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