The Cocaine Bear cast features Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich and O’Shea Jackson Jr. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Elizabeth Banks’ 2023 movie on Peacock and Amazon. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast section.

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Cocaine Bear takes place in 1985 at Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest. When a drug trafficking plan goes wrong, a bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine. The narrative follows several humans as they try to escape the forest safely. Here’s every actor and character in Cocaine Bear.

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Cocaine Bear Cast: Keri Russell as Sari

Character Profile: A nurse. She navigates a park with her daughter. Sari tracks her missing child.

Russell’s Resume: Felicity Porter in Felicity (1998-2002), Jenna in Waitress (2007), Elizabeth Jennings in The Americans (2013-18), Ellie in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Kate Wyler in The Diplomat (2023-)

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Cocaine Bear Cast: Alden Ehrenreich as Eddie

Character Profile: The son of a drug trafficker. He grieves the death of his wife. Eddie gets smothered by an unconscious bear.

Ehrenreich’s Resume: Danny in Blue Jasmine (2013), Ethan Wate in Beautiful Creatures (2013), Hobie Doyle in Hail, Caesar! (2016), Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Senate Aide in Oppenheimer (2023)

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Cocaine Bear Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Daveed

Character Profile: Eddie’s best friend. He is a drug dealer who looks for missing cocaine. Daveed loses two fingers.

Jackson Jr.’s Resume: Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton (2015), Dan Pinto in Ingrid Goes West (2017), Donnie Wilson in Den of Thieves (2018), Lance in Long Shot (2019), Chief Warrant Officer Barnes in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

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Cocaine Bear Cast: Ray Liotta as Syd

Character Profile: A St. Louis-based drug trafficker. He is part of an organization known as the Bluegrass Conspiracy. Syd desperately searches for missing cocaine.

Liotta’s Resume: Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990), Henry Oak in Narc (2002), Markie Trattman in Killing Them Softly (2012), Matt Wozniak in Shades of Blue (2016-18), “Hollywood Dick” Moltisanti and Salvatore Moltisanti in The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

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Cocaine Bear Cast: Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Bob

Character Profile: A detective. He has a dog named Rosette. Bob squares off against a cocaine bear and drug dealers.

Whitlock Jr.’s Resume: State Senator R. Clayton “Clay” The Wire (2002-08), Davis in Ronald Wilkes in Cedar Rapids (2011), Mr. Turrentine in BlacKkKlansman (2018), Charlie Figaro in Your Honor (2020), Melvin in Da 5 Bloods (2020)

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The Cocaine Bear cast also includes:

• Brooklynn Prince as Dee Dee
• Christian Convery as Henry
• Margo Martindale as Ranger Liz
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Peter
• Kristofer Hivju as Olaf (Kristoffer)
• Hannah Hoekstra as Elsa
• Ayoola Smart as Officer Reba
• Aaron Holliday as Kid (Stache)
• J.B. Moore as Vest
• Leo Hanna as Ponytail

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.