S1: Season 1
13 episodes / Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
Corey StollDr. Ephraim Goodweather
Kevin DurandVasiliy Fet
Miguel GómezAugustin 'Gus' Elizalde
David BradleyProfessor Abraham Setrakian
Jonathan HydeEldritch Palmer
Richard SammelThomas Eichorst
Max CharlesZach Goodweather
Ruta GedmintasDutch Velders
Natalie BrownKelly Goodweather
Mía MaestroDr. Nora Martinez
Robin Atkin DownesThe Master (voice)
Rupert Penry-JonesMr. Quinlan
Jack KesyGabriel Bolivar
Sean AstinJim Kent
Samantha MathisJustine Feraldo
Robert MailletThe Master
Roger CrossReggie Fitzwilliam
Joaquín CosíoAngel Guzman Hurtado
Jamie HectorAlonso Creem
Cas AnvarSanjay Desai
Ben HylandZach Goodweather
Lizzie BrocheréCoco Marchand
Paulino NunesFrank Kowalski
K.C. CollinsRoman
Dewshane WilliamsMarcus
Daniel KashDr. Everett Barnes
Adriana BarrazaGuadalupe Elizalde
Jim WatsonAbraham (Young Setrakian)
Drew NelsonMatt Sayles
Anne BetancourtMariela Martinez
Ron CanadaMayor George Lyle
Angel ParkerAlex Green
Jocelyn HudonAbby
Nikolai WitschlAnsel Barbour
Doug JonesThe Ancient
Inga CadranelDiane
Leslie HopeJoan Luss
Pedro Miguel ArceFelix
Francis CapraCrispin Elizalde
Stephen McHattieVaun
Ron LeaHarrison McGeever
Nicola Correia DamudeNikki
Parveen KaurAanya Gupta
Sugith VarugheseNaren Gupta
Dwain MurphySean Duncan
Thomas DaryaSway
Rainbow Sun FrancksJason Green
Jess SalgueiroSherry
Rhona MitraCharlotte
Glen GouldBen
Gugun Deep SinghPinsky
Dayton SinkiaOscar
Jonathan PottsCaptain Doyle Redfern
Isabelle NélisseEmma Arnot
Steven McCarthyGary Arnot
Regina KingRuby Wain
Alex Paxton-BeesleyAnn-Marie Barbour
Katy BreierLauretta
Maria RicossaMargaret Pierson
Brenda BazinetPauline McGeever
Sonya AnandVhini Gupta
Charlie GallantYoung Palmer
Ryan HollymanLar (Sun-Hunter)
Lee TergesenTardi
Aaron LazarKroft
Elizabeth SaundersNurse Carla Davis
Clayton ScottAncient #2
Brian HammanCoffer
Lauren CollinsSophie
Kjartan HewittJeremiah
Michael ReventarRaul
Nicki WhitelyMarta
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