About NOVA
- Released on March 03, 1974
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 plays Narrator (voice) (39 episodes)
Lance Lewman plays Narrator (voice) (24 episodes)
Secondary Cast of NOVA
Courtney B. Vance plays Narrator (1 episode)
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Vance started his career on the Broadway stage in ...
See Courtney B. Vance's other roles →Corey Johnson plays Narrator (4 episodes)
Corey Johnson (born John Johnson; May 17, 1961) is an American character actor largely active in the UK, known for hi...
See Corey Johnson's other roles →Craig Sechler plays Narrator (19 episodes)
Demetri Goritsas plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Demetri Goritsas was born on August 24, 1971 and is currently 53 years old.
See Demetri Goritsas's other roles →Richard Smith plays Host (4 episodes)
Bray Poor plays Narrator (1 episode)
Michael Scott plays Narrator (1 episode)
Ted Marcoux plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Peter Thomas plays Narrator (5 episodes)
Jim Carter plays 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...
See Jim Carter's other roles →Kenichi Nakamaru plays Reporter (1 episode)
Shu Morino plays Reporter (1 episode)
Brian Greene plays Host (7 episodes)
Brian Greene is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician, string theorist, and book author.
See Brian Greene's other roles →Jamie Effros plays Narrator (4 episodes)
Eric Meyers plays Narrator (3 episodes)
John Lithgow plays Narrator (6 episodes)
John Arthur Lithgow (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor. Prolific in films, television and on stage, Lithgow...
See John Lithgow's other roles →John Mckenzie plays Narrator (1 episode)
Henry Ian Cusick plays Charles Darwin (1 episode)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry Ian Cusick (born April 17, 1967) is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage,...
See Henry Ian Cusick's other roles →Neil Ross
Frances O'Connor plays Emma Darwin (1 episode)
Nigel Bennett plays Sir Charles Lyell (1 episode)
Liev Schreiber
Isaac Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He ...
See Liev Schreiber's other roles →Neil deGrasse Tyson plays Narrator (1 episode) , Host (5 episodes)
Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist and science communicator. He is currently th...
See Neil deGrasse Tyson's other roles →Rushmore DeNooyer plays Narrator (1 episode)
Mark Oliver Everett plays Himself (1 episode)
Mark Oliver Everett was born on April 10, 1963 and is currently 61 years old.
See Mark Oliver Everett's other roles →Stefanie E. Frame plays Narrator (1 episode)
Kathryn Walker
Stockard Channing plays 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...
See Stockard Channing's other roles →John Benjamin Hickey plays Narrator (1 episode)
John Benjamin Hickey is an American stage and screen actor.
See John Benjamin Hickey's other roles →Alan Yentob plays Narrator (1 episode)
Rob Tinworth plays Narrator (1 episode)
David Slavin plays Narrator (1 episode)
Ray Magliozzi plays Host (1 episode)
Tom Magliozzi plays Host (1 episode)
Harrison Ford plays Narrator (1 episode)
Legendary Hollywood Icon Harrison Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. His family history includes a ...
See Harrison Ford's other roles →E.O. Wilson plays Himself (1 episode)
Ruben Santiago-Hudson plays Percy Julian (1 episode)
Richard Donat plays Narrator (5 episodes)
Aidan McArdle plays 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...
See Aidan McArdle's other roles →Shirley Henderson plays Mileva Maric (1 episode)
Shirley Henderson is a Scottish film and television actress, best known for playing Moaning Myrtle in the "Harry Pott...
See Shirley Henderson's other roles →Steven Robertson plays Michael Faraday (1 episode)
Steven Robertson was born on January 1, 1980 and is currently 44 years old.
See Steven Robertson's other roles →Julian Rhind-Tutt plays 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...
See Julian Rhind-Tutt's other roles →Ty Glaser plays Marie Anne Lavoisier (1 episode)
Brendan Fleming plays Hermann Einstein (1 episode)
Stephen Noonan plays Marat (1 episode)
Anton Lesser plays Voltaire (1 episode)
Emily Woof plays Lise Meitner (1 episode)
Alex MacQueen plays Chater (1 episode)
Alexander Tulloch Macqueen (born 30 November 1973) is an English actor. He has appeared on television, film and radio...
See Alex MacQueen's other roles →Samuel West plays Humphry Davy (1 episode)
Robert Styles plays Newman (1 episode)
Philip Herbert plays Count de Amerval (1 episode)
Di Trevis plays Baroness de la Garde (1 episode)
James Tovell plays Manson (1 episode)
F. Murray Abraham plays Narrator (1 episode)
F. Murray Abraham (born Murray Abraham; October 24, 1939) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and scre...
See F. Murray Abraham's other roles →Christian Pedersen plays Otto Hahn (1 episode) , Gustav Wiik (1 episode)
Scott Handy plays Isaac Newton (1 episode)
David Attenborough plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Sir David Attenborough (8th May 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of ...
See David Attenborough's other roles →Anthony Garner plays Sir John Franklin (1 episode)
Maureen Bennett plays Lady Franklin (1 episode)
Thom Fell plays James Fitzjames (1 episode)
Bohdan Poraj plays Francis Crozier (1 episode)
Corey Conradi plays Roald Amundsen (1 episode)
Darri Ingolfsson plays 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 ...
See Darri Ingolfsson's other roles →Marian Tomas Griffin plays Mary Mallon (1 episode)
Jere Shea plays George Soper (1 episode)
Natalie Rose plays Josephine Baker (1 episode)
Keith David plays Narrator (1 episode)
Keith David (born June 4, 1955) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most know...
See Keith David's other roles →Gene Galusha plays Narrator (6 episodes)
David Ogden Stiers plays Narrator (8 episodes)
Jeremiah Kissel plays Narrator (5 episodes)
Oliver Platt plays Narrator (2 episodes)
Calvin Sims plays Reporter (1 episode)
C. Scott Willis plays Reporter (1 episode)
Edd Gasper plays Narrator (2 episodes)
Simon Callow plays Galileo (1 episode)
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor, writer, theatre and opera director. Descripti...
See Simon Callow's other roles →Laura Nardi plays Maria Celeste (1 episode)
John Fraser plays Inquisitor (1 episode)
Alexa Jago plays Voice of Maria Celeste (1 episode)
Cornelius Garrett plays Voices of the Ambassador and Castelli (1 episode)
Tony Kahn plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Sigourney Weaver plays Narrator (1 episode)
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. Weaver is considered to be a pionee...
See Sigourney Weaver's other roles →Rena Baskin plays Narrator (1 episode)
Vladimir Pozner plays Host (1 episode)
Stacy Keach
Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic rol...
See Stacy Keach's other roles →Roger McGough plays Narrator (1 episode)
William Hootkins plays 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...
See William Hootkins's other roles →Will Lyman plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (12 episodes)
Will Lyman was born on May 20, 1948 and is currently 76 years old.
See Will Lyman's other roles →Joe Morton plays 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...
See Joe Morton's other roles →Derek Jacobi plays 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...
See Derek Jacobi's other roles →Roy Scheider plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Roy Richard Scheider, born on November 10, 1932, was an American actor renowned for his versatile performances. He is...
See Roy Scheider's other roles →Susan Sarandon plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Susan Abigail Sarandon (née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actress and activist. She is the recipient ...
See Susan Sarandon's other roles →Hector Elizondo plays Narrator (1 episode)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American actor. Elizondo excel...
See Hector Elizondo's other roles →John Hockenberry plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Robert Krulwich plays Correspondent (1 episode)
Hal Linden plays 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...
See Hal Linden's other roles →John Hurt plays Narrator (1 episode)
Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades...
See John Hurt's other roles →Rebecca De Mornay plays Narrator (1 episode)
Sally Kellerman plays Narrator (1 episode)
Jeremy Akerman plays Parslow (1 episode)
Jan Maxwell plays Narrator (1 episode)
Salvatore Vecchio plays Narrator (1 episode)
Kirk Johnson plays Host (3 episodes)
Richard Allinson plays Narrator (1 episode)
Lee Rogers Berger plays Himself (1 episode)
Zeresenay Alemseged plays Himself (1 episode)
Kostas Baras
Alkibiadis Bakogianis
Argirios Bangelis
Andreas Charitopoulos
Aristotelles Kariofillas
Kiriakos Kamaros
Elias Papadopoulos
Demetris Xilas
John Hawks plays Himself (1 episode)
David Pogue
Zachary Quinto plays Narrator (1 episode)
Laurence Golborne plays Self (1 episode)
Talithia Williams plays Self - Narrator (1 episode)
John Pallister plays Self - USGS Geologist (1 episode)
Charlie Crisafulli plays Self - USGS Geologist (1 episode)
Robert Michelson plays Self (1 episode)
Reinhard Genzel plays Self (1 episode)
Manfred von Richthofen plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
William H. Whyte plays Self (1 episode)
James R. Schlesinger plays Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
Heather Berlin plays Self (1 episode)
George Pataki plays Self (1 episode)
Carl Sagan
John E. Mack plays Self - Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (1 episode)
Bernard Arcand plays Self (1 episode)
Duncan Carse plays Narrator (1 episode)
Carl Sagan plays Self (1 episode)
Beatrix Gardner plays Self (2 episodes)
R. Allen Gardner plays Self (1 episode)
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh plays Self (1 episode)
Patricia Marks Greenfield plays Self (1 episode)
Duane Rumbaugh plays Self (1 episode)
Sarah Boyson plays Self (1 episode)
Ian Holm plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode) , Narrator (1 episode)
Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert CBE (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor. After beginning his career on the ...
See Ian Holm's other roles →Robert Sinsheimer plays Self (1 episode)
David Baltimore plays Self (1 episode)
George Church plays Self (1 episode)
Jennifer Doudna plays Self (1 episode)
Rodolphe Barrangou plays Self (1 episode)
Antonio Regalado plays Self (1 episode)
Valerie Harper plays 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...
See Valerie Harper's other roles →Christopher Molesworth plays Joey as a Boy (1 episode)
John Prasher plays Joey as a Young Man (1 episode)
Joseph Deacon plays Joey Today (1 episode)
Tony Robinson plays Younger Ernie (1 episode)
Ernie Roberts plays Ernie Today (1 episode)
Anita Carey plays Joey's Mother (1 episode)
Mark Wing-Davey plays Joey's Father (1 episode)
Shankara Murthi plays S. Ramanujan (voice) (1 episode)
A. Tarcisius plays Indian Voices (voice) (1 episode)
Gregory Harris plays J.E. Littlewood (voice) (1 episode)
Don Wescott plays Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Jean Dieudonne plays Self (1 episode)
Paul Erdös plays Self (1 episode)
Greg Moore plays Self (1 episode)
Maureen Stapleton plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Paul Vaughan plays Narrator (1 episode) , Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
David Rose plays Self (1 episode)
Richard Post plays Self (1 episode)
William Franklyn plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Terrence Hardiman plays Trofim Lysenko (1 episode)
David Swift plays Nikolai Vavilov (1 episode)
Martin Jarvis plays 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 ...
See Martin Jarvis's other roles →Simon Lack plays Zhukovsky (1 episode)
Richard Ireson plays Prezent (1 episode)
George Cormack plays Ivan Michurin (1 episode)
Forbes Collins plays Iakovlev (1 episode)
Richard Beale plays Lysenko's Father (1 episode)
Noel Davis plays Scientist (1 episode)
Michael David plays Agrobiologist (1 episode)
David James plays Gorshkov (1 episode)
Brian Poyser plays Shudenko (1 episode)
Eve Karpf plays Woman (1 episode)
Frank Gillard plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Jeremy Keenan plays Anthropologist (1 episode)
Linus Pauling plays Self (1 episode)
Ray Moore plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Joseph Campanella plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Alexander John plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Robin King plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
David Suzuki plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Harry Mannis plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Will Lyman plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Bill Mason plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Lee Grant plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Richard Kiley plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Ursula Drabik plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Lanie Zera plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Stephen Jay Gould plays Self (1 episode)
Mimi Michaela Konoza plays High School Student (uncredited) (1 episode)
Natalie Rose plays Josephine Baker (1 episode)
Crew of NOVA
Discover the backstage crew of NOVA →
- Courtney B. Vance
- Corey Johnson
- Craig Sechler
- Demetri Goritsas
- Richard Smith
- Bray Poor
- Michael Scott
- Ted Marcoux
- Peter Thomas
- Jim Carter
- Kenichi Nakamaru
- Shu Morino
- Brian Greene
- Jamie Effros
- Eric Meyers
- John Lithgow
- John Mckenzie
- Henry Ian Cusick
- Neil Ross
- Frances O'Connor
- Nigel Bennett
- Liev Schreiber
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Rushmore DeNooyer
- Mark Oliver Everett
- Stefanie E. Frame
- Kathryn Walker
- Stockard Channing
- John Benjamin Hickey
- Alan Yentob
- Rob Tinworth
- David Slavin
- Ray Magliozzi
- Tom Magliozzi
- Harrison Ford
- E.O. Wilson
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Richard Donat
- Aidan McArdle
- Shirley Henderson
- Steven Robertson
- Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Ty Glaser
- Brendan Fleming
- Stephen Noonan
- Anton Lesser
- Emily Woof
- Alex MacQueen
- Samuel West
- Robert Styles
- Philip Herbert
- Di Trevis
- James Tovell
- F. Murray Abraham
- Christian Pedersen
- Scott Handy
- David Attenborough
- Anthony Garner
- Maureen Bennett
- Thom Fell
- Bohdan Poraj
- Corey Conradi
- Darri Ingolfsson
- Marian Tomas Griffin
- Jere Shea
- Natalie Rose
- Keith David
- Gene Galusha
- David Ogden Stiers
- Jeremiah Kissel
- Oliver Platt
- Calvin Sims
- C. Scott Willis
- Edd Gasper
- Simon Callow
- Laura Nardi
- John Fraser
- Alexa Jago
- Cornelius Garrett
- Tony Kahn
- Sigourney Weaver
- Rena Baskin
- Vladimir Pozner
- Stacy Keach
- Roger McGough
- William Hootkins
- Will Lyman
- Joe Morton
- Derek Jacobi
- Roy Scheider
- Susan Sarandon
- Hector Elizondo
- John Hockenberry
- Robert Krulwich
- Hal Linden
- John Hurt
- Rebecca De Mornay
- Sally Kellerman
- Jeremy Akerman
- Jan Maxwell
- Salvatore Vecchio
- Kirk Johnson
- Richard Allinson
- Lee Rogers Berger
- Zeresenay Alemseged
- Kostas Baras
- Alkibiadis Bakogianis
- Argirios Bangelis
- Andreas Charitopoulos
- Aristotelles Kariofillas
- Kiriakos Kamaros
- Elias Papadopoulos
- Demetris Xilas
- John Hawks
- David Pogue
- Zachary Quinto
- Laurence Golborne
- Talithia Williams
- John Pallister
- Charlie Crisafulli
- Robert Michelson
- Reinhard Genzel
- Manfred von Richthofen
- William H. Whyte
- James R. Schlesinger
- Heather Berlin
- George Pataki
- Carl Sagan
- John E. Mack
- Bernard Arcand
- Duncan Carse
- Beatrix Gardner
- R. Allen Gardner
- Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
- Patricia Marks Greenfield
- Duane Rumbaugh
- Sarah Boyson
- Ian Holm
- Robert Sinsheimer
- David Baltimore
- George Church
- Jennifer Doudna
- Rodolphe Barrangou
- Antonio Regalado
- Valerie Harper
- Christopher Molesworth
- John Prasher
- Joseph Deacon
- Tony Robinson
- Ernie Roberts
- Anita Carey
- Mark Wing-Davey
- Shankara Murthi
- A. Tarcisius
- Gregory Harris
- Don Wescott
- Jean Dieudonne
- Paul Erdös
- Greg Moore
- Maureen Stapleton
- Paul Vaughan
- David Rose
- Richard Post
- William Franklyn
- Terrence Hardiman
- David Swift
- Martin Jarvis
- Simon Lack
- Richard Ireson
- George Cormack
- Forbes Collins
- Richard Beale
- Noel Davis
- Michael David
- David James
- Brian Poyser
- Eve Karpf
- Frank Gillard
- Jeremy Keenan
- Linus Pauling
- Ray Moore
- Joseph Campanella
- Alexander John
- Robin King
- David Suzuki
- Harry Mannis
- Bill Mason
- Lee Grant
- Richard Kiley
- Ursula Drabik
- Lanie Zera
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Mimi Michaela Konoza