List Of Heroes Cast Members

This is a list of recurring actors on the US television show ''Heroes''. Every actor credited in two episodes or more is included in the article, which covers episodes 1.01 to 4.18.

Main cast

The main cast of ''Heroes'' are credited in alphabetical order in the episodes they appear in only. The season(s) during which each actor is included in the main cast are marked in green below, while the season(s) during which a starring actor appears as a guest star are marked in yellow. Former main cast members are credited as special guest stars in seasons 2 and 3, with the exception of Noah Gray-Cabey in episode 3.03. Season 3, which has 25 episodes, is the only season in which no one appears in every episode; Hayden Panettiere is in every season one episode, both Panettiere (the only cast member to have a perfect attendance record for more than one season) and Robert Knepper appear in every episode of the final season, and Sendhil Ramamurthy takes part in all season two episodes.

Casting

Sendhil Ramamurthy's character of Mohinder Suresh was one of only a few characters that was changed based on casting. Suresh was originally designed to be a 55-year-old professor, however, due to Ramamurthy's audition, the part was rewritten and made younger to fit him.

Hayden Panettiere was cast by Marc Hirschfeld, executive vice president of casting for NBC Universal Television. Hirschfeld explained that when they were trying to decide who the cheerleader should be, he literally picked up the phone and said to the producers, "You got to meet Hayden Panettiere." Dania Ramírez was cast on the series based on her work on '' The Sopranos''. She was notified by Kring that he was creating a Latin character and wanted her to come and test. Ramirez was the only actress called in to test for the role. Kristen Bell was first approached about being cast in July 2007, during a train ride back from the San Diego Comic Con with ''Heroes'' actors Zachary Quinto and Masi Oka, and writers from the series. The writers had mentioned that if Bell "ever want dto come on ''Heroes'', give us ritersa call", to which Bell said she would love to. Bell had several casting options, including ABC's ''Lost'', however it was officially announced that she was cast in August 2007. David Anders auditioned for the role of Takezo Kensei. He read his scenes, impersonating Peter O'Toole, in which the producers responded by asking him to tone down the impression on his second audition. He was contacted two weeks later and given the part. Anders was aware at the time that his role was a recurring role that had the possibility of being promoted to a main cast role, however, he did not find out until the filming of episode five that he would be portraying Monroe, and that his character would be moving into the present.

La Padura stated that the character of Peter Petrelli was the hardest to cast due to conflicts regarding the Petrelli brother's ages. La Padura states the Petrelli brothers were originally written to be twins, and it became obvious in the production process that in order to have correct dynamic between the two characters, Peter had to be the younger brother. Adrian Pasdar was cast first. Milo Ventimiglia's role as Peter was the last to be cast and the most difficult. Greg Grunberg originally auditioned for the role of one of the Petrelli brothers. It was not a fit for him, but the production liked him so much, they rewrote the role of Matt Parkman to fit him. Originally Parkman's character was to be much younger, and La Padura was looking to cast a Ryan Phillippe-type actor for the role.

Jack Coleman was originally cast to only be in the pilot, with an open-ended contract. The connection between the characters of Claire and Mr. Bennet, and Kring's approval of Coleman's performance led to him being upgraded to a recurring character, before being promoted to the main cast roster. Dana Davis received the ''Heroes'' script during the 2007 pilot season. She auditioned once for the role and was cast.

La Padura also states that Masi Oka was the easiest actor to cast although casting the character was difficult due to a small pool of Japanese-speaking actors. Oka walked in the door and production knew he was "terrific" and "ideal" for the role. Ali Larter was cast for the show after reading several pilots during the 2006 pilot season. She auditioned for the role and was brought in a second and third time to meet with the studio and network respectively before being officially cast. Tawny Cypress also auditioned for the role of Niki, but was not awarded the part. Instead, Kring rewrote the role of Stella for her and renamed the character Simone Deveaux. Zachary Quinto auditioned for the role of Sylar, during the time when the series was currently airing. Tim Kring was not present at his first audition, but after a five-day process, Quinto was awarded the role. Santiago Cabrera was cast through an interview process. When he auditioned for the production team, he went all out, doing the scene from the pilot when Isaac was under the influence of heroin. After the scene, the producers asked, "Well thank you very much for that. Maybe you would try it now not so on the effects of drugs." He eventually landed the role. Leonard Roberts was awarded the role of D.L. Hawkins, after he beat out Jimmy Jean-Louis (The Haitian), who auditioned for the same part three times. The part of the Haitian was rewritten for Jean-Louis. The original concept for the Haitian was to be a character from New Zealand, who would have been called "The Kiwi."

Guest cast

A

* Dianna Agron - Debbie (5 episodes, season 2)
* Matthew John Armstrong - Ted Sprague (8 episodes, season 1)
* Erick Avari - Chandra Suresh (3 episodes, season 1)

B

*Link Baker - Broken Nose Guard (3 episodes, season 1)
* Justin Baldoni - Alex Woolsley (2 episodes, season 3)
*Quin & Reed Baron - Matt Parkman, Jr. (seasons 3-4)
*Randall Bentley - Lyle Bennet (20 episodes, season 1-3)
*Nicole Bilderback - Miss Sakamoto (2 episodes, season 1)
*Alan Blumenfeld - Maury Parkman (6 episodes, season 2-3)
* Bruce Boxleitner - Governor Robert Malden (2 episodes, season 3)
*Deanne Bray - Emma Coolidge (9 episodes, season 4)
*Jeanette Brox - Camille (2 episodes, season 2)
*Carlease Burke - Nurse Hammer (3 episodes, season 4)
* Eugene Byrd - Campaign Manager (4 episodes, season 1)

C

* Francis Capra - List of Heroes characters#Jesse Murphy, Jesse Murphy (2 episodes, season 3)
*Katie Carr - List of Heroes characters#Caitlin, Caitlin (6 episodes, season 2)
*Kevin Chamberlin - List of Heroes characters#Aron Malsky, Aaron Malsky (3 episodes, season 1)
*Sally Champlin - Lynette the Waitress (6 episodes, season 1 and 4)
*Josh Clark (actor), Josh Clark - Sheriff Davidson (4 episodes, season 1)
*Assaf Cohen - List of Heroes characters#Hesam, Hesam (4 episodes, seasons 3-4)
*Ethan Cohn - List of Heroes characters#Zane Taylor, Zane Taylor (4 episodes, season 1 and 4)
*Mark Colson - Mr. Zern (3 episodes, season 2)
*Daryl Crittenden - Chris Bowman (7 episodes, season 4)
*Ashley Crow - List of Heroes characters#Sandra Bennet, Sandra Bennet (40 episodes, season 1-4)

D

*Nicholas D'Agosto - List of Heroes characters#West Rosen, West Rosen (9 episodes, season 2)
*Thomas Dekker (actor), Thomas Dekker - List of Heroes characters#Zach, Zach (12 episodes, season 1)
*Michael Dorn - President (2 episodes, season 3)
*Clea DuVall - List of Heroes characters#Audrey Hanson, Audrey Hanson (7 episodes, season 1)

E

*Christopher Eccleston - List of Heroes characters#Claude Rains, Claude (5 episodes, season 1)
*Justin Evans - List of Heroes characters#Simon & Monty Petrelli, Simon Petrelli (6 episodes, season 1-2)

F

*Bill Fagerbakke - Steve R. Gustavson (2 episodes, season 1)
*Chad Faust - List of Heroes characters#Scott, Scott (2 episodes, season 3)
*Louise Fletcher - Dr. Coolidge (2 episodes, season 4)
*Robert Forster - List of Heroes characters#Arthur Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli (9 episodes, season 3)
*Colby French - List of Heroes characters#Hank and Lisa, Hank (4 episodes, season 1)

G

*Ashlee Gillespie - Lori Tremmel (2 episodes, season 1)
*Jessalyn Gilsig - List of Heroes characters#Meredith Gordon, Meredith Gordon (10 episodes, season 1 and 3)
*Brea Grant - List of Heroes characters#Daphne Millbrook, Daphne Millbrook (16 episodes, season 3)
*Seth Green - Comic Book Store Guy (2 episodes, season 3)
*Demetrius Grosse - List of Heroes characters#Baron Samedi, Baron Samedi (3 episodes, season 3)
*Ronald Guttman - List of Heroes characters#Dr. Jonas Zimmerman, Dr. Zimmerman (2 episodes, season 3)
*John Glover (actor), John Glover - List of Heroes characters#Samson Gray (2 episodes, season 3)

H

*Stacy Haiduk - List of Heroes characters#Elisa Thayer, Elisa Thayer (3 episodes, season 1)
*Cory Hardrict - Hype Wilson (2 episodes, season 2)
*Jamie Hector - List of Heroes characters#Knox, Benjamin 'Knox' Washington (10 episodes, season 3)
*Ernie Hudson - Captain Lubbock (2 episodes, season 4)

I

*Željko Ivanek - List of Heroes characters#Emile Danko, Emile Danko (13 episodes, season 3-4)

J

*Sakina Jaffrey - Mrs. Suresh (3 episodes, season 1)
*Reginald James - Agent Harper (2 episodes, season 3)
* Jimmy Jean-Louis - Haitian (Heroes), The Haitian (32 episodes, season 1-4)
*Carlon Jeffery - List of Heroes characters#Damon Dawson, Damon Dawson (3 episodes, season 2)
*Dutch Johnson - Linderman's Guard (2 episodes, season 1)

K

*Stana Katic - List of Heroes characters#Hana Gitelman, Hana Gitelman (2 episodes, season 1)
*Dominic Keating - List of Heroes characters#Will and Tuko, Will (4 episodes, season 2)
*Swoosie Kurtz - Millie Houston (2 episodes, seasons 3 and 4)
*Shishir Kurup - Nirand (3 episodes, season 1)

L

*Lisa Lackey - List of Heroes characters#Janice Parkman, Janice Parkman (18 episodes, season 1-4)
*Kavi Ladnier - List of Heroes characters#Mira Shenoy, Mira Shenoy (2 episodes, season 1 and 3)
*Ken Lally - List of Heroes characters#The German, The German (2 episodes, season 3)
*Matt Lanter - List of Heroes characters#Brody Mitchum, Brody Mitchum (5 episodes, season 1)
*David H. Lawrence XVII - List of Heroes characters#Eric Doyle, Eric Doyle (13 episodes, seasons 3-4)
*Stan Lee - Bus Driver (1 episode, season 1)
*T.W. Leshner - Derek (2 episodes, season 2)

M

*Garrett Masuda - Young Hiro Nakamura (2 episodes, season 1)
*Tohoru Masamune - Mr. Egami (2 episodes, season 1-2)
*Michael Maury - Deputy Lloyd (2 episodes, season 1)
*Jayma Mays - List of Heroes characters#Charlie Andrews, Charlie Andrews (5 episodes, season 1, 4)
*Ntare Mwine, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine - List of Heroes characters#Usutu, Usutu (10 episodes, season 3)
*Holt McCallany - List of Heroes characters#Ricky, Ricky (4 episodes, season 2)
*Adetokumboh McCormack - List of Heroes characters#Will and Tuko, Tuko (4 episodes, season 2)
*Malcolm McDowell - List of Heroes characters#Daniel Linderman, Daniel Linderman (9 episodes, seasons 1 and 3)
*Rachel Melvin - Annie (2 episodes, season 4)
*Breckin Meyer -Comic Book Store Guy (2 episodes, season 3)
*Milos Milicevic - Big Guy (1 episode, season 1) ''and'' Hulk (1 episode, season 2)
*Kurando Mitsutake - List of Heroes characters#Whitebeard, Whitebeard (4 episodes, season 1-2)
*Ben Murray - Rufus (2 episodes, season 1)
*Ntare Mwine - List of Heroes characters#Usutu, Usutu (10 episodes, season 3)

N

*Saemi Nakamura - List of Heroes characters#Kimiko Nakamura, Kimiko Nakamura (6 episodes, season 1-2, 4)
*Mark Nearing - Nevada State Trooper (2 episodes, season 1)
*Daniel Newman (American actor), Daniel Newman - Jimmy Keppler (2 episodes, seasons 3 and 4)
*Paula Newsome - Dr. Witherson (2 episodes, season 1)
*Nichelle Nichols - List of Heroes characters#Nana Dawson, Nana Dawson (5 episodes, season 2)

O

*Gabriel Olds - Agent Taub (2 episodes, season 3)
*Dawn Olivieri - List of Heroes characters#Lydia, Lydia (16 episodes, season 4)
*Shalim Ortiz - List of Heroes characters#Alejandro Herrera, Alejandro Herrera (7 episodes, season 2)

P

*Janel Parrish - May (3 episodes, season 2-3)
*Ray Park - List of Heroes characters#Edgar, Edgar (9 episodes, season 4)
*Missy Peregrym - List of Heroes characters#Candice Wilmer, Candice Wilmer (6 episodes, season 1)
*Ron Perkins - Dr. Livitz (4 episodes, season 3)
*Harry Perry - List of Heroes characters#Damien, Damien (5 episodes, season 4)
*Sasha Pieterse - List of Heroes characters#Amanda Strazzulla, Amanda Strazzulla (5 episodes, season 4)
*Missi Pyle - Hope (2 episodes, season 1)

Q

*Deirdre Quinn - List of Heroes characters#Tina, Tina (7 episodes, season 1)

R

*Javin Reid - List of Heroes characters#Sanjog Iyer, Sanjog Iyer (2 episodes, season 1)
*Eric Roberts - List of Heroes characters#Eric Thompson.2C Sr., Thompson (7 episodes, seasons 1 and 3)
*Elisabeth Röhm - List of Heroes characters#Lauren Gilmore, Lauren Gilmore (8 episodes, season 4)
*Franc Ross - List of Heroes characters#Daniel Pine, Daniel Pine (3 episodes, season 3)
*Richard Roundtree - List of Heroes characters#Charles Deveaux, Charles Deveaux (5 episodes, season 1)

S

*Danielle Savre - List of Heroes characters#Jackie Wilcox, Jackie Wilcox (9 episodes, season 1 and 4)
*Rusty Schwimmer - List of Heroes characters#Dale Smither, Dale Smither (2 episodes, season 1 and 4)
*Barry Shabaka Henley - List of Heroes characters#Bryan Fuller, Bryan Fuller (4 episodes, season 2)
*Blake Shields - List of Heroes characters#Flint Gordon, Jr., Flint Gordon, Jr. (10 episodes, season 3)
*Jonny Siew - Nathan's Analyst (4 episodes, season 3)
*Ryan K. Smith - Deputy (2 episodes, season 1)
*Rena Sofer - List of Heroes characters#Heidi Petrelli, Heidi Petrelli (5 episodes, season 1-2)
*Sara Solomon - Martha (2 episodes, season 2)
*Todd Stashwick - List of Heroes characters#Eli, Eli (6 episodes, season 4)
*Mark Allan Stewart - High Roller (2 episodes, season 1)

T

*Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - List of Heroes characters#The Swordsmith, The Swordsmith (2 episodes, season 2)
*Mio Takada - Tatsuya Atsumi (2 episodes, season 2)
*George Takei - List of Heroes characters#Kaito Nakamura, Kaito Nakamura (12 episodes, season 1-4)
*Eriko Tamura (credited as Eriko) - List of Heroes characters#Yaeko, Yaeko (6 episodes, season 2)
*Brian Tarantina - Weasel (2 episodes, season 1)
*Adair Tishler - Molly Walker (16 episodes, seasons 1-3)
*Stephen Tobolowsky - List of Heroes characters#Bob Bishop, Bob Bishop (11 episodes, season 2-3)
*Tamlyn Tomita - List of Heroes characters#Ishi Nakamura, Ishi Nakamura (2 episodes, seasons 1 and 4)
*Karri Turner - List of Heroes characters#Hank and Lisa, Lisa (2 episodes, season 1)
*Tessa Thompson - List of Heroes characters#Rebecca Taylor, Rebecca Taylor (3 episodes, season 4)

U

V

*Kate Vernon - List of Heroes characters#Vanessa Wheeler, Vanessa Wheeler (2 episodes, season 4)

W

*Jack Wallace - List of Heroes characters#Arnold, Arnold (3 episodes, season 4)
*Joel West - Agent Daniel Simmons (2 episodes, season 3)
*Rick Worthy - Mike (3 episodes, season 4)
*Karl T. Wright - Principal Marks (2 episodes, season 1)
*Jackson Wurth - List of Heroes characters#Simon & Monty Petrelli, Monty Petrelli (6 episodes, season 1-2)

X

Y

*Mark L. Young - List of Heroes characters#Jeremy Greer, Jeremy Greer (2 episodes, season 4)

Z

*Nora Zehetner - List of Heroes characters#Eden McCain, Eden McCain (9 episodes, season 1)
*Madeline Zima - List of Heroes characters#Gretchen Berg, Gretchen Berg (11 episodes, season 4)

References

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