The Life Of Chuck Cast & Character Guide

The Life of Chuck features a wide-ranging cast full of familiar faces. The project is an adaptation of the Stephen King novella published as part of the 2020 collection If It Bleeds, composed of the achronological stories “Thanks, Chuck,” “Buskers,” and “I Contain Multitudes.” The movie was written and directed by Mike Flanagan, who has previously helmed the Stephen King movie adaptations Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep and has also acquired the rights to develop a television series based on The Dark Tower as of late 2022.

Mike Flanagan is a director who has become known for having a stable of actors with whom he frequently collaborates across a variety of projects, bringing stars back to play different characters in different contexts. The upcoming The Life of Chuck sees him following this habit, as it features more than a dozen memorable stars with whom he has worked before. However, the movie, which spans the majority of an entire life, features a large ensemble cast that has room for a wide variety of newcomers as well.

Tom Hiddleston As Charles “Chuck” Krantz

Date Of Birth: February 9, 1981

Actor: Tom Hiddleston was born in London, England and had his major breakout role when he was cast as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which he originated in 2011’s Thor. While The Life of Chuck is his first Mike Flanagan movie, he has worked with a number of notable directors including Jim Jarmusch in Only Lovers Left Alive, Ben Wheatley in High-Rise, and Guillermo del Toro in Crimson Peak. In 2016, Hiddleston was nominated for two Emmys for The Night Manager, as both actor and producer.

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Character: In The Life of Chuck, Tom Hiddleston plays the title character Charles “Chuck” Krantz. Chuck Krantz is a character whose entire 39-year lifespan is explored over the course of the story, with parts of it overlapping due to a science fiction-inflected twist. He is a shy accountant who seems unassuming, but his ordinary life might be linked to an apocalyptic event that is affecting the entire world around him.

Jacob Tremblay As Young Chuck Krantz

Date Of Birth: October 5, 2006

Actor: Jacob Tremblay was born in Vancouver, Canada and had his breakout role staring opposite Brie Larson in the Oscar-winning 2015 movie Room. He followed that by taking on projects in a variety of genres including the comedy movie Good Boys, the live-action Disney musical The Little Mermaid (in which he voiced the fish Flounder), and the horror movies Before I Wake and Doctor Sleep, which were both previous collaborations with Mike Flanagan.

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Character: In The Life of Chuck, Jacob Tremblay plays Chuck Krantz at a younger age. Because the movie spans a great deal of Chuck’s life, at the time of writing, it is unclear how many scenes will feature Tremblay’s version of the character. However, the short story “I Contain Multitudes” largely centers on the time in Chuck’s life when Tremblay would most likely be playing the character.

Mark Hamill As Albie Krantz

Date Of Birth: September 25, 1951

Actor: Mark Hamill was born in Oakland, California and achieved worldwide recognition when he starred as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. Since then, he has had a robust career in voice acting, including playing iconic characters such as The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and Chucky in Child’s Play (2019). He has also held numerous live-action roles including a previous collaboration with Mike Flanagan in Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher.

Mark Hamill is attached to another Stephen King movie, as he is set to appear in Francis Lawrence’s upcoming adaptation
The Long Walk
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Character: In The Life of Chuck, Mark Hamill plays Albie Krantz. Albie is Chuck’s grandfather, with whom he goes to live after his parents die. Their home has a mysterious cupola which is always kept locked and harbors a strange secret.

Mia Sara As Sarah Krantz

Date Of Birth: June 19, 1967

Actor: Mia Sara was born in New York City, New York and had her first breakthrough role when she played the title character’s girlfriend Sloane Peterson in 1986’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Other notable roles she has taken on since then include playing Melissa in 1994’s Timecop and Harley Quinn in the short-lived television series Birds of Prey. The Life of Chuck is her first feature film role since 2012’s Dorothy and the Witches of Oz.

Mia Sara also has a previous Stephen King connection, having appeared in a small role in a 2006 episode of
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
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Character: In The Life of Chuck, Mia Sara plays Sarah Krantz. Sarah is Chuck’s grandmother and Albie’s wife.

The Life Of Chuck Supporting Cast & Characters

The Stephen King Movie Features A Robust Ensemble

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Marty Anderson – Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Marty Anderson, a teacher who is trying to stop the world’s troubles, is an Oscar nominee for his performance in the lead role in 2013’s 12 Years a Slave.

Karen Gillan as TBA – Karen Gillan, who plays a nurse who is Marty’s ex, is best known for her roles as Nebula in the MCU, Amy Pond in Doctor Who, and Ruby Roundhouse in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its sequel, but she was also the lead of Mike Flanagan’s Oculus.

Benjamin Pajak as Young Chuck Krantz – Benjamin Pajak, who plays a young version of Chuck alongside Jacob Tremblay, is an up-and-coming child actor set to appear opposite Kevin James and Alan Ritchson in the upcoming action-comedy Playdate.

Cody Flanagan as Young Chuck Krantz – Cody Flanagan, who plays a young version of Chuck alongside Jacob Tremblay and Benjamin Pajak, is the son of director Mike Flanagan and co-star Kate Siegel.

Taylor Gordon as TBA – Taylor Gordon, who plays an as-yet unnamed street drummer, is making her acting debut in The Life of Chuck.

Matthew Lillard as TBA – Matthew Lillard, who plays an as-yet unnamed zen construction worker, played Stu Macher in Scream (1996), Brock Hudson in She’s All That, and Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo (2002), a role he reprised in the live-action movie’s 2004 sequel and multiple animated properties.

Matthew Lillard continues to voice Shaggy, having most recently played the character in the 2024 video game
MultiVersus
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Q’orianka Kilcher as Violet Krantz – Q’orianka Kilcher, who plays Violet Krantz, most recently portrayed Angela Blue Thunder in Yellowstone, though she has also appeared in Color Out of Space, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, and The New World.

Kate Siegel as TBA – Kate Siegel, who plays an as-yet unnamed English teacher, is a frequent collaborator with her husband MIke Flanagan, having previously held roles in Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Carl Lumbly as Sam Yarbrough – Carl Lumbly, who plays devoted funeral director Sam Yarbrough, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep and The Fall of the House of Usher in addition to playing Marcus Dixon in all five seasons of Alias.

Annalise Basso as Lauren – Annalise Basso, who plays Lauren, a stranger who Chuck meets on an important yet ordinary day in his life, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Oculus, Hush, and Ouija: Origin of Evil.

Samantha Sloyan as TBA – Samantha Sloyan, who plays an as-yet unnamed dance teacher, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Hush, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Violet McGraw as Lily – Violet McGraw, who plays Lily, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep and The Haunting of Hill House in addition to the Blumhouse killer doll hit M3GAN.

Antonio Raul Corbo as TBA – Antonio Raul Corbo, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, is primarily a voice actor and looper, having provided additional voices and ADR for major projects including Minions: The Rise of Gru, Trolls World Tour, and Luca.

Harvey Guillén as TBA – Harvey Guillén, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, is best known for playing the human familiar Guillermo in the FX vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows.

David Dastmalchian as TBA – David Dastmalchian, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, has appeared in a wide variety of projects including Oppenheimer, Dune, The Suicide Squad, and – most recently – the horror hit Late Night with the Devil.

Trinity Jo-Li Bliss as TBA – Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, played Jake and Neytiri’s youngest daughter Tuk in Avatar: The Way of Water.

Rahul Kohli as TBA – Rahul Kohli, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Matt Biedel as TBA – Matt Biedel, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Sauriyan Sapkota as TBA – Sauriyan Sapkota, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Saidah Arrika Ekulona as TBA – Saidah Arrika Ekulona, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Hill House.

Michael Trucco as TBA – Michael Trucco, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Hush, Gerald’s Game, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Molly C. Quinn as TBA – Molly C. Quinn, who plays an as-yet unnamed character, previously starred in Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Heather Langenkamp as TBA – Heather Langenkamp, who plays an as-yet unnamed character in The Life of Chuck, is best known for her role as final girl Nancy Thompson in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies, though she has previously collaborated with Mike Flanagan in The Midnight Club.