Which actor plays Nick Blaine in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale?

Max Minghella plays Nick Blaine in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

Nick is introduced as Commander Fred Waterford’s driver and gradually becomes one of the series’ most important and enigmatic characters. He develops a relationship with June Osborne, the Handmaid assigned to the Waterford household, while also operating within Gilead’s security system as an Eye.

The role is often confused with other prominent male characters. Joseph Fiennes plays Commander Fred Waterford, Bradley Whitford plays Commander Joseph Lawrence, and O-T Fagbenle plays Luke Bankole, June’s husband. Minghella’s Nick is distinct from all three: he begins as a driver and later rises to the rank of Commander.

Minghella is a British actor and the son of filmmaker Anthony Minghella. His performance helped make Nick deliberately difficult to categorize, because the character’s apparent loyalty to Gilead coexists with secretive resistance activities and genuine feelings for June. That ambiguity is central to Nick’s place in the series.