Mad Men Cast & Character Guide
From Jon Hamm to Elisabeth Moss to John Slattery, the cast of Mad Men is full of widely praised actors, each playing a complex character.
Mad Men is the award-winning show created by Matthew Wiener that stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, a masterful ad man in the high-speed advertising world. Set between the 1960s and 70s; Mad Men explores this "Golden Age" of advertising, where everyone has something to sell, and those who don't score a quick win are out of the game. The series also examines the world from a few other character's perspectives, such as Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), a young woman who starts as a secretary for Don despite the difficulty for women to be taken seriously in business during this time, rises to the challenge to become an ad woman of her own.
From Jon Hamm to Elisabeth Moss to John Slattery, the cast of Mad Men is full of widely praised actors, each playing a complex character.
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Mad Men actor Jon Hamm offers an intriguing and honest response when asked if he would be open to reprising the iconic role of Don Draper.
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Don Draper was known to be a complex character, but some of his actions were awful enough that they crossed the line into borderline villainy.
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