List of Hustle Characters - Emma and Sean Kennedy

Emma and Sean Kennedy

Kelly Adams played Emma and Matt Di Angelo played Sean Kennedy during series 5–8.

Replacing the departed characters of Billy Bond and Stacie Monroe, Emma and Sean Kenney are brother and sister, they were put into foster care after their mother died, a year after their father ran off. Rex Kennedy (Emma and Sean's father) is targeted as a mark in the episode 'The Father of Jewels'. The Kennedy siblings had been living on the streets since Sean was nine, and Emma was fourteen, having run away from their foster family, they survived only through Emma's quick hands and manipulative abilities. While they understand first hand the selfishness and greed of the world around them, the Kennedy siblings are less-experienced grifters, and newcomers to the long con. Sean Kennedy originally never wished to be a grifter, unlike his sister, and was set on going to Drama school when he had the money. However, Sean begins to enjoy being part of Mickey's crew and abandons his dreams of being a Actor. Emma Kennedy proves to be a natural, unlike her brother, earning the attention and mentoring of Albert Stroller. Her looks are used on many occasions in their cons to manipulate men into doing what she wants, however much she dislikes it. The first episode of series five, in which Stone returns to find Albert in prison and attempts to complete a con with only a two-man team, turns out to be a setup by Albert, who has separately encouraged Sean and Emma to try and con Mickey and Ash. Both groups successfully escape with each other's "money", all of which turns out to be fake. Mickey and Ash save Emma and Sean from a past mark by giving them the tools to fake their deaths, and also manage to scare the past mark into giving them the money taken by the Kennedys. Subsequent episodes focus on their development as con artists, and some back-story exposition; their father, played by Danny Webb, is the target of a gold brick scam in series six episode four. Emma's childhood sweetheart makes an appearance in series seven episode two, played by Joe Armstrong; though he proves a disappointment to Emma, thanks to the input of Mickey Bricks, who is a romantic interest for Emma since her first appearance, before they knew each other's real identities. Sean and Emma's mutual protectiveness concerning each other is also an occasional theme. Especially in the episode 'Politics' when Sean shows his protectiveness concerning Emma.