The Night Manager
TV Series

The Night Manager (2016-2026)

2 seasons

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Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infil...

Cast Age Comparison by Season

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Season 2 (2026)
Tom Hiddleston Tom Hiddleston Jonathan Pine 44 - C1
Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie Richard Roper 66 55-65 C2 +6 The Night Manager Wiki: Described as 'a man in his mid-fifties to early sixties'. His son Daniel was 5 years old in S1, meaning Roper was 'likely in his early 50s' when Daniel was born.
Douglas Hodge Douglas Hodge Rex Mayhew 65 - C1
Olivia Colman Olivia Colman Angela Burr 51 - C1
Diego Calva Diego Calva Teddy Dos Santos 33 35-46 C2 -8 Esquire: Teddy's sister Clara says she 'hasn't seen him for 30 years'. A monk reveals he looked after Teddy 'three decades ago' and Teddy left at 16, suggesting he's ~46. However, other sources describe him as '30-something'. • Collider: Character is Richard Roper's illegitimate son, raised in a Colombian monastery, left at 16. The '30 years' timeline conflicts with character presentation as younger.
Actor Age Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5 Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4 Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3 Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2 Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1 Unknown — no reliable age information found