Love and Death Cast vs. Characters Side-by-Side Photo Gallery
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1Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery
HBOIn a rare departure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where the actor has been working since 2018, Elizabeth Olsen is taking Candy Montgomery for a spin. Following Jessica Biel’s version of Candy last year, Elizabeth gives us an antagonist who is, if nothing else, bored (to death) and ready to detonate a bomb in her own life.
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2Candy Montgomery in 1980
AKM-GSIIn 1977, Candy Montgomery met Betty and Allan Gore at church in Collin County, Texas. The 30-year-old mother of two soon began an affair with Allan, kicking off a downward spiral ending in the brutal murder of Betty, who was struck with an axe more than 40 times. In October of 1980, Candy stood for trial and was ultimately found not guilty.
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3Lily Rabe and Jesse Plemons as Betty and Allan Gore
HBONo stranger to murder (she is an American Horror Story alum, after all), Lily has found herself under the axe. She plays Betty Gore, who was murdered in 1980. Beyond Love & Death, Lily is currently stealing screens as Meg on Apple TV+’s dark comedy Shrinking.
Jesse Plemons plays Allan Gore, one half of the extramarital affair that led to the death of Betty. From his early beginnings as Landry Clark in Friday Night Lights, Jesse has risen to fame as one of the most talented working character actors in the game. He’s the proud winner of two Emmy nominations, one for Fargo and the other for Black Mirror, as well as an Oscar nom for his role in The Power of the Dog.
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4Betty and Allan Gore
Ron PomeroyCollege sweethearts Betty and Allan Gore married in 1970. The couple had two daughters before moving to Wylie, Texas, where their romance would end in bloodshed. Betty, a middle school teacher, met her best friend and eventual betrayer Candy Montgomery at church in Collin County, Texas, in 1977. Allan and Candy connected at a church-sponsored volleyball game, beginning their affair in 1978. In a 1984 Texas Monthly profile, Allan was described as “a small, plain man with horn-rim glasses and puffy cheeks and, even at a young age, signs of a receding hairline.” Brutal.
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5Patrick Fugit as Pat Montgomery
HBOYou may recognize this face from the absolutely biblical film Almost Famous; Patrick Fugit rose to fame as the meek young lead of the film, William Miller. Today, he’s returning to our screens as Pat Montgomery, the husband of accused killer Candy Montgomery.
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6Pat Montgomery in 1980
HBOPat and Candy Montgomery’s love story began in the office, Pat an electrical engineer and Candy a secretary. The pair married in the early 1970s and moved to Wylie, Texas, in 1977.
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