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Drew Barrymore as Casey Becker
Though Barrymore was already a household name when the movie came out, she’s since gone on to even greater things, starring in a slew of big films likeThe Wedding Singer(1998),Ever After(1998),Never Been Kissed(1999),Charlie’s Angels(2000) and50 First Dates(2004) as well as the Netflix seriesSanta Clarita Diet.Barrymore also launched her own production company and beauty line (both called Flower) and became a mom todaughters Frankie and Olive. In 2020 she launched her eponymous Emmy-nominated daytime talk show.
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Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott
As the film’s hero, Sidney Prescott,Neve Campbellsurvived slashings and other near-death scares to unmask the real killer.
Screamfans were shocked whenCampbell announced that she would not be appearing inScream VIbecause of a pay dispute, though her fellowScreamcostars weresupportive of her decisionto bow out of the movie. However, Campbellleft the door openfor future appearances in the franchise.
Campbell and her actor partner, JJ Feild, have two sons.
03of 11Courteney Cox as Gale WeathersMiramax/Kobal/Shutterstock; Kevin Mazur/GettyCourteney Coxplayed Gale Weathers, a reporter covering the murder spree in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California — one of the few stars of the film to survive. The projectintroduced herto her eventual real-life husband,David Arquette.Cox was onFriendswhenScreamwas released and continued in television afterward on the showsDirt,CougarTownandShining Vale. She appeared in all fiveScreamsequels.Though Cox and Arquette split in 2013, they remain friendly co-parents to daughterCoco.
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Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers
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Courteney Coxplayed Gale Weathers, a reporter covering the murder spree in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California — one of the few stars of the film to survive. The projectintroduced herto her eventual real-life husband,David Arquette.
Cox was onFriendswhenScreamwas released and continued in television afterward on the showsDirt,CougarTownandShining Vale. She appeared in all fiveScreamsequels.
Though Cox and Arquette split in 2013, they remain friendly co-parents to daughterCoco.
04of 11David Arquette as Dewey RileyMiramax/Kobal/Shutterstock; Allen Berezovsky/GettyAs deputy sheriff Dewey Riley, David Arquette’s character helped Weathers investigate the murders, and came close to death himself — but came back forScream 2, 3,4and the fifth movie,Scream.Already well-known thanks to his famous family and roles onThe OutsidersandParenthood, Arquette continued to rack up credits, including those for the moviesNever Been Kissed(1999),Bone Tomahawk(2015) andOn Sacred Ground(2023). He also has produced films, like the 2020 documentary about his pro wrestling career,You Cannot Kill David Arquette.Along with Coco, his daughter with Cox, Arquette has two sons with his wife Christina McLarty.
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David Arquette as Dewey Riley
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As deputy sheriff Dewey Riley, David Arquette’s character helped Weathers investigate the murders, and came close to death himself — but came back forScream 2, 3,4and the fifth movie,Scream.
Already well-known thanks to his famous family and roles onThe OutsidersandParenthood, Arquette continued to rack up credits, including those for the moviesNever Been Kissed(1999),Bone Tomahawk(2015) andOn Sacred Ground(2023). He also has produced films, like the 2020 documentary about his pro wrestling career,You Cannot Kill David Arquette.
Along with Coco, his daughter with Cox, Arquette has two sons with his wife Christina McLarty.
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Rose McGowan as Tatum Riley
Rose McGowanplayed Sidney’s friend Tatum Riley, who suffered a particularly gruesome death inScreamduring a high school party gone wrong.
From 2013 to 2016, McGowan was married to artist Davey Detail.
06of 11Skeet Ulrich as Billy LoomisMiramax/Kobal/Shutterstock; Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via GettySkeet Ulrich, a'90s heartthrob, was equally covetable and frightening as Billy Loomis, Sidney’s boyfriend who is ultimately revealed to be the conniving masked killer.Though he stepped back from the spotlight a bit to raise twins Jakob and Naiia, whom he shares with ex-wife Georgina Cates, Ulrich has kept busy on shows includingJericho,Law & Order: LAandRiverdale.Ulrich also made a surprise cameo in the fifthScreamfilm, reprising his role as Loomis.
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Skeet Ulrich as Billy Loomis
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Skeet Ulrich, a'90s heartthrob, was equally covetable and frightening as Billy Loomis, Sidney’s boyfriend who is ultimately revealed to be the conniving masked killer.
Though he stepped back from the spotlight a bit to raise twins Jakob and Naiia, whom he shares with ex-wife Georgina Cates, Ulrich has kept busy on shows includingJericho,Law & Order: LAandRiverdale.
Ulrich also made a surprise cameo in the fifthScreamfilm, reprising his role as Loomis.
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Matthew Lillard as Stu Macher
Fellow ’90s teen idolMatthew Lillardplayed Stu Macher, Tatum’s boyfriend who is ultimately revealed as Billy’s accomplice.
Though Macher died in the originalScream, Lillard made an uncredited cameo inScream 2and another surprise cameo in the fifth film.
Lillard and his wife, Heather Helm, have three children.
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Jamie Kennedy as Randy Meeks
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As horror film fan Randy Meeks, Jamie Kennedy was attacked twice yet somehow managed to survive forScream 2.Kennedy also played the character again in a cameo inScream 3.
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Liev Schreiber as Cotton Weary
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Liev Schreiber’s role in the film wasn’t big, but he creeped movie-goers out as Cotton Weary, a wrongly accused killer. He came back forScream 2, in which he sought redemption, andScream 3.
Schreiber has two children with ex-partnerNaomi Watts.
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Henry Winkler as Arthur Himbry
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His part was brief, but Winkler had a moment as school principal Arthur Himbry, who was murdered after shutting the school down because of … murders in town.
Winkler has been married to wifeStacey Weitzmansince 1978 and has two children (son Max is an actor) and a stepson with her.
11of 11Roger L. Jackson as Ghostface (Voice)Roger L. Jackson InstagramWhile he’s never been seen on screen, voice actor Roger L. Jackson has been a constant presence of theScreamfranchise as the masked killer’s spooky voice. And though Jackson had been working as a voice actor since the mid-’80s, his performance inScreamput him on the map.Jackson’s voice has appeared in hundreds of projects, including film (2000’sTitan A.E., 2017’sMonster Island), television (Mojo Jojo onThe Powerpuff Girls), commercials (most notably Mr. Mucus in Mucinex ads) and video games (several games in theFinal Fantasyseries,Red Dead Redemption 2, and manyStar Warsgames). Jackson even reprised his Ghostface role on theScreamtelevision series.
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Roger L. Jackson as Ghostface (Voice)
Roger L. Jackson Instagram
While he’s never been seen on screen, voice actor Roger L. Jackson has been a constant presence of theScreamfranchise as the masked killer’s spooky voice. And though Jackson had been working as a voice actor since the mid-’80s, his performance inScreamput him on the map.
Jackson’s voice has appeared in hundreds of projects, including film (2000’sTitan A.E., 2017’sMonster Island), television (Mojo Jojo onThe Powerpuff Girls), commercials (most notably Mr. Mucus in Mucinex ads) and video games (several games in theFinal Fantasyseries,Red Dead Redemption 2, and manyStar Warsgames). Jackson even reprised his Ghostface role on theScreamtelevision series.
source: people.com
