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Matthew McConaughey
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Detective Rust Cohle
8 episodes, 2014
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Colin Farrell
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Detective Ray Velcoro
8 episodes, 2015
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Mahershala Ali
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Detective Wayne Hays
8 episodes, 2019
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Woody Harrelson
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Detective Marty Hart
8 episodes, 2014
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Rachel McAdams
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Detective Ani Bezzerides
8 episodes, 2015
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Carmen Ejogo
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Amelia Reardon
8 episodes, 2019
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Michelle Monaghan
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Maggie Hart
8 episodes, 2014
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Taylor Kitsch
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Officer Paul Woodrugh
8 episodes, 2015
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Stephen Dorff
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Detective Roland West
8 episodes, 2019
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Michael Potts
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Detective Maynard Gilbough
8 episodes, 2014
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Kelly Reilly
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Jordan Semyon
8 episodes, 2015
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Scoot McNairy
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Tom Purcell
8 episodes, 2019
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Tory Kittles
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Detective Thomas Papania
8 episodes, 2014
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Vince Vaughn
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Frank Semyon
8 episodes, 2015
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Ray Fisher
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Henry Hays
8 episodes, 2019
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Chris Kerson
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Nails
8 episodes, 2015
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Ritchie Coster
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Mayor Austin Chessani
7 episodes, 2015
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Sarah Gadon
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Elisa Montgomery
7 episodes, 2019
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Christopher James Baker
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Blake Churchman
7 episodes, 2015
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Afemo Omilami
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Police Chief Holloway
7 episodes, 2015
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James Frain
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Lieutenant Kevin Burris
7 episodes, 2015
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Brett Cullen
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Gerald Kindt
6 episodes, 2019
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Mamie Gummer
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Lucy Purcell
6 episodes, 2019
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J.D. Evermore
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Detective Lutz
6 episodes, 2014
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Andy Mackenzie
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Ivar
6 episodes, 2015
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Dana Gourrier
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Cathleen
6 episodes, 2014
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Michael Irby
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Detective Elvis Ilinca
6 episodes, 2015
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Abigail Spencer
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Gena Brune
6 episodes, 2015
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Timothy V. Murphy
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Osip Agronov
6 episodes, 2015
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Yara Martinez
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Felicia
6 episodes, 2015
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Adria Arjona
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Emily
6 episodes, 2015
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Isaiah C. Morgan
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Young Henry Hays
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6 episodes, 2019
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Madison Wolfe
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Audrey Hart
6 episodes, 2014
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Alain Uy
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Ernst Bodine
6 episodes, 2015
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Jon Lindstrom
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Jacob McCandless
6 episodes, 2015
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Kevin Dunn
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Major Ken Quesada
5 episodes, 2014
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Michael Greyeyes
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Brett Woodard
5 episodes, 2019
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Jon Tenney
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Alan Jones
5 episodes, 2019
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W. Earl Brown
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Detective Teague Dixon
5 episodes, 2015
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Joe Chrest
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Detective Demma
5 episodes, 2014
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Rhys Wakefield
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Freddy Burns
5 episodes, 2019
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Michael Hyatt
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Katherine Davis
5 episodes, 2015
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Leven Rambin
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Athena Bezzerides
5 episodes, 2015
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Emily Nelson
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Margaret
5 episodes, 2019
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Lera Lynn
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Singer
5 episodes, 2015
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Kennedi Butler
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Young Becca Hays
5 episodes, 2019
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Dane Rhodes
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Detective Favre
5 episodes, 2014
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Alexandra Daddario
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Lisa Tragnetti
4 episodes, 2014
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Scott Shepherd
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Harris James
4 episodes, 2019
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Josh Hopkins
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Jim Dobkins
4 episodes, 2019
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James MacDonald
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Major Blevins
4 episodes, 2019
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Michael Broderick
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Special Agent John Bowen
4 episodes, 2019
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C.S. Lee
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Richard Geldof
4 episodes, 2015
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Tim Griffin
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Special Agent Burt Diller
4 episodes, 2019
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Lolita Davidovich
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Cynthia Woodrugh
4 episodes, 2015
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Tony Molina Jr.
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Detective
4 episodes, 2014
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Vinicius Machado
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Tony Chessani
4 episodes, 2015
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Trevor Larcom
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Chad Velcoro
4 episodes, 2015
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Brian Oerly
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Eddie
4 episodes, 2019
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Bea Santos
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21 Year Old Julie Purcell
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4 episodes, 2019
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Matt Battaglia
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Commander Floyd Heschmeyer
4 episodes, 2015
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Sol Landerman
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Michael Bulgari
4 episodes, 2015
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Meghan Wolfe
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Maisie Hart
4 episodes, 2014
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David Morse
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Eliot Bezzerides
3 episodes, 2015
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Rick Springfield
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Dr. Irving Pitlor
3 episodes, 2015
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Jackson Beals
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Detective Mark Daughtry
3 episodes, 2014
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Glenn Fleshler
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Errol Childress
3 episodes, 2014
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Michael Harney
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Steve Geraci
3 episodes, 2014
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Gareth Williams
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Police Chief Warren
3 episodes, 2019
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Alex Fernandez
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James O'Neal
3 episodes, 2015
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Brandon Flynn
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Ryan Peters
3 episodes, 2019
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David Stanbra
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Detective Segar
3 episodes, 2019
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Richard Meehan
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Frankie Boyle
3 episodes, 2019
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L. Warren Young
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Detective
3 episodes, 2019
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Myk Watford
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Detective Morelli
3 episodes, 2019
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Erin Moriarty
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Audrey Hart
3 episodes, 2014
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Bill Kelly
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Detective Hobbs
3 episodes, 2019
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Jim Klock
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Detective Ted Bertrand
3 episodes, 2014
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Gabriel Luna
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Miguel Gilb
3 episodes, 2015
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Jack Topalian
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Armin
3 episodes, 2015
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Arthur Darbinyan
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Leonid
3 episodes, 2015
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Garrett Kruithof
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Detective Jimmy Dufrene
3 episodes, 2014
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Agnes Albright
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Veronica Chessani
3 episodes, 2015
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Emily Rios
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Betty Chessani
3 episodes, 2015
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Christian Campbell
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Richard Brune
3 episodes, 2015
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Courtney Halverson
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Erica Jonson
3 episodes, 2015
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Don Yesso
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Commander Speece
3 episodes, 2014
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Carla Vila
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Danielle Delvayo
3 episodes, 2015
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Benjamín Benítez
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Gonzales #1
3 episodes, 2015
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Michael Graziadei
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Dan O'Brien
3 episodes, 2019
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Robert Renderos
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Gonzales #2
3 episodes, 2015
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Ronnie Gene Blevins
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Stan
3 episodes, 2015
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Corbin Pitts
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Mike Ardoin
3 episodes, 2019
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Michael Rooker
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Edward Hoyt
2 episodes, 2019
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Jay O. Sanders
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Billy Lee Tuttle
2 episodes, 2014
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Fred Ward
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Eddie Velcoro
2 episodes, 2015
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Lili Simmons
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Beth
2 episodes, 2014
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Shea Whigham
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Joel Theriot
2 episodes, 2014
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Christopher Berry
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Danny Fontenot
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2 episodes, 2014
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Brad Carter
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Charlie Lange
2 episodes, 2014
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Johnny McPhail
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Robert Doumain
2 episodes, 2014
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Deborah Ayorinde
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Becca Hays
2 episodes, 2019
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Steven Williams
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Junius
2 episodes, 2019
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Phoenix Elkin
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Will Purcell
2 episodes, 2019
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Charles Halford
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Reggie Ledoux
2 episodes, 2014
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Jodi Balfour
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Lori
2 episodes, 2019
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Lena McCarthy
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Julie Purcell
2 episodes, 2019
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Greg Bryan
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Jay Bunda
2 episodes, 2019
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Lindsay Musil
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Shelly
2 episodes, 2019
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Pedro Miguel Arce
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Danny Santos
2 episodes, 2015
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Molly Hagan
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Mrs. Harris
2 episodes, 2015
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Ashley Hinshaw
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Lacey Lindel
2 episodes, 2015
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Sola Bamis
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Heather Hays
2 episodes, 2019
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Nathan Wetherington
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Mike Ardoin
2 episodes, 2019
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Lennon Morgan
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Ronnie Boyle
2 episodes, 2019
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Nick Basta
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James Boyle
2 episodes, 2019
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Alyshia Ochse
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Lucy
2 episodes, 2014
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Harlon Miller
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Video Tech
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2 episodes, 2014-2019
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Bailey Rae Fenderson
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Amy Hays
2 episodes, 2019
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Jaiden Alexander McLeod
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2 episodes, 2019
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Miranda Rae Mayo
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Vera Machiado
2 episodes, 2015
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Bojesse Christopher
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Detective Richard Kitting
2 episodes, 2019
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Brighton Sharbino
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Maisie Hart
2 episodes, 2014
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Weronika Rosati
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Agnes
2 episodes, 2015
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Mark Chaet
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Jew Diamond Dealer
2 episodes, 2015
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Chet Grissom
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Bart Sallis
2 episodes, 2015
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Michael A. Klucher
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Reporter
2 episodes, 2019
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Luke Edwards
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Lenny Tyler
2 episodes, 2015
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Lawrence Turner
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Foreman
2 episodes, 2019
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Stevin Knight
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Dan Howser
2 episodes, 2015
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Cullen Moss
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State Trooper
2 episodes, 2019
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Joseph Sikora
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Ginger
2 episodes, 2014
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Jancey Sheats
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News Anchor
2 episodes, 2019
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Jamison Jones
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Will Davidson
2 episodes, 2015
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Anjul Nigam
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Ventura County Medical Examiner
2 episodes, 2015
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Riley Smith
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Steve Mercer
2 episodes, 2015
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Ronny Cox
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Catalast Executive
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2 episodes, 2015
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Cooper Roth
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Aspen Conroy
2 episodes, 2015
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When i first heard about the show , i thought to myself that with a premise and cast like that , what could go wrong with this show? Well there could have been a lot of things. For example the plot may have been overdone or under thought , direction may have been all over the place , but the first episode proved that it was not to be so.
The plot looks delicious...yes it does and the neat direction just purely compliments the smooth design of the show. Even though story telling is non linear at times , but it has been managed very well with subtle dialogue and the growing suspense. It does get dark at times but handles all its complications with ease.
The casting is clever...very clever. Both Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are brilliant actors and at the same time have a certain mystery about them that is Perfect for the show. They have a firm grip of their respective characters and seem dissolved in them.
This show is NOT just a regular cop drama or a clichéd murder mystery. It is much much more and has already proved so in the first episode. Much is expected from it and the future looks bright for True Detective.
UPDATE ( Episode 2-6 ) - Now 6 episodes have gone by and i believe my views have changed a little. The richness of the show in the first couple of episodes completely PALES in comparison to the speed, smoothness and uniqueness in the latter episodes. From the 4th episode is when the show actually picked even more momentum and proved its worth as possibly the greatest thing on television at the moment. McConaughey is truly having the golden period of his career. The future (probable) Academy Award winner (For DBC) is at his freaking best as Rust Cohle. Harrelson is brilliant as the angry and flawed Marty Hart. I liked this show. But now i am addicted to it.
With 2 more episodes of the season to go , one can only expect the best from this fast-paced , beautifully crafted show.
So far, an obvious 10/10.
Final update: ( Episode 7 & 8 )-- Well the series ended last night on a very thoughtful note. Up until the 7th episode, the show had picked up so much speed and given us so much to think about that i was expecting a little too much from the last couple of episodes. Who wasn't.
*********** If you haven't seen the series , please Don't read on*********
The 7th episode was truly amazing as it set the stage for Rust and Marty's final adventure of the series. There was too much anticipation for the final episode, but did it deliver. Yes and No, depending entirely on how you look at it. There were no unusual shocking twists and there were no unrealistic happenings. It was quiet a daring and a brilliant end to a show that explored beyond any other show's reach. But to be very honest, as a single episode , the finale wont stand out. But as an entire series , i believe we have been treated to one of the best television series ever made. The writing and direction have been top notch. Acting has been flawless. Am gonna miss it.
10/10