Omigod, You Guys! Your Guide to the ‘Elle’ Cast
“How’s this for a personal essay?!”
We’re only one week away from the premiere of the Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle, so it’s about time we say hello to the cast of the new series. Fans first got to know Lexi Minetree, the actress selected from the open call to play Elle Woods, offered the role by the OG star, Reese Witherspoon, herself.
Over the past year, we’ve gotten to know Minetree and found out that she can stun in every shade of pink. Now, Hello Sunshine has even shared her audition tape for the role, mirroring Elle Woods’ iconic Harvard video essay, which you can watch here!
While this may be Minetree’s leading lady debut, fans have already gotten to know many of her costars, including Chandler Kinney, Tom Everett Scott, and June Diane Raphael in previous roles. Rounding out the cast, Minetree is joined by Jacob Moskovitz, Zac Looker, and Gabrielle Policano.
Get to know Lexi Minetree and the entire Elle cast and find out more about their characters below!
Elle, Season 1, Premieres July 1, Prime Video
Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods
Stepping into Reese Witherspoon’s shoes is a tough gig. Luckily, Lexi Minetree is the perfect girl for the job. Legally Blonde fans might remember the viral video of Witherspoon telling Minetree that she landed the role of young Elle Woods, where she immediately burst into tears and told the OG Elle, “Wait, I need to call my mom.”
At 25, Minetree is a graduate of the University of Southern California, who studied abroad at the British American Drama Academy in London. While she has played minor roles in previous projects, Elle will undoubtedly be her breakout series. (What, like it’s hard?) Unlike Elle, who makes being a Gemini a personality trait, Minetree is a Taurus.
Jacob Moskovitz as Miles
Jacob Moskovitz plays Miles, the school’s star athlete who is “very charmed by [Elle]. VERY charmed by her,” as Moskovitz told Swooon at Prime Video’s 2025 Upfront. Before Elle, Moskovitz starred in Y2K and made appearances in Magnum P.I., Chicago P.D., and FBI: International. Outside of his onscreen presence, we actually don’t know much about the actor as he keeps a low profile on social media.
Zac Looker as Dustin
Zac Looker is a 22-year-old British actor, best known for playing Toby Pilgrim in Geek Girl and Frank in Kind of a Spark. Looker told Swooon that his character Dustin, who is Elle’s social justice-focused classmate, and Elle are “kind of like oil and water in a way… They’re very different from each other, but they kind of have a throughline of values that connects them.” Looks like we may have a love triangle between Elle, Miles, and Dustin on our hands!
Chandler Kinney as Kimberly
Chandler Kinney, who is best known for playing Willa in Disney’s Z-O-M-B-I-E-S franchise and Tabby Haworthe in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. The 25-year-old actress also participated in Dancing With the Stars Season 33, where she was partnered with Brandon Armstrong.
According to Kinney, her character Kimberly is “Elle’s nemesis” in Seattle. She revealed that Kimberly, like many of the Seattle students, “doesn’t take to Elle Woods immediately.” That said, the actress shared that her character “has a lot of heart and is very protective, fiercely loyal, sarcastic, and sardonic.”
Gabrielle Policano as Liz
Gabrielle Policano plays Liz, “the anti-Elle.” They attended Boston University’s BFA Acting program and are best known for playing Mary in Babygirl. Teasing a possible future friendship between Liz and Elle, who could make anyone like her, Policano admitted, “Elle is… I think persistent is the word.”
Tom Everett Scott as Wyatt Woods
Tom Everett Scott, who joins the Elle cast as Elle Woods’ dad, Wyatt, is no stranger to the romance world. He is best known for playing Guy Patterson in That Thing You Do! and Adam Fisher in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Sounds like Elle Woods is Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher‘s sister from another, far pinker universe if you ask us!
June Diane Raphael as Eva Woods
June Diane Raphael plays Elle’s mom and ultimate role model, Eva Woods. She’s also well known for multiple projects, including Grace and Frankie, where she played Brianna Hanson, Burning Love, where she played Julie Gristlewhite, and Big Mouth, where she voiced Devin LeSeven.
Jessica Belkin as Madison
Jessica Belkin, who plays Madison, has been acting since the age of 5, so we’re pretty sure you’ll recognize this actress from one of her many roles. At 24, she’s starred in The Hunting Wives as Young Margo, American Horror Story as Vampire Girl, and she is expected to star in the Baywatch reboot as Charlie Vale.
Amy Pietz as Donna
Longtime television actress Amy Pietz plays another mystery role: Donna. She’s best known for playing Annie Spadaro in Caroline in the City and Deirdre Hackmeyer in No Tomorrow.
Danielle Chand as Shannon
Danielle Chand plays Shannon, a character credited in six episodes, who we don’t know too much about just yet. She looked stunning on the carpet, celebrating her TV debut role.
