The 1999 film The Green Mile brought Stephen King’s story to the screen with Tom Hanks as prison guard Paul Edgecomb and Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey. Here is a principal-cast guide to the actors and their roles, with a verified memorial note for Duncan. Current career updates for the other performers are not included where they could not be confirmed from reliable, dated sources.
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The Green Mile cast, by character
The following principal performers and roles are identified on Stephen King’s official film page, with additional cast cross-checks from Rotten Tomatoes and the AFI Catalog. This is a selected principal cast, not a complete cast list.
Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb
Hanks plays Paul Edgecomb, the prison guard whose recollections frame the story. The available sources confirm his role in the film; they do not establish a current career update for this guide.
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David Morse as Brutus “Brutal” Howell
Morse plays fellow guard Brutus Howell, known as “Brutal.” A current project or career-status update is not established by the cited sources.
Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey
Duncan plays John Coffey. He died on September 3, 2012. The Television Academy notes that he received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in The Green Mile (Television Academy).
Bonnie Hunt as Jan Edgecomb
Hunt plays Jan Edgecomb, Paul’s wife. The cited sources identify her role but do not establish a dated update on her subsequent career.
James Cromwell as Warden Hal Moores
Cromwell plays prison warden Hal Moores. The available references confirm the role but do not provide a current career update.
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Michael Jeter as Eduard “Del” Delacroix
Jeter plays Eduard “Del” Delacroix. The sources available here do not provide authoritative confirmation of his reported death or a reliable career update, so no present-status claim is made.
Doug Hutchison as Percy Wetmore
Hutchison plays prison officer Percy Wetmore. His role is confirmed in the film references; no current career update is established here.
Rank #4
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Sam Rockwell as William “Wild Bill” Wharton
Rockwell plays William “Wild Bill” Wharton. The cited film sources confirm the character, but do not substantiate a current project or career-status update.
Patricia Clarkson as Melinda Moores
Clarkson plays Melinda Moores, the warden’s wife. Rotten Tomatoes lists her among the film’s cast; the sources cited here do not establish a dated update on her later work.
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- Miracles happen in unexpected places, even on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. There John Coffey, a prisoner with supernatural powers, brings a sense of spirit and humanity to his guards and fellow inmates. Tom Hanks leads a stellar cast (including Michael Clarke Duncan as Coffey) in this emotional, uplifting story of guards and captives; husbands and wives; prisoners and a remarkable mous
Jeffrey DeMunn as Harry Terwilliger
DeMunn plays guard Harry Terwilliger. The film references confirm the role but do not establish a current career update.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.The novel behind the film
The Green Mile adapts Stephen King’s story. King’s official page for The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel identifies the book and its formats. It is the source novel, rather than a cast guide or film edition.
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