Stephen King is the most famous novelist and screenplay writer of our times. He has written many novels that became adaptations to films. He has also written many famous short stories and screenplays for TV series. There are several movies and TV series by Stephen King, but only a few actors played multiple roles in his movies. Few actors have been nominated for Oscars after considering their performances in the films of Stephen King.
Here we will discuss some of the actors who have performed in more than one movie or TV series of Stephen King.
Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates is a famous Hollywood actress and was nominated for an Oscar because of her incredible performance in the 1990’s film, Misery by Stephen King. She played a fantastic role as Annie Wilkes in this film. Later, fans saw Kathy, playing the role of a murderer in the 1995’s film, Dolores Claiborne. It is based on a novel of the same name by Stephen King and directed by Taylor Hackford. Kathy was also seen in the miniseries, The Stand.
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is an actor popular for his wonderful performance in the film The Shawshank Redemption. This film was also written by Stephen King. Morgan, as Red, played a great role as a prisoner in this film and was also nominated for an Oscar. Morgan again appeared in Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher. He plays the role of Colonel Abraham Curtis.
John Cusack
John Cusack is another Hollywood actor and has played roles in many movies of Stephen King. He was seen for the first time in a Stephen King’s movie, Stand by Me, which was released in 1986 and directed by Rob Reiner. He has played a small role of a deceased elder brother of Gordie, in this film. After this movie, John again worked for Stephen King in his horror genre movie, 1408, and in a zombie-based story, Cell in 2016.
Ed Harris
Ed Harris is a Hollywood actor popular for his talent and has worked three times with Stephen King. He worked in the movie Creepshow by Stephen King in 1982 for the first time. He played the role of husband Hank in this film. After this film, Harris was seen in another King’s movie, Needful Things, which was released in 1993 and directed by Fraser C. Heston. Later, Harris made a cameo as General William Starkey in the famous miniseries, The Stand.
Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise has also worked in the Stephen King’s movies several times. The first movie of Gary Sinise with the famous writer Stephen King was Forrest Gump, in which Gary played the role of Lieutenant Dan. Before the film, Forrest Gump, Gary was also seen in a miniseries, The Stand, by Stephen King. Gary has played the role of Stu Redman in the miniseries, The Stand. Later, he played a vital role as reporter Burt Hammersmith in another Stephen King’s movie, The Green Mile, which was released in 1999.
Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane is another actor who has been working with Stephen King for quite a long time. He played the lead role of Henry Devlin in Stephen King’s Dreamcatcher, but it was not a super-hit film. After this film, Thomas played the role of David Drayton in the movie, The Mist by Stephen King and was released in 2007. It was one of the best horror genre movies of Hollywood. Later, Jane played the role of Wilfred James in Netflix’s show, 1922.
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen is a legendary actor of Hollywood. He has also worked with Stephen King twice. In Stephen King’s film, The Dead Zone, Martin played the role of politician Greg Stillson. David Cronenberg directed this film. Later, Martin played the role of Captain James Hollister, in the movie, Firestarter.
David Morse David Morse is another talented actor in Hollywood and has also worked with Stephen King. He has played the role of Captain Brian Engle in Stephen King’s miniseries of 1995, The Langoliers. David has again worked with Stephen King in the film, The Green Mile, in which he played the role of Brutus Howell.
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