Cast and Crew of Great Performers: Horror Show

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Great Performers: Horror Show

About Great Performers: Horror Show

The year's best actors in a series of short frightening films.

Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,” scary movies had an unusual hold on the collective imagination during that year. Maybe it's because reality was pretty horrifying, too. To punctuate the end of a hair-raising year, The New York Times Magazine asked ten actors who gave the best performances to play a series of eerie roles.

Full Cast of Great Performers: Horror Show

Nicole Kidman
plays The Possessed

Nicole Kidman as The Possessed

Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born 20 June 1967) is an American-Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across v...

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Andy Serkis
plays The Demented Clown

Andy Serkis as The Demented Clown

Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and producer of Iraqi and Armenian descent. ...

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Timothée Chalamet
plays The Cannibal

Timothée Chalamet as The Cannibal

Timothée Hal Chalamet (born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He began his career appearing in the drama serie...

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Jake Gyllenhaal
plays The Damned

Jake Gyllenhaal as The Damned

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Born into the Gyllenhaal family...

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Saoirse Ronan
plays The Mannequin

Daniel Kaluuya
plays The Psycho Killer

Daniel Kaluuya as The Psycho Killer

Daniel Kaluuya (born 24 February 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numero...

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Cynthia Nixon
plays The Ghost Bride

Cynthia Nixon as The Ghost Bride

Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of...

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Daniela Vega
plays The Vampire

Daniela Vega as The Vampire

Daniela Vega is a Chilean actress and singer. Vega received critical acclaim for her acting debut in Sebastián Lelio'...

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Tiffany Haddish
plays The Macabre Dancer

Tiffany Haddish as The Macabre Dancer

Tiffany Sarac Haddish (born December 3, 1979) is an American comedian and actress. After guest starring on several te...

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Brooklynn Prince
plays The Demon Child

Brooklynn Prince as The Demon Child

Brooklynn Prince (born May 4, 2010) is an American child actress widely known for her critically acclaimed role in th...

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