With Netflix’s 3 movie,Fear Streetseries scaring the daylights out of us, a nice respite from the fear has been the cast that inhabits this new cinematic world. Amidst the brutal killings and bloodshed embedded in this beloved young adult franchise, the safest place you could hide was your mind. As more and more characters kept appearing and disappearing from the screen, how could viewers not keep asking themselves, “Where have I seen this actor or actress before?” Across Netflix’sFear Street: Part One - 1994,Fear Street: Part Two - 1978, andFear Street: Part Three - 1666, you will find yourself doing that a lot.
However, part of the brilliance of this whole endeavor is how we can’t quite place anybody. All of the actors legitimately seem to be the characters they are playing. I know what you’re thinking, “Of course they do, they’re actors! That’s why they were cast.” That is correct, however, not knowing a lot of these actors, or continually wondering where we’ve seen them, truly adds to the horror on screen. It is this fear factor that makes us wonder what other places we’ve seen theFear Streetcast. Well settle in and prepare to learn more about them than you ever could’ve imagined.
- Warning: This article contains spoilers for all threeFear Streetfilms. *
Kiana Madeira
While this cast is littered with characters and, at any time or another, the stars shift across the movies, Kiana is the glue that keeps this thing together. As the character of Deena inFear Street: Part One - 1994, Madeira resurfaces inFear Street: Part Three - 1666as the oft mentioned Sarah Fier. This actress also appeared in the Netflix seriesTrinkets, an episode ofThe Flash, theTakenTV series, andDark Matteron SyFy among other shows.Fear Streetmarks a coming out party of sorts, and it seems like the name Kiana Madeira is going to be on everybody’s minds for the foreseeable future.
Olivia Scott Welch
The other half of the century spanning relationship (with Kiana Madeira’s character) starts off playing Samantha Fraser inFear Street: Part One - 1994, and love brings them together again when Welch plays Hannah Miller inFear Street: Part Three - 1666. Welch may not have many credits to her name, but what she has done is quite substantial. She toplined Amazon’s showPanic, she was in the very well received Netflix mini-seriesUnbelievablewith Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever, and Welch also did stints onAgent CarterandModern Family. How’s that for a resume?
Benjamin Flores, Jr.
Pretty much playing the brainy character of Josh across the threeFear Streetfilms (although that changes a bit inFear Street: Part Three - 1666), this fine actor also was in the well received Bryan Cranston dramaYour Honor. In addition to this, you’ve also seen this talented actor in Netflix’sJurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the sci-if alien-festRim of the World(another Netflix show),Henry Danger, and he had a small role inTransformers: The Last Knight. Lastly, this multifaceted thespian also made a lasting impression with appearances in the Ice Cube/Kevin Hart-ledRide Alongand the voice of Atticus inHappy Feet Two. Not a bad resume for a guy whose also been known as Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores, Jr. throughout part of his career!
Julia Rehwald
As the assertive Kate Schmidt in theFear Streetfilms, she also switches this up a bit inFear Street: Part Three - 1666. Oddly, this solid actress doesn’t have much longer of a resume. Rehwald has been in some short films and had guest appearances on places like theSteve Varley Show. She also did a film set in the world of cooking calledMukbang Masarap, but aside from that the bulk of the fine work Rehwald does can be seen inFear Street: Part One - 1994,Fear Street: Part Two - 1978, andFear Street: Part Three - 1666.
Maya Hawke
As an actress that is also the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, Maya Hawke is easily the most accomplished thespian in this cast (and also exits it the quickest). With star turning roles inStranger Things(as Robin Buckley) and Quentin Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywood, this rising actress has appeared in a litany of movies and TV roles. She starred inMemory Xperiment: Kathy Acker, played Jo March in theLittle Womenmini-series, and also shared the screen with the likes of Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, and Peter Sarsgaard in the dramaHuman Capital.
Fred Hechinger
While it might seem that Hechinger just came on the scene in the role of Simon in theFear Streetmovies (lets be honest, he seems born to play that role, right?), the reality is that this actor has been with us for a bit longer than that. He played a Young Arnold Ridgeway inThe Underground Railroadon Amazon Prime, and he was really creepy as Ethan in the Amy Adams starringThe Woman in the Window. In addition to this he’s also been inNews of the Worldwith Tom Hanks, HBO’sLet Them All Talk, the interesting Natalie Portman/Jude Law filmVox Lux, and he played Trevor in the luminescentEighth Grade. Gucci!
Noah Bain Garret
Playing a character like Skully Mask inFear Street: Part One - 1994is probably where you’ve mainly seen this actor. Truthfully, you haven’t really seen him because as his character’s name says, he’s wearing that pesky mask the entire time! This actor is mainly known as a stuntman, but he also appears in the Rachel Brosnahan ledI’m Your Womanon Amazon Prime.
Elizabeth Scopel
Playing a version of the seminal character Sarah Fier across all 3 of theFear Streetmovies, Scopel is pitch perfect in this role that looms large. Most of this actresses work has been in TV in shows likeChicago MedandFBI: Most Wanted. Clearly, her biggest role, and the one she is going to be most known for in the immediate future, is the character of Sarah Fier. This bodes well for her because with Scopel’s haunting eyes and presence, it surely should garner her more work and acclaim in the future.
Jordan DiNatale
As the killer with the cool name, Ruby Lane, acrossFear Street: Part One - 1994,Fear Street: Part Two - 1978, andFear Street: Part Three - 1666, you also saw DiNatale in Martin Scorsese’s sprawlingThe Irishman(also on Netflix),The Punisher,Mindhunter, and the J-Lo ledShades of Blue. Working with a cinematic master, acting in an ultra-violent comic-book series, and being in one of the best FBI procedurals in TV history, is certainly a great way to pad the resume. However, as the razor wielding Ruby Lane, DiNatale is especially effective singing the Mills Brothers, “You Always Hurt The One You Love” as she murders people.
Charlene Amoia
As Rachel Thompson and Beth Kimball inFear Street: Part One - 1994andFear Street: Part Three - 1666, Amoia is able to blend into the story and in the process increase the horror. However, this isn’t her first go round in the scary realm as she played Judy Glatzel in this summer’sThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me DoIt. She’s also appearedDexter,American Horror Story, and even lent her voice toIt Chapter Two. Amoia was also inBirds of Preyand she’s done a host of non-horror TV likeThe Flash,NCIS,Bones, etc.
