The Perfect Cast for Stephen King's The Dark Tower Series
by kennethpowersmfceo | created - 05 Feb 2013 | updated - 03 Jan 2014 | PublicWith the success of fantasy epics like Lord of the Rings (the Hobbit got 3, 3-hour movies, after all) and A Game of Thrones, Stephen King's seven-book Dark Tower series is ripe for adaptation. With rumors of a hybrid franchise, comprising movies and a premium-cable series, I decided to come up with a list of who I want to see take part in the adaptation. Most of these names are "too famous" to all participate in their designated roles, but enjoy nonetheless.
Update: I've tweaked some of the casting decisions--Jennifer Lawrence is the best actress going not named Meryl Streep, but I think she looks too much like a woman to play a 16-year-old Susan. Also, I switched John Goodman as Calvin Tower for Stephen Root--a fantastic actor who I considered for several different roles, including Randall Flagg and Richard P. Sayre.
1. Frank Darabont
Writer | The Shawshank Redemption
Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France, the son of Hungarian parents who had fled Budapest during the failed 1956 Hungarian revolution. Brought to America as an infant, he settled with his family in Los Angeles and attended Hollywood High ...
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2. David Benioff
Producer | Game of Thrones
David Benioff was born on September 25, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Kite Runner (2007) and 25th Hour (2002). He has been married to Amanda Peet since September 30, 2006. They have three children.
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3. D.B. Weiss
Producer | Game of Thrones
D.B. Weiss was born on April 23, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Game of Thrones (2011), 3 Body Problem (2024) and Metal Lords (2022). He is married to Andrea Troyer.
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4. Daniel Craig
Actor | Casino Royale
One of the British theatre's most famous faces, Daniel Craig, who waited tables as a struggling teenage actor with the National Youth Theatre, has gone on to star as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).
He was born ...
Roland Deschain, primary protagonist of the Dark Tower series. Roland is the last gunslinger descended from the royal line of Arthur Eld, famous king of a long-gone kingdom. Thousands of years old, Roland has spent his life in pursuit of the Dark Tower, which is the representation of countless universes, his ultimate goal being to breach the Tower and climb to the top. In his relentless pursuit of the Tower, Roland is dogged by the Dark Man, Walter o'Dim, a wizard formerly in the service of Roland's father, Stephen. Along the way, Roland forms bonds with few, though those he does prove life--and universe--changing. Appears in Books 1-7
5. Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor | The Imitation Game
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born and raised in London, England. His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold ...
Walter o'Dim, a primary antagonist of the Dark Tower series, Walter o'Dim, better known as Randall Flagg, is one of several Dark Tower characters to be first introduced in another Stephen King novel. As Randall Flagg, the Man in Black, served as the primary antagonist of 'The Stand,' as well as 'Eyes of the Dragon.' A chief lieutenant of the Crimson King, Walter has reigned chaos on countless worlds and ruined countless lives. Walter and Roland first crossed paths as Walter served Roland's father, Stephen, eventually influencing Roland to challenge for the old revolvers, given to every new gunslinger, and, later, induces Roland to make decisions that alter his life for the worse.
Appears in Books 1, 4 & 7
6. Aaron Paul
Actor | Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul was born Aaron Paul Sturtevant in Emmett, Idaho, to Darla (Haynes) and Robert Sturtevant, a retired Baptist minister. While growing up, Paul took part in church programs, and performed in plays.
He attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho. It was there, in eighth grade, that Aaron ...
Eddie Dean, gunslinger and primary protagonist of the Dark Tower series. Eddie is a 23 year-old heroin addict from Brooklyn circa 1987. Roland brings Eddie to Midworld through a doorway found on the beach as Roland fights infection and madness. Eddie and Roland clash at first, but eventually Eddie becomes Roland's factotum and a gunslinger in his own right.
Appears in Books 2-7
7. Naomie Harris
Actress | Moonlight
British actress Naomie Harris was born in London, England, the only child of television scriptwriter Lisselle Kayla. Her father is from Trinidad and her mother is from Jamaica. They separated before she was born, and Harris was raised by her mother and has no relationship with her father. She ...
Susannah Dean/Odetta Holmes/Detta Walker, gunslinger and primary protagonist of the Dark Tower Series. As a result of a childhood incident, Susannah, born Odetta Holmes, suffered from Alternate Personality Disorder. Her alternate persona, Detta Walker was a hateful shoplifter and petty thief fond of robbing men she would go necking with. Susannah loses use of her legs after being pushed in front of a train 20 years later. She is drawn into Roland's world and made to confront her alternate personality, with both being subsumed into the newly dominant Susannah Dean persona. After becoming Susannah, she takes Eddie's last name and the two live as man and wife.
Appears in Books 2-7
8. CJ Adams
Actor | The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Cameron John "CJ" Adams, was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on April 6, 2000 and raised in Rhode Island and where he started is acting career at age 6 in Disney's "Dan in Real Life". His mother and Father are Donna and Matt Adams. His father is a host of Morning Drive on Golf Channel, book author, golf...
John 'Jake' Chambers, gunslinger and primary protagonist of the Dark Tower series. Jake is a twelve-year-old-boy from New York City circa 1976. He first encounters Roland after being pushed in front of a car, thus dying and being reborn in Midworld. Later, after Roland swears to take care of Jake, the boy is again lost and winds up back in New York; only this time he remembers what happens and slowly goes insane from the memory of it.
Appears in Books 1, 3-7
9. Mia Wasikowska
Actress | Alice in Wonderland
Mia is an Australian actress, born and raised in the country's capital, Canberra. She is the daughter of photographers Marzena Wasikowska and John Reid. Her mother is Polish and her father is an Australian of British ancestry. She has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai. At age eight,...
Mia, a speaking demon Roland meets twice during the series. At the second meeting, where Roland, Susannah and Eddie are attempting to bring Jake to their world, Mia impregnates Susannah with the demon spawn of Roland and The Crimson King.
Appears in Books 1, 3, 5-7
10. Iain Glen
Actor | Game of Thrones
Iain Glen is a Scottish actor, born June 24, 1961, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), followed by the University of Aberdeen. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where he was the winner of the ...
Cort, A teacher and gunslinger from Gilead who oversees the training of all apprentice gunslingers. If an apprentice believes he has had enough training, he can challenge Cort, using one weapon. If defeated, Cort gives the apprentice the old revolvers and he becomes a new gunslinger; if Cort is victorious, however, the apprentice is banished from Gilead and sent "out West" into exile. At 14, Roland successfully challenges Cort for his revolvers, using only his pet hawk, David. Appears in Book 1
11. Pablo Schreiber
Actor | 13 Hours
Pablo Tell Schreiber was born in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada, to Lorraine Reaveley, a Canadian psychotherapist, and Tell Schreiber, an American actor. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Pablo, who is named after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, was raised in Ymir, and moved to Seattle,...
Henry Dean, Eddie Dean's older brother. A Vietnam vet, Henry returned home addicted to painkillers, and later narcotics. Eventually Henry's drug addiction induced Eddie to start using, and both became employees of Jack Andolini and Enrico Balazar at the time Roland brings Eddie into Midworld.
Appears in Book 2 & 5
12. Doug Hutchison
Actor | The Green Mile
Doug grew up in Detroit and Minneapolis and eventually moved to New York City and briefly attended the Juilliard School. After studying with Sanford Meisner for two years and working at a plethora of oddball jobs (including dressing as a giant Citibank card to hand out flyers in Times Square), he ...
Jack Mort, a successful accountant who is responsible for dropping a brick on Susannah's head when she was young; this injury would eventually cause Odetta Holmes to develop the split personality of Detta Walker. Later, Mort pushes Susannah in front of the subway, and pushes Jake in front of the Cadillac, killing the latter bringing him to Midworld, and paralyzing the former. Roland enters Jack's mind via a beach doorway and uses Mort to buy shells for his revolvers and antibiotics for his infection. After realizing who Mort is and what he is responsible for, Roland forces the accountant to throw himself in front of a subway, causing his death.
Appears in Book 2
13. Mark Strong
Actor | 1917
British actor Mark Strong, who played Jim Prideaux in the 2011 remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), is often cast as cold, calculating villains. But before he became a famous actor, he intended to pursue a career in law.
Strong was born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia in London, England, to an ...
Jack Andolini, minor antagonist of the Dark Tower series and soldier for Enrico Balazar. As one of Enrico Balazar's "gentlemen," Jack is the conduit between Balazar and Eddie and Henry. Later in the series, he is hired by the Sombra Corporation in an effort to secure the vacant lot from Calvin Tower.
Appears in Books 2, 5 & 6
14. Frank Vincent
Actor | Goodfellas
"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville ...
Enrico Balazar, minor antagonist of the Dark Tower series and capo regime of the Balazar crew.
Appears in Books 2 & 5.
15. Andy Serkis
Actor | War for the Planet of the Apes
English film actor, director and author Andy Serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), ...
Oy the Billy-Bumbler, a minor protagonist of the Dark Tower series. Oy is a billybumbler, a dog/raccoon-like creature, which has limited speaking ability. Eddie, Roland and Susannah first encounter Oy in Shardik's Wood, but later he is bonded--almost inseparably--to Jake.
Appears in Books 3-7
16. Ruby Dee
Actress | American Gangster
Ruby Dee was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and civil rights activist. She is best known for originating the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
She also starred in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Cat People (1982), ...
Aunt Talitha Unwin, an elder of River Crossing, a small village outside of Lud.
Appears in Book 3
17. Dominic West
Actor | The Wire
Dominic West was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England as Dominic Gerard Francis Eagleton West. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wire (2002), Chicago (2002), 300 (2006), The Affair (2014) and The Forgotten (2004). He has been married to Catherine Fitzgerald since June 26, 2010. They have ...
The Tick-Tock Man, Andrew Quick, a minor antagonist of the Dark Tower Series. Andrew Quick is the leader of a band of remaining humans living in Lud, whose grandfather, David Quick, was found dead in a 1930s Nazi Airplane. Roland and his ka-tet encounter the Tick Tock Man after Gasher kidnaps Jake and takes him to the center of the city.
Appears in Books 3 & 4
18. Jerome Flynn
Actor | Game of Thrones
Jerome Patrick Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier, Fireman Kenny 'Rambo' Baines in the pilot of London's Burning, Bronn in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, and Bennet ...
Gasher, a member of the Grays, lead by the Tick Tock Man, Andrew Quick. Gasher is suffering from the end stages of a disease that causes terrible sores and lesions to appear on his body. Gasher sneaks up on Roland's ka-tet as they enter Lud and kidnaps Jake, taking him to the Tick Tock Man.
Appears in Book 3
19. James Adomian
Actor | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
James Adomian was born on January 31, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), Trunk'd (2014) and California's Lost Gold (2012).
Blaine the Mono (Voice)/Andy the Messenger Robot (Voice) Appears in Books 3, 4 & 5
20. Stephen Dillane
Actor | The Hours
Stephen Dillane was born on March 27, 1957 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Hours (2002), Game of Thrones (2011) and Darkest Hour (2017).
Steven Deschain, gunslinger and Baron of the capital of New Canaan, Gilead; father to Roland and husband to Gabrielle. Stephen is a stern and calculating man who, as a gunslinger was a de-facto leader of the Affiliation, the group opposed to the Good Man John Farson.
Appears in Book 4
21. Jennifer Ehle
Actress | Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Anne Ehle is an American actress, the daughter of English actress Rosemary Harris and American author John Ehle. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice. For her work on Broadway, she won the 2000 Tony ...
Gabrielle Deschain, mother to Roland Deschain and wife to Stephen. At some point during Roland's childhood, Gabrielle began an affair with her husband's court wizard, Marten Broadcloak, better known as Walter o'Dim. As a result of discovering this affair, Roland challenged Cort for his revolvers, and was ostensibly sent out of harm's way to Meijis.
Appears in Book 4
22. Evan Peters
Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse
Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the ...
Mordred/Young Roland. Mordred is the offspring of Roland, Mia and the Crimson King. Mordred is conceived when Roland laid with a speaking demon in exchange for prophecy regarding the gunslinger. Later, when Susannah sleeps with another demon in an effort to draw Jake into Midworld, the pregnant demon inhabits Susannah's body so that she can birth the baby. Mordred is a were-spider, possessing many of the psychic powers of his father, the Crimson King, while bearing a resemblance to his other father, Roland Deschain.
Appears in Books 1, 4, & 7
23. Kit Harington
Actor | Game of Thrones
Kit Harington was born Christopher Catesby Harington in Acton, London, to Deborah Jane (Catesby), a former playwright, and David Richard Harington, a businessman. His mother named him after 16th-century British playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe, whose first name was shortened to Kit, a name ...
Cuthbert Allgood, apprentice gunslinger and minor protagonist of the Dark Tower series. The apprentice gunsling is remembered fondly by Roland; Eddie Dean frequently draws comparisons to Cuthbert because of their similar temperaments. Cuthbert is best friends with Roland Deschain and a member of the young gunslinger's first ka-tet. Cuthbert is only shown through flashbacks from Roland's childhood. After Roland receives his guns, Roland's father and the other gunslingers decided to send Roland away from Gilead to keep him away from the impending war with the Good Man John Farson. Cuthbert and Alain Johns are sent West with Roland to Meijis, where the three are commanded to count resources for the Affiliation.
Appears in Book 4
24. Rory Culkin
Actor | Signs
Rory Culkin was born in New York City, New York. He is the youngest son of Kit Culkin, a former stage and child actor, and Patricia Brentrup. He is the brother of Shane Culkin, Dakota Culkin, Macaulay Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Quinn Culkin, and Christian Culkin. His mother, who is from North Dakota, ...
Alain Johns, apprentice gunslinger and minor protagonist of the Dark Tower series. Alain is soft-spoken and less assertive than his companions Roland and Cuthbert. Alain accompanies Roland and Cuthbert West to Meijis where the trio run into considerable opposition from an exiled gunslinger.
Appears in Book 4
25. Justin Long
Actor | Live Free or Die Hard
A likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile, Justin Long is a native of Connecticut.
He was born and raised in Fairfield, the second of three sons. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former...
Sheemie Ruiz (Young), a timid, mentally handicapped young bar hand from Meijis who possesses the psychic power teleportation. Shortly after the arrival of Roland, Cuthbert and Alain, Sheemie runs afoul of Clay Reynolds and Roy Depape. Before Reynolds and Depape can exact revenge (and perhaps serious bodily harm), Cuthbert and Alain rescue Sheemie, who becomes utterly and completely enamored of the three young travelers. After the deadly Reap Harvest, Sheemie follows Roland, Cuthbert and Alain back to Gilead using his ability to teleport. Sheemie is eventually captured by agents of the Crimson King and taken to Algul Siento where he was put to work as a Breaker.
Appears in Book 4
26. Saoirse Ronan
Actress | Hanna
Saoirse Una Ronan was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, to Irish parents, Monica Ronan (née Brennan) and Paul Ronan, an actor. When Saoirse was three, the family moved back to Dublin, Ireland. Saoirse grew up in Dublin and briefly in Co. Carlow before moving back to Dublin ...
Susan Delgado, minor protagonist of the Dark Tower Series. Susan is a beautiful 16-year-old girl from Hambry, Meijis in the West Barony of Midworld. She meets Roland and his friends Cuthbert and Alain as they are sent to count resources in the barony. She eventually falls in love with Roland, despite being betrothed to Hambry's mayor, Hart Thorin.
Appears in Book 4
27. Dale Dickey
Actress | Hell or High Water
Diana Dale Dickey is an American actress who has worked in theater, film, and television. Dickey won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance as Merab in the 2010 independent drama film Winter's Bone. She is also known for her character roles in a number of ...
Rhea of the Cöos, is a witch and minor antagonist of the Dark Tower series. Rhea is, in reality, a demon from the Prim, almost as old as the Crimson King himself. At the behest of Randall Flagg and John Farson, Eldred Jonas gives Rhea the Wizard's Grapefruit, one of the bends of Maerlyn's rainbow, which eventually drives the old witch insane.
Appears in Book 4
28. Charles Dance
Actor | Gosford Park
Charles Dance is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Dance typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011), Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986),...
Eldred Jonas, leader of the Big Coffin Hunters gang, exiled from Gilead after failing his test of manhood. The failed gunslinger eventually ended up in Hambry and leader of Mayor Hart Thorin's security force. Later it is revealed that Eldred and his fellow Big Coffin Hunters are working for the Good Man, who had entrusted the keeping of Maerlyn's Grapefruit to Jonas. When Jonas discerns Roland's and his friends' purpose in Meijis, it leads to a deadly confrontation. Appears in Book 4
29. Kim Coates
Actor | Bad Blood
Kim's film career began in 1991 with The Last Boy Scout. Two Warner Brothers' hits followed: Innocent Blood and The Client. Since that time he has starred in over forty films, including Academy Award winners Black Hawk Down directed by Ridley Scott, and Pearl Harbor directed by Michael Bay. Other ...
Roy Depape, member of the Big Coffin Hunters and Mayor Hart Thorin's security force. Roy is killed by Cuthbert during the Big Coffin Hunters' shootout with Roland's ka-tet. Appears in Book 4
30. Walton Goggins
Actor | Justified
Walton Goggins is an actor of considerable versatility and acclaim who has delivered provocative performances in a multitude of feature films and television series. He won a Critics' Choice Award for his performance in the HBO comedy series "Vice Principals" and landed an Emmy nomination for his ...
Clay Reynolds, member of the Big Coffin Hunters and Mayor Hart Thorin's security force. Clay is able to avoid capture after the Hambry Reap Festival and becomes a bank robber. Clay and his gang are captured in Oakley and hanged by the sheriff. Appears in Book 4
31. James Cosmo
Actor | Braveheart
James Cosmo was born on May 24, 1948 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Braveheart (1995), Highlander (1986) and Troy (2004). He has been married to Annie Harris since May 24, 2000.
Hart Thorin Appears in Book 4
32. Brad Dourif
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was three years old, ...
Kimba Rimer Appears in Book 4
33. Helen McCrory
Actress | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Award-winning actress Helen Elizabeth McCrory was born in London, England, to Welsh-born Anne (Morgans) and Scottish-born Iain McCrory, a diplomat from Glasgow. After training at the Drama Centre London, Helen began her career on stage in the UK and won the Manchester Evening News' Best Actress ...
Cordelia Delgado Appears in Book 4
34. Wayne Duvall
Actor | O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Wayne Duvall was born on May 29, 1958 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Lincoln (2012) and Werewolves Within (2021). He has been married to Denise Renee Guillet since December 29, 2002.
Wayne Overholser Appears in Book 5
35. Stephen Root
Actor | Barry
Stephen Root, one of today's most prolific character actors, is currently starring in HBO's hit series Barry, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Emmy Nomination. Barry has been nominated for multiple Emmy's and Golden Globes, and has been renewed through season four. Stephen recently ...
Calvin Tower Appears in Books 5 & 6
36. James Cromwell
Actor | L.A. Confidential
Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University, James Cromwell is the son of film director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon, and went into the theatre (like his parents) doing everything from ...
Aaron Deepneau Appears in Books 5 & 6
37. Liam Neeson
Actor | Kinsey
Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. He was raised in a Catholic household. During his early years, Liam worked as a forklift operator for Guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an ...
Father Don Callahan Appears in Books 5, 6 & 7
38. Nadine Velazquez
Actress | Flight
Nadine Velazquez stars in History Channel's new drama, Six (2017), as "Jackie Ortiz", a strong wife of a Navy SEAL who holds the Ortiz family together. Known for her role as "Sophia" on FXX's The League (2009)--which ended its successful seven year run in 2015--and as "Catalina", the sexy hotel ...
Rosalita Munoz Appears in Book 5
39. Eli Wallach
Actor | Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
One of Hollywood's finest character / "Method" actors, Eli Wallach was in demand for over 60 years (first film/TV role was 1949) on stage and screen, and has worked alongside the world's biggest stars, including Clark Gable, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, Yul Brynner, Peter O'Toole,...
Jamie Jaffords Appears in Book 5
40. Anson Mount
Actor | Crossroads
Anson is an American actor, born in Mount Prospect, IL and grew up in White Bluff, Tennessee. His mother is Nancy Smith, a former professional golfer. His father Anson Adams Mount II was one of the original contributing editors to Playboy magazine. Anson has an older brother Anson Adams III and a ...
Tian Jaffords Appears in Book 5
41. Laurie Holden
Actress | The Boys
Laurie Holden is best known to audiences as Andrea in the hit AMC drama series The Walking Dead. However, Laurie's big acting break came much earlier in her career, starring with Vanessa Redgrave in the critically acclaimed TNT mini-series Young Catherine. Since that auspicious beginning, she has ...
Zalia Jaffords Appears in Book 5
42. Michael Emerson
Actor | Saw
Michael Emerson was born on September 7, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Saw (2004), Lost (2004) and Person of Interest (2011). He has been married to Carrie Preston since September 5, 1998.
Ben Slightman Sr. Appears in Book 5
43. Preston Bailey
Actor | Dexter
Preston Bailey was born in Portland, Oregon. He was scouted by an agent while attending his older brother Brennan Bailey's acting class and was cast in his first national commercial at age 2. Soon after, his family moved to Los Angeles and he booked the first role he auditioned for. Co-starring as ...
Benny Slightman Appears in Book 5
44. Matt Ross
Director | Captain Fantastic
Matt Ross was born on January 3, 1970 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Captain Fantastic (2016), American Psycho (2000) and Face/Off (1997).
Vaughn Eisenhart Appears in Book 5
45. Mireille Enos
Actress | World War Z
Mireille Enos was born in Houston, Texas, to Monique, a teacher, and Jon Goree Enos. Her Texas-born American father, and French mother, met while her father was serving on a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is the fourth of five children and grew up in Houston, Texas...
Margaret Eisenhart Appears in Book 5
46. Ian Hanmore
Actor | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Ian Hanmore is an Edinburgh born actor best known for playing the warlock, Pyat Pree, in Season 2 of "Game of Thrones" and Father Angelo in the Doctor Who episode "Tooth and Claw". More recently he played Denis Lamb in the mini series, "The Game", John Kempt in "The Syndicate", Father Anselm in "...
Henchick of the Manni Appears in Books 5 & 6
47. Yul Vazquez
Actor | Severance
Yul Vazquez was born in Havana, Cuba. He is an actor and producer, known for Severance (2022), The Outsider (2020) and Russian Doll (2019). He has been married to Linda Larkin since May 18, 2002.
Lupe Delgado Appears in Book 5
48. Joe Don Baker
Actor | GoldenEye
Tall, broad shouldered character actor with Texan drawl first appeared in support in several Western vehicles both on TV and the cinema in the mid 1960s. Got himself noticed playing Steve McQueen's younger brother in Junior Bonner (1972), and then scored the lead role of Buford Pusser (!) in the ...
John Cullum Appears in Book 6
49. Stephen King
Writer | Maximum Overdrive
Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, at the Maine General Hospital in Portland. His parents were Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury), who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and Donald Edwin King, a merchant seaman. His father was born under the surname "Pollock," but used the last name ...
Stephen King Appears in Books 6 & 7
50. Hugo Weaving
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria, to English parents Anne (Lennard), a tour guide and teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the ...
Richard P. Sayre Appears in Books 5, 6 & 7
51. Chris Bauer
Actor | The Wire
Chris Bauer was born on October 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Mark Christopher Bauer. He is an actor, known for The Wire (2002), True Blood (2008), Third Watch (1999) and The Deuce (2017). He has been married to Laura Bauer since May 12, 1997. They have two children.
Pimli Prentiss
52. Jeremy Davies
Actor | Saving Private Ryan
Jeremy Davies attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. He made his film debut starring in David O. Russell's acclaimed first film, the Indy classic, "Spanking the Monkey", which became a surprise Sundance Film Festival winner, earning Jeremy an Independent Spirit ...
Finli O'Tego Appears in Books 5 & 7
53. Scott Wilson
Actor | The Ninth Configuration
One chillingly infamous screen role for Scott Wilson in 1967 set the tone for an actor who went on to prove himself an invaluable character player for five decades. Born on March 29, 1942, the Atlanta native was awarded a basketball scholarship following high school at Georgia's Southern Tech ...
Ted Stevens Brautigan Appears in Book 7
54. Mark Margolis
Actor | Pi
Mark Margolis was an American actor who is well-known for his collaborations with film director Darren Aronofsky, particularly Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Noah (2014), Black Swan (2010), and The Fountain (2006). Margolis also gained notoriety for his portrayal of "Tio" Hector Salamanca ...
Old Sheemie Ruiz Appears in Book 7
55. James Ransone
Actor | It Chapter Two
James Ransone attended Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland from 1993-1997. The school is a "magnet school" that allows students to specialize in subjects such as theater, dance, writing, fine arts, and film as well as all the required academic classes. Ransone specialized in ...
Dinky Earnshaw, a young man Ohio with the ability of psychic suggestion. He is first introduced in Stephen King's short story 'Everything's Eventual,' where he is recruited as an unwitting psychic assassin for the Trans Corporation. After realizing what his job entails, he decides to kill his boss, and is later imprisoned at Algul Siento outside of Thunderclap, and forced to use his psychic abilities to break the beams holding up the Dark Tower. Along with Ted Brautingan and Sheemie Ruiz, Dinky helps spirit Roland, Eddie and Jake into Algul Siento, allowing the ka-tet to overthrow the prison and free the Breakers.
Appears in Book 7
56. Sarah Paulson
Actress | 12 Years a Slave
Sarah Paulson was born on December 17, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, to Catharine Gordon (Dolcater) and Douglas Lyle Paulson II. She spent most of her early years in New York and Maine, before settling in Manhattan to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the High School for Performing Arts. ...
Irene Tassenbaum
57. Richard Gant
Actor | Norbit
American actor of commanding presence and powerful voice, prolific on screen since 1980 and frequently cast in authoritarian roles as judges, attorneys, police chiefs or senior military officers. Richard Edward Gant graduated from California State University - East Bay with a Bachelor of Arts ...
Moses Carver Appears in Book 7
58. Beyoncé
Soundtrack | Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (they're 4 years apart) has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 ...
Marian Carver Appears in Book 7
59. Al Pacino
Actor | Serpico
Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.
He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi)...
Joe Collins/Dandelo, a psychic vampire, responsible for kidnapping Patrick Danville and ripping out his tongue. Dandelo keeps Danville chained up in his basement, feeding off his extreme emotions (mostly fear). Appears in Book 7
60. Paul Dano
Actor | There Will Be Blood
An actor for all seasons and all kinds of roles (from dark, difficult characters to more loving ones) Paul Dano has an extensive body work that includes working with directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Steve McQueen, Dayton & Ferris, Ang Lee, Denis Villenueve and Paolo Sorrentino; acting with ...
Patrick Danville, a mute young man from Derry, Maine, who has the ability to draw things into existence. Patrick is kidnapped by Dandelo and brought to Dandelo's home in the Badlands. Danville, who first appeared as a little boy in 'Insomnia,' is an adult when he is encountered by Roland and Susannah.
Appears in Book 7
61. Terence Stamp
Actor | The Limey
Terence was born in London and spent his early years watching American films and dreamed of being like the stars on the screen, He was awarded a scholarship for the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. In his second year, during an audition, Peter Ustinov signed him for the title role in Billy ...
The Crimson King, primary antagonist of the Dark Tower series. The Crimson King is the offspring of Arthur Eld and the Crimson Queen, a demon from the primordial Out World. The King's ultimate goal is to topple the Dark Tower and unleash all the demons from the Prim, ruling over what remains.
Appears in Book 7
62. Mads Mikkelsen
Actor | Hannibal
Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.
Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew ...
Arthur Eld, legendary king of Mid World, fashioned after King Arthur of literary fame. Roland is descended from the line of Eld, and his old revolvers are made from the metal of Arthur Eld's legendary sword, Excalibur.
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