to take part in sport due to asthma. Instead, she had speech and drama lessons. As a teen, she attended the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in Sydney. Yael completed her studies at the nearby National Institute of Dramatic Arts.
The actress is best known for her portrayal of Lorna Morello in Netflix prison drama, Orange is the New Black. Yael had moved to New York four months before bagging the part. She told The Guardian: “I was really genuinely surprised to get a job in this town. I did not realise what I was in for; I did not realise how big this experience would be, how it would expose me to these people I work with who are really inspirational.”
Yael starred in Orange is the New Black for three series. The Aussie received widespread praise for her accent as Lorna, as it was a mix of Brooklyn and Boston.
She has since appeared in American comedy-drama High Maintenance and Aussie shows Firebite, Wellmania and Bay of Fires. Yael has two children and now lives permanently in Australia. She’s an environmentalist and gave up her Green Card, which allowed her to work in the US, to help with carbon emissions.
New Zealand actor George Mason stars as Joey Calley [Credit: ITV]
George Mason plays Joey Calley
George Mason, 35, stars as one of the two very ‘rough around the edges’ Calley brothers in One Night. He was born in New Zealand and began acting aged 13. He played school bully Arch in the 2005 New Zealand drama, 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous.
George later bagged the reoccurring role of Regan Ames in the TV medical drama, Shortland Street. The actor went on to land small roles in several other TV shows before getting the part he is best known for; Martin in Home and Away.
In 2014, he made his debut in the Australian soap. George starred as Martin Ashford for four years, including in three Home and Away specials. Since bowing out, George has appeared in several New Zealand and Australian crime drama series’. They include The Gulf and My Life is Murder.
Last year, George starred in eight episodes of the Disney+ series, Last Days of the Space Age. Netflix fans may also recognise George from the drama miniseries, The Survivors. Coming up, George will be seen on the small screen in Australian comedy-drama Sunny Nights.
Aussie actress Kat Stewart plays Tess’s wife Vicki [Credit: ITV]
Kat Stewart stars as Vicki
Australian actress Kat Stewart plays Tess’s wife Vicki in One Night. Interestingly, Vicki is English in the ITV series, while her on-screen wife Tess (British-born Jodie Whittaker) is supposed to be an Aussie.
Kat was born in Victoria on November 30, 1972. This makes her 52 years old. She enjoyed acting from a young age but initially embarked on a career in PR and marketing. Realising she wanted to follow her passion, Kat later enrolled in night classes at an acting school.
Her hard work paid off and Kat is now a multi award-winning actress. In 2006, Kat landed a main role in the BBC comedy Supernova. She starred alongside Welsh actor and Gavin & Stacey star, Rob Brydon.
Kat became a household name in Australia two years later. She bagged herself the part of Roberta Williams in true crime drama Underbelly. Roberta was the wife of the late gangland killer and drug trafficker, Carl Williams.
The real life Roberta Williams was reportedly “unhappy” with her portrayal, but critics weren’t. Kat won both a Logie Award and an AFI Award for the part.
Kat went on to gain even more fans when she starred in Aussie drama series,Offspring. She played Billie Proudman for seven years and, was again, nominated for a string of awards.
This year, Kat has been entertaining viewers in the Australian crime drama series, Black Snow. She has also enjoyed a successful stage career, most recently appearing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in Sydney.
Kat is married to Australian actor David Whiteley and they have two children together.
Erroll Shand plays bad boy Trevor [Credit: ITV]
Erroll Shand is Trevor Calley in One Night
New Zealand actor Erroll Shand has made a career out of playing bad guys. And his role as Trevor in One Night is no exception!
Erroll studied acting in Australia and, after graduating, landed a minor TV role in Aussie drama, Water Rats. He has since had reoccurring roles in shows Down Under including Filthy Rich, The Shannara Chronicles and One of Us Is Lying.
The 52-year-old actor starred as real life drug kingpin in Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud. He’s best known for his roles in Disney+ thriller The Clearing and Aussie drama The Twelve.
When asked about being cast as bad guys, Erroll previously said: “They ain’t dull and they are certainly driven individuals. It makes for an exciting day at work.”
But this doesn’t mean Erroll can’t play a goodie, too. He starred as a surfer and family man in movie The Z-Nail Gang and as a Crown Prosecutor in the TV series Dear Murderer.
Recently, Erroll played wealthy character, Prince Ricky Banes, in American romantic period comedy, Our Flag Means Death.
The Calley matriarch is played by Nono Hazlehurst [Credit: ITV]
Noni Hazlehurst as Mary
Noni Hazlehurst plays Mary, the mother of the Calley brothers in One Night. Although she was born in Australia, Noni’s parents were English “Ten Pound Poms” and emigrated to Australia in 1951. Noni is 73 years old.
The seasoned actress has worked in television since the late 1970s and is also a writer, director, presenter and broadcaster. Noni has also got an impressive CV when it comes to awards and nominations.
In her early days, Noni appeared in Aussie soap The Box. Her most notable roles are as Nora in Monkey Grip, Janelle in Little Fish and Mrs Wyatt in Candy. She also starred in A Place to Call Home for five years. In 2018, Noni played Miss Cartwright in the Australian comedy film, Ladies in Black.
But one career move Noni is best known for is presenting Australian children’s TV show Playschool. She co-fronted the ionic programme from 1978 t0 2002. Noni is one of just four women inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.
Mikaela Binns-Rorke is Young Tess and Bridgette Armstrong is Young Simone in the cast of One Night [Credit: ITV]
Young stars
One Night repeatedly flashes back 20 years throughout the series. Upcoming actors and actresses were cast to play the younger versions of the main characters and, for most, it’s their first major role.
Mikaela Binns-Rorke, who is also a singer, plays Young Tess, while Bridgette Armstrong portrays Young Simone. Bella Ridgway stars as Young Hat. David Howell played Young Joey Calley, embodying an early noughties surfer perfectly, while Shane Osborne took on the role of Young Trevor.
The present day scenes also feature some budding stars, too. Harper Simon played Tess and Vicki’s daughter Lily, while Jude Hyland starred as her on-screen brother Arthur.
Zac Burgess portrayed Lily’s love interest, Jason Calley. Fans may recognise him from the TV adaptation of 90s movie Cruel Intentions. He played lead character Lucien Belmont in the Prime Video series, based on Ryan Phillippe’s original character Sebastian Valmont.
Harper Simon pictured as Lily and Jude Hyland as her on-screen brother Arthur with Kat Stewart [Credit: ITV]
Who else stars in the cast of One Night on ITV?
One character who keeps popping up throughout One Night is Eden Murray. The journalist is convinced Tess has written Simone’s book and won’t let it drop. Eden is played in the ITV drama by Jillian Nguyen.
Chum Ehelepola plays Simone’s literary agent. He has starred in Disney’s 2020 movie Mulan, Netflix’s Stateless and Australia drama, The Newsreader.
Tina Bursill, who Brit fans will likely recognise from the BBC’s Ten Pound Poms, portrays Tess’s mother Helen. Damien Strouthos is Hat’s hunky husband Mark. Damien may be remembered from BBC’s The Tourist. His dodgy character, Marko, was found dead in an oil drum…
One Night on ITV full cast list:
Jodie Whittaker stars as Tess.
Nicole da Silva plays Simone.
Yael Stone portrays Hat.
Kat Stewart as Vicki.
George Mason plays Joey.
Erroll Shand takes on the role of Trevor.
Noni Hazlehurst as Mary.
Zac Burgess is Jason.
Harper Simon portrays Lily.
Jude Hyland plays Arthur.
Chum Ehelepola is Andrew.
Mikaela Binns-Rorke stars as Young Tess.
Bridgette Armstrong portrays Young Simone.
Bella Ridgway takes on the part of Young Hat.
David Howell is Young Joey.
Shane Osborne plays Young Trevor.
Jillian Nguyen is journalist Eden.
Tina Bursill portrays Helen.
Damien Strouthos as Mark.
William Zappa plays Simone’s ailing father Don.
Harrison Pearse is Joel.
Nat Buchanan as Ruth.
Rosie Lourde plays Bec.
Les Hill takes on the role of Detective Clements.
Alan Dalziel stars as Young Mark.
