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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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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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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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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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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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Chris Kerson
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Nails
8 episodes, 2015
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Mahershala Ali
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Detective Wayne Hays
8 episodes, 2019
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Carmen Ejogo
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Amelia Reardon
8 episodes, 2019
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Stephen Dorff
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Roland West
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8 episodes, 2019
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Ray Fisher
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Henry Hays
8 episodes, 2019
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Ritchie Coster
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Mayor Austin Chessani
7 episodes, 2015
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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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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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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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Brett Cullen
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Greg Larson
6 episodes, 2019
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Isaiah C. Morgan
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Henry Hays
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6 episodes, 2019
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Deborah Ayorinde
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Becca Hays
6 episodes, 2019
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Kevin Dunn
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Major Ken Quesada
5 episodes, 2014
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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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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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Lera Lynn
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Singer
5 episodes, 2015
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Dane Rhodes
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Detective Favre
5 episodes, 2014
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Rhys Wakefield
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Henry Hays
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5 episodes, 2019
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Alexandra Daddario
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Lisa Tragnetti
4 episodes, 2014
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C.S. Lee
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Richard Geldof
4 episodes, 2015
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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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Matt Battaglia
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Commander Floyd Heschmeyer
4 episodes, 2015
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Solomon Shiv
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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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Emily Nelson
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Margaret
4 episodes, 2019
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Richard Meehan
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Frankie Boyle
4 episodes, 2019
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Kennedi Butler
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Becca Hays
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4 episodes, 2019
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Scoot McNairy
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Tom Purcell
3 episodes, 2019
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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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Alex Fernandez
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James O'Neal
3 episodes, 2015
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Erin Moriarty
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Audrey Hart
3 episodes, 2014
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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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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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Bailey Rae Fenderson
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Amy Hays
3 episodes, 2019
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Jodi Balfour
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Lori
3 episodes, 2019
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Bill Kelly
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Detective Hobbs
3 episodes, 2019
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David Stanbra
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Detective Segar
3 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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Sarah Gadon
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Elisa Montgomery
2 episodes, 2019
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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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Mamie Gummer
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Lucy Purcell
2 episodes, 2019
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Christopher Berry
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Danny Fontenot
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2 episodes, 2014
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Josh Hopkins
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Jim Dobkins
2 episodes, 2019
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Jon Tenney
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Alan Jones
2 episodes, 2019
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Brad Carter
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Charlie Lange
2 episodes, 2014
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Michael Greyeyes
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Brett Woodard
2 episodes, 2019
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Johnny McPhail
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Robert Doumain
2 episodes, 2014
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Charles Halford
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Reggie Ledoux
2 episodes, 2014
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Brandon Flynn
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Ryan Peters
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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Alyshia Ochse
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Lucy
2 episodes, 2014
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Miranda Rae Mayo
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Vera Machiado
2 episodes, 2015
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Brighton Sharbino
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Maisie Hart
2 episodes, 2014
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Corbin Pitts
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Mike Ardoin
2 episodes, 2019
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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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Luke Edwards
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Lenny Tyler
2 episodes, 2015
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Stevin Knight
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Dan Howser
2 episodes, 2015
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Joseph Sikora
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Ginger
2 episodes, 2014
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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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Michael Graziadei
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Dan O'Brien
2 episodes, 2019
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Lena McCarthy
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Julie Purcell
2 episodes, 2019
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Nick Basta
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James Boyle
2 episodes, 2019
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Harlon Miller
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Video Tech
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2 episodes, 2014-2019
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Greg Bryan
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Jay Bunda
2 episodes, 2019
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David Jensen
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Roy Purcell
2 episodes, 2019
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Cooper Roth
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Aspen Conroy
2 episodes, 2015
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Lawrence Turner
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Foreman
2 episodes, 2019
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Cody Shelton
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Don
2 episodes, 2019
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Mary Kathryn Bryant
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State Police Receptionist
2 episodes, 2019
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Bojesse Christopher
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Detective Richard Kitting
2 episodes, 2019
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Heath Hensley
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Man #5
2 episodes, 2019
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Lindsay Musil
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Shelly
2 episodes, 2019
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Eric Parkinson
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Gus
2 episodes, 2019
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Nathan Wetherington
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Mike Ardoin
2 episodes, 2019
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Steven Williams
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Junius
2 episodes, 2019
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If you want to skip this review just jump to the IMDb list of awards and nominations, and you're done.
If you want the skinny, let me say this is one of the most perfect dramas ever to grace your flat screen.
Harrelson, you need to understand, is no slouch. He does crazy better than crazy people. And he usually steals any scene not nailed down.
But Matthew McConaughey operates at such a level here -- not to mention the astonishing makeup which makes him appear to be playing his own father -- that he walks off with this production. Mesmerizing.
Everyone is pitch perfect, which I believe explains the casting awards. Even Michelle Monaghan, usually known for getting by on her amazing looks, does more acting her than anytime in her career