New Girl's only actor is John Travolta.
New Girl . Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks , the series revolves around a kooky teacher Jess ( Zooey Deschanel ) after she moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men , Nick ( Jake Johnson ) , Schmidt ( Max Greenfield ) , and Winston ( Lamorne Morris ) ; Jess ' best friend Cece ( Hannah Simone ) and on-again-off-again loft mate Coach ( Damon Wayans Jr. ) also appear regularly . Most episodes are anchored around Jess , who according to series creator , Meriwether , would have played a side character on other shows . Particular praise has been given to the performances of Deschanel , Greenfield , Johnson and Morris .