The 'Downton Abbey' Cast: What Are They Up To Now?

It’s been a few months since we sadly had to say farewell to period drama Downton Abbey and the many popular stars that comprised its cast. Knowing that come this January, we won’t see the familiar faces of Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville or Maggie Smith on our screens every Sunday night still feels pretty surreal, and to be honest, is something we are all probably trying to avoid thinking about as much as possible.

But, even though Downton is gone (SNIFF), it doesn’t mean that we’ve said goodbye to all the great actors who played the Crawley clan forever. Many of the show’s stars have brand new projects in the works (many of which look markedly different from their respective roles when they were at Highclere).

So let’s see what they’ve been up to, shall we?

Michelle Dockery. Dockery’s next starring television role will be in the TNT drama series Good Behavior, in which she plays a con artist who’s been recently released from prison and subsequently gets caught up in a hitman’s plan to murder someone’s wife. So, not exactly Lady Mary Crawley, yeah? Dockery seems to spend a lot of time wearing a variety of wigs, fun outfits and disguises in this show, and it’s enough against type for her that it looks like it should be fun.