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title: "Carnivàle: cast and crew"
canonical: "https://film.one/tv/carnivale/cast-and-crew"
title_page: "https://film.one/tv/carnivale"
cast: 60
crew: 43
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carnivàle (2003): cast and crew

60 cast and 43 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Nick Stahl](https://film.one/person/nick-stahl.md) as Ben Hawkins (24 episodes)
- [Michael J. Anderson](https://film.one/person/michael-j-anderson.md) as Samson (24 episodes)
- [Clea DuVall](https://film.one/person/clea-duvall.md) as Sofie (24 episodes)
- [Cynthia Ettinger](https://film.one/person/cynthia-ettinger.md) as Rita Sue Dreifuss (24 episodes)
- [Carla Gallo](https://film.one/person/carla-gallo.md) as Libby Dreifuss (24 episodes)
- [Adrienne Barbeau](https://film.one/person/adrienne-barbeau.md) as Ruthie (24 episodes)
- [Amy Madigan](https://film.one/person/amy-madigan.md) as Iris Crowe (24 episodes)
- [Debra Christofferson](https://film.one/person/debra-christofferson.md) as Lila (24 episodes)
- [Brian Turk](https://film.one/person/brian-turk.md) as Gabriel (24 episodes)
- [Diane Salinger](https://film.one/person/diane-salinger.md) as Apollonia (12 episodes)
- [John Fleck](https://film.one/person/john-fleck.md) as Gecko (12 episodes)
- [Blake Shields](https://film.one/person/blake-shields.md) as Osgood (3 episodes)
- Patrick Bauchau as Professor Ernst Lodz (13 episodes)
- Karyne Steben as Alexandria (12 episodes)
- Sarah Steben as Caladonia (12 episodes)
- [John Carroll Lynch](https://film.one/person/john-carroll-lynch.md) as Varlyn Stroud (12 episodes)
- [Clancy Brown](https://film.one/person/clancy-brown.md) as Brother Justin Crowe (24 episodes)
- Tim DeKay as Clayton 'Jonesy' Jones (24 episodes)
- [Toby Huss](https://film.one/person/toby-huss.md) as Felix 'Stumpy' Dreifuss (24 episodes)
- Jeff Austin as Rowlett (1 episodes)
- [Ellen Geer](https://film.one/person/ellen-geer.md) as The Crone (1 episodes)
- Matt McCoy as Councilman Ned Munson (1 episodes)
- [Matthew McGrory](https://film.one/person/matthew-mcgrory.md) as Giant (1 episodes)
- [Richard Fancy](https://film.one/person/richard-fancy.md) as Psychiatrist (2 episodes)
- Time Winters as Wilfred Talbot Smith (1 episodes)
- Judith Hoag as Miss Jolene (1 episodes)
- Luis Contreras as Proprietor (1 episodes)
- [Rene Kirby](https://film.one/person/rene-kirby.md) as Hoppy (1 episodes)
- Spencer Garrett as Young Balthus (2 episodes)
- [John Hannah](https://film.one/person/john-hannah.md) as Stangler (2 episodes)
- Aria Wallace as Polly Ann (1 episodes)
- John Doe as Phineas Boffo (2 episodes)
- Bill Moseley as Possum (7 episodes)
- Van Epperson as Hotel Astoria Clerk (1 episodes)
- Erin Sanders as Irina (2 episodes)
- [Linda Hunt](https://film.one/person/linda-hunt.md) as Management (voice) (2 episodes)
- Robert Knepper as Tommy Dolan (12 episodes)
- Jenna Boyd as Maddy Crane (1 episodes)
- [Gabriel Mann](https://film.one/person/gabriel-mann.md) as Harlan Staub (1 episodes)
- Thomas Kopache as Ike Gukor (1 episodes)
- Kurt Fuller as Bud Everhard (1 episodes)
- [Glenn Shadix](https://film.one/person/glenn-shadix.md) as Councilman Val Templeton (2 episodes)
- Cletus Young as Daddy - Tucker (1 episodes)
- Gary Imhoff as Male Performer (1 episodes)
- Bree Walker as Sabina Engstrom (2 episodes)
- [K Callan](https://film.one/person/k-callan.md) as Eleanor McGill (5 episodes)
- Patrick Thomas O'Brien as Clark (1 episodes)
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Ern (2 episodes)
- John Aylward as Bishop McNaughton (2 episodes)
- Michael Robert Brandon as Bunny (1 episodes)
- [Peter Jason](https://film.one/person/peter-jason.md) as Lou Edwards (1 episodes)
- [John Savage](https://film.one/person/john-savage.md) as Henry 'Hack' Scudder (5 episodes)
- Lisa K. Wyatt as Minnie (1 episodes)
- Scott MacDonald as Burley (7 episodes)
- [Jon Gries](https://film.one/person/jon-gries.md) as Texas Ranger (2 episodes)
- Jesse Burch as Mackey (1 episodes)
- [Lucinda Jenney](https://film.one/person/lucinda-jenney.md) as Flora Hawkins (1 episodes)
- Ritchie Montgomery as Patrolman (1 episodes)
- George Cheung as Mr. Chin (1 episodes)
- Deborah Strang as Becca Donovan (1 episodes)

## Directing

- Erika Schleich: Script Coordinator (11 episodes)
- [Jeremy Podeswa](https://film.one/person/jeremy-podeswa.md): Director (4 episodes)
- [Rodrigo García](https://film.one/person/rodrigo-garcia.md): Director (4 episodes)
- [John Patterson](https://film.one/person/john-patterson.md): Director (2 episodes)
- [Jack Bender](https://film.one/person/jack-bender.md): Director (2 episodes)
- [Tim Hunter](https://film.one/person/tim-hunter.md): Director (2 episodes)
- [Scott Winant](https://film.one/person/scott-winant.md): Director (2 episodes)
- [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md): Director (1 episodes)
- [Alison Maclean](https://film.one/person/alison-maclean.md): Director (1 episodes)
- [Peter Medak](https://film.one/person/peter-medak.md): Director (1 episodes)
- [Todd Field](https://film.one/person/todd-field.md): Director (1 episodes)
- [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md): Director (1 episodes)
- [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md): Director (1 episodes)
- [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md): Director (1 episodes)

## Writing

- [Daniel Knauf](https://film.one/person/daniel-knauf.md): Writer (7 episodes)
- [Nicole Yorkin](https://film.one/person/nicole-yorkin.md): Writer (5 episodes)
- [Dawn Prestwich](https://film.one/person/dawn-prestwich.md): Writer (5 episodes)
- [William Schmidt](https://film.one/person/william-schmidt.md): Writer, Story (4 episodes)
- [Tracy Tormé](https://film.one/person/tracy-torme.md): Writer (3 episodes)
- [Ronald D. Moore](https://film.one/person/ronald-d-moore.md): Writer (3 episodes)
- [Toni Graphia](https://film.one/person/toni-graphia.md): Writer (2 episodes)
- [Henry Bromell](https://film.one/person/henry-bromell.md): Writer (1 episodes)

## Production

- [Howard Klein](https://film.one/person/howard-klein.md): Producer (24 episodes)
- [Ronald D. Moore](https://film.one/person/ronald-d-moore.md): Producer (24 episodes)
- John Papsidera: Casting (12 episodes)
- Wendy O'Brien: Casting (11 episodes)

## Camera

- [Jeffrey Jur](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-jur.md): Director of Photography (7 episodes)
- [James Glennon](https://film.one/person/james-glennon.md): Director of Photography (6 episodes)
- [Tami Reiker](https://film.one/person/tami-reiker.md): Director of Photography (1 episodes)

## Editing

- [Peter B. Ellis](https://film.one/person/peter-b-ellis.md): Editor (5 episodes)
- [Leo Trombetta](https://film.one/person/leo-trombetta.md): Editor (4 episodes)
- [Jacques Gravett](https://film.one/person/jacques-gravett.md): Editor (3 episodes)
- [Carole Kravetz Aykanian](https://film.one/person/carole-kravetz-aykanian.md): Editor (1 episodes)

## Sound and music

- [Jeff Beal](https://film.one/person/jeff-beal.md): Original Music Composer (12 episodes)

## Art

- [Dan Bishop](https://film.one/person/dan-bishop.md): Production Design (12 episodes)
- Gary Kosko: Art Direction (11 episodes)
- Roger L. King: Art Direction (11 episodes)
- Sara Andrews: Set Decoration (11 episodes)
- [Bernt Amadeus Capra](https://film.one/person/bernt-amadeus-capra.md): Production Design (1 episodes)
- Jeremy Cassells: Art Direction (1 episodes)
- Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer: Set Decoration (1 episodes)

## Costume and make-up

- [Terry Dresbach](https://film.one/person/terry-dresbach.md): Costume Design (12 episodes)
- [Ruth Myers](https://film.one/person/ruth-myers.md): Costume Design (1 episodes)

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