About NOVA
- Released on March 03, 1974
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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)
Corey Johnson plays Narrator (4 episodes)
Craig Sechler plays Narrator (19 episodes)
Demetri Goritsas plays Narrator (3 episodes)
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)
Kenichi Nakamaru plays Reporter (1 episode)
Shu Morino plays Reporter (1 episode)
Brian Greene plays Host (7 episodes)
Jamie Effros plays Narrator (4 episodes)
Eric Meyers plays Narrator (3 episodes)
John Lithgow plays Narrator (6 episodes)
John Mckenzie plays Narrator (1 episode)
Henry Ian Cusick plays Charles Darwin (1 episode)
Neil Ross
Frances O'Connor plays Emma Darwin (1 episode)
Nigel Bennett plays Sir Charles Lyell (1 episode)
Neil deGrasse Tyson plays Narrator (1 episode) , Host (5 episodes)
Rushmore DeNooyer plays Narrator (1 episode)
Mark Oliver Everett plays Himself (1 episode)
Stefanie E. Frame plays Narrator (1 episode)
Kathryn Walker plays Narrator (2 episodes) , (2 episodes)
Stockard Channing plays Bible Reader (1 episode) , Narrator (1 episode)
John Benjamin Hickey plays Narrator (1 episode)
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)
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)
Shirley Henderson plays Mileva Maric (1 episode)
Steven Robertson plays Michael Faraday (1 episode)
Julian Rhind-Tutt plays Antoine Lavoisier (1 episode)
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)
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)
Christian Pedersen plays Otto Hahn (1 episode) , Gustav Wiik (1 episode)
Scott Handy plays Isaac Newton (1 episode)
David Attenborough plays Narrator (3 episodes)
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)
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)
Gene Galusha plays Narrator (6 episodes)
David Ogden Stiers plays Narrator (8 episodes)
Jeremiah Kissel plays Narrator (5 episodes)
Will Lyman plays Narrator (12 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)
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 (2 episodes)
Sigourney Weaver plays Narrator (1 episode)
Rena Baskin plays Narrator (1 episode)
Vladimir Pozner plays Host (1 episode)
Roger McGough plays Narrator (1 episode)
William Hootkins plays Voice of Methuselah (1 episode)
Joe Morton plays Additional Narration (1 episode) , Narrator (2 episodes)
Derek Jacobi plays Voice of Ernest Shackleton (1 episode)
Roy Scheider plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Ian Holm plays Narrator (1 episode)
Susan Sarandon plays Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
Hector Elizondo plays Narrator (1 episode)
John Hockenberry plays Narrator (3 episodes)
Robert Krulwich plays Correspondent (1 episode)
Hal Linden plays Narrator (1 episode)
John Hurt plays Narrator (1 episode)
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)
Crew of NOVA
Production
Sound
Visual Effects
Writing
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Directing
Editing
- 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
- Stacy Keach
- 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
- Will Lyman
- 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
- Roger McGough
- William Hootkins
- Joe Morton
- Derek Jacobi
- Roy Scheider
- Ian Holm
- 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