Mad Menis a period drama that aired on AMC for seven seasons, and featured a strong ensemble cast including Christina Hendricks, Jon Hamm, Elizabeth Moss, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, John Slattery, and Kiernan Shipka. The series followed the staff of the fictional New York advertising agency Sterling Cooper. The title ofMad Menis explained in the pilot episode as a phrase used to describe 1950s advertisers with Mad being short for Madison Avenue, however, there is limited evidence to prove this phrase was used in a historical sense.
Mad Menis centered around the personal life of the charismatic main protagonist Don Draper. Draper is an advertising genius with a penchant for infidelity, and he has a dark secretive past that he protects fiercely. The series was critically acclaimed for many years and lauded with praise and awards for its writing, acting, and directing. The cast of the show has since had successful careers sinceMad Mencame to an end in 2015, going on to star in several hit shows and movies, includingThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Good Girls,Spotlight, andThe Invisible Man. Here is where the cast ofMad Menis today.
Emmy Award-winnerJon Hammhas kept busy since his time as Don Draper came to end. He has had numerous voice roles in shows such asThe Amazing Gayl Pile,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, andM.O.D.O.K.Beyond that, Hamm has starred in the TV seriesGood OmensandWet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.As for film roles, he starred as Joe Finney in the crime dramaNo Sudden Move, opposite Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle, and as Admiral Beau Simpson inTop Gun: Maverick. His upcoming projects includeMaggie Moore(s), a filmdirected by John Slattery.
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Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricksis undoubtedly best known for her role as Joan Holloway inMad Men. As such, it might come as a surprise heragent almost dropped heras a client when she agreed to take the role. Wouldn’t that have been a mistake? Since her breakthrough role as Holloway, Hendricks has starred in several TV series, such asHap & Leonard, Another Period,andTin Star. Her most notable television role sinceMad Men, however, is the crime dramedyGood Girls, which was unfortunatelycanceled after its third season. Hendricks has also taken on film roles inZoolander 2,Bad Santa 2, andThe Strangers: Prey at Night,although she is criminally underused in the latter. She will next star inThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, which is based on a New York Times bestseller of the same name by Gabrielle Zevin.
January Jones
Since her time onMad Menas disenchanted housewife Betty Draper,January Joneshas starred in the television seriesReturn of the Mac,The Last Man on Earth, The Politician,andSpinning Out.She is also set to star inThe Helpersand the spooky crime thrillerGod as a Bullet, opposite Jamie Fox, Ethan Suplee, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Vincent Kartheiser
Ever since he said goodbye to Pete Campbell inMad Men,Vincent Kartheiserhas been busy starring in the television seriesCasual,The Path,The OA, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,Proven Innocent, andDas Boot. He also starred inMy Friend Dahmer,The Social Dilemma,and the creepy psychological horror flickUltrasound. Kartheiser made a stir recently when he and his wife of eight years, Alexis Bledel, announced their impending divorce.
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Elizabeth Moss
Elizabeth Mosshas starred in several television productions since playing Peggy Olson onMad Men. Her most notable projects are starring as June Osborne inThe Handmaid’s Tale. The role has earned her two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and a Critics Choice Award. The series has been renewed for itssixth and final seasonwith Hulu, however, it will carry on with a sequel series. Further toThe Handmaid’s Tale, Moss has also starred in the seriesTop of the LakeandShining Girls. As for film, she has starred inTheInvisible Man,Us, andThe Old Man & The Gun. Her upcoming projects includeFrancis and the GodfatherandNext Goal Wins, which is directed by Taika Waititi.
John Slattery
Aside from directing the aforementionedMaggie Moore(s),John Slatteryhas starred in various television shows and movies since his time as Roger Sterling on AMC’sMad Men.Most notably, he starred inthe hit HBO showVeepandthe Prime Video seriesModern Love.He has also starred inChurchill,Ant-Man,Spotlight, andAvengers: Endgame. More recently, he wasreunited with Jon Hammfor the 2022 comedyConfess, Fletch.
Kiernan Shipka
Kiernan Shipkacame of age on the small screen playing Sally Draper in the critically acclaimed drama. Since then, she starred in the popular TV miniseriesFeud, as well as made a splash as the titular character inThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.More recently, Shipka has starred inSwimming With SharksandThe White House Plumbers.As for film roles, she starred opposite Stanley Tucci in the sci-fi horrorThe Silence.She also starred in the Christmas rom-comLet it Snow.Her upcoming projects includeTotally Killer,Sweethearts,and theRed One. As of 2019, she has been romantically linked to Christian Coppola. Despite so many career prospects, Shipka has recently pitched aSally Draper spinoff series, stating “I’m ready to see [Sally] again. I’m ready to see what she’s up to. I feel like I have so many ideas for what she would be doing.”
