The Devil Wears Prada Cast: Where Are They Now?
It’s never a bad time to check back in with The Devil Wears Prada, a movie I’d happily watch any time of the day, any day of the week. Even for a viewer with the fashion sense of a palaeolithic cave dweller, everything about it is pure pleasure: from Lauren Weisberger’s quicksilver dialogue to the enticing world the movie creates to—for want of a better word—all that stuff.
With images from the sequel’s New York shoot already being pored over like etchings on the Rosetta stone, we’ve decided it’s high time to check back in with the original’s cast to see who’s stayed in style and who, with the greatest respect, has become a bit last season. So if you’re feeling a bit blue (or is it cerulean?) about having to wait until Spring 2026 for Part Two to arrive, join us on a trip down memory lane and use the guide below to find some similar movies from The Devil Wears Prada’s constellation of stars.
Anne Hathaway
You won’t find anyone here claiming that The Princess Diaries is not a movie for everyone, but in the interest of narrative, let’s agree that Anne Hathaway made ‘the jump to mature roles’ around the time of Brokeback Mountain in 2005. Prada came one year later, cementing the 24-year-old actress’s place on the Hollywood A-list.
Hathaway’s career since has been a fascinating story in and of itself: despite balancing her output between glossy, big-money crowd-pleasers (Bride Wars, One Day) and more auteur-centred movies (for the likes of Cristopher Nolan, Nancy Meyers and Jonathan Demme), Hathaway couldn’t shake the weird feeling around her performative acceptance speech at the 2012 Oscars. Thankfully, those days feel like ages ago now and the actress, after widely acclaimed performances in The Idea of You and Armageddon Time, has never been more respected.
One to watch: plenty of options, but nothing feels more Prada than Nancy Meyers’ The Intern. Irresistible comfort food.
Meryl Streep
Streep had already won two of her three Oscars when she took the call to play Miranda Priestly, but you could easily make the case that it’s her definitive role. Interestingly, 20th Century Fox decided to campaign her for Best Actress in a year when she could easily have won Best Supporting. Her 28 minutes of screentime would have made her more than eligible, but of course, that would have made zero sense. Priestly, in many ways, is the movie, and Streep makes every second count.
The years since have been as fruitful as the ones before, with a further seven Oscar nominations, including a win for The Iron Lady, great movies like Spielberg’s The Post and Gerwig’s Little Women, and the hugely successful Mamma Mia! movies.
One to watch: for pure emotion, just try not to cry while watching The Bridges of Madison County. For Meryl turned up to 11, look no further than Mamma Mia!
Emily Blunt
Rounding out the storied central trio is Emily Blunt, who had only just made her debut in My Summer of Love mere months before landing the role. Legend goes that Blunt was about to leave for the airport—and was dressed in flip flops and a hoodie—when she dropped in to film her tape. She also spoke with her own clipped British accent despite the character being written as American. Of the 100 or so who auditioned, Blunt nevertheless landed the role and went on to basically steal every scene.
Blunt’s career has only gone from strength to strength, landing roles in Sicario and Into the Woods, earning an Oscar nom for Oppenheimer, and even getting to play Mary Poppins. She also married John Krasinski and co-starred in his hugely successful directorial debut, A Quiet Place.
One to watch: again, the options are plentiful, but we have to go for Blunt essentially reprising her role as Emily Charlton to play Miss Piggy’s receptionist in The Muppets.
Stanley Tucci
Everyone’s favourite Hollywood foodie is said to have only signed on to play Nigel Kipling a mere 72 hours before his first appearance on set. Tucci’s career had been on an upward trajectory in the years leading up to The Devil Wears Prada, landing supporting roles with esteemed filmmakers like Steven Spielberg (The Terminal) and Sam Mendes (Road to Perdition), but his performance as Andy’s friend and confidante introduced the now beloved actor to a much wider audience.
The years since have been similarly kind. When not slurping pasta in a picture-perfect Italian osteria, Tucci was landing roles in everything from tentpole franchises (The Hunger Games, Captain America) to major awards movies (Spotlight, Conclave), even picking up a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Lovely Bones in 2009.
One to watch: plenty on offer, but it has to be his reunion with Meryl Streep in Nora Ephron’s lovely Julia & Julia.
Gisele Bündchen
Of all the fashion world people who appeared in The Devil Wears Prada, none had quite as much to do as supermodel-turned-briefly-actress, and former Ms Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen. As Serena, Bündchen does a fine job of offering withering looks to Andy’s outfits in earlier scenes before the two eventually become friends.
Since that performance, Bündchen has only appeared sporadically on screen, focusing more on her astronomically successful modelling career, her philanthropic endeavours, and appearing in the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics.
One to watch: not much to go on here, so let’s say Taxi.
Adrian Grenier
There’s nothing more 2006 about The Devil Wears Prada than the appearance of Adrian Grenier as Andy’s sometimes boyfriend, Nate—probably the most thankless role in the entire movie. Grenier had risen to fame as a stone-cold heartthrob after appearing in the Britney Spears-inspired film, Drive Me Crazy, in 1999.
Grenier was one year into his eight-season run on Entourage when he took on the role and, for better or worse, will always be associated with that HBO hangout show. Aside from that, Grenier has since tried his hand at writing, directing, and producing, while also appearing in several direct-to-video releases.
One to watch: Entourage. The unmistakably ‘00s show is enjoying a low-key renaissance for a reason.
Simon Baker
Simon Baker’s first appearance on screen, like most Australian actors of his generation, came on Home and Away. It didn’t take long, however, for Hollywood to take note. The actor got his big break when he landed a part in L.A. Confidential in 1997 and went on to work with celebrated filmmakers like George A Romero and Ang Lee before taking on the role (and the scarf) of Andy’s other squeeze.
The actor’s career in the years since has been dominated by his lead performance in all 151 episodes of The Mentalist, but Baker has found time in his schedule for some big-screen roles.
One to watch: has to be his reunion with Stanley Tucci in J.C. Chandor’s wonderful Margin Call.
Rich Sommer
If your viewing habits are in any way similar to mine, you will find it physically impossible to look at Rich Sommer’s face and not think of Mad Men. Sommer was still two years away from that when he appeared as Nate and Andy’s corporate research friend Doug in The Devil Wears Prada. The role presumably helped him land that of the similarly befuddled Harry Crane in Matthew Weiner’s timeless TV show.
Elsewhere, Sommer has largely stuck to similar roles in business-adjoining movies such as King Richard and Blackberry.
One to watch: it’s hard not to say Mad Men, but for something a bit quicker, try the Social Network vibes of Blackberry.
Rebecca Mader
Somewhat similar to Sommer, to viewers of a certain age, Rebecca Mader will always be Charlotte Lewis, the no-nonsense cultural anthropologist who steals Daniel Faraday’s heart in the latter seasons of Lost.
After moving to New York, Mader began her career as a model and appeared in sitcoms like All My Children before eventually getting a part in The Devil Wears Prada as an assistant editor with an unlucky taste for floral print. She’s gone on to appear in many movies and TV shows, with small roles in everything from Iron Man 3 to 30 Rock.
One to watch: It’s gotta be Lost.
