Franka Potente stars opposite Tom Hardy as “Helga.”

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She can also be seen in The Conjuring 2 with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson. Previously, she appeared as the main villainess in the second season of FX’s The Bridge and was a series regular on BBC America’s Copper.Potente notably starred opposite Matt Damon in Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy and is widely known from her breakout role in Run Lola Run. Other credits include Che, Blow, and playing “Anne Frank” on season two of American Horror Story.

Tom Hardy is the creator of Taboo and also stars as “James Keziah Delaney,” a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed.

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Irish-born RADA graduate Jessie Buckley stars alongside Tom Hardy as “Lorna Bow.”&nbsp;

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Oona Chaplin stars opposite Tom Hardy and Jonathan Pryce as "Zilpha" in the BBC/FX drama Taboo.

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David Hayman stars as “Brace” in Taboo.&nbsp;

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Jonathan Pryce is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning actor on stage and screen who stars alongside Tom Hardy in Taboo as “Sir Stuart Strange.”

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Jason Watkins is a BAFTA award-winning British stage, film and television actor and stars opposite Tom Hardy as “Solomon Coop.”&nbsp;

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Jefferson Hall is an English actor and stars alongside Tom Hardy as “Thorne Geary.”&nbsp;

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Edward “Ed” Hogg stars alongside Tom Hardy as “Godfrey.”

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Michael Kelly stars opposite Tom Hardy as “Dumbarton.”

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The English actor and comedian Mark Gatiss stars opposite Tom Hardy as the “Prince Regent.”

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Nicholas Woodeson has an extensive array of credits spanning film, television and theatre and stars in Taboo as “Robert Thoyt.”

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Stephen Graham stars alongside Tom Hardy as “Atticus.”

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Tom Hollander stars opposite Tom Hardy as “Cholmondeley.”&nbsp;

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Franka Potente stars opposite Tom Hardy as “Helga” in the FX series Taboo.

Franka Potente as Helga | Taboo on FX

Franka Potente

Career Highlights

Jason Watkins
as Solomon Coop

Jefferson Hall
as Thorne Geary

Ed Hogg
as Godfrey

Franka Potente as Helga | Taboo on FX

Franka Potente

Jefferson Hallas Thorne Geary

Ed Hoggas Godfrey

Jefferson Hall
as Thorne Geary

Ed Hogg
as Godfrey