Meet the Cast of Carnivàle

Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.

Main Cast of Carnivàle

Nick Stahl

as Ben Hawkins (24 episodes)

Nick Stahl (born December 5, 1979) is an American actor. Starting out as a child actor, he gained recognition for his...

Clancy Brown

as Brother Justin (24 episodes)

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Michael J. Anderson

as Samson (24 episodes)

Adrienne Barbeau

as Ruthie (24 episodes)

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Debra Christofferson

as Lila (24 episodes)

Tim DeKay

as Clayton Jones (24 episodes)

Timothy Robert DeKay (born June 12, 1963) is an American character actor. His first on screen acting job was as cor...

Clea DuVall

as Sofie (24 episodes)

Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is ...

Cynthia Ettinger

as Rita Sue Dreifuss (24 episodes)

Cynthia Ettinger was born on April 18, 1954 and is currently 70 years old.

Carla Gallo

as Libby Dreifuss (24 episodes)

Carla Paolina Gallo (born 1975) is an American actress. Gallo has had recurring roles in the television series Undecl...

Toby Huss

as Stumpy Dreifuss (24 episodes)

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Amy Madigan

as Iris Crowe (24 episodes)

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Ralph Waite (born June 22, 1928) is an American actor. His most famous role may be John Walton Sr. on the 1970s CBS T...

John Fleck

as Gecko (24 episodes)

Blake Shields

as Osgood (16 episodes)

John Carroll Lynch

as Varlyn Stroud (12 episodes)

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Patrick Bauchau

as Professor Ernst Lodz (14 episodes)

Bill Moseley

as Possum (14 episodes)

Robert Knepper

as Tommy Dolan (24 episodes)

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Scott MacDonald

as Burley (14 episodes)

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Amanda Aday

as Dora Mae Dreifuss (12 episodes)

Secondary Cast of Carnivàle

Jeff Austin

as Rowlett (2 episodes)

Jeff Austin was born on August 29, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Mr. Mayor (...

Ellen Geer

as The Crone (2 episodes)

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Matt McCoy

as Councilman Ned Munson (2 episodes)

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Matthew McGrory

as Giant (2 episodes)

Richard Fancy

as Psychiatrist (6 episodes)

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Time Winters

as Wilfred Talbot Smith (2 episodes)

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Judith Hoag

as Miss Jolene (2 episodes)

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Luis Contreras

as Proprietor (2 episodes)

Spencer Garrett

as Young Balthus (4 episodes)

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John Hannah

as Stangler (4 episodes)

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John Doe

as Phineas Boffo (6 episodes)

Van Epperson

as Hotel Astoria Clerk (2 episodes)

Van Epperson was born on February 21, 1957 and is currently 67 years old.

Erin Sanders

as Irina (4 episodes)

Linda Hunt

as Management (voice) (4 episodes)

Jenna Boyd

as Maddy Crane (2 episodes)

Gabriel Mann

as Harlan Staub (2 episodes)

Gabriel Mann (born May 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. Description above from the Wikipedia...

Thomas Kopache

as Ike Gukor (2 episodes)

Thomas Kopache was born on October 17, 1945 and is currently 79 years old.

Kurt Fuller

as Bud Everhard (2 episodes)

Kurt Fuller (born September 16, 1953) is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of television, film...

Glenn Shadix

as Councilman Val Templeton (4 episodes)

Gary Imhoff

as Male Performer (4 episodes)

Bree Walker

as Sabina Engstrom (4 episodes)

K Callan

as Eleanor McGill (10 episodes)

K Callan was born on January 9, 1942 and is currently 83 years old.

Patrick Thomas O'Brien

as Clark (2 episodes)

Patrick Thomas O'Brien was born on January 26, 1951 and is currently 74 years old.

Leo Fitzpatrick

as Ern (4 episodes)

John Aylward

as Bishop McNaughton (4 episodes)

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Peter Jason

as Lou Edwards (2 episodes)

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John Savage

as Henry 'Hack' Scudder (10 episodes)

Lisa K. Wyatt

as Minnie (2 episodes)

Jon Gries

as Texas Ranger (4 episodes)

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Jesse Burch

as Mackey (2 episodes)

Lucinda Jenney

as Flora Hawkins (2 episodes)

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Ritchie Montgomery

as Patrolman (2 episodes)

George Cheung

as Mr. Chin (2 episodes)

Deborah Strang

as Becca Donovan (2 episodes)

Deborah Strang is an actress.

Jimmi Simpson

as Lee (2 episodes)

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Kathleen Gati

as Emma Templeton (2 episodes)

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Kim Robillard

as Frank Mooney (2 episodes)

Fay Masterson

as Waitress (2 episodes)

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Charles Robinson

as Walter (2 episodes)

Brett Rickaby

as Barker (2 episodes)

Brett Rickaby was born on December 15, 1964 and is currently 60 years old.

Don Swayze

as Tattooed Man (8 episodes)

Don Swayze is an American actor and brother of late actor Patrick Swayze.

Susan Walters

as Young Becca Donovan (2 episodes)

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Brent Hinkley

as Slim / Wheel Man (4 episodes)

Ron Perkins

as Carroll Templeton (2 episodes)

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Jane Adams

as Mother of Dead Baby (uncredited) (2 episodes)

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Jack McGee

as Bulldozer Driver (2 episodes)

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E.J. Callahan

as Lean Man (2 episodes)

Joe Unger

as Red (2 episodes)

Helen Slayton-Hughes

as Scripture-Reading Lady (uncredited) (2 episodes)

Michael Massee

as Russian Soldier (8 episodes)

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Joshua Harto

as Junior (2 episodes)

Joshua Harto was born on January 9, 1979 and is currently 46 years old.

Frank Collison

as Jasper / Talker #3 (1 episode) , Jasper (2 episodes)

Frank trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, earned his BA in theatre at San Francisco State ...

David Darmstaeder

as C.L. Dill (1 episode)

Hunter Johnson

as Emily (1 episode)

Ted Rooney

as Talker #1 (1 episode)

Richard Wharton

as Townie (1 episode)

Robert Thomas Preston

as Tommy Crane (1 episode)

Rene Kirby

as Hoppy (2 episodes)

Aria Wallace

as Polly Ann (2 episodes)

Cletus Young

as Daddy - Tucker (4 episodes)

Michael Robert Brandon

as Bunny (4 episodes)

Jordan Orr

as Alexsei (4 episodes)

Joe Mellis

as Ajax (1 episode)

Laura Owens

as Female Performer (1 episode)

Susan Savage

as Lady with Watch (1 episode)

Mark Ankeny

as Announcer (voice) (1 episode)

Mark Ankeny was born on October 9, 1958 and is currently 66 years old.

Clay Chappell

as Hick (1 episode)

Crew of Carnivàle

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