The Gardener Cast & Character Guide

Netflix's miniseries The Gardener features some great performances by its lead cast members that audiences may have seen before. The exciting thriller series follows a contract killer who works for his mother at their front, a gardening center. Due to a car accident during his childhood, The Gardener's main character, Elmer, is unable to feel emotions, which helps make him the perfect killer. Things get complicated, though, when Elmer begins to develop feelings for the first time in years for his next target, Violeta.

The Gardener has received mixed reviews following its release, but it has done well with audiences on Netflix, who have enjoyed the dynamic between Elmer's growing feelings and his persona as a hardened killer. The series also provides great twists and shocking reveals that make the series hard to look away from. With just six episodes, The Gardener is a quick and exciting watch, making it one of the best shows on Netflix right now. The Gardener has some compelling and some frustrating characters, and the cast delivers great performances to bring them to life.

The Gardener Cast	Character
Álvaro Rico	Elmer
Cecilia Suárez	La China Jurado
Catalina Sopelana	Violeta
Emma Suárez	Sabela Costeira
María Vázquez	Detective Carrera
Francis Lorenzo	Detective Luis Torres

Álvaro Rico As Elmer

Date Of Birth: August 13, 1996

Active Since: 2017

Actor: Álvaro Rico was born in La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain, in 1996. He began acting as a teenager and gained his first role as Nicolás in Velvet Colección in 2017. Rico is best known for his role as Polo in the Spanish teen drama series Elite. Since leaving the show, he has also appeared in other series such as Madres. Amor y vida, Holy Family, and Sky High: The Series.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Movie/TV Show	Role
Velvet Coleccíon	Nicolás
Elite	Polo
El Cid	Nuño
Holy Family	Marcos
Invasión	Arturo

Character: Álvaro Rico plays the main role of Elmer in The Gardener. Elmer is a young man who works at a gardening center with his mother, which serves as a front for their business as contract killers. Elmer has no emotions due to a car crash during his childhood, but over the course of the series he gains some feelings back as he begins to fall in love for the first time.

Cecilia Suárez As La China Jurado

Date Of Birth: November 22, 1971

Active Since: 1992

Actor: Cecilia Suárez was born in Tampico, Mexico, in 1971 and began acting after moving to the United States to study theater in college. She is known for her appearances in films such as Nos vemos, papá, Spanglish, The Air I Breathe, and more. Suárez is also known for portraying Paulina de La Mora in the series The House of Flowers. She has received numerous awards and nominations throughout her career and is one of the best known actors in Mexico.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Movie/TV Show	Role
Todo por amor	Mina García Dávila
For the People	Anita Lopez
Capadocia	Valeria Molina
The Air I Breathe	Allison
Nos vemos, papá	Pilar
The House of Flowers	Paulina de La Mora

Character: Cecilia Suárez plays the main role of La China Jurado in The Gardener. La China is Elmer's mother, who shapes him into a killer after their car accident. She is ruthless when it comes to getting Elmer to pursue their victims and willing to do whatever it takes to continue making money from the business while evading the investigations of the police.

Catalina Sopelana As Violeta

Date Of Birth: October 30, 1992

Active Since: 2016

Actor: Catalina Sopelana is from Spain and was born in 1992. She began her acting career with appearances in Spanish series such as Centro Médico and Velvet Colección. Sopelana gained more attention while appearing as Julia in the series The Neighbor. She has also appeared in Sky Rojo, The Blue Star, The Inmortal, and Wrong Side of the Tracks.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Movie/TV Show	Role
Inhibidos	Lidia
The Neighbor	Julia
Riders	Clau
Sky Rojo	Greta
Wrong Side of the Tracks	Camila

Character: Catalina Sopelana stars as Violeta in The Gardener. Violeta is first introduced to Elmer and his mother as a potential target. She is a preschool teacher, and after watching her and beginning to spend time with her, Elmer eventually begins to fall in love with her.

The Gardener Supporting Cast & Characters

Emma Suárez As Sabela Costeira: Emma Suárez appears as Sabela Costeira, a potential client of La China in The Gardener. Suárez is also known for her roles in Julieta, The Mosquito Net, The Next Skin, and The Red Squirrel.

María Vázquez As Detective Carrera: María Vázquez stars as Detective Carrea in The Gardener. Carrera is one of two detectives in the series who are attempting to catch La China and Elmer. Vázquez has also starred in Matria, Mataharis, Eye for an Eye, and Trote.

Francis Lorenzo As Detective Luis Torres: Francis Lorenzo stars as Detective Carrera's partner, Detective Luis Torres, in The Gardener. Lorenzo has also appeared in Águila Roja, My Lovely Neighbors, Médico de Familia, and Canguros.