We’ve all had that moment: you’re watching a show, minding your own business, when someone pops up on screen and you’re instantly thinking, Wait…where do I know them from? It’s happened to me more times than I can count—like with Sirens star Milly Alcock, White Lotus’s Aimee Lou Wood or Justine Lupe from Nobody Wants This. And now, it’s happened again—this time while watching Netflix’s latest crime drama The Waterfront.
The new series, which premiered on June 19, 2025, follows the Buckley family, once a powerful dynasty thanks to their grip on the local fishing industry. But the cracks are showing—and fast. One character in particular caught my eye: Bree Buckley, played by Melissa Benoist. She looked so familiar that I had to pause and do an internet search—and once I did, it was like, duh.
