The Tower cast: Who stars in the ITV drama?

THE Tower is a three-part crime thriller which premiered November 8 and is back on our screens TONIGHT (November 9) for its second instalment.

The three-part series follows an investigation into the deaths of a police officer and a teenage civilian, who both fell from a London tower block in mysterious circumstances.

ITVThe Tower ITV drama cast[/caption]

Who stars in the ITV drama? 

Gemma Whelan is DS Sarah Collins

ITVGemma Whelan is a 40-year-old English actress and comedian.[/caption]

Gemma Whelan is a 40-year-old English actress and comedian.

She is best known for being Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Her role in the ITV series as DS Sarah Collins is to investigate the death of two individuals, who fell from a tower block in south east London.

Tahirah Sharif is PC Lizzie Adama

ITVTahirah Sharif is a British actress.[/caption]

Tahirah Sharif is a British actress.

She is best known for her roles as student Carrie Norton in Waterloo Road in 2015, and as Rebecca Jessel in the Netflix horror anthology series The Haunting of Bly Manor in 2020

Her role in the ITV series as PC Lizzie Adama is a recently qualified police officer who, alongside a 5-year-old boy, was found still alive on top of the tower block roof.

Jimmy Akingbola is DC Steve Bradshaw

ITVJimmy Akingbola is a 43-year-old British actor[/caption]

Jimmy Akingbola is a 43-year-old British television, theatre and film actor.

He is best known for playing Ollie in Ted Lasso, and has also starred in Kate & Koji, Cheat, Holby City, and In the Long Run.

His role in the ITV series as DC Steve Bradshaw is Sarah Collins’s right-hand man, who failed to secure a witness statement from Lizzie prior to her disappearance.

Nick Holder as PC Hadley Matthews

Nick Holder is an English actor.

He is best known for his appearances in Peaky Blinders, The Negotiator, and Anna Karenina.

His role in the ITV drama as PC Hadley Matthews is Lizzie’s colleague and friend who is accused of using racist language towards a teenage girl. 

Emmett J Scanlan is DI Kieran Shaw

ITVEmmett J Scanlan is a 42-year-old Irish actor.[/caption]

Emmett J Scanlan is a 42-year-old Irish actor.

He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks.

He’s also appeared in the BBC Two drama The Fall in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5, and Breakdown.

Emett’s role in the ITV drama as DI Kieran Shaw is Lizzie’s boss, who quickly finds a difficult relationship with investigating officer Sarah Collins.

Lola Elsokari is Farah Mehenni

Lola is a newcomer to the Acting industry, and this will be her first major role for an on screen role. 

Her role in the ITV drama as Farah Mehenni is a teenager whose father is involved in a neighbourhood dispute. 

Nabil Elouahabi is Younes Mehenni

Nabil Elouahabi is a 46-year-old British Moroccan actor.

He is best known for his role as Tariq Laroussi in EastEnders from 2003 to 2005, as Rashid “Gary” Mamoon in “Strangers on the Shore” and as Mr. Mustapha in the Netflix series Top Boy in 2011 and 2013.

In his role as Younes Mehenni, he is Farah’s father, who is devastated by his daughter’s death.