Cast and Crew of NOVA

NOVA

Join the ranks of the intellectually curious and scientifically inclined as you embark on an exhilarating journey through the world of science and technology with PBS' 'NOVA', the premier science series that captivates viewers of all ages. This esteemed program is renowned for its uncanny ability to unravel the enigmatic processes and principles that underpin our universe, all while maintaining a sense of wonder and excitement that is infectious and inspiring. If you've ever found yourself pondering the mysteries of the cosmos, yearning to understand the intricate workings of the human body, or simply eager to delve into the fascinating realm of scientific exploration, then 'NOVA' is the perfect companion for your intellectual expedition.

As you traverse the landscape of cutting-edge scientific discovery with 'NOVA', you'll be treated to a rich and diverse tapestry of topics that span the breadth of human inquiry. From the enigmatic depths of black holes to the complexities of climate change, from the intricate dance of subatomic particles to the awe-inspiring expanse of the universe, this series leaves no scientific stone unturned in its quest for knowledge and understanding. With each episode, you'll be introduced to the intrepid men and women who devote their lives to the pursuit of scientific truth, as well as the groundbreaking discoveries that are shaping our world and redefining our understanding of the cosmos.

However, what truly sets 'NOVA' apart from other science-based programs is its unwavering commitment to accessibility and understanding. The series deftly manages to demystify even the most complex scientific concepts, rendering them both engaging and comprehensible for viewers of all ages and backgrounds. Through a masterful blend of captivating storytelling, stunning visuals, and expert insights, 'NOVA' invites you to embark on an intellectual adventure that is as enlightening as it is entertaining. So, whether you're a seasoned science enthusiast or a curious newcomer seeking to expand your horizons, 'NOVA' promises to ignite your passion for scientific discovery and inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Main Cast of NOVA

Jay O. Sanders as Narrator (voice)

Jay O. Sanders

as Narrator (voice) (39 episodes)
Lance Lewman as Narrator (voice)

Lance Lewman

as Narrator (voice) (24 episodes)

Secondary Cast of NOVA

Courtney B. Vance as Narrator

Courtney B. Vance

as Narrator (1 episode)

Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in ...

Corey Johnson as Narrator

Corey Johnson

as Narrator (4 episodes)

Corey Johnson (born John Johnson; May 17, 1961) is an American character actor largely active in the UK, known for hi...

Craig Sechler as Narrator

Craig Sechler

as Narrator (19 episodes)
Demetri Goritsas as Narrator

Demetri Goritsas

as Narrator (3 episodes)

Demetri Goritsas was born on August 24, 1971 and is currently 53 years old.

Richard Smith as Host

Richard Smith

as Host (4 episodes)
Bray Poor as Narrator

Bray Poor

as Narrator (1 episode)
Michael Scott as Narrator

Michael Scott

as Narrator (1 episode)
Ted Marcoux as Narrator

Ted Marcoux

as Narrator (3 episodes)
Peter Thomas as Narrator

Peter Thomas

as Narrator (5 episodes)
Jim Carter as Narrator

Jim Carter

as Narrator (1 episode)

James Edward Carter is an English actor. He is best known for his role in Downton Abbey (2010–2015) playing Mr Carson...

Kenichi Nakamaru

as Reporter (1 episode)

Shu Morino

as Reporter (1 episode)
Brian Greene as Host

Brian Greene

as Host (7 episodes)

Brian Greene is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician, string theorist, and book author.

Jamie Effros as Narrator

Jamie Effros

as Narrator (4 episodes)
Eric Meyers as Narrator

Eric Meyers

as Narrator (3 episodes)
John Lithgow as Narrator

John Lithgow

as Narrator (6 episodes)

John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. Prolific in films, television and on stage, Lithgow...

John Mckenzie

as Narrator (1 episode)
Henry Ian Cusick as Charles Darwin

Henry Ian Cusick

as Charles Darwin (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry Ian Cusick (born April 17, 1967) is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage,...

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Frances O'Connor as Emma Darwin

Frances O'Connor

as Emma Darwin (1 episode)
Nigel Bennett as Sir Charles Lyell

Nigel Bennett

as Sir Charles Lyell (1 episode)
Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson as Narrator

Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Narrator (1 episode) , Host (5 episodes)

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently th...

Rushmore DeNooyer

as Narrator (1 episode)
Mark Oliver Everett as Himself

Mark Oliver Everett

as Himself (1 episode)

Mark Oliver Everett was born on April 10, 1963 and is currently 61 years old.

Stefanie E. Frame

as Narrator (1 episode)
Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

John Benjamin Hickey as Narrator

John Benjamin Hickey

as Narrator (1 episode)

John Benjamin Hickey is an American stage and screen actor.

Stockard Channing as Narrator (voice)

Stockard Channing

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Self - Bible Reader (1 episode)

Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is kn...

Alan Yentob as Narrator

Alan Yentob

as Narrator (1 episode)

Rob Tinworth

as Narrator (1 episode)

David Slavin

as Narrator (1 episode)
Ray Magliozzi as Host

Ray Magliozzi

as Host (1 episode)
Tom Magliozzi as Host

Tom Magliozzi

as Host (1 episode)
Harrison Ford as Narrator

Harrison Ford

as Narrator (1 episode)

Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His family history includes a ...

E.O. Wilson as Himself

E.O. Wilson

as Himself (1 episode)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Percy Julian

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

as Percy Julian (1 episode)
Richard Donat as Narrator

Richard Donat

as Narrator (5 episodes)
Aidan McArdle as Albert Einstein

Aidan McArdle

as Albert Einstein (1 episode)

Aidan McArdle is an Irish stage, film and television actor. He's a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in L...

Shirley Henderson as Mileva Maric

Shirley Henderson

as Mileva Maric (1 episode)

Shirley Henderson is a Scottish film and television actress, best known for playing Moaning Myrtle in the "Harry Pott...

Steven Robertson as Michael Faraday

Steven Robertson

as Michael Faraday (1 episode)

Steven Robertson was born on January 1, 1980 and is currently 44 years old.

Julian Rhind-Tutt as Antoine Lavoisier

Julian Rhind-Tutt

as Antoine Lavoisier (1 episode)

Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born 20 July 1968) is an English actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr "Mac...

Ty Glaser

as Marie Anne Lavoisier (1 episode)

Brendan Fleming

as Hermann Einstein (1 episode)

Stephen Noonan

as Marat (1 episode)
Anton Lesser as Voltaire

Anton Lesser

as Voltaire (1 episode)
Emily Woof as Lise Meitner

Emily Woof

as Lise Meitner (1 episode)
Alex MacQueen as Chater

Alex MacQueen

as Chater (1 episode)

Alexander Tulloch Macqueen (born 30 November 1973) is an English actor. He has appeared on television, film and radio...

Samuel West as Humphry Davy

Samuel West

as Humphry Davy (1 episode)

Robert Styles

as Newman (1 episode)

Philip Herbert

as Count de Amerval (1 episode)

Di Trevis

as Baroness de la Garde (1 episode)

James Tovell

as Manson (1 episode)
F. Murray Abraham as Narrator

F. Murray Abraham

as Narrator (1 episode)

F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and scre...

Christian Pedersen as Gustav Wiik

Christian Pedersen

as Gustav Wiik (1 episode) , Otto Hahn (1 episode)
Scott Handy as Isaac Newton

Scott Handy

as Isaac Newton (1 episode)
David Attenborough as Narrator

David Attenborough

as Narrator (3 episodes)

Sir David Attenborough (8th May 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of ...

Anthony Garner

as Sir John Franklin (1 episode)
Maureen Bennett as Lady Franklin

Maureen Bennett

as Lady Franklin (1 episode)

Thom Fell

as James Fitzjames (1 episode)
Bohdan Poraj as Francis Crozier

Bohdan Poraj

as Francis Crozier (1 episode)

Corey Conradi

as Roald Amundsen (1 episode)
Darri Ingolfsson as Godfred Hansen

Darri Ingolfsson

as Godfred Hansen (1 episode)

Snævar Darri Ingólfsson is an Icelandic actor. He is best known for his performance as Oliver Saxon in the TV series ...

Marian Tomas Griffin

as Mary Mallon (1 episode)
Jere Shea as George Soper

Jere Shea

as George Soper (1 episode)

Natalie Rose

as Josephine Baker (1 episode)
Keith David as Narrator

Keith David

as Narrator (1 episode)

Keith David (born June 4, 1955) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most know...

Gene Galusha

as Narrator (6 episodes)
David Ogden Stiers as Narrator

David Ogden Stiers

as Narrator (8 episodes)

Jeremiah Kissel

as Narrator (5 episodes)
Oliver Platt as Narrator

Oliver Platt

as Narrator (2 episodes)

Calvin Sims

as Reporter (1 episode)

C. Scott Willis

as Reporter (1 episode)

Edd Gasper

as Narrator (2 episodes)
Simon Callow as Galileo

Simon Callow

as Galileo (1 episode)

Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor, writer, theatre and opera director. Descripti...

Laura Nardi as Maria Celeste

Laura Nardi

as Maria Celeste (1 episode)
John Fraser as Inquisitor

John Fraser

as Inquisitor (1 episode)
Alexa Jago as Voice of Maria Celeste

Alexa Jago

as Voice of Maria Celeste (1 episode)

Cornelius Garrett

as Voices of the Ambassador and Castelli (1 episode)

Tony Kahn

as Narrator (3 episodes)
Sigourney Weaver as Narrator

Sigourney Weaver

as Narrator (1 episode)

Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Weaver is considered to be a pionee...

Rena Baskin

as Narrator (1 episode)
Vladimir Pozner as Host

Vladimir Pozner

as Host (1 episode)
Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic rol...

Roger McGough

as Narrator (1 episode)
William Hootkins as Voice of Methuselah

William Hootkins

as Voice of Methuselah (1 episode)

William Michael Hootkins was born on July 5, 1948, in Dallas, Texas. He moved to London, England in the early '70s an...

Will Lyman as Narrator (voice)

Will Lyman

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (12 episodes)

Will Lyman was born on May 20, 1948 and is currently 76 years old.

Joe Morton as Additional Narration

Joe Morton

as Additional Narration (1 episode) , Narrator (2 episodes)

Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope i...

Derek Jacobi as Voice of Ernest Shackleton

Derek Jacobi

as Voice of Ernest Shackleton (1 episode)

Sir Derek George Jacobi CBE (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal Nat...

Roy Scheider as Narrator

Roy Scheider

as Narrator (3 episodes)

Roy Richard Scheider, born on November 10, 1932, was an American actor renowned for his versatile performances. He is...

Susan Sarandon as Narrator (voice)

Susan Sarandon

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Susan Abigail Sarandon (née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actress and activist. She is the recipient ...

Hector Elizondo as Narrator

Hector Elizondo

as Narrator (1 episode)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American actor. Elizondo excel...

John Hockenberry

as Narrator (3 episodes)

Robert Krulwich

as Correspondent (1 episode)
Hal Linden as Narrator

Hal Linden

as Narrator (1 episode)

Born in 1931, Bronx-born Hal Linden was the son of Charles Lipshitz and Frances Rosen and had an older brother who w...

John Hurt as Narrator

John Hurt

as Narrator (1 episode)

Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades...

Rebecca De Mornay as Narrator

Rebecca De Mornay

as Narrator (1 episode)
Sally Kellerman as Narrator

Sally Kellerman

as Narrator (1 episode)

Jeremy Akerman

as Parslow (1 episode)
Jan Maxwell as Narrator

Jan Maxwell

as Narrator (1 episode)

Salvatore Vecchio

as Narrator (1 episode)
Kirk Johnson as Host

Kirk Johnson

as Host (3 episodes)

Richard Allinson

as Narrator (1 episode)
Lee Rogers Berger as Himself

Lee Rogers Berger

as Himself (1 episode)

Zeresenay Alemseged

as Himself (1 episode)
Kostas Baras

Kostas Baras

Alkibiadis Bakogianis

Argirios Bangelis

Andreas Charitopoulos

Aristotelles Kariofillas

Kiriakos Kamaros

Elias Papadopoulos

Demetris Xilas

John Hawks as Himself

John Hawks

as Himself (1 episode)

David Pogue

Zachary Quinto as Narrator

Zachary Quinto

as Narrator (1 episode)
Laurence Golborne as Self

Laurence Golborne

as Self (1 episode)
Talithia Williams as Self - Narrator

Talithia Williams

as Self - Narrator (1 episode)

John Pallister

as Self - USGS Geologist (1 episode)

Charlie Crisafulli

as Self - USGS Geologist (1 episode)
Robert Michelson as Self

Robert Michelson

as Self (1 episode)
Reinhard Genzel as Self

Reinhard Genzel

as Self (1 episode)
Manfred von Richthofen as Self (archive footage)

Manfred von Richthofen

as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
William H. Whyte as Self

William H. Whyte

as Self (1 episode)
James R. Schlesinger as Self (archive footage)

James R. Schlesinger

as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Heather Berlin as Self

Heather Berlin

as Self (1 episode)
George Pataki as Self

George Pataki

as Self (1 episode)
Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

John E. Mack as Self - Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

John E. Mack

as Self - Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (1 episode)

Bernard Arcand

as Self (1 episode)

Duncan Carse

as Narrator (1 episode)

Carl Sagan

as Self (1 episode)

Beatrix Gardner

as Self (2 episodes)

R. Allen Gardner

as Self (1 episode)

Sue Savage-Rumbaugh

as Self (1 episode)

Patricia Marks Greenfield

as Self (1 episode)

Duane Rumbaugh

as Self (1 episode)

Sarah Boyson

as Self (1 episode)
Ian Holm as Narrator

Ian Holm

as Narrator (1 episode) , Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor. After beginning his career on the ...

Robert Sinsheimer

as Self (1 episode)

David Baltimore

as Self (1 episode)

George Church

as Self (1 episode)

Jennifer Doudna

as Self (1 episode)

Rodolphe Barrangou

as Self (1 episode)

Antonio Regalado

as Self (1 episode)
Valerie Harper as Narrator (voice)

Valerie Harper

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Self (2 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939-August 30, 2019) was an American actress, kno...

Christopher Molesworth

as Joey as a Boy (1 episode)

John Prasher

as Joey as a Young Man (1 episode)

Joseph Deacon

as Joey Today (1 episode)
Tony Robinson as Younger Ernie

Tony Robinson

as Younger Ernie (1 episode)

Ernie Roberts

as Ernie Today (1 episode)
Anita Carey as Joey's Mother

Anita Carey

as Joey's Mother (1 episode)
Mark Wing-Davey as Joey's Father

Mark Wing-Davey

as Joey's Father (1 episode)

Shankara Murthi

as S. Ramanujan (voice) (1 episode)

A. Tarcisius

as Indian Voices (voice) (1 episode)

Gregory Harris

as J.E. Littlewood (voice) (1 episode)

Don Wescott

as Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)

Jean Dieudonne

as Self (1 episode)

Paul Erdös

as Self (1 episode)

Greg Moore

as Self (1 episode)
Maureen Stapleton as Narrator (voice)

Maureen Stapleton

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Paul Vaughan

as Narrator (1 episode) , Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)

David Rose

as Self (1 episode)

Richard Post

as Self (1 episode)
William Franklyn as Narrator (voice)

William Franklyn

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Terrence Hardiman

as Trofim Lysenko (1 episode)

David Swift

as Nikolai Vavilov (1 episode)
Martin Jarvis as G.H. Hardy (voice)

Martin Jarvis

as G.H. Hardy (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Martin Jarvis OBE is one of Britain's most versatile leading actors. His distinguished career continues to encompass ...

Simon Lack as Zhukovsky

Simon Lack

as Zhukovsky (1 episode)

Richard Ireson

as Prezent (1 episode)

George Cormack

as Ivan Michurin (1 episode)
Forbes Collins as Iakovlev

Forbes Collins

as Iakovlev (1 episode)

Richard Beale

as Lysenko's Father (1 episode)
Noel Davis as Scientist

Noel Davis

as Scientist (1 episode)

Michael David

as Agrobiologist (1 episode)

David James

as Gorshkov (1 episode)

Brian Poyser

as Shudenko (1 episode)

Eve Karpf

as Woman (1 episode)

Frank Gillard

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Jeremy Keenan

as Anthropologist (1 episode)

Linus Pauling

as Self (1 episode)

Ray Moore

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Joseph Campanella as Narrator (voice)

Joseph Campanella

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Alexander John

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Robin King

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
David Suzuki as Narrator (voice)

David Suzuki

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Harry Mannis

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Will Lyman

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Bill Mason

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Lee Grant

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Richard Kiley

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Ursula Drabik

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Lanie Zera

as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Stephen Jay Gould

as Self (1 episode)

Mimi Michaela Konoza

as High School Student (uncredited) (1 episode)

Natalie Rose

as Josephine Baker (1 episode)

Crew of NOVA

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