Detective Romance! Meet the ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Cast’s Real-Life Loves
The Knives Out franchise has set a precedent in attracting high-profile talent to each of its mystery movies. While Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc has remained a constant, the southern detective is pulled to upstate New York in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, where he meets a whole new cast of characters: Two priests, played by Josh O’Connor and Josh Brolin, and a slew of churchgoers, played by Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, and more.
Knives Out is more about murder than romance, but Swooon, being the romance detectives that we are, we’re always down to solve the mystery of celebrities’ love lives. Some are less complicated than others, having been married to their partners for years, while others tend to keep their dating lives under the radar. In any case, here’s everything we could scrounge up about the Wake Up Dead Man cast’s relationships.
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Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig’s love story with fellow actor Rachel Weisz could be the plot of a romance movie. After meeting as on-the-rise actors in the ’90s, they reconnected when they were cast as Dream House‘s married couple. They had a secret wedding in 2011. They welcomed their daughter, Grace, in 2018, and they each share children from past marriages.
Josh O'Connor
Earlier this year, Josh O’Connor seemed to confirm that he was in a relationship with Saltburn star Alison Oliver when they were photographed sharing a kiss. The two were first linked in February 2024, and they’ve kept their relationship on the down low ever since. “I’m not going to answer questions about that, if that’s OK,” she told The Times of London when asked about her love life. “I’m just setting a little rule for myself, but thank you.”
Mila Kunis
There are many Wake Up Dead Man cast members who share a profession with their spouse. Mila Kunis, who appears as police chief Geraldine Scott, met her future husband on the set of That ’70s Show in 1998. Ashton Kutcher actually gave Kunis her first kiss ever during filming, but they didn’t strike up a romance until over a decade later. The couple married in 2015, and they’ve had two kids together.
Josh Brolin
Josh Brolin (aka Monsignor Jefferson Wicks) and Kathryn Boyd tied the knot in 2016. According to People, they reportedly first met in 2013, when she was his assistant on one of his movies. Two years in, they welcomed their first daughter, and they’ve since had a second child.
Brolin was previously married to Diane Lane from 2004 to 2013 and Alice Adair from 1988 to 1994.
Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington, who plays Vera Draven, has been married to former NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha for over a decade. Since they said “I do” in 2013, they’ve had two children, Isabelle and Caleb. The Scandal alum and her husband, who has a daughter from a previous marriage, keep their family out of the spotlight for the most part, rarely giving the public details.
Glenn Close
Glenn Close, who plays Martha Delacroix, is believed to be single. In fact, she hasn’t been romantically linked to anyone for about a decade. She explained on The Drew Barrymore Show earlier this year that she wasn’t “searching” for a relationship. She said, “I mean, I’m always up for anything, but I’m very happy right now.”
She was previously married to David Shaw from 2006 to 2015. From 1984 to 1987, she was married to James Marlas. Her first marriage, from 1969 to 1971, was to musician Cabot Wade. Close has a daughter, Annie Starke, from her relationship with John Starke.
Cailee Spaeny
What’s the latest on Cailee Spaeny‘s relationship status?The actress, who plays Simone Vivane, was rumored to have been seeing her Priscilla costar Jacob Elordi, but Spaeney recently shut it down, only referring to Elordi as a friend. She hasn’t been publicly linked to anyone since her career took off.
Andrew Scott
Actor Andrew Scott, who appears as Lee Ross, isn’t known to be dating anyone currently. He was reportedly in a longtime relationship with writer Stephen Beresford until they broke up in 2019, though they were spotted on vacation together in 2022.
Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner, who plays Dr. Nat Sharp, was most recently in linked to director Yi Zhou, who told the Daily Mail that they were in a relationship as of October 2025. They worked together on a documentary Chronicles of Disney. A month later, Zhou alleged that Renner had “[sent] personal and intimate photographs of himself” months earlier, per Page Six.
Renner was previously married to Sonni Pacheco, whom he had a daughter in 2013. They wed the following year and divorced by 2015. They entered a legal battle when Pacheco filed for sole custody of their daughter. She reportedly accused the actor of inciting violence, making threats, and engaging in dangerous drug use, according to People. They now share joint custody.
Daryl McCormack
Daryl McCormack, who plays Cy Draven, isn’t known to be dating anyone. There isn’t any obvious sign of any significant other on his Instagram, and he hasn’t been publicly linked to anyone in the past.
Thomas Haden Church
Samson Holt actor Thomas Haden Church is either single or his relationship hasn’t been made public knowledge. In a 2016 New York Post interview, he revealed that he was no longer with his once-longtime partner, Mia Zottoli, whom he never married. They have two daughters. “It was an upheaval when we split up,” he explained. “I’ve gone through very difficult situations with children and an ex. At my age, I have so many friends who’ve been through divorce. You gather observations and you never know how that gets filtered back.”
