Carnivàle

Carnivàle was an American dramatic television series produced by HBO. Created by Daniel Knauf, it starred Nick Stahl and Clancy Brown. It ran from 2003-2005.

Cast

• Nick Stahl as Ben Krohn Hawkins, an Okie; Son of Henry "Hack" Scudder; Avatar of Light
• Clancy Brown as Brother Justin Crowe (Alexi Belyakov) {Deceased-Ben Krohn Hawkins}, a corrupt Methodist minister; Son of Lucius Belyakov; Younger brother of Iris Crowe; Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya's father; Avatar of Darkness; Usher of Destruction
• Amy Madigan as Iris Crowe (Irina Belyakov), Brother Justin Crowe's older sister; Daughter of Lucius Belyakov; Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya's aunt
• John Carroll Lynch as Varlyn "Bird Dog" Stroud, an escaped convict; Brother Justin Crowe's searcher for and finder of Henry "Hack" Scudder
• Ralph Waite as Reverend Norman Balthus (Deceased-Brother Justin Crowe), Brother Justin Crowe's righteous Methodist mentor; Formerly crippled stroke victim
• Robert Knepper as Tommy Dolan, successful radio host who launched Brother Justin Crowe's "Church of the Air"; Under arrest for arson and murder
• K Callan as Eleanor McGill (Deceased-Iris Crowe), an Okie; Devoted follower of Brother Justin Crowe
• Time Winters as Wilfred Talbot Smith (Deceased-Henry "Hack" Scudder), occult advisor to Brother Justin Crowe
• Glenn Shadix as Val Templeton, a councilman in Mintern, California; Brother Justin Crowe's candidate for congress
• Matt McCoy as Ned Munson, another councilman in Mintern California; Assistant to Val Templeton
• John Savage as Henry "Hack" Scudder (Deceased-Brother Justin Crowe), previous generation's Avatar of Darkness; Formerly the "Gentleman Geek" of the carnival; Father of Ben Krohn Hawkins
• Linda Hunt as (voice) Management, or Lucius Belyakov (Deceased & Ascended-Ben Krohn Hawkins), previous generation's Avatar of Light; Owner of the carnival; Father of Brother Justin Crowe and Iris Crowe
• Michael Massee as (body) Management, or Lucius Belyakov
• Michael J. Anderson as Edgar "Samson" Leonhardt, head of the carnival; Former dwarf-strongman
• Tim DeKay as Clayton "Jonesy" Jones (Shot and left for dead - Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya), leader of the roustabouts; Husband to Libby Dreifuss
• Bill Mosely as Possum, the carnival's cook
• Scott MacDonald as Burley, a roustabout
• Blake Shields as Osgood, another roustabout
• Clea Duvall as Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya, fortune teller; Daughter of Apollonia Bojakshiya and Brother Justin Crowe; Former lover of Ben Krohn Hawkins; Currently exhibiting hitherto unknown powers: These powers seem to be like Ben's as she touches Brother Justin and the field around him begins to die
• Diane Salinger as Apollonia Bojakshiya (Deceased-Suicide by fire), catatonic fortune teller; Mother of Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya; Could communicate telepathically with her daughter
• Patrick Bauchau as Professor Ernst Lodz (Deceased-Ben Hawkins/Part-time possessing Ruthie), blind mentalist; Ex-assistant of Management
• Debra Christofferson as Lila Villanueva, the bearded lady; Professor Ernst Lodz' lover
• Adrienne Barbeau as Ruthie (Part-time possessed by Lodz), the snake charmer; Ex-flame of Henry "Hack" Scudder; Mother to Gabriel
• Brian Turk as Gabriel, a strong man; Ruthie's son
• Toby Huss as Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss, manager of the "cootch show" (strip show); Rita Sue Dreifuss' husband; Father to Libby Dreifuss-Jones and Dora Mae Dreifuss
• Cynthia Ettinger as Rita Sue Dreifuss, main cootch show stripper; Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss' wife; Mother to Libby Dreifuss-Jones and Dora Mae Dreifuss
• Carla Gallo as Libby Dreifuss-Jones, cootch show dancer; Daughter of Rita Sue Dreifuss and Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss; Former older sister of Dora Mae Dreifuss; Widow of Clayton "Jonesy" Jones
• Amanda Aday as Dora Mae Dreifuss (Deceased-Murdered), cootch show dancer; Former youngest daughter of Rita Sue Dreifuss and Felix "Stumpy" Dreifuss; Former younger sister of Libby Dreifuss-Jones
• Bree Walker as Sabina Engstrom, "The Scorpion Woman" (ectrodactyly) of the rival Daily Brothers Carnival; Ex-wife of Samson
• Matthew McGrory, as a giant
• John Fleck as Gecko, a lizard man (Season One)
• Karyn Steben as Alexandria, conjoined twin of Caledonia (Season One)
• Sarah Steban as Caledonia, conjoined twin of Alexandria (Season One)
• Don Swayze as the Tattooed Man, a symbolic representation of the Usher of Destruction found in Avataric dreams