Tom Hanks character Paul Edgecomb
David Morse character Brutus "Brutal" Howell
Bonnie Hunt character Jan Edgecomb
Michael Clarke Duncan character John Coffey
James Cromwell character Warden Hal Moores
Michael Jeter character Eduard Delacroix
Graham Greene character Arlen Bitterbuck
Doug Hutchison character Percy Wetmore
Sam Rockwell character 'Wild Bill' Wharton
Barry Pepper character Dean Stanton
Jeffrey DeMunn character Harry Terwilliger
Patricia Clarkson character Melinda Moores
Harry Dean Stanton character Toot-Toot
Dabbs Greer character Old Paul Edgecomb
Eve Brent character Elaine Connelly
William Sadler character Klaus Detterick
Mack Miles character Orderly Hector
Rai Tasco character Man in Nursing Home
Paula Malcomson character Marjorie Detterick
Christopher Joel Ives character Howie Detterick
Evanne Drucker character Kathe Detterick
Bailey Drucker character Cora Detterick
Brian Libby character Sheriff McGee
Brent Briscoe character Bill Dodge
Bill McKinney character Jack Van Hay
Gary Sinise character Lawyer Burt Hammersmith
Rachel Singer character Cynthia Hammersmith
Scotty Leavenworth character Hammersmith's Son
Bill Gratton character Earl the Plumber
Dee Croxton character Woman at Del's Execution
Rebecca Klingler character Wife at Del's Execution
Gary Imhoff character Husband at Del's Execution
Van Epperson character Police Officer
David E. Browning character Reverend at Funeral
Fred Astaire character Actor in 'Top Hat' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommy Barnes character Tower Guard (uncredited)
Wes Hall character Prisoner (uncredited)
Phil Hawn character Police Photographer (uncredited)
Judy Herrera character Bitterbuck's Daughter (uncredited)
Ted Hollis character Coffee Execution Witness (uncredited)
Gower Mills character Inmate (uncredited)
Arnold Montey character Prison Guard (uncredited)
Ginger Rogers character Actress in 'Top Hat' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Garth Shaw character Inmate (uncredited)
Jared Stovall character Inmate (uncredited)
Todd Thompson character Prison Guard (uncredited)
