I have spent some time recently on a site called IFList. It allows book fans to support having their favorites brought to film. It also allows fans to suggest and vote for which actors should be cast in which roles. That exercise prompted me to spend some time contemplating just who I could see portraying some of my favorite characters.
Now that it is indeed confirmed the The Mortal Instruments book series will be released as a television series much like the Outlander book series has been, I decided to pretend like I am the casting director and offer my humble opinion as to who should / could be cast in these roles.
Katherine McNamara
Clarissa (Clary) Fray: 5’2 with curly red hair, green eyes, pale skin, and freckles. She is said to look like her mother
Zachary Gordon
Simon Lewis: taller, with dark brown hair, which grows longer throughout the series. As a human, his eyes were the color of creamed coffee, a sort of rich brown
Jamie Campbell Bower
Jace Wayland: has fine wavy dark golden-blond hair and dark gold eyes. He has a slim, muscular build, and is about 5’11”. His face is described as being pretty and angular, and Clary often refers to him as beautiful and leonine, with a narrow mouth.
Hannah Murray
Isabelle is very beautiful and tall. She has very dark brown eyes with hints of gold that initially appear to be black. She is curvaceous and has long black hair. She dresses stylishly, often with badass heels.
Douglas Booth
Alexander “Alec” Lightwood: thin build and like his mother, has black hair, luminous blue eyes, and impressive height. He is also very pale. Alec is described as being very handsome as well
Rebecca Mader
Jocelyn (Fray) Fairchild/Morganstern: elegant and beautiful with long red hair that is usually in a twist; Clary is often said to look much like her.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Luke Galloway has blue eyes and brown, uneven hair. He is tall, with squared shoulders and wears glasses.
Godfrey Gao
Magnus Bane: of Asian descent because his mother was Indonesian and his father is a demon. He is also said to be long and lean, but not skinny, with lightly muscled arms and an inch taller than Alec. He has brown skin and black hair that is usually spiked, colorful, and glittery.
Harry Lloyd
Valentine Morganstern: tall and very handsome. He is broad shouldered and has light blond, almost silver hair. He also has black eyes
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