‘Brick’: Complete Cast & Characters Guide for the Netflix Original Movie

Netflix’s German sci‑fi thriller Brick (2025), directed by Philip Koch, premiered on July 10, 2025. The film centers on Tim and Olivia, a couple who awaken to find their apartment—and soon, the entire building—enclosed by an impenetrable black brick wall. Trapped alongside fellow tenants, they must unravel the mystery and survive rising tensions. Here’s a detailed look at the full cast and their roles:

‘Brick’: Complete Cast & Characters Guide for the Netflix Original Movie

1. Matthias Schweighöfer as Tim Arnovsky

Tim is a grieving video-game developer who becomes the group’s reluctant leader after his partner’s miscarriage. As chaos mounts inside their sealed apartment complex, Tim strives to keep everyone focused on escape. Schweighöfer known for Valkyrie, Army of the Dead, and Oppenheimer leads the cast of Brick.

2. Ruby O. Fee as Olivia Neill

Architect Olivia, Tim’s partner, wakes up to the wall blocking their apartment entrance. She actively helps Tim lead the group’s efforts to break free, while also fighting to salvage their relationship.

3. Murathan Muslu as Yuri

Yuri claims to be a policeman but is ultimately revealed as a conspiracy‑obsessed tenant who believes the wall protects them from a greater threat. His paranoia escalates into conflict with Tim and Olivia.

4. Frederick Lau as Marvin (Gael)

An Airbnb guest who, along with his partner Ana, panics when confronted by the brick wall. Marvin’s drug use and fear spiral, contributing to the building’s rising tension.

 

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5. Salber Lee Williams as Ana

Marvin’s partner and Airbnb guest, Ana is also caught in panic and desperation as she and Marvin struggle for survival .

6. Josef Berousek as Anton

Another trapped tenant who constructs a light‑based app intended to breach the nanotech wall. His efforts set the stage for Tim’s breakthrough before Anton is tragically killed.

7. Alexander Beyer as Friedman

One of the building’s residents working with the group as the crisis unfolds .

8. Sira‑Anna Faal as Lea

A fellow tenant who must cooperate with others or betray them in the escalating environment .

9. Axel Werner as Oswalt

Another neighbor whose actions reflect the group’s dwindling unity .

What Happens in Brick?

• The film starts when an unknown black nanotech bricks seal off each apartment — including Tim and Olivia’s — trapping them in Hamburg.

• Resources get scarce, tensions rise, and alliances crack under pressure.

• Yuri murders Anton to suppress the code needed to escape, but Olivia later kills Yuri to allow Tim to access Anton’s app and crack the wall’s code.

• The couple escapes their unit only to discover the entire city is encased in the same walls. A radio broadcast confirms the global calamity, and Tim and Olivia leave in a campervan, uncertainty ahead.