Halloween Kills Cast Guide: Every Returning & Recast Character

Halloween Kills is bringing back most of the cast from Halloween as well as a couple of characters from the original movie – and here’s who they are. Back in 1978, John Carpenter introduced the audience to a new slasher serial killer in Halloween. The movie wasn’t well-received during its initial release, but with time, critics and viewers have revisited it and changed their views on it. Halloween is now regarded as one of the most influential horror movies ever, and it made way for a franchise that is now going through a reboot trilogy.

Halloween tells the story of Michael Myers, who on Halloween night 1963 murdered his older sister when he was just six years old. As a result, Michael was sent to Smith’s Grove Sanitarium, where he stayed for over a decade and became Dr. Sam Loomis’ (Donald Pleasence) patient. Fifteen years later, on October 30, 1978, Michael escaped and returned to his hometown Haddonfield, Illinois, where he began to stalk Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends. Laurie became the only survivor of Michael’s killing spree on Halloween night and the final girl of the franchise, even though it has gone through a couple of retcons and changes that left her behind for a while. Laurie and Michael are now back in a new timeline within the Halloween universe with the reboot trilogy, which began in 2018 and continues now with Halloween Kills.

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David Gordon Green’s Halloween serves as a direct sequel to Carpenter’s original movie, and it completely ignored all sequels, meaning that in this current timeline, Michael and Laurie aren’t siblings, her daughter Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris) and son John Tate (Josh Hartnett) never existed, and she’s still alive. Laurie and Michael’s stories continue to be explored in the sequel Halloween Kills, which to the surprise of fans, is bringing back a couple of characters from the original movie as well as key ones from the previous movie. Here’s the cast guide for Halloween Kills and which characters are coming back.

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode

The Halloween franchise’s ultimate final girl is back in Halloween Kills. The movie picks up minutes after the ending of Halloween, and sees Laurie being taken to the hospital as she was stabbed by Michael during their encounter at her house. This time, unlike what she did in Halloween II, Laurie won’t stay in the hospital for long, as she will learn that Michael survived the fire, and so her quest to kill “the boogeyman” will continue. In addition to playing Laurie Strode in six Halloween movies so far, Jamie Lee Curtis is known for playing Kim Hammond in Prom Night, Shelly DeVoto in My Girl, Helen Tasker in True Lies, Tess Coleman in Freaky Friday, and Linda Drysdale-Thrombey in Knives Out.

James Jude Courtney & Nick Castle as Michael Myers

Michael Myers continues to be pretty much invincible and he’s back in Halloween Kills. At the end of Halloween, Michael was shot by the Strode women at Laurie’s isolated and heavily guarded house, fell into the basement, and was trapped there. Laurie then set the house on fire and left him there to die, but not even all that was enough to kill the incarnation of evil (as Loomis called him). In Halloween Kills, Michael escapes the fire and continues his murder spree in Haddonfield, where he will come across some familiar faces from the past. Nick Castle is the original Michael Myers actor, and he’s best known for his role as the iconic slasher, though he’s also a director and writer. James Jude Courtney has appeared mostly in small roles in film and TV, such as Unsolved Mysteries, When a Man Loves a Woman, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Judy Greer as Karen Nelson

Judy Greer reprises her role as Karen Nelson in Halloween Kills. Karen is Laurie’s only daughter, who Laurie prepared for a potential encounter with Michael since she was little, which eventually led to her being taken away from her mother. Laurie never regained custody of Karen, and the two remained estranged. When Michael Myers returned to Haddonfield, Laurie and Karen joined forces to keep their family safe, and she used the survival skills Laurie taught her at a young age to trap Michael. Karen will continue her mother’s quest to kill Michael Myers and will defend her family at all costs. Judy Greer’s most notable roles are Fern Mayo in Jawbreaker, Lucy Wyman in 13 Going on 30, Kitty Walker in The Village, Karen Mitchell in Jurassic World, Maggie Lang in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Kitty Sanchez in Arrested Development.

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Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson

Andi Matichak plays Allyson Nelson, Karen’s daughter and Laurie’s granddaughter, who at one point in Halloween was dangerously close to Michael Myers when Dr. Sartain held them both in a police car. Unlike her mother, Allyson kept in contact with her grandmother, and though she initially didn’t believe that Michael had returned, she quickly joined Laurie’s fight. Allyson will join the mob hunt for Michael Myers after learning he survived the fire, and though this will put her in great danger, she’s determined to avenge her family and the town of Haddonfield. Andi Matichak’s big break was Halloween, and she previously appeared in minor roles in Orange Is The New Black and Blue Bloods.

Anthony Michael Hall as Tommy Doyle

Anthony Michael Hall joins the Halloween franchise in Halloween Kills as Tommy Doyle, one of the kids Laurie babysat in the first movie. Being one of the few survivors of that traumatic Halloween night in 1978, Tommy will join other town residents to hunt down Michael Myers and put an end to his reign of terror in Haddonfield. Anthony Michael Hall is best remembered for his role as Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club, and he also played Gary Wallace in Weird Science, Jim in Edward Scissorhands, Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone, and Walter Sykes in Warehouse 13. An older Tommy Doyle was played by Paul Rudd in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace

Kyle Richards returns to the Halloween universe as Lindsey Wallace, one of the kids Laurie babysat in 1978. Lindsey, as one of the survivors of Michael’s first killing spree, will join Tommy and other town residents to hunt down Michael Myers, but this time she won’t be as safe as she was when she was a kid. Kyle Richards’ post-Halloween acting credits include the TV series Down to Earth and ER, as well as the reality TV series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Will Patton as Deputy Frank Hawkins

Will Patton returns as Deputy Frank Hawkins in Halloween Kills. Hawkins was presumed dead after Dr. Sartain stabbed him, but Halloween Kills shows he survived and is now determined to kill Michael Myers. Hawkins actually has a history with Michael, as he contributed to his arrest in 1978 and stopped Dr. Loomis from shooting him (and now regrets doing so). Will Patton is best known for his roles in Armageddon (as Charles “Chick” Chapple), Remember the Titans (Coach Bill Yoast), The Punisher (Quentin Glass), The Agency (Jackson Haisley), and Falling Skies (Captain Dan Weaver).

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Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers

Another actress from the original Halloween who is coming back in Halloween Kills is Nancy Stephens, who reprises her role as Marion Chambers, the nurse who was driving Loomis to Smith’s Grove when Michael Myers escaped in 1978. Marion was attacked by Michael, but she managed to escape. As one of the few survivors of Michael’s killing spree in the late 1970s, she will join Tommy, Lindsey, and other Haddonfield residents on their quest to defeat evil once and for all. Nancy Stephens returned as Marion Chambers in Halloween II, and after that, she appeared in American Dreamer, Russkies, and D2: The Mighty Ducks.

Halloween Kills Supporting Cast & Characters

Robert Longstreet as Lonnie Elam: one of Tommy Doyle’s bullies in 1978 and father of Cameron. Robert Longstreet is best known for playing Mr. Dudley in The Haunting of Hill House, Barry the Chunk in Doctor Sleep, and Joe Collie in Midnight Mass.

Charles Cyphers as Leigh Brackett: the former sheriff of Haddonfield and father of Annie Brackett, one of Laurie’s friends who was killed by Michael Myers in 1978. Following his role as Sheriff Brackett in Halloween, Charles Cyphers appeared in Starsky and Hutch, Murder One, and Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher.

Dylan Arnold as Cameron Elam: Allyson’s ex-boyfriend and Lonnie’s son. Dylan Arnold played Twig Wysecki in Nashville, Henry Bodreaux in The Purge, and Theo Engler in season 3 of You.

Omar Dorsey as Sheriff Barker: Haddonfield’s sheriff. Omar Dorsey’s acting credits include The Blind Side, Django Unchained, Selma, and When They See Us.

Thomas Mann as young Frank Hawkins: Thomas Mann has appeared in Project X, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Kong: Skull Island, Amityville: The Awakening, and Lady and the Tramp.

Brian F. Durkin as Deputy Graham: Haddonfield’s deputy. Brian F. Durkin’s acting credits include Footloose, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, and Days of Our Lives.

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