2020s

Know the Cast: ‘Masters of the Air’

Masters of the Air Cast - Every Actor and Character in the 2024 Apple TV+ Miniseries

The Masters of the Air cast features Austin Butler, Callum Turner and Anthony Boyle. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for John Shiban and John Orloff’s 2024 Apple TV+ miniseries. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visagesโ€™ Know the Cast section.

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Masters of the Air takes place during World War II. As Buck Cleven leads the 100th Bomb Group, he preps for a mission in Eastern England. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they strategize against the Axis powers. Hereโ€™s every actor and character in Masters of the Air, an adaptation of Donald L. Miller’s 2007 book.

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Masters of the Air Cast: Austin Butler as Gale “Buck” Cleven

Masters of the Air Cast on Apple TV+ - Austin Butler as Gale "Buck" Cleven

Character Profile: A U.S. Air Force pilot from Casper, Wyoming. He is the son of a gambler who preps for a mission with his best friend from basic training. Buck leaves a girlfriend behind in America while fighting during World War II.

Butler’s Resume: Zippy Brewster in Nedโ€™s Declassified School Survival Guide (2005-07),ย Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries (2013-14), Wil Ohmsford in The Shannara Chronicles (2016-17),ย Tex Watson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022)

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Masters of the Air Cast: Callum Turner as John “Bucky” Egan

Masters of the Air Cast on Apple TV+ - Callum Turner as John "Bucky" Egan

Character Profile: Buck’s best friend from basic training. He is a troublemaker from Wisconsin. Bucky initially works at a desk and hopes to experience some action during World War II.

Turner’s Resume: Tiger in Green Room (2015), Theseus Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), Frank Churchhill in Emma. (2020), Anthony Oโ€™Hare in The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021), Joe Rantz in The Boys in the Boat (2023)

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Masters of the Air Cast: Anthony Boyle as Harry Crosby

Masters of the Air Cast on Apple TV+ - Anthony Boyle as Harry Crosby

Character Profile: A member of the 100th Bomb Group. He is a pilot who values traditions. Harry struggles with air sickness while serving during World War II.

Boyle’s Resume: Bolton Guard in Game of Thrones (2014),ย Trench Runner in The Lost City of Z (2016), Geoffrey Smith in Tolkien (2019), Alvin Levin in The Plot Against America (2020), Kevin Maxwell in Tetris (2023)

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Masters of the Air Cast: Barry Keoghan as Curtis Biddick

Masters of the Air Cast on Apple TV+ - Barry Keoghan as Curtis Biddick

Character Profile: A member of the 100th Bomb Group. He values friends in high places. Curtis preps for World War II in Scotland.

Keoghan’s Resume: Martin in The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), George in Dunkirk (2017), Pavel in Chernobyl (2019), Dominic Kearney in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Oliver Quick in Saltburn (2023)

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The Masters of the Air cast also includes:

  • Nikolai Kinski as Harold Huglin
  • Stephen Campbell Moore as Marvin “Red” Bowman
  • Sawyer Spielberg as Roy Frank Claytor
  • Isabel May as Marjorie “Marge” Spencer
  • James Murray as Neil โ€œChickโ€ Harding
  • Rafferty Law as Ken Lemmons
  • Elliot Warren as James Douglass
  • David Shields as Everett Blakely
  • Matt Gavan as Charles Bean Cruikshank
  • Ben Radcliffe as John D. Brady
  • Darragh Cowley as Glenn Graham
  • Edward Ashley as ohn B. Kidd
  • Nate Mann as Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal
  • Ben Vincent as John Fredrick
  • Adam Long as Bernard DeMarco
  • Alfie Tempest as Sammy
  • Toby Eden as Billy Taylor
  • Jordan Coulson as Howard “Hambone” Hamilton
  • Jonas Moore as Frank Murphy
  • Jake Wardle as James Gibson
  • Tom Joyner as Robert “Stormy” Becker

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visagesโ€™ founding editor.