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Ivan Van Norman

Ivan Van Norman is a storyteller, host, and producer. He is currently head of Critical Role's Darrington Press and a co-owner and Head of Media and Publishing at Hunters Entertainment. Formerly, he was a Geek & Sundry Twitch host. Ivan has been producing tabletop games and media content for ten years for both Hunter Entertainment and as a consultant to many other companies, including Wizards of the Coast and Hersch Games (Taboo). He was a game producer on Wil Wheaton’s TableTop and briefly served as executive producer of International Tabletop Day. He guest starred as Grizznak Snompstork on a Critical Role special episode, "To the Poop! Goblins: A Critical Role Pathfinder One-Shot", and was one of the hosts/co-creators of the UnDeadwood mini saga, being known as 'the Bartender' during the game.

Luis Carazo

Cast · Known for Critical Role

Luis Carazo is an actor and a guest player in Exandria Unlimited: Calamity, where he plays Zerxus Ilerez, and Candela Obscura: Chapter 2, where he plays Marion Collodi. Outside of Critical Role shows, he played in L.A. by Night and Outbreak Undead: United States of the Dead.

Brandon Auman

Writer · Known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Legend of Vox Machina

Brandon Auman is a Saturn Award-winning, four-time Emmy nominated writer, showrunner and executive producer. He is currently head writer and showrunner of Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, an adult animated series for Amazon Prime. Previous work include head writer and executive producer at both Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios. Brandon is also an illustrator and painter, and collector old books, vintage toys and artwork. He is already writing his next novel, a fantasy/horror epic.

Benjamin Schnau

Cast · Known for Citizen Vigilante

Benjamin Schnau is an actor, TV-host, producer and book author of the book 'The Reality of Hollywood', native speaker in English and German plus conversational French, known for his critical role in Netflix production 'Mank' alongside Gary Oldman, in 'The current war' alongside Michael Shannon and 'Megastructures' produced by NatGeo available on Netflix. On top of that he is a TV-host for a variety of broadcast networks and hosted the red carpet of the American Heart Association in Los Angeles.

Marisha Ray

Cast · Known for The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role

Marisha Ray is an American voice actress, host, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Keyleth and Beauregard from Critical Role. In video games, Ray has voiced Margaret in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Persona Q, Laura Arseid in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series, and Miranda in Metal Gear: Survive.

Ashley Johnson

Cast · Known for Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, The Legend of Vox Machina, Blindspot

Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born August 9, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her work as a voice actor, particularly for providing the voice and motion capture of Ellie in The Last of Us (2013), The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014), and The Last of Us Part II (2020), as well as Tulip Olsen and Lake on Infinity Train (2019–2020), Gretchen Grundler on Recess (1997–2001), Terra on Teen Titans (2004–2006) and Teen Titans Go! (2013–present), and Pike in The Legend of Vox Machina (2022–present). She has appeared in films such as What Women Want (2000), Fast Food Nation (2006), The Help (2011), and Much Ado About Nothing (2012), and is a cast member on the Dungeons & Dragons actual play web series Critical Role (2015–present).

Mason Alexander Park

Mason Alexander Park is a non binary film/TV and stage actor best known for playing Hedwig on the first Broadway national tour of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Mason was introduced to Pittsburgh CLO through the National High School Musical Theater Awards, during which time they were featured on PBS's reality series "Broadway or Bust." Mason performed at the Kennedy Center in D.C. as the 2013 Presidential Scholar in the Arts for Musical Theatre, which featured them in the PBS documentary, "Becoming and Artist". Mason plays Gren in the Netflix live action adaptation of the hit anime Cowboy Bebop. Their voice can be heard in the podcast musical series, "LoveVille High" in which they portray Jendrix - a genderqueer high schooler, Amazon's Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, and the film Before You Know It. They can also be seen on other shows such as Nickelodeon's iCarly, and Bucket and Skinners Epic Adventures. Mason was the first recipient of the Helen Hayes Award for Best Leading Performer for their role as the Emcee in Cabaret in their first year switching to non-gendered awards. Theatrically, they were seen at The Long Wharf Theatre in the Pulitzer Prize winning one person play I Am My Own Wife, the Cabaret at Theater Square as Mark in Pittsburgh CLO's Altar Boyz, Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show both at PCLO and Bucks County Playhouse, and at the Benedum Center as the first countertenor to regionally play Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins, all to rave reviews.

Hume Cronyn

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985), and *batteries not included (1987). Their marriage lasted from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Oliver Rix

After securing a place to study English Literature at Trinity College Oxford, Olly became actively involved in the university's dramatic society. Upon graduating he was awarded a scholarship to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and studied there for two years. Upon graduating from LAMDA, Ollly met Gregory Doran - the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - and was offered the title role in Shakespeare's "lost play" Cardenio. Doran directed and Olly performed the role to critical acclaim, cited as a "dashing professional debut" for Olly by Mark Shenton writing for The Stage, noted for "a beguiling Cardenio" by Mark Taylor at the Independent and being telegraphed as a "talented young man on the path to future stardom" by Simon Tavener at London's leading theatre website WhatsOnStage. While at the RSC, Olly also worked with acclaimed British playwright Antony Neilson. Other theatre roles followed, including The City Madam at the RSC and I Am A Camera, to name a few. Most recently Olly reunited with Neilson for his original play Narrative in a part specifically written for Olly by Neilson and performed at the Royal Court. -Via IMDB

Vera Tschechowa

Vera Tschechowa was a German actress, producer, director, and screenwriter from a distinguished artistic family. She was the daughter of actress Ada Tschechowa and the granddaughter of Russian-born actors Olga Tschechowa and Michael Chekhov; her great-great-uncle was the famous playwright Anton Chekhov. She became known as “The Girl with the Cat Eyes” after starring in Eugen York's film of the same name. Tschechowa began her career in film and theater in the late 1950s, making her screen debut in 1957. She appeared in over 90 film and television productions, earning critical recognition for roles such as Ulla Wickweber in Das Brot der frühen Jahre. In addition to acting, she co-founded Atossa Filmproduktion in 1980 and later focused on directing documentaries and television portraits of notable figures from politics and the arts. Her autobiography Überwiegend heiter: Mein ziemlich bewegtes Leben was published in 2022.

Cher

Cher (born Cheryl Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Dubbed the "Goddess of Pop", she is known for her androgynous contralto voice, multifaceted career, bold visual presentation and continuous reinvention of her image and sound. Her adaptability has fueled multiple comebacks, cementing her status as a cultural icon over a career spanning seven decades. Cher gained fame in 1965 as part of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher, while also achieving solo success with top-ten singles including "All I Really Want to Do" and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". In the 1970s, she divorced from Sonny Bono and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", "Half-Breed" and "Dark Lady", becoming the female solo artist with the most number-one singles in US history at the time. Following a hiatus to focus on acting, Cher returned to music with the rock-inflected albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), earning international number-one singles with "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)". She reached a commercial peak with the dance-pop album Believe (1998), which introduced the "Cher effect", an extreme, stylistic use of Auto-Tune to distort vocals. The title track became 1999's number-one song in the US and the UK's best-selling single by a female artist. 21st-century releases include Closer to the Truth (2013) and Dancing Queen (2018), both debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 and becoming her highest-charting solo albums in the US. Cher rose to television stardom in the 1970s with her CBS shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, attracting over 30 million weekly viewers, and the namesake Cher. She made her Broadway debut in 1982 with Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and starred in its film adaptation. She earned critical acclaim for roles in Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985) and Moonstruck (1987), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the latter. Cher went on to star in Mermaids (1990), If These Walls Could Talk (1996), where she made her directorial debut, Tea with Mussolini (1999), Burlesque (2010) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Her life and career inspired the 2018 jukebox musical The Cher Show. With 100 million records sold, Cher is among the world's best-selling music artists. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Emmy, a Grammy, three Golden Globes, the Billboard Icon Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, honors from the Kennedy Center and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cher is the only solo artist with a number-one single on a Billboard chart in seven consecutive decades, from the 1960s to the 2020s. Her 2002–2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour was the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist at the time, earning US$250 million (about $390 million in 2023). Cher is also known for her fashion, political views, social media presence, philanthropy and activism, including LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Emma D'Arcy

Cast · Known for Digger, House of the Dragon

Emma Zia D'Arcy (born 27 June 1992) is an English actor known for their roles in the BBC drama Wanderlust (2018), the Amazon Prime series Truth Seekers (2020), and the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–present). They earned critical acclaim and two Golden Globe Award nominations for playing the lead role of Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon. They have also appeared in the drama films Misbehaviour (2020) and Mothering Sunday (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emma D'Arcy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Andy McQueen

Andy McQueen is a Canadian actor who is best known for his roles in the films Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019), Fahrenheit 451 (2018), and Books of Blood (2020). He has also appeared in the television series The Handmaid's Tale, Jack Ryan, The Girlfriend Experience, and Station Eleven. McQueen was born in 1991 in Toronto, Ontario. He studied acting at the Canadian Film Centre and made his professional acting debut in the 2017 film Brown Girl Begins. He has since appeared in a number of films and television shows, including the recurring role of Detective Malik Abed in the television series Coroner. In 2019, McQueen was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Disappearance at Clifton Hill. He has also received critical acclaim for his work in the films Fahrenheit 451 and Books of Blood.

Irina Abraham

Talented, up and coming American actress Irina Abraham has garnered critical acclaim for her roles in stage theatre before working in film (According to Her, Dir. Estelle ARtus) and TV series (The Black List, The Americans). Her diverse acting career has spanned film, theatre and dance. Born in Belarus, Irina began studying dance and dramatic arts at the age of 7, at 13 she joined a dance company that toured Europe, and at 15 she was part of a Youth Theater Company. Once in New York, Irina graduated from the HB Studio full time program in dramatic arts. There she studied with Aleksey Burago and Snezhana Chernova in the tradition of Stanislavsky. After acting in number of short films and web-series, Irina was offered the lead female role in According to Her. The same year she was to play again the lead role in another feature film: The Girl On The Ledge (Dir. Paul Rothman). Irina also worked with the Russian Arts Theater & Studio, Nylon Fusion Theater Company, Yangtze Repertory Theater of America, and the Bedlam Ensemble.

Caleb Ruminer

Caleb Ruminer is an American actor best known for his prominent roles across television dramas, thriller films, and streaming series.Born on May 25, 1993, in Cabot, Arkansas, Ruminer developed an early passion for acting before making his screen debut in 2013. He earned his first television credit guest-starring as a young version of John Henson in an episode of the ABC crime-comedy series Castle.Ruminer secured his breakout role in 2014 when he was cast as Cameron "Crash" Mason in the MTV teen drama series, Finding Carter. Appearing in 19 episodes across the show's two seasons, his portrayal of a troubled yet reforming juvenile delinquent captured significant fan and critical attention. Following this success, he starred alongside Dina Meyer in the Lifetime thriller television film Lethal Seduction (2015).Ruminer has consistently expanded his resume with recurring guest spots on high-profile television series. His notable episodic credits include appearances in Bravo's true-crime anthology Dirty John, NBC's psychological thriller The Irrational, and CBS's action drama S.W.A.T.. He expanded his streaming footprint by joining the cast of Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed Netflix anthology series, Monster, portraying Special Agent John Douglas.

Louisa Harland

Cast · Known for Hamnet

Louisa Clare Harland is an Irish actress best known for her role as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls and the titular character of the Disney+ series Renegade Nell. Brought up in Dundrum, South Dublin, Harland has two older sisters, Katie and Ellie. She was part of the Ann Kavanagh Youth Theatre in Rathfarnham. She trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London. Upon graduation, Harland landed a recurring role as Kayleigh in season two of the RTÉ One series Love/Hate in 2011. She later appeared in films Rob Burke's Standby (2014) and Woody Harrelson's Lost in London (2017). In 2017, it was announced Harland had been cast as Orla McCool, the eccentric cousin of Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. The first series aired in January 2018, receiving critical and commercial acclaim, and the second in March 2019. A final third series, as well as a special, aired in 2022.

Thomasin McKenzie

Cast · Known for The Uprising

Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is an actress from New Zealand. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, she rose to critical prominece with the lead role in Debra Granik's 2018 drama film Leave No Trace. After supporting roles in the 2019 films The King, Jojo Rabbit and True History of the Kelly Gang, as well as the 2021 thriller Old, Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho established her as one of the industry's lead actresses.

Kevin Kilner

Kevin Kilner is an American actor who is best known for his roles in the television series Earth: Final Conflict, Almost Perfect, and Smart House. Kilner was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1958. He attended Johns Hopkins University, where he played lacrosse. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. He made his television debut in 1989, in an episode of The Cosby Show. Kilner's breakthrough role came in 1994, when he was cast as William Boone in the science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict. The series ran for five seasons, and Kilner's performance as Boone was praised by critics. He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television in 1997. In 1995, Kilner starred in the sitcom Almost Perfect, opposite Nancy Travis. The show was canceled after two seasons, but Kilner's performance was again praised by critics. In 1999, Kilner starred in the family film Smart House. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Kilner's performance as Nick Starkey was well-received. Kilner has continued to work in television and film since then. He has appeared in a number of other television series, including The Practice, Dollhouse, and The Good Wife. He has also appeared in a number of films, including Raising Helen, A Cinderella Story, and Home Alone 3.

Robert Aramayo

Cast · Known for I Swear, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Robert Aramayo (born 6 November 1992) is an English actor. Aramayo gained wider recognition and critical acclaim for his leading role in the film I Swear (2025), receiving the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and BAFTA Rising Star Award. He also also played Elrond in the Amazon series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power since 2022.

Holly Marie Combs

Cast · Known for Charmed, Pretty Little Liars

After a few bit parts, Holly landed a leading role as Kimberly in TV drama Picket Fences (1992). This show ran for 4 years, winning Holly critical acclaim and a Young Actors award. After the show ended, Holly starred in more roles in TV movies, enjoying her marriage and career success. This wasn't to last; in 1997, she divorced husband Bryan Travis Smith and yearned for more challenging roles. Then in 1998, Holly's good friend Shannen Doherty told her about a new television show based around three sisters who happen to be witches, who save the world from evil. Holly auditioned for the middle sister, won the role and is now known world wide for her portrayal of Piper Halliwell in the WB smash hit show Charmed (1998). Holly now lives in Burbank with her husband and their three sons.

Ryan Kotack

In 2010, Ryan landed his debut feature film lead role alongside punk icon Henry Rollins in the thriller In The House of Flies (TUBI). Alongside critical praise and international spotlight, Ryan's performance was awarded Best Actor in the inaugural Blood in the Snow Film Festival (2012). Ryan also received Best Actor Nomination in British Horror Film Festival (2013). Other roles/credits include Brad Skinner in Alert (FOX/Hulu), Mrs.America (FX), and Reign (The CW). His selected film credits include; In The House of Flies (Black Fawn Films/TUBI), Anything for Jackson (2020), and the award-winning short film Bosniak (CBC Gem).

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert is a retired American actress, who has had roles on stage, film and television. She performed under her then-married name of Zohra Alton early in her career. Lampert achieved critical acclaim for her work on Broadway as well, earning two Tony Award nominations for her roles in Look: We've Come Through (1962) and Mother Courage and Her Children (1963). Her film performances include the title character in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in a 1975 episode of Kojak. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zohra Lampert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Andrew Whipp

Cast · Known for Subservience

Andrew Whipp is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in Not Going Out as Dr Jenkins and Emmerdale as Callum Rennie and Eastenders as DI Savage. Whipp has received critical acclaim for many of his stage performances; most recently playing Gordon in F*ck the Polar Bears at the Bush Theatre.

Kiefer Sutherland

Cast · Known for 24, Monsters vs Aliens, A Time to Kill

Kiefer Sutherland (born December 21, 1966) is a British-Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24. Sutherland first achieved critical acclaim for his role in the Canadian film The Bay Boy (1985,) after which he rose to further prominence for Hollywood roles, primarily as villains. During the 2000s, he pivoted to more heroic roles. He has won an Emmy Award and Golden Globe award. He is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas.