Meet the Real-Life Loves of theZero DayCast (Including the Pair Who Met While Playing a Married Couple On-Screen!)

Mar. 15, 2025

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons at the “Kinds of Kindness” Premiere on June 20, 2024 in New York City ; Tiffany Chen and Robert De Niro attend the Apple Original Films Oscars celebration on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.Photo:John Nacion/Variety via Getty ; Eric Charbonneau/Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty ; Eric Charbonneau/Getty

Former U.S. President George Mullen (De Niro) is pulled out of retirement to lead a commission tasked with uncovering the perpetrators. But disinformation, a web of conspiracies and long-buried secrets threaten to hinder his search for the truth.

While this on-screen crew may be full of drama, the cast’s real-life relationships are much more stable. Here’s everything to know about the partners of theZero Daycast.

01of 08Robert De Niro and Tiffany ChenTiffany Chen and Robert De Niro with their dogs at iHeartRadio z100’s Jingle Ball on December 13, 2024 in New York City.Craig Barritt/GettyRobert De Niro has been with martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen since 2021. They met while on the set of his 2015 movieThe Intern, where she had a minor role, and started dating after his 2018 split from ex-wifeGrace Hightower.TheGoodfellasstar welcomed his seventh child,Gia Virginia Chen De Niro, with Chen in April 2023. De Niro toldThe Sunday Timesin 2025that he spends his mornings feeding his youngest daughter and “watchingMs. Rachel.”

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Robert De Niro and Tiffany Chen

Tiffany Chen and Robert De Niro with their dogs at iHeartRadio z100’s Jingle Ball on December 13, 2024 in New York City.Craig Barritt/Getty

Craig Barritt/Getty

Robert De Niro has been with martial arts instructor Tiffany Chen since 2021. They met while on the set of his 2015 movieThe Intern, where she had a minor role, and started dating after his 2018 split from ex-wifeGrace Hightower.

TheGoodfellasstar welcomed his seventh child,Gia Virginia Chen De Niro, with Chen in April 2023. De Niro toldThe Sunday Timesin 2025that he spends his mornings feeding his youngest daughter and “watchingMs. Rachel.”

02of 08Jesse Plemons and Kirsten DunstKirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via GettyJesse Plemons, who plays George’s former aide Roger onZero Day, has been married to actressKirsten Dunstsince 2022. The couple started dating after they played a married couple on season 2 ofFargoin 2015. They also starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix filmThe Power of the Dogtogether in 2021.Even though they didn’t get together until a year and a half after meeting onFargo, Plemons toldThe New York Timesin 2020 that he knew Dunst would be in his life “for a long time.”The couple quietly tied the knot in Jamaica in 2022 andshare two sons: Ennis Howard Plemons and James Robert Plemons.

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Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Gilbert Flores/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty

Jesse Plemons, who plays George’s former aide Roger onZero Day, has been married to actressKirsten Dunstsince 2022. The couple started dating after they played a married couple on season 2 ofFargoin 2015. They also starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix filmThe Power of the Dogtogether in 2021.

Even though they didn’t get together until a year and a half after meeting onFargo, Plemons toldThe New York Timesin 2020 that he knew Dunst would be in his life “for a long time.”

The couple quietly tied the knot in Jamaica in 2022 andshare two sons: Ennis Howard Plemons and James Robert Plemons.

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Lizzy Caplan and Tom Riley

om Riley and Lizzy Caplan attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Frazer Harrison/Getty

Frazer Harrison/Getty

Lizzy Caplanhas been married toThe Neversactor Tom Riley since 2017. The pair first met in London, where theMean Girlsactress was filming the 2015 war dramaAllied. Two years later, they wed in a star-studded ceremony in Italy.

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Connie Britton and David E. Windsor

Connie Britton and David Windsor attend the HBO Max Emmy Nominees Reception on September 12, 2022 in West Hollywood, California.FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO

FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO

Connie Britton, who plays George’s former chief of staff Valerie Whitesell inZero Day, has been dating writer and producerDavid E. Windsor(fromThis Is UsandNot Dead Yet) since 2019. They met after being “set up” at a friend’s birthday party.

“So I’m talking to my friend and he looks past me and he sees David across the room and he is like, ‘There’s someone here you have to meet,’ ” she toldAndy Cohenduring a 2023 interview onRadio Andy. “And it was like, I’ll never forget that moment because I turned around and I looked at who he was pointing at and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I wanna meet him.’ "

05of 08Joan AllenJoan Allen attends Netflix’s “Zero Day” Premiere on February 18, 2025 in New York City.Theo Wargo/GettyInZero Day,Joan Allenplays former first lady Sheila Mullen. Though she’s married to De Niro on-screen, in real life she hasn’t been publicly linked to anyone since her divorce fromSuccessionstar Peter Friedman in 2002, perThe New York Times. The former couple share one daughter, actress Sadie Friedman.TheRoomactress toldVanity Fairin February 2025 that she’s taken a gradual step back from her career to focus on her personal life.“If somebody said … ‘You have to choose your personal life versus your professional life,’ even in my 20s—certainly in my 30s—I would’ve said my personal life," Allen said. “That always matters most to me. I’m enjoying time with my family, and I’m in California now visiting my sister who I didn’t get to do that with for years. I want to take advantage of those moments.”

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Joan Allen

Joan Allen attends Netflix’s “Zero Day” Premiere on February 18, 2025 in New York City.Theo Wargo/Getty

Theo Wargo/Getty

InZero Day,Joan Allenplays former first lady Sheila Mullen. Though she’s married to De Niro on-screen, in real life she hasn’t been publicly linked to anyone since her divorce fromSuccessionstar Peter Friedman in 2002, perThe New York Times. The former couple share one daughter, actress Sadie Friedman.

TheRoomactress toldVanity Fairin February 2025 that she’s taken a gradual step back from her career to focus on her personal life.

“If somebody said … ‘You have to choose your personal life versus your professional life,’ even in my 20s—certainly in my 30s—I would’ve said my personal life," Allen said. “That always matters most to me. I’m enjoying time with my family, and I’m in California now visiting my sister who I didn’t get to do that with for years. I want to take advantage of those moments.”

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Dan Stevens and Susie Stevens

Dan Stevens and Susie Hariet attend the Mercedes-Benz USA’s Oscars viewing party on February 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Andrew Toth/FilmMagic

Andrew Toth/FilmMagic

“I’m lucky to be married to someone who entirely gets what I do,” theDownton Abbeystar toldThe Telegraphin 2011. “She is totally sympathetic to the actor’s life. Her own mother was an actress, so she sort of grew up with it.”

The couple share three children, as he toldDen of Geekin 2024.

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Matthew Modine and Caridad Rivera

Caridad Rivera and Matthew Modine after the EE British Academy Film Awards on February 16, 2014 in London, England.Danny Martindale/WireImage

Danny Martindale/WireImage

TheStranger Thingsactor toldVarietyin February 2025 that he credits his wife for helping him find the best roles.

“Well, I have to give a great amount of props to my wife because whenever I was working, she was reading, looking for material,” he said. “I’m sorry to say that I didn’t take her advice a couple of times for movies that were incredible that I wish that I had done.”

08of 08Angela Bassett and Courtney B. VanceAngela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance attend the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ cocktail reception in Los Angeles, CA.Frank Micelotta/Disney via GettyAngela Bassett, who plays President Evelyn Mitchell inZero Day, has been married toAmerican Crime StoryactorCourtney B. Vancesince 1997. While the couple originally met in the 1980s when they were both Yale School of Drama graduate students, they didn’t start dating until 1994. Bassett told PEOPLE in 2023 that shecan always counton her husband’s support.“He understands just empirically everything that I go through,” the9-1-1actress said. “He can really give me perspective, because it gets very heady and very busy, but he just keeps me very grounded about the important things, that life is good and we’re all just doing our best to support each other.“In 2006, the couple welcomedfraternal twinsBronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance.

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Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance attend the official launch of Hulu on Disney+ cocktail reception in Los Angeles, CA.Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty

Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty

Angela Bassett, who plays President Evelyn Mitchell inZero Day, has been married toAmerican Crime StoryactorCourtney B. Vancesince 1997. While the couple originally met in the 1980s when they were both Yale School of Drama graduate students, they didn’t start dating until 1994. Bassett told PEOPLE in 2023 that shecan always counton her husband’s support.

“He understands just empirically everything that I go through,” the9-1-1actress said. “He can really give me perspective, because it gets very heady and very busy, but he just keeps me very grounded about the important things, that life is good and we’re all just doing our best to support each other.”

In 2006, the couple welcomedfraternal twinsBronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance.

source: people.com