Supporting Cast

Guest Starring

Brendan Coyle as Dr. Benjamin Kalman

Brendan Coyle makes a guest appearance in the premiere episode of season 2, as a former Markridge bioengineer now living in Budapest. Brendan Coyle is a British actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role…

Christopher Lloyd as Zalmon Shaw

Appearing first in season 3, Zalmon Shaw, aka The Missionary, is the father of Pallid Man. Playing him is Christopher Lloyd, best known for his role as Doc Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy. Christopher Allen Lloyd…

Claire Cooper as Eliza Wakefield

Appearing in Season 3 episode Thief, Eliza attracts the romantic interest of Athan, and becomes the catalyst for his final decision to embrace his destiny. Claire Cooper is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4…

Conleth Hill as Bonham

Bonham is a new character to be introduced in Season 4 of 12 Monkeys. He will be played by Game of Thrones actor Conleth Hill. Bonham is a a world weary international law enforcement agent facing the last days of…

James Callis as Athan

James Callis guest stars in Season 3, as the son of Cassandra and James Cole, born out of time. Best known to sci-fi fans as Gaius Baltar in Battlestar Galactica, James Callis is an English actor who attended the University…

Madeleine Stowe as Lillian

Madeleine Stowe starred in the original 1995 12 Monkeys film, as Dr. Kathryn Railly, and returns in season 2 as primary ‘Lillian’. Madeleine Marie Stowe is an American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her breakthrough role in the…

Michael Hogan as Dr. Vance Eckland

Hogan guest stars in season 2 as Katerina Jones’ previous unknown colleague, biologist Vance Eckland, who appears after the timeline is altered, and attempts to continue a relationship with Jones she is entirely unaware of. Michael Hogan  is a Canadian…

Noah Bean as Aaron Marker

Noah Bean stars in season 1 as Cassandra Railly’s boyfriend Aaron Marker, a political strategist who works for Senator Royce. Noah Bean is perhaps best known for playing the series regular role of Ryan Fletcher on the popular show “Nikita,” which…

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Abigail Hardingham as Emma

Abigail Hardingham plays Emma, Elliot Jones’ assistant, and the daughter of Olivia. Abigail Hardingham is an actress, known for Nina Forever (2015), The Missing (2014) and 12 Monkeys (2015). – Biography source: IMDb   

Amy Sloan as Elena

The character of Elena left José Ramse without explanation while they were on the run from West VII , but they are reunited in the episode ‘Atari’ in season 2 of 12 Monkeys. Amy Kathleen Sloan is a Canadian actress. She was born…

Anna Devlin as Chorus

Anna Devlin plays Chorus in series 4, a young primary, and a member of the family entrusted with keeping the Ouroboros Codex safe. She is known for All the Money in the World (2017) and Kat and the Band. bio…

Ari Millen as Adam Wexler

Ari Millen plays Adam Wexler, a former CIA analyst and whistleblower. Ari Millen is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his performance as numerous clones in the Space and BBC America science fiction television series Orphan Black, for…

Ayisha Issa as The Emissary

Ayisha Issa plays The Emissary, one of Jennifer’s band of ‘Daughters’. Ayisha is known for her work on Dark Matter (2017) , Unité 9 (2013-2017), Brick Mansions (2014), Immortals (2011) and Warm Bodies (2013). She has has a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu. She won the World Championships…

Ben Cross as Nicodemus

Ben Cross plays Nicodemus who appears in season 4, and is a member of a family tasked with keeping the Ouroboros safe. He is an English stage and film actor, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

David Dastmalchian as Kyle Slade

Kyle Slade is primary, and also a serial killer. David Dastmalchia has twice portrayed a disciple of the popular Batman villain the Joker. First, in 2008’s The Dark Kight, as a henchman of Heath Ledger’s iconic iteration of the classic character….

Donald Sumpter as old seer

Donald Sumpter plays a nameless old seer in season 4, (known to the writers as ‘alpha priimary’) who leads the band of primaries in the middle ages. Donald Sumpter is an English actor, known for In the Heart of the Sea (2015), The…

Faran Tahir as Mallick

Tahir plays Mallick, a follower of the Witness and resident of Titan. He is the head of the Monkey Army but has motivations of his own. Faran Haroon Tahir was born in Los Angeles, California while his parents were studying…

Geoff Scovell – Stunt double

Geoff Scovell is a stunt performer, and is the stunt double for the character of James Cole in 12 Monkeys. He features in many behind-the-scenes photos and other social media around the show. He has been part of the crew…

Hannah Waddingham as Magdalena

Waddington plays Magdalena, one of the 12 Monkeys Guardians tasked with protecting and raising the young Witness. Hannah Waddingham is an English actress and singer, best known for her contribution to West End musical theatre, particularly her performances in the…

Holly Deveaux as young Olivia

Holly Deveaux plays the young Olivia in season 4. She was is a Canadian actress known for starring in the television series Baxter, Less Than Kind, and Spun Out.

Jack Fulton as Young Cole/Athan

Jack Fulton plays the young James Cole, as well as the young Athan. Jack Fulton is a young actor, known for Closet Monster (2015), Roadside Picnic (2017) and Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (2016). bio from : imdb.com

Jay Karnes as Agent Robert Gale

In season 2 Karnes joined the 12 Monkeys cast playing Agent Gale, an FBI agent who Cole and Cassandra cross paths with in their quest to track the Witness. Jay Karnes was born in Omaha, NE and attended the University…

Julian Richings as Adviser to the Witness

Julian Richings appears in season 4, as a senior follower of the Witness. He was born in Oxford, England, and has become a familiar figure to Canadian cinema and television audiences, appearing in over 50 films and 20 separate television…

Patrick Garrow as Matthew Cole

Garrow plays Matthew Cole, James Coles father, a mechanic and owner of Northside Garage. Patrick Garrow is a Canadian actor, best known for RoboCop (2014), 16 Blocks (2006) and Blindness(2008). He has most recently appeared in Netflix Original Series Slasher and as Turin in SyFy’s series Killjoys. Patrick’s other…

Peter Outerbridge as Dr. Elliot Jones

Peter Outerbridge plays Elliot Jones, the originator of splinter technology, and briefly husband to Katerina Jones. Peter Outerbridge is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the CW action series Nikita, Dr. David Sandström in the TMN series ReGenesis, Henrik “Hank” Johanssen…

Ramón de Ocampo as Oliver Peters

Ramón de Ocampo plays Oliver Peters, a scientist working for the Markridge group, central to the discovery and development of the virus. Ramón is best known for his Television work, especially for his recurring roles on Notorious, Guidance, 12 Monkeys,…

Romina D’Ugo as Max

D’Ugo plays Max, a member of the West VII group, and romantic interest for Cole in season 1. Romina D’Ugo is a Toronto-born actress and dancer who was a part of the So You Think You Can Dance Canada Top…

Rosemay Lefebvre as Little Jennifer

Rosemay plays a young Jennifer Goines in season 3 episode Causality. Rosemay is a young French-Canadian actress, who has appeared in numerous TV commercials. 12 Monkeys is her first television acting role.   external links: video showreel agency page

Scottie Thompson as Mantis

Thompson plays Mantis aka Vivian Rutledge (to be know henceforth as Mrs Muffin Pants*), one of the 12 Messengers, and mother to The Pallid Man. Scottie Thompson grew up in Richmond, Virginia. With a love for dance and performing Thompson…

Simon Merrells as Andrus

Simon Merrells appears in season 4 as Andrus, a Primary, and follower of the Witness. He has been particularly prolific on stage with such prestigious organizations as the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, for whom he played Benedick…

Terry the Tortoise as himself

Terry the Tortoise is Jennifer’s loyal pet companion, and accompanies her through the ages.  Despite what may be assumed he is not the namesake of the eponymous showrunner Terry Matalas. Terry the Tortoise is in fact a genuine Terry, and…

Victoria Emslie as Amelia

Victoria Emslie plays a member of the French Resistance in Season 4 episode ‘Die Glocke’. Victoria Emslie is a British Actress with a background in MA Arabic and French from University of St. Andrews before she moved to London to…

Xander Berkeley as Colonel Foster

Jonathan Foster, the charismatic leader of the Spearhead facility searching for a cure to the plague, is played by Xander Berkeley, another alumnus of Nikita. Alexander Harper Berkeley is an American actor. He is known for his television roles of George Mason on…

Željko Ivanek as Leland Goines

Ivanek plays Leland Goines, aka Leland Frost, the head of the Markridge group, and Jennifer Goines’ father. Željko Ivanek is a Slovenian-American actor, known for his role as Ray Fiske on Damages, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award. Ivanek is also known for his…