Colleen Hoover’s thriller Verity sold millions of copies on word of mouth alone, and Amazon MGM’s film version has one of the tightest casts in recent book-to-screen adaptations: three leads, one house, and a manuscript nobody was supposed to read. Dakota Johnson plays struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh. Anne Hathaway is Verity Crawford. Josh Hartnett plays Jeremy. Michael Showalter directs, and Johnson is producing through her company TeaTime Pictures.
That trio is why the search traffic spikes every time a new still drops. But Hoover’s screen universe is bigger than one film, and fans tend to look up the whole ecosystem at once — the It Ends With Us leads and the Regretting You cast get pulled into the same rabbit hole.
So here’s the rundown: height, weight, ages, training backgrounds, and the roles that got each of them here.
| Lead | Role | Height | Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Johnson | Lowen Ashleigh | 5 ft 7 in | Oct 4, 1989 |
| Anne Hathaway | Verity Crawford | 5 ft 8 in | Nov 12, 1982 |
| Josh Hartnett | Jeremy Crawford | 6 ft 3 in | Jul 21, 1978 |
1. Dakota Johnson
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Johnson stands 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and has been listed around 121 lbs (55 kg) for most of her career. She trained in ballet growing up, and that’s still the backbone of her routine — Pilates, barre-style work, and reformer sessions over heavy lifting. She’s also open about how much sleep she needs, which is famously a lot.
She’s 36 and has been carrying franchises since the Fifty Shades trilogy (2015–2018). On Verity, she’s star and producer, which is how the project got built around her.
2. Anne Hathaway
Hathaway is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) and usually listed near 119 lbs (54 kg). She has the cast’s most documented body transformation: she dropped about 25 lbs for Fantine in Les Misérables (2012), cut her hair on camera, and won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in February 2013. She’s since called that crash approach something she wouldn’t repeat.
Before that, she did months of stunt and fight prep for Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). At 43, she mostly sticks to dance cardio and a plant-heavy diet — she was fully vegan for a few years before adding fish back in.
3. Josh Hartnett
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Hartnett is the tallest of the three at 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m), typically around 190 lbs (86 kg). He grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, playing hockey, and a knee injury partly pushed him toward acting.
He’s 47 and deep into a career second act — Ernest Lawrence in Oppenheimer (2023), then the lead in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap (2024). He bulked noticeably for Pearl Harbor (2001) but has kept a leaner frame since.
4. Blake Lively
Lively played Lily Bloom in It Ends With Us (2024), the first Hoover adaptation to hit theaters. She’s 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) and around 130 lbs (59 kg), one of the taller leading women in Hollywood.
Her longtime trainer is Don Saladino, who built her out for The Shallows (2016) and put her through months of strength and combat prep for The Rhythm Section (2020). Deadlifts, kettlebells, loaded carries — not a Pilates-only program.
5. Brandon Sklenar
Sklenar, born in 1991, is listed at about 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and about 180 lbs (82 kg). He played Atlas Corrigan opposite Lively and had already built a following as Spencer Dutton on Taylor Sheridan’s 1923.
He followed that with the lead in the 2025 thriller Drop. He’s a classic lean, athletic build — boxing and functional circuits rather than bodybuilder mass.
6. Allison Williams
Williams headlined Regretting You (2025) as Morgan Grant. She’s 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) and around 119 lbs (54 kg), born April 13, 1988.
She broke out on HBO’s Girls (2012–2017), then stacked two of the better horror credits of the last decade: Get Out (2017) and M3GAN (2022), which she also produced.
7. Dave Franco
Franco plays Chris in Regretting You. He’s 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and about 150 lbs (68 kg), born June 12, 1985.
He’s directed and acted—his feature The Rental came out in 2020—and he starred opposite his wife, Alison Brie, in the 2025 body-horror film Together. Compact frame, visible conditioning, built on bodyweight circuits and boxing.
8. Mckenna Grace
Grace, born June 25, 2006, plays Clara Grant. She’s around 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) and has worked since childhood — Gifted (2017), Young Sheldon, and both recent Ghostbusters films as Phoebe Spengler.
She picked up an Emmy nomination at 15 for The Handmaid’s Tale, making her one of the youngest acting nominees in the show’s history.
9. Mason Thames
Thames, born July 10, 2007, plays Miller Adams. He’s grown into a frame listed around 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and about 150 lbs (68 kg).
He broke out as Finney in The Black Phone (2021), returned for the 2025 sequel, and anchored the live-action How to Train Your Dragon as Hiccup — a role that required months of harness and wire work.
10. Scott Eastwood
Eastwood rounds out the Regretting You ensemble. He’s 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and around 180 lbs (82 kg), born March 21, 1986.
Clint’s son did genuine bull-riding training for The Longest Ride (2015) and stayed action-ready through Suicide Squad (2016) and The Fate of the Furious (2017). He surfs regularly, which does most of the conditioning work.
Together, the Verity trio alone spans 18 years in age and eight inches in height — Hartnett towering over both leads will read on screen in that claustrophobic Crawford house. Add the wider Hoover adaptation cast and you’ve got everything from ballet-trained dancers to a bull-riding Eastwood.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the three leads in the ‘Verity’ movie?
Dakota Johnson plays writer Lowen Ashleigh, Anne Hathaway plays Verity Crawford, and Josh Hartnett plays Jeremy Crawford. Michael Showalter directs for Amazon MGM.
Who is the tallest member of the ‘Verity’ cast?
Josh Hartnett is the tallest at 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) and typically weighs around 190 lbs (86 kg).
How tall are Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway?
Dakota Johnson stands 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) at about 121 lbs (55 kg), while Anne Hathaway is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) at roughly 119 lbs (54 kg).
Which ‘Verity’ star has the most extreme body transformation?
Anne Hathaway, who dropped about 25 lbs to play Fantine in Les Misérables (2012) and won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar — an approach she has since said she would not repeat.
What are the ages of the ‘Verity’ cast?
Dakota Johnson is 36 (born Oct 4, 1989), Anne Hathaway is 43 (born Nov 12, 1982), and Josh Hartnett is 47 (born Jul 21, 1978).
How do the ‘Verity’ leads train?
Johnson leans on her ballet background with Pilates, barre, and reformer work; Hathaway sticks to dance cardio and a plant-heavy diet; Hartnett built his frame through hockey growing up in Minnesota.
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