Documentary Now! (TV) Cast
The cast of Documentary Now!. Updated on September 16, 2025.
72 actors
Fred Armisen
as Various Characters (27 episodes)

Fred Armisen plays various characters throughout the series.

Bill Hader
as Various Characters (14 episodes)

Bill Hader also takes on numerous roles across different episodes.

Helen Mirren
as Helen Mirren - Host (27 episodes)

Helen Mirren serves as the host of the series.

Jack Black
as Jamison Friend (1 episode)

Jack Black appears as Jamison Friend.

Aidy Bryant
as Anne Severino (1 episode)

Aidy Bryant plays Anne Severino.

Kenny Loggins
as (1 episode)
Irving Azoff
as (1 episode)
Darryl Hall
as (1 episode)
Cedric Yarbrough
as Pawn Shop Owner (1 episode)

Cedric Yarbrough takes on the role of a Pawn Shop Owner.

John Slattery
as William H. Sebastian (1 episode)

John Slattery plays William H. Sebastian.

Michael Patrick O'Brien
as Young Alexander Krauss (1 episode)

Michael Patrick O'Brien portrays Young Alexander Krauss.

Heather Hopkins
as Hot Teenage Daughter (1 episode)

Heather Hopkins plays the Hot Teenage Daughter.

Owen Wilson
as Father Ra-Shawbard (2 episodes)
Michael Keaton
as Bill Doss (2 episodes)
Necar Zadegan
as Ra-Sharir (2 episodes)
Connie Chung
as Connie Chung (2 episodes)
Taran Killam
as Benedict Juniper (1 episode)
John Mulaney
as Simon Sawyer (1 episode)
James Urbaniak
as Howard Pine (1 episode)
Alex Brightman
as Kenny (1 episode)
Richard Kind
as Larry (1 episode)
Paula Pell
as Patty (1 episode)
Renée Elise Goldsberry
as Dee Dee (1 episode)
Natasha Lyonne
as Carla Meola (1 episode)
Benton Jennings
as Rich Snooty Man (1 episode)
Cate Blanchett
as Alice (1 episode)
Tim Robinson
as Young Barnabas Scott (1 episode)
Maya Rudolph
as Anita (1 episode)
Ty Dolla Sign
as Ty Dolla Sign (1 episode)
Harriet Walter
as Edwina (1 episode)
Trystan Gravelle
as Alwyn 'Allie' Lewis-Ifans (1 episode)
Jonathan Pryce
as Owen Teale-Griffith (1 episode)
John Rhys-Davies
as Garth Davies-Gruffudd (1 episode)
Tom Jones
as Bev Turner (1 episode)
Sam C. Wilson
as Sior 'The Melon' Strawboss (1 episode)
Jamie Demetriou
as Benjamin Clay (1 episode)
Rob Benedict
as Larry Fein (1 episode)
James Thomas Gilbert
as Alfred Fein (1 episode)
Cole Hockenbury
as Barry (1 episode)
Randy Oglesby
as Officer #1 (1 episode)
Eric Nenninger
as Officer #2 (1 episode)
Sy Richardson
as David (1 episode)
Alexander Skarsgård
as Rainer Wolz (2 episodes)
Nicholas Braun
as Kevin Butterman (2 episodes)
August Diehl
as Dieter Daimler (2 episodes)
Kevin Bishop
as Gary Jacks (2 episodes)
Gana Bayarsaikhan
as Masho (2 episodes)
Matthias Rimpler
as Half-Tone (2 episodes)
Deb Hiett
as Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
Liliane Rovère
as Ida Leos (1 episode)
Ronald Guttman
as Pierre Mouland (1 episode)
Gary Kraus
as Howie the Butcher (1 episode)
Anne Hathaway
as Self (1 episode)
Judith Barker
as (1 episode)
Janie Booth
as (1 episode)
Pat Brocklehurst
as (1 episode)
Gilly Daniels
as (1 episode)
James Dryden
as (1 episode)
Lindsay Eavis
as (1 episode)
Sonia Elliman
as (1 episode)
Kathy Francis
as (1 episode)
Susan Graham
as (1 episode)
John Henshaw
as (1 episode)
Susan Hilton
as (1 episode)
Thelma Ruby
as (1 episode)
Ava Ryan
as (1 episode)
Pam Shaw
as (1 episode)
Nicola Sloane
as (1 episode)
Verona Verbakel
as Beatrice Lemutte (1 episode)
Paola Zampierolo
as Young Ida Leos (1 episode)
David Alade
as Lavetrious Kennedy (1 episode)
Lizzy Connolly
as (1 episode)
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