‘Lord of the Flies’ Cast Guide & Actor Ages Revealed for 2026 Netflix TV Show

By David Niederhoffer |

May 4, 2026

Lord of the Flies on Netflix — Credit: Netflix

Netflix’s TV series adaptation of Lord of the Flies has been released and it’s time to learn more about the young cast of the show.

This marks the first television adaptation of William Golding‘s iconic novel and it was written by Emmy winner Jack Thorne, who co-created Adolescence. Marc Munden directs the four-part series.

“As a society, we’re having a conversation right now about boys. We’re losing a generation of boys, and we’re losing it because of the hate they are ingesting — because it is an answer to their loneliness and isolation,” the creator said in a statement to Tudum.

Re-reading the book, he was struck by the “tender portrait” of “very complicated boys having a complicated relationship with their status and anger.”

Here is the official logline: “Innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways in the first television adaptation of William Golding’s landmark dystopian classic.”

Keep scrolling to learn more about the actors, their real ages, and their characters’ ages…

Winston Sawyers as Ralph

Winston Sawyers is 14 in real life right now, though he was 12 when the show was filming, just like his character Ralph.

Lox Pratt as Jack

Lox Pratt, 14, is starring as Jack, who is about 12-years-old on the show. He was the same age as the character while filming.

In addition to his role in the Netflix series, Lox will soon be see as Draco Malfoy in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series.

David McKenna as Piggy

David McKenna is 13 at the time of the show’s release, which means he was about 11-years-old when the show was filmed.

In the series, Piggy is approximately 12-years-old.

Ike Talbut as Simon

Ike Talbut‘s age in real life is unknown as of this time, but his character Simon is approximately 10-years-old in the series.

Thomas Connor as Roger

Thomas Connor is currently around 13 or 14 years old. His character, Roger, is approximately 12-years-old on the show, which is about the same age he was while filming.

Noah Flemyng as Sam and Cassius Flemyng as Eric

Twins Noah Flemyng and Cassius Flemyng are currently 14-years-old in real life. They were between the ages of 12 and 13 while filming the show. Their characters Sam and Eric are approximately 12-years-old as well.

Cornelius Brandreth as Maurice

Cornelius Brandreth‘s age in real life is unknown as of this time. He will next be seen as Terence Higgs in the upcoming Harry Potter series on HBO.

Maurice is one of the “biguns” in the show, which puts him at around 12-years-old.

Tom Page-Turner as Bill

Tom Page-Turner is 14-years-old at the time of the show’s release.

Bill is one of the “biguns” in the show, which puts him at around 12-years-old.

Rafael de Belligny as Robert

Rafael de Belligny is 13-years-old at the time of the show’s release.

Robert is one of the “biguns” in the show, which puts him at around 12-years-old.

Lake Coleman as Boy with Birthmark

Lake Coleman‘s age in real life is unknown as of this time. The Boy with Birthmark is one of the “littlun” characters in the show, which places him at about six-years-old.