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- 7 Susan Smith
- 6 Mark Putnam
- 5 Cash
- 4 Kathy Putnam
- 3 Jolene
- 2 Joe B
- 1 Randy Mccoy
Played By Emilia Clarke
In the same year thatGame of Thrones ended, Emilia Clarke starred in the lead role in Above Suspicion. Susan Smith was born Susan Daniels in West Virginia in 1961 and was the fifth of nine children. Her family struggled financially and because of this, Susan could only stay in school until the seventh grade. During the 1970s, Susan met drug dealer Kenneth Smith and the pair soon got married and had two children before eventually divorcing. Susan's marriage led to her struggle with drug abuse,...
Played By Jack Huston
Mark Putnam was a criminologist and FBI agent until his arrest in 1990. Though not much is known about Putnam's childhood, he attended the University of Tampa to study criminology and graduated from the FBI Academy in 1986. Later, he married his wife Kathy with whom he was married during his affair with Susan Smith. Putnam was the first FBI agent to ever be convicted of murder. Although he was meant to serve 16 years in prison, he only served 10for good behavior. He now lives in Georgia with...
Played By Johnny Knoxville
Cash, played by Johnny Knoxville, is a character that is supposed to represent Susan's real-life husband, Kenneth Smith. During the 70s, Kenneth Smith was a drug dealerinvolved in methamphetamine, PCP, and cocaine. When he married Susan in the late 1970s, he was 22 and Susan was 15. Despite being arrested in 1979, Kenneth and Susan remained together, though their marriage was fraught. The pair both struggled with drug abuse. Though they eventually divorced, Kenneth and Susan still resided tog...
Played By Sophie Lowe
Kathy Putnam was the wife of FBI agent Mark Putnam. The two married after Mark graduated from the FBI Academy, and they had two children together. Kathy was the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer. Eight years after Mark's arrest, Kathy passed away from organ failure due to alcoholism. It is unclear what happened to the Putnams' children. It seemedKathy was semi-aware of Mark's involvement with Susanand disapproved of the relationship, stating that it would ruin Mark's life.
Played By Thora Birch
Jolene is a stand-in character for Susan's sister, Shelby Ward. Shelby was the first person to notice Susan's disappearance and informed the police, leading to the investigation of Mark Putnam. Shelby's dedication to her sister's case went beyond just finding out what happened to her. In a 1991 article by the Los Angeles Times, it was reported that Shelby and Susan's family filed a wrongful-death suit against Putnamand Shelby had a theory that Putnam only confessed to killing Susan to hide mu...
Played By Karl Glusman
Karl Glusman plays Joe B in Above Suspicion. Joe B, otherwise known as Joseph Beauregard Reevis, represents Carl Edward "Cat Eyes" Lockhart. In real life and the film, "Cat Eyes" is the thief that brings Mark Putnam to Kentucky and puts him in contact with Susan Smith. "Cat Eyes" had committed several bank robberies around the Pikevillearea and was a close friend of Kenneth Smith. In 1987, "Cat Eyes" was even living with the Smiths, which is what allowed Susan to help Putnam complete the arre...
Played By Austin Hebert
Randy McCoy is likely supposed to represent Albert "Bert" Hatfield, a local sheriff's deputy who is friends with Susan Smith and works alongside Mark Putnam. In the film, it seems that Randy doesn't know Susan personally. However, in real life, Bert did have a connection to Susan and was the one to introduce her to Mark as an informant. Not much is known about the real-life Bert Hatfield. Despite some name changes, Above Suspicion accurately shows the cast of characters that were important in...
- Colin Mccormick
Above Suspicion is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, from a screenplay by Chris Gerolmo, based upon Joe Sharkey's non-fiction book of the same name revolving around the murder of Susan Smith.
Above Suspicion: Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville. The true-crime story leading to the first-ever conviction of an F.B.I. Agent for murder.
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- Action, Biography, Crime
- Phillip Noyce
- 2021-05-07
Chris Gerolmo. Screenplay. The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
Kevin Froines. Craig Mann. Laura Wiest. Learn more about the full cast of Above Suspicion with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
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Cast and crew of «Above Suspicion» (2019). Roles and the main characters. Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe
