Netflix's new mystery-thriller "Missing You" is captivating audiences, with Aqua emerging as a standout character. Meet the rising trans actress behind the role.

After last year's offering, Fool Me Once, became one of Netflix's most-watched shows of 2024, the streaming giant is back with Missing You, a gripping crime series about a detective whose world is shifted when she finds her ex-fiancé on a dating app.

Coben’s Missing You novel, which was published in 2014, referred to Aqua as Kat’s “transvestite” friend, which is an outdated word. Aqua is a trans woman in the show, and Malone was able to bring a lot more depth to Aqua because of key changes to the character that improve upon the outdated source material.

In the days since Missing You's premiere, viewers have been particularly raving about rising actress Mary Malone for her heartbreaking performance as Aqua, one of Kat's best friends with a devastating secret.

Mary Malone is one of the stars in Netflix's latest Harlan Coben series, Missing You. Read everything you need to know about her on Grazia.

Mary has described Aqua as "confident and grounded, has made a good life for herself and has a strong sisterhood with Kat and Stacey," in an interview with Country and Town House.