Who is in The Stand cast?
James Marsden - Stu Redman
Who is Stu: A Texas calculator plant employee whose leadership potential emerges after the Captain Trips pandemic.
Who plays him: James Marsden, the first Cyclops from the X-Men movies who has also starred recently in Mrs. America, Dead to Me and Sonic the Hedgehog.
Odessa Young - Frannie Goldsmith
Who is Frannie: A 21-year-old college student who finds herself pregnant at the start of the outbreak.
Who plays her: Odessa Young, who has previously starred in films like Assassination Nation and 2020’s Shirley.
Owen Teague - Harold Lauder
Who is Harold: A teenage outcast who finds himself drawn to the community forced around the evil ‘Dark Man.’
Who plays him: Owen Teague, who previously starred in another Stephen King adaptation, It, as well as Bloodline and Mrs. Fletcher on HBO.
Alexander Skarsgard - Randall Flagg
Who is Randall: The mysterious Dark Man, a possibly Satanic evil who establishes a rival community to Boulder in Las Vegas.
Who plays him: Alexander Skarsgard, in another villain role after Big Little Lies. His other roles have included The Legend of Tarzan and True Blood.
Whoopi Goldberg - Mother Abagail
Who is Abagail: The 108-year-old leader of the Boulder community, who the survivors keep seeing in their dreams.
Who plays her: Whoopi Goldberg, the actor whose Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony make her one of entertainment’s few EGOTs. Her most famous roles include Ghost, Sister Act and as a host of The View.
Amber Heard - Nadine Cross
Who is Nadine: A woman haunted by visions of the Dark Man who sets out on a mission to seduce Harold.
Who plays her: Though this year she has become more famous for her time married to Johnny Depp, Heard is an actor who has starred in Aquaman, Magic Mike XXL and The Danish Girl.
Henry Zaga - Nick Andros
Who is Nick: A deaf-mute who becomes a crucial part and moral center of the Boulder community.
Who plays him: Henry Zaga of The New Mutants, Trinkets and 13 Reasons Why.
Greg Kinnear - Glen Bateman
Who is Glen: A Sociology professor who becomes central to attempts to rebuild society in Boulder.
Who plays him: Greg Kinnear, the Oscar-nominated star of As Good As It Gets, Little Miss Sunshine and You’ve Got Mail.
Also starring in The Stand are:
Hamish Linklater - Dr. EllisGreg Kinnear - Glen BatemanDaniel Sunjata - CobbJovan Adepo - Larry UnderwoodBrad William Henke - Tom CullenEzra Miller - Trashcan ManNat Wolff - Lloyd HenreidGordon Cormier - JoeEion Bailey - Teddy WeizakKatherine McNamara - Julie LawryHeather Graham - Rita BlakemoorIrene Bedard - Ray BrentnerNatalie Martinez - Dayna JurgensFiona Dourif - Rat WomanClifton Collins Jr.
- Bobby TerryGabrielle Rose - The Judge
The Stand airs Thursdays on CBS All Access.