Cast and Crew of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Cast of
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

About 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
plays 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...

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James Franco
plays 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...

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Zoe Kazan
plays 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 ...

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Liam Neeson
plays 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...

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Tom Waits
plays 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...

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Tyne Daly
plays 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...

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Brendan Gleeson
plays Clarence (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Jonjo O'Neill
plays Thigpen (segment "The Mortal Remains")

Saul Rubinek
plays 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 ...

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Chelcie Ross
plays 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...

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Bill Heck
plays 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)....

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Harry Melling
plays 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...

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Willie Watson
plays The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell
plays Saloon Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell as Saloon Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell is an American actor.

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David Krumholtz
plays 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...

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Tom Proctor
plays 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...

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Clancy Brown
plays 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...

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Stephen Root
plays 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...

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Ralph Ineson
plays 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...

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Jesse Luken
plays 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...

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Sam Dillon
plays Young Man (segment "All Gold Canyon")

Grainger Hines
plays 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.

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Jefferson Mays
plays 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...

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Ethan Dubin
plays Matt (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Matthew Willig
plays 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...

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Paul Rae
plays 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 ...

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Tim DeZarn
plays 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...

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Martin Palmer
plays Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones")

Martin Palmer as Blubberer (segment "Near Algodones")

Martin Palmer was born on November 4, 1959 and is currently 64 years old.

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Danny McCarthy
plays Ike (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Billy Lockwood
plays 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...

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Jackamoe Buzzell
plays Another Man (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled)

Jackamoe Buzzell was born on January 1, 1970 and is currently 54 years old.

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J. Nathan Simmons
plays Gallows Watcher (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Katy Bodenhamer
plays Milkmaid (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled)

Jiji Hise
plays The Bawd (segment "Meal Ticket")

Austin Rising
plays The Bailiff (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Stephen R. Estler
plays Gambler (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Grace LeSueur
plays Pretty Girl at Gallows (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Eric Petersen
plays Boarder (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")

Jesse Youngblood
plays Cantina Scum

Bill Foster
plays Saloon Man (Segment The Ballad of Buster Scruggs)


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