TV commercials are usually an annoying interruption to your viewing experience. However, Progressive Insurance has found a way to make its ads likable by making them funny.
Progressive Insurance commercials are not funny just because of their scripts. Instead, the actors inject humor into them, bringing them to life on the screens.
Below is a list of Progressive Insurance commercial cast members, their roles, and other exciting details about them.
1. Stephanie Courtney – Flo
Stephanie is an American comedian and actress. She is famous for playing Flo, the perky Progressive Insurance pitchwoman, in Progressive Insurance commercials.
Courtney, who hails from New York, attended Binghamton University, where she fell into acting before making a career out of it after leaving college.
She has been featured in several Progressive Insurance commercials, such as Flotection, Sticking It to the Boss, Mara’s Parents, Sleeping Baby, Peer Pressure, Rumble, Flo Rides, and Black and White.
She also appeared in a 2005 TV commercial for Wienerschnitzel.
Besides Progressive Commercials, Courtney has an impressive acting portfolio and has appeared in several films and TV shows like:
- The Heartbreak Kid
- Melvin Goes to Dinner
- Fred: The Movie
- Girlfriend’s Day
- 2 Broke Girls
- Mad Men
- Fred: The show
- The Goldbergs
2. Jim Cashman – Jamie
Cashman is an American actor and writer best known for his role as Jamie, Flo‘s sidekick, in Progressive Insurance commercials.
Cashman, who hails from Las Vegas, attended The Groundlings sketch comedy school in Los Angeles.
He has appeared in Progressive Insurance commercials like Coming of Age, Big Jim, Father and Son, Game Show Gary, Heightened Security, and more.
In addition to Progressive commercials, he has appeared in the film The Boss and TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Just Shoot Me.
He also has writing credits for Saturday Night Live, The Looney Tunes Show, and Benched.
3. Xian Mikol – Jamie’s wife
Xian Mikol is an actress, model, and internet personality. She plays the role of Jamie’s beautiful wife in Progressive Insurance commercials.
Mikol has only appeared once in Progressive Insurance commercials during Jamie’s 40th. However, she has been in several other commercials, such as:
- 2015 Honda Fit’s Meant for You
- Dos Equis’ Swimming, Sledding, Saving, and Surgery
- Dos Equis’ Masquerade Parties
- Dos Equis’ Memory Foam Mattress
- Dos Equis’ The Most Interesting Man in the World Walks on Fire
In addition to TV commercials, she has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including Kill Shot, Time Framed, Powder Pup, Bel Air, and Shooting the Warwicks.
4. Natalie Palamides – Mara
Natalie Palamides is an American comedian, actress, and TV writer. She plays Mara in Progressive commercials, the quirky, sassy, and blunt character who often appears alongside Flo.
Palamides, who hails from Pittsburgh, attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she studied theatre and fine arts.
She has appeared in several progressive TV commercials, such as Mara’s Parents, Break From Work, Coming of Age, Jamie Abroad, Reverse Psychology, and Family Photo.
She has also appeared in a Hotels.com TV commercial, Wine Launch, featuring Nick Viall.
Besides commercials, she has appeared in several films and TV shows like:
- Freaks of Nature
- Apocalypse Clown
- The Broadcast
- American Dad
- Family Guy
- Strange Planet
She also has writing credits for The Broadcast, Two Pink Doors, The UCB Show, Life Above Ground, and Minor Alterations.
5. Paul Mabon – Alan
Paul Mabon is an American actor, director, and producer. He plays the role of Alan in Progressive Insurance commercials.
Mabon grew up in Chicago around some of the city’s best theaters, where he developed a passion for acting.
He later moved to Los Angeles, where he pursued a career in acting, working in TV, films, theater, comedy sketches, and TV commercials.
Paul has appeared in several Progressive TV commercials, such as:
- Jamie Abroad
- Barie Secret Client
- Progressive Park
- Alan’s Happy Place
- Drop Everything
- High Council
- Safe Drive Trophy
He has also been featured in Dish Network’s commercial, Skip the Credits.
Paul Mabon also has several acting credits for movies and TV shows like Malignant, Young Sheldon, Magnum P.I., Insecure, The F**K-It List, Criminal Minds, and Just Jackie.
6. Regan Burns – Rodney
Regan Burns is an American comedian, actor, and game show host. He plays the role of Rodney in Progressive Insurance commercials.
He has appeared in several Progressive Insurance commercials, such as Look! Famous People, Alan’s Happy Place, Table for Two, The Ad Where Nothing Happens, and Old Flame.
He has also been in several other TV commercials like:
- Toyota Times Sales Event’s Hansen Family
- Peelz Citrus’ I’m John Birk
- Ooma Telo Home Phone’s Neck Massage
- Max TV’s Grandma has to Go
- Ooma Smart Phone’s Mother’s 37-Hour Labor
- Burger King’s Whopper Freakout
- Alfac TV’s Rap in the Park
He has also been featured in TV ads and commercials for brands such as Holiday Inn, Volkswagen, Arby’s, Boston Pizza, Coors Light, Capital One, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
7. Bill Glass – Dr. Rick
Bill Glass is an American actor famous for appearing in Progressive Insurance commercials as Dr. Rick, a hilarious self-help coach who helps homeowners “not to turn into their parents.”
Glass, who attended the University of Kansas, has appeared in several Progressive commercials, including Dr. Rick: Movies, Dr. Rick: Book Signing, Dr. Rick: Trash Cans, Dr. Rick: Game Day Shopping, and Dr. Rick: Beyond Help.
He has also appeared in commercials, such as Jack in the Box’s Company Picnic and Toyota Place’s Great Memory, and has been featured in Coke and T-Mobile commercials.
In addition to TV commercials, Glass is an accomplished actor famous for appearing in films and TV shows like Queepins, The Last Word, Fresh Off the Boat, Justified, Reservations, Wedding Band, and Roswell (1999).
8. Christine Tawfik – Lucy
Christine Tawfik is an Egyptian-American actress and comedian who plays the role of Lucy in Progressive Insurance commercials. She is also a professional copywriter and a freelance audiobook narrator.
Tawfik, who attended Colorado State University and Denver ad School, has appeared in the Progressive Insurance commercial, WFH: Mara Unmuted. She also has acting credits in several films and TV shows like:
- Chicago Fire
- Admitted (short film)
- Creature Feature (short film)
- Shrink
- Planet Karate
- Chicago Justice
- The Blacklist
- Chad: An American Boy
- Murder She Joked (TV short)
9. Terrence Terrell – Motaur
Terrence Terrell is an American actor, musician, and author. He is famous for playing the half-man, half-motorcycle character Motaur in Progressive Insurance commercials.
Terrel, who hails from Cleaveland, Mississippi, developed a passion for entertaining at a young age and eventually turned it into a career. He has appeared in several Progressive Insurance commercials, such as:
- Motaur: Herd
- Motaur: New Shoes
- Motaur: Gym
- Motaur: Gasoline
- Motaur: Told You
- Motaur: Wishes
- Motaur: Do You Mind
- Motaur: Interruptions
He has also appeared in commercials such as GMC Sierra’s We Will Rock You and Mountain Dew’s Powerstance.
Terrel has also had several acting roles in TV shows like:
- B Positive
- Room 104
- Batwoman
- The Best Man: The Final Chapters
- Bosch
- The Mindy Project
- Ice
- Giant
- Modern Family
- Wade’s World
- Obliterated
- Bigger
- First Wives Club
- Giants
10. Brian Stepanek – Bob
Brian Stepanek is an American actor who appears in Progressive Insurance commercials as Bob.
He has appeared in the Progressive Insurance commercial Drop Everything. He has also featured in other commercials, such as:
- Ancenstry.com Surveillance Officer
- Kenmore Elite’s College Friends
- Sprint TV’s Say No to Sharing Family Dinner Table
- Bud Light’s Posty Bar: Inside Post’s Brain
- Dairy Queen’s Flame Thrower Chicken Sandwich
- Fruit of the Loom’s Wind Tunnel
- Dairy Queen’s Cheesequake Blizzard
- Capital One’s What’s in Your Wallet
- Dairy Queen’s Flame-Thrower Burger
- Hershey’s Gold’s Endorsement
- Nationwide Insurance’s Two Up
- DiGiorno’s Stuffed Crust Frozen Pizza
Besides commercials, Stepanek has appeared in several films and TV shows like:
- Young Sheldon
- The Loud House
- The Really Loud House
- A Really Haunted Loud House
- Simon Says
- NCIS
- Outmatched
- For All Mankind
- Team Kaylie
- Daphne & Velma
- No Time To Spy: A Loud House Movie
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
- The Ballad of a Coyote