Lincoln Cast
The cast of Lincoln including popularity data. Data for March 28, 2025.
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Abraham Lincoln

Portrayed the character of Abraham Lincoln.

Sally Field
as Mary Todd Lincoln

Played the role of Mary Todd Lincoln.

#6
Most popular actor on Lincoln
3,433 Wikipedia views yesterday
David Strathairn
as William Seward

Took on the character of William Seward.

#12
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,870 Wikipedia views yesterday
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Robert Lincoln

Portrayed the character of Robert Lincoln.

#5
Most popular actor on Lincoln
3,675 Wikipedia views yesterday
James Spader
as W.N. Bilbo

Played the role of W.N. Bilbo.

#2
Most popular actor on Lincoln
8,277 Wikipedia views yesterday
Hal Holbrook
as Preston Blair

Took on the character of Preston Blair.

#21
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,112 Wikipedia views yesterday
Tommy Lee Jones
as Thaddeus Stevens

Portrayed the character of Thaddeus Stevens.

#4
Most popular actor on Lincoln
4,353 Wikipedia views yesterday
John Hawkes
as Robert Latham

Played the role of Robert Latham.

Jackie Earle Haley
as Alexander Stephens
#15
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,422 Wikipedia views yesterday
Bruce McGill
as Edwin Stanton
#14
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,607 Wikipedia views yesterday
Tim Blake Nelson
as Richard Schell
#10
Most popular actor on Lincoln
2,329 Wikipedia views yesterday
Joseph Cross
as John Hay
#28
Most popular actor on Lincoln
303 Wikipedia views yesterday
Jared Harris
as Ulysses S. Grant
#8
Most popular actor on Lincoln
2,732 Wikipedia views yesterday
Lee Pace
as Fernando Wood
#11
Most popular actor on Lincoln
2,255 Wikipedia views yesterday
Peter McRobbie
as George Pendleton
#33
Most popular actor on Lincoln
236 Wikipedia views yesterday
Gulliver McGrath
as Tad Lincoln
Gloria Reuben
as Elizabeth Keckley
#23
Most popular actor on Lincoln
880 Wikipedia views yesterday
Jeremy Strong
as John Nicolay
#9
Most popular actor on Lincoln
2,573 Wikipedia views yesterday
Michael Stuhlbarg
as George Yeaman
#19
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,336 Wikipedia views yesterday
Boris McGiver
as Alexander Coffroth
#34
Most popular actor on Lincoln
183 Wikipedia views yesterday
David Costabile
as James Ashley
#25
Most popular actor on Lincoln
769 Wikipedia views yesterday
Stephen Spinella
as Asa Vintner Litton
#38
Most popular actor on Lincoln
125 Wikipedia views yesterday
Walton Goggins
as Clay Hawkins
#1
Most popular actor on Lincoln
32,391 Wikipedia views yesterday
David Warshofsky
as William Hutton
#36
Most popular actor on Lincoln
154 Wikipedia views yesterday
Colman Domingo
as Private Harold Green
#3
Most popular actor on Lincoln
4,612 Wikipedia views yesterday
David Oyelowo
as Corporal Ira Clark
#17
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,373 Wikipedia views yesterday
Lukas Haas
as First White Soldier
#13
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,848 Wikipedia views yesterday
Dane DeHaan
as Second White Soldier
#16
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,395 Wikipedia views yesterday
Carlos Thompson
as Navy Yard – Shouting Soldier
Bill Camp
as Mr. Jolly
#20
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,162 Wikipedia views yesterday
Elizabeth Marvel
as Mrs. Jolly
#24
Most popular actor on Lincoln
806 Wikipedia views yesterday
Byron Jennings
as Montgomery Blair
Julie White
as Elizabeth Blair Lee
#27
Most popular actor on Lincoln
324 Wikipedia views yesterday
Charmaine White
as Minerva – Blair's Servant
Ralph D. Edlow
as Leo – Blair's Servant
Grainger Hines
as Gideon Welles
#31
Most popular actor on Lincoln
257 Wikipedia views yesterday
Richard Topol
as James Speed
Walt Smith
as William Fessenden
Dakin Matthews
as John Usher
#30
Most popular actor on Lincoln
264 Wikipedia views yesterday
James 'Ike' Eichling
as William Dennison
Wayne Duvall
as Senator Bluff Wade
#29
Most popular actor on Lincoln
288 Wikipedia views yesterday
Bill Raymond
as Schuyler Colfax
#37
Most popular actor on Lincoln
130 Wikipedia views yesterday
Michael Stanton Kennedy
as Hiram Price
Ford Flannagan
as White House Doorkeeper – Tom Pendel
Robert Ayers
as White House Petitioner
Robert Peters
as Jacob Graylor
John Moon
as Edwin LeClerk
Kevin Lawrence O'Donnell
as Charles Hanson
Jamie Horton
as Giles Stuart
Joe Dellinger
as Nelson Merrick
Richard Warner
as Homer Benson
Elijah Chester
as Union Army Officer
Dave Hager
as Captain Nathan Saunders – River Queen
Sean Haggerty
as Officer in Peace Commissioners Exchange
Mike Shiflett
as Senator R.M.T. Hunter
Gregory Itzin
as Judge John A. Campbell
#32
Most popular actor on Lincoln
248 Wikipedia views yesterday
Stephen Dunn
as Petersburg Siege Lines – Confederate Officer
Stephen McKinley Henderson
as William Slade
#22
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,053 Wikipedia views yesterday
Chase Edmunds
as Willie Lincoln
John Hutton
as Senator Charles Sumner
Robert Ruffin
as Major Thompson Eckert
Drew Sease
as David Homer Bates
John Lescault
as Gustavus Fox
Scott Wichmann
as Charles Benjamin
Adam Driver
as Samuel Beckwith
#7
Most popular actor on Lincoln
3,349 Wikipedia views yesterday
Jean Kennedy Smith
as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
Shirley Augustine
as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
Sarah Wylie
as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
Margaret Ann McGowan
as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
Hilary Montgomery
as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
Asa-Luke Twocrow
as Ely Parker
Lancer Dean Shull
as Union Soldier – Bodyguard
Robert Wilharm
as Wounded Soldier
Kevin Kline
as Wounded Soldier
John Jones
as Wounded Soldier
Paul Gowans
as Wounded Soldier
Joseph Miller
as Wounded Soldier
John Bellemer
as Faust
Mary Dunleavy
as Marguerite
Christopher Evan Welch
as Clerk – Edward McPherson
#26
Most popular actor on Lincoln
635 Wikipedia views yesterday
Alan Sader
as Sergeant At Arms
#40
Most popular actor on Lincoln
12 Wikipedia views yesterday
Gannon McHale
as Aaron Haddam
Ken Lambert
as Augustus Benjamin
Thomas Belgrey
as Arthur Bentleigh
Ted Johnson
as John Ellis
#39
Most popular actor on Lincoln
58 Wikipedia views yesterday
Don Henderson Baker
as Walter Appleton
Raynor Scheine
as Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton
#35
Most popular actor on Lincoln
156 Wikipedia views yesterday
Armistead Wellford
as Nehemiah Cleary
Michael Ruff
as Harold Hollister
Rich Wills
as House of Representatives – Soldier One
Stephen Bozzo
as House of Representatives – Soldier Two
Christopher Alan Stewart
as Sergeant – Grant's HQ
Teddy Eck
as Corporal – Grant's HQ
Todd Fletcher
as Walter H. Washburn
Charles Kinney
as Myer Strauss
Joseph Carlson
as Joseph Marstern
Michael Goodwin
as Chilton A. Elliot
Edward McDonald
as Daniel G. Stuart
Jim Batchelder
as Howard Guillefoyle
Gregory Hosaflook
as John F. McKenzie
Joe Kerkes
as Andrew E. Finck
William Kaffenberger
as John A. Casson
Larry Van Hoose
as Avon Hanready
C. Brandon Marshall
as Rufus Warren
David Russell Graham
as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
Benjamin Shirley
as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
Henry Kidd
as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
Joseph Frances Filipowski
as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
Thomas Aldridge
as House of Representatives
Sidney Blackmer Jr.
as House of Representatives
Billy Caldwell
as House of Representatives
Glenn T. Crone
as House of Representatives
Martin Dew
as House of Representatives
Theodore Ewald
as House of Representatives
Todd Hunter
as House of Representatives
Joe Inscoe
as House of Representatives
Raymond H. Johnson
as House of Representatives
Gary Keener
as House of Representatives
Randolph Meekins
as House of Representatives
Frank Moran
as House of Representatives
Charley Morgan
as House of Representatives
Chad Pettit
as House of Representatives
Barry Privett
as House of Representatives
Leslie Rogers
as House of Representatives
Marcello Rollando
as House of Representatives
Keith Tyree
as House of Representatives
Kevin J. Walsh
as House of Representatives
Robert Wray
as House of Representatives
S. Epatha Merkerson
as Lydia Smith
#18
Most popular actor on Lincoln
1,365 Wikipedia views yesterday
Christopher Boyer
as General Robert E. Lee
Stephen Dunford
as Actor Swordsman
David Doersch
as Actor Demon Affrit
Christopher Cartmill
as Leonard Grover
Robert Shepherd
as Dr. Joseph K. Barnes
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