Paul Anthony Kelly Cast in 'The Housemaid's Secret' for Feature Film Debut
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· 2 sourcesPaul Anthony Kelly has been cast in Lionsgate's sequel *The Housemaid's Secret*, marking his feature film debut. Deadline reported he will play Douglas Garrick, the billionaire husband of Kirsten Dunst's character Wendy and the new employer of Sydney Sweeney's Millie. Variety noted the film is based on Freida McFadden's bestseller and follows Millie taking a mysterious housekeeping job for a woman she is never allowed to see. Paul Feig returns to direct the sequel to the 2025 holiday box office hit *The Housemaid*.
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Paul Anthony Kelly, who recently played John F. Kennedy Jr. in FX's 'Love Story,' has been cast in Lionsgate's sequel 'The Housemaid's Secret' for his feature film debut. He will play Douglas Garrick, the billionaire husband of Kirsten Dunst's character Wendy, and the new employer of Millie (Sydney Sweeney). Paul Feig returns to direct the sequel to the holiday box office hit 'The Housemaid,' based on Freida McFadden's bestseller.
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· 4 pulledEXCLUSIVE: Hot off his breakout turn as John F. Kennedy Jr. in FX's Love Story, Paul Anthony Kelly has inked a deal to join The Housemaid's Secret
Kelly joins a cast led by the returning Sydney Sweeney and newcomer Kirsten Dunst
Making his feature film debut, he will play Douglas Garrick, the billionaire husband of Dunst's Wendy, and the new employer of our housemaid protagonist, Millie (Sweeney)
Paul Feig is returning to direct the sequel, working from a script
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