The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption Cast List

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins is an actor, writer, and director and his role as Andy Dufresne is perhaps his best-known character. Raised in a show business family, Robbins took an early interest in acting. His breakthrough role was in Bull Durham, the 1988 baseball movie, followed by Robert Altman's 1992 film The Player, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Robbins' other films include I.Q., The Hudsucker Proxy, Nothing to Lose, High Fidelity, Human Nature, Mystic River (which won him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), War of the Worlds, The Lucky Ones, Welcome to Me, A Perfect Day, and Marjorie Prime. He has also had success as a writer and director, nominated for an Academy Award (for directing) for his film, Dead Man Walking.

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is a beloved American actor and producer, who has been nominated for Academy Awards four times and won once, for his role in the 2004 film, Million Dollar Baby.

After working in theater for many years, Freeman transitioned into film work, with roles in Driving Miss Daisy, Glory, The Shawshank Redemption, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Se7en, Deep Impact, and Street Smart.

Freeman works extensively and his other films include Bruce Almighty, Christopher Nolan's Dark Night Trilogy, The Bucket List, Invictus, Red, Lucy, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton is an American actor who often plays unforgiving and authoritarian characters such as Norton. His other films include Demolition Man, Patch Adams, The Perfect Storm, I Heart Huckabees, and Argo. He has also had an extensive theater career, and earned a Tony nomination for his performance in Evita on Broadway.

William Sadler

William Sadler is a film actor known for his films The Pacific, Roswell, Hard to Kill, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Iron Man 3, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown's best known films include Highlander, Starship Troopers, and The Informant! He has also worked extensively as a voice actor, most notably as the voice of Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants.

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor and his role as Tommy in The Shawshank Redemption is among his best-known. He is also widely recognized for his work on the television shows Ally McBeal and The Agency.