List of Scream (film series) cast members

From left to right; Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell and David Arquette, the three principal cast members in the Scream films, in a promotional image for Scream 4.

Scream is an American meta horror slasher film series created in 1996 by Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven. Each of the films features a large ensemble of actors and actresses. The leading role of the series is Sidney Prescott, portrayed by Canadian actress Neve Campbell, who is accompanied by ambitious news reporter Gale Weathers, played by Courteney Cox, and the police officer Dewey Riley, played by David Arquette, who appear in all five Scream films. Other major recurring characters include film-geek Randy Meeks, played by Jamie Kennedy, and Cotton Weary, played by Liev Schreiber, in the first three films. The series consists of six films: Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Scream 3 (2000), Scream 4 (2011), Scream (2022), and Scream VI (2023). The first four films were directed by Wes Craven and scored by Marco Beltrami. Kevin Williamson wrote Scream, Scream 2 and Scream 4, but scheduling commitments meant he could provide only notes for Scream 3, with writing duties instead helmed by Ehren Kruger.

The Weinstein Company stated that the success of Scream 4 could lead to potential sequels and a new Scream trilogy,^[1] with Arquette,^[2] Craven^[1] and Williamson^[3] all having been contracted or expressed interest in appearing in future installments. However, it was eventually announced the franchise would continue through Scream: The TV Series, a television production that debuted on MTV in 2015.^[4][5] In 2019, Spyglass Media Group acquired the rights to the series.^[6] Scream (2022) was announced in 2019, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett signed on to direct.^[7] Campbell, Cox, and Arquette all signed on to return for the film.^[8]

The series is notable in the horror genre for casting established and popular actors which, before Scream (1996), was uncommon and difficult, the genre not taken seriously by mainstream actors. In particular, its cast of famous female actresses such as Drew Barrymore and Courteney Cox in prominent, strong roles was considered to give the genre credibility and allow future Scream and other horror films to attract big name actors with greater ease.^[9][10]

Cast

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

• An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
•  ^A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
•  ^C indicates a cameo role.
•  ^M indicates an appearance in onscreen movie footage.
•  ^P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
•  ^S indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
•  ^U indicates an uncredited appearance.

Character	Film
	Scream (1996)	Scream 2 (1997)	Scream 3 (2000)	Scream 4 (2011)	Scream (2022)	Scream VI (2023)
Main characters
Ghostface	Roger L. Jackson^V
Sidney Prescott	Neve Campbell
Gale Weathers	Courteney Cox
Dewey Riley	David Arquette					David Arquette^P
Randy Meeks	Jamie Kennedy		Jamie Kennedy^M		Jamie Kennedy^P
Cotton Weary	Liev Schreiber^M	Liev Schreiber
Billy Loomis	Skeet Ulrich				Skeet Ulrich^S
Kirby Reed				Hayden Panettiere	Hayden Panettiere^P[a]	Hayden Panettiere
Judy Hicks				Marley Shelton
Sam Carpenter					Melissa Barrera[11]
Tara Carpenter					Jenna Ortega[11]
Chad Meeks-Martin					Mason Gooding[11]
Mindy Meeks-Martin					Jasmin Savoy Brown[11]
Supporting characters
Stu Macher	Matthew Lillard[b]
Tatum Riley	Rose McGowan
Maureen Prescott	Lynn McRee[c]		Lynn McRee
Debbie Salt / Mrs. Loomis		Laurie Metcalf
Derek Feldman		Jerry O'Connell
Hallie McDaniel		Elise Neal
Mickey Altieri		Timothy Olyphant
Mark Kincaid			Patrick Dempsey
Roman Bridger			Scott Foley		Scott Foley[d]
Jennifer Jolie			Parker Posey		Parker Posey[e]
Angelina Tyler			Emily Mortimer
Tyson Fox			Deon Richmond
Jill Roberts				Emma Roberts
Charlie Walker				Rory Culkin
Robbie Mercer				Erik Knudsen
Trevor Sheldon				Nico Tortorella
Richie Kirsch					Jack Quaid	Jack Quaid^M
Amber Freeman					Mikey Madison
Liv McKenzie					Sonia Ben Ammar
Wes Hicks					Dylan Minnette
Ethan Landry						Jack Champion[12]
Quinn Bailey						Liana Liberato[12]
Wayne Bailey						Dermot Mulroney[13]
Anika Kayoko						Devyn Nekoda[12]
Danny Brackett						Josh Segarra[12]
Minor characters
Casey Becker	Drew Barrymore
Kenny Brown	W. Earl Brown
Sheriff Burke	Joseph Whipp
Principal Arthur Himbry	Henry Winkler
Steve Orth	Kevin Patrick Walls
Neil Prescott	Lawrence Hecht		Lawrence Hecht
Hank Loomis	C. W. Morgan		C. W. Morgan^M
Reporter		Nancy O'Dell
Guy at Party		Matthew Lillard^C[b]			Matthew Lillard^C[b]
Cici Cooper		Sarah Michelle Gellar
Maureen Evans		Jada Pinkett
Chief Louis Hartley[17]		Lewis Arquette
Joel		Duane Martin
Lois		Rebecca Gayheart
Murphy		Portia de Rossi
Phil Stevens		Omar Epps
Joshua Jackson		Joshua Jackson			Joshua Jackson[d]
Dawnie		Marisol Nichols
Gus Gold		David Warner
Officer Andrews		Philip Pavel
Officer Richards		Chris Doyle
John Milton			Lance Henriksen
Tom Prinze			Matt Keeslar
Sarah Darling			Jenny McCarthy
Steven Stone			Patrick Warburton
Christine Hamilton			Kelly Rutherford
Detective Wallace			Josh Pais
Bianca Burnette			Carrie Fisher
Martha Meeks			Heather Matarazzo		Heather Matarazzo
Hoss				Adam Brody	Adam Brody^C^U
Anthony Perkins				Anthony Anderson
Rebecca Walters				Alison Brie
Olivia Morris				Marielle Jaffe
Kate Roberts				Mary McDonnell
Marnie Cooper				Britt Robertson
Jenny Randall				Aimee Teegarden
Vince Schneider					Kyle Gallner
Deputy Farney					Reggie Conquest
Deputy Vinson					Chester Tam
Christopher Stone						Henry Czerny[18]
Jason Carvey						Tony Revolori[19]
Laura Crane						Samara Weaving[19]
Stab characters
Sidney Prescott		Tori Spelling
Billy Loomis		Luke Wilson
Casey Becker		Heather Graham		Heather Graham^A	Drew Barrymore[f]
Sherrie[g]				Lucy Hale
Trudie[g]				Shenae Grimes
Rachel[g]				Anna Paquin
Chloe[g]				Kristen Bell
Ghostface					Matthew Lillard^V
Stu Macher					Vince Vaughn[e]
Tatum Riley					Alicia Silverstone[e]
Randy Meeks					Christopher Speed[e]
Principal Himbry					Ron Howard[e]

Notes

1. Panettiere also voices a partygoer and is credited with "special thanks".
2. Matthew Lillard has uncredited cameo appearances as extras at parties in Scream 2, and Scream (2022), He was originally intended to be a still-alive Stu in Kevin Williamson's treatment for Scream 3, but the plans were changed when Williamson couldn't write the movie and another screenwriter, Ehren Kruger, was brought on board.^[14][15][16]
3. McRee is used as the image of Maureen Prescott in Scream (1996) via photograph, but only appears in person in Scream 3. The photograph with Sidney, seen in the first film, is seen again in Scream 2, but her presence is blocked by camera framing.
4. Foley and Jackson appear briefly as their characters in Scream (2022) in archive footage of television series Dawson's Creek 1998 episode "The Scare", which is presented as an in-universe parody of Stab.
5. Photographs of Spelling, Schwimmer, Posey, Vaughn, Wilson, Silverstone and Graham appear briefly as part of an IMDb cast page in Scream (2022), listing them as the cast of the first in-universe Stab film.
6. In Scream (2022), Barrymore appears briefly as the in-universe Stab adaptation of her character, in archive audio of the opening scene of Scream (1996).
7. This character only appears in the Stab in-universe films.

Awards and nominations

The cast of the Scream series have won, or been nominated for, several awards, most notably Campbell who has received the most wins and nominations of the cast for her role as Sidney Prescott, including the Saturn Award for Best Actress and MTV Movie Award for Best Performance.^[20] For Scream (1996) Skeet Ulrich and Drew Barrymore received Saturn Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.^[21] Cox received a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role in Scream 2 but lost to Gloria Stuart for Titanic (1997).^[22] Despite her brief cameo appearance as "Sidney Prescott" in the film within a film "Stab" series, Tori Spelling was nominated for a Razzie Award for "Worst New Actress" in Scream 2.^[23]

Parker Posey's role as Jennifer Jolie received near unanimous praise from critics, with The New York Times' Elvis Mitchell saying "[Posey] alone makes the picture worth seeing. Dizzy and nakedly – hilariously – ambitious, she's so flighty she seems to be levitating."^[24][25] So well received was her performance that she received an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance nomination in 2000 for the role but lost to Adam Sandler for Big Daddy (1999).^[26]

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Associated film	Result	Ref.
1996	23rd Saturn Awards	Best Actress	Neve Campbell	Scream	Won	[27]
		Best Supporting Actor	Skeet Ulrich		Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Drew Barrymore		Nominated
1997	6th MTV Movie Awards	Best Female Performance	Neve Campbell		Nominated	[28]
	18th Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst New Star	Tori Spelling	Scream 2	Nominated	[23]
1998	24th Saturn Awards	Best Actress	Neve Campbell		Nominated	[22]
		Best Supporting Actress	Courteney Cox		Nominated
	7th MTV Movie Awards	Best Female Performance	Neve Campbell		Won	[20]
	4th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Actor – Horror	David Arquette		Won	[29][30]
		Favorite Actress – Horror	Neve Campbell		Won
			Courteney Cox		Nominated
		Favorite Supporting Actor – Horror	Jamie Kennedy		Won
		Favorite Supporting Actress – Horror	Jada Pinkett-Smith		Nominated
2000	9th MTV Movie Awards	Best Comedic Performance	Parker Posey	Scream 3	Nominated	[26]
		Best Female Performance	Neve Campbell		Nominated
2001	7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Actor – Horror	David Arquette		Won	[31][32]
		Favorite Actress – Horror	Neve Campbell		Won
			Courteney Cox		Nominated
2011	6th Scream Awards	Best Horror Actress	Neve Campbell	Scream 4	Nominated	[33]
		Best Cameo	Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin		Nominated
	Fright Meter Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Hayden Panettiere		Nominated	[34]
2022	30th MTV Movie & TV Awards	Most Frightened Performance	Jenna Ortega	Scream	Won	[35]
2023	31st MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Fight	Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface	Scream VI	Won	[36]
2024	4th Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actress in a Horror Movie	Jenna Ortega		Nominated	[37]

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