Cast and Crew of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Full Cast of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim Blake Nelson

as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor...

James Franco as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

James Franco

as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he wa...

Zoe Kazan as Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Zoe Kazan

as Alice Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Zoe Swicord Kazan (born September 9, 1983) is an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter. She made her acting ...

Liam Neeson as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")

Liam Neeson

as Impresario (segment "Meal Ticket")

He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and educated at Saint Patrick's College, Ballymena Technica...

Tom Waits as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")

Tom Waits

as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often f...

Tyne Daly as Mrs. Betjeman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Tyne Daly

as Mrs. Betjeman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Ellen Tyne Daly is an American stage and screen actress, widely known for her work as Detective Lacey in the televisi...

Saul Rubinek as René (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Saul Rubinek

as René (segment "The Mortal Remains")

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a Canadian film and television actor. He ...

Chelcie Ross as Trapper (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Chelcie Ross

as Trapper (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Chelcie Claude Ross (born June 20, 1942) is an American character actor. He served in Vietnam as an officer in the Un...

Bill Heck as Billy Knapp (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Bill Heck

as Billy Knapp (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Bill Heck is known for his work on I'm Your Woman (2020), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) and Locke & Key (2020)....

Harry Melling as Harrison (segment "Meal Ticket")

Harry Melling

as Harrison (segment "Meal Ticket")

Harry Edward Melling (born 13 March 1989) is an English actor, best known for his role as Dudley Dursley in the Harry...

David Krumholtz as Frenchman in Saloon (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz

as Frenchman in Saloon (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978) is an American actor. He played Charlie Eppes on the CBS drama series Numb3rs fro...

Tom Proctor as Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom Proctor

as Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom's ability to deliver a powerful performance is not affected, but rather drawn from his real life experience. He g...

Clancy Brown as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown

as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clarence John Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is known for his r...

Stephen Root as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")

Stephen Root

as Teller (segment "Near Algodones")

Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio...

Ralph Ineson as The Man In Black (segment "Near Algodones")

Ralph Ineson

as The Man In Black (segment "Near Algodones")

Ralph Michael Ineson (born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep, rumbling voice, hi...

Jesse Luken as Drover (segment "Near Algodones")

Jesse Luken

as Drover (segment "Near Algodones")

Jesse Luken is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is known for playing Jimmy Tolan in the FX drama series Ju...

Grainger Hines as Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Grainger Hines

as Mr. Arthur (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Grainger Hines is actor, writer and director.

Jefferson Mays as Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Jefferson Mays

as Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Jefferson Mays (born Lewis Jefferson Mays; June 8, 1965) is an American film, stage and television actor. Mays was r...

Ethan Dubin

as Matt (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Matthew Willig as Hard Man #3 (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Matthew Willig

as Hard Man #3 (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Matthew Joseph Willig (born January 21, 1969) is an American actor and former American football offensive tackle in t...

Paul Rae as Impressario (segment "Meal Ticket")

Paul Rae

as Impressario (segment "Meal Ticket")

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Rae (born June 27, 1968) is an American film and television actor. Rae ...

Tim DeZarn as Angry Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn

as Angry Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and tel...

Martin Palmer as Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones")

Martin Palmer

as Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones")

Martin Palmer was born on November 4, 1959 and is currently 65 years old.

Billy Lockwood as Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled)

Billy Lockwood

as Father (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled)

Billy Lockwood was born on April 11, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Billy is an actor and producer, known for Breaki...

Jackamoe Buzzell

as Another Man (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled)

Jackamoe Buzzell was born on January 1, 1970 and is currently 55 years old.

Stephen R. Estler

as Gambler (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Grace LeSueur

as Pretty Girl at Gallows (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Jesse Youngblood

as Cantina Scum

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