Meet the Real-Life Loves of “The Sandman” Cast (Including the Couple Who Met in a Dentist’s Office!)

Netflix’s The Sandman has love stories that are tangled, tragic and anything but ordinary — a stark contrast to the cast’s real-life romances.

The dark fantasy series, based on Neil Gaiman’s DC comic book of the same name, follows Dream (Tom Sturridge), also known as Morpheus, one of the Endless — a family of powerful, immortal entities that personify universal concepts such as Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), Desire (Mason Alexander Park) and Destiny (Adrian Lester).

At the start of the story, Dream is captured in an occult ritual and imprisoned for more than a century. When he finally escapes, he must reclaim his lost tools of power, restore his crumbling kingdom and confront the consequences of his long absence. The final episode of the Netflix series premiered on July 31.

Off-screen, the cast members of The Sandman have far less drama. Sturridge and his rumored fiancée, Alexa Chung, confirmed their romance in 2022. Meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie’s longtime boyfriend, fashion designer Giles Deacon, doesn’t just embrace her cold and calculating character — he comes up with all of her regal costumes.

Here’s everything to know about the real-life loves of The Sandman cast.

Tom Sturridge and Alexa Chung

Sturridge, who plays the brooding Dream, has been dating model Alexa Chung since at least July 2022.

Engagement rumors swirled around the couple in June 2023, though they haven’t publicly confirmed any wedding plans. Despite keeping their relationship largely out of the spotlight, Chung and Sturridge have been spotted together at a number of high-profile events like Wimbledon and the Met Gala.

Additionally, Chung made a rare mention of the actor while speaking to Interview Magazine in November 2024.

“I don’t date people that aren’t smarter than me,” she told the outlet. “I can be emotionally more intelligent, and I think in this instance Tom [Sturridge] is far more well-read than me. My goal is to read his library of books so that I can brain-match him.”

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Howell-Baptiste’s relationship status is unclear. The actress, who portrays the warm and wise Death in The Sandman, was last linked to actor Larry Fields.

The pair co-authored a children’s book titled Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do! in 2022 and opened up about their romance on the Couples Therapy podcast that same year.

Howell-Baptiste and Fields’ last public appearance together was at a 2021 polo match in Los Angeles.

Barry Sloane and Katy Sloane

Barry Sloane, who plays Destruction, has been married to spiritual teacher and artist Katy Sloane since 2013.

The couple celebrated their 12th anniversary in June 2025, which Katy marked with a sweet post on Instagram.

“Time flies when you’re having fun…12 years married to this hottie!! I love you @barrypaulsloane and I am so grateful for you and the life we have created together,” she wrote alongside a photo from their wedding day.

Barry and Katy share two children.

Vivienne Acheampong

Vivienne Acheampong, who portrays the chief librarian and Dream’s most trusted advisor, Lucienne, is not known to have any romantic ties.

However, the actress is fond of her character’s on-screen relationship with Dream.

“I think the dynamic that they have … she’s almost his moral compass,” Acheampong told Popverse in August 2022. “She stands back, she observes, she advises him in the best way that she can in order for him to succeed, because that’s what she wants. I think there’s a lot of love there.”

Adrian Lester

Lester, who plays Destiny, is currently single.

He was formerly married to actress Lolita Chakrabarti, who announced their split during a November 2023 interview with the Daily Mail. The pair share two daughters.

Mason Alexander Park and Sally Frith

Park, who portrays the seductive, cunning and utterly unpredictable Desire, has been dating actress Sally Frith since 2023.

“Very fortunate to have been smooched by this stunning Brit roughly two years ago. Love you Sal,” Park wrote on Instagram in June 2025.

The couple met while performing in Cabaret on the West End.

Donna Preston

Donna Preston, who plays the raw, haunting Despair, is currently single. However, she’s hoping to find love on the British reality series Celebs Go Dating.

Preston joined the show in May 2025, telling The Sun, “I’m buzzing to finally crack the code on what men really want, besides snacks and not being asked what they’re thinking.”

“I’m intrigued to meet new people, but let’s be honest, if a date’s boring, I won’t waste anyone’s time,” the actress continued. “Life’s too short to sit through tales of someone’s coin collection. I’ll be gone before the starter arrives.”

Esmé Creed-Miles and Daisy Maybe

Esmé Creed-Miles appears to be engaged to singer Daisy Maybe.

In July 2025, the actress, who portrays the whimsical and chaotic Delirium, sparked engagement buzz after posting “💍❣️” on Instagram, alongside photos of Maybe sporting a ring on her left hand.

Gwendoline Christie and Giles Deacon

Christie, who portrays Lucifer Morningstar, has been dating Deacon since 2013.

Beyond dressing Christie for many red carpet appearances, Deacon is also the designer behind the actress’s entire wardrobe in The Sandman.

“Gwendoline provided me with great insight into her vision of the character from a sense of action [and] poise,” he told Netflix’s Tudum in August 2022. “This really helped to galvanize the sense of silhouette, graphicness, color choices, fabrications and overall direction of the costumes.”

Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger

Patton Oswalt, who plays Dream’s messenger and companion, Matthew the Raven, is married to actress Meredith Salenger.

The couple began dating roughly a year after the sudden passing of Oswalt’s first wife, author Michelle McNamara, who died unexpectedly in her sleep at age 46 in April 2016.

After making their public debut in June 2017, Oswalt and Salenger announced their engagement a month later. They tied the knot that November.

Salenger is a stepmom to Oswalt’s daughter with McNamara, Alice Rigney Oswalt.

Mark Hamill and Marilou Hamill

Mark Hamill, who portrays the wisecracking janitor Merv Pumpkinhead, has been married to his wife, Marilou Hamill, since 1978.

The two first crossed paths in the mid-1970s at the dental office where Marilou worked, shortly before Mark shot to stardom in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.

Mark and Marilou share three children: Nathan, Griffin and Chelsea.

Jenna Coleman and Jamie Childs

Jenna Coleman, who plays modern-day occult detective and con artist Johanna Constantine, has been linked to The Sandman director Jamie Childs since 2021, according to Hello!.

Coleman welcomed her first child in 2024.

Stephen Fry and Elliott Spencer

Stephen Fry, who plays Gilbert in The Sandman, has been married to Elliott Spencer since 2015.

Despite their 30-year age difference, the couple had an immediate connection when they met in 2012 at a friend’s home.

“I don’t care what people think, Stephen is the love of my life, the light of my life,” Spencer said at the 2015 BAFTAs, per The Mirror.

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