The Orion and the Dark cast features Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser and Colin Hanks. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Sean Charmatz’s 2024 Netflix movie. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast section, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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Orion and the Dark centers on an 11-year-old boy named Orion. When the protagonists meets a night entity, he learns to face his darkest fears. The narrative follows Orion as he finds a bright light within himself. Here’s every actor and character in Orion and the Dark, an adaptation of Emma Yarlett’s 2014 book.

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Orion and the Dark Cast: Jacob Tremblay as Orion

Character Profile: An 11-year-old boy. He feels afraid of most things, especially the dark. Orion bonds with night entities while meeting his future daughter.

Tremblay’s Resume: Jack in Room (2015), Cody in Before I Wake (2016), Auggie in Wonder (2017), Bradley Trevor in Doctor Sleep (2019), Luca Paguro in Luca (2021)

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Orion and the Dark Cast: Paul Walter Hauser as Dark

Character Profile: A night entity. He worries about the horror of the unknown. Dark feels grateful to Orion for giving him a chance to open up.

Hauser’s Resume: Keith in Kingdom (2014-17), Shawn in I, Tonya (2017), Ivanhoe in BlacKkKlansman (2018), Richard Jewell in Richard Jewell (2019), Larry Hall in Black Bird (2022)

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Orion and the Dark Cast: Colin Hanks as Adult Orion

Character Profile: An older version of Orion from Manhattan. He tells a “complicated” story to his daughter. Adult Orion doesn’t know the end of his tale.

Hanks’ Resume: Alex Whitman in Roswell (1999-2001), Shaun Brumder in Orange County (2002), Preston in King Kong (2005), Gus Grimly in Fargo (2014-15), Greg Short in Life in Pieces (2015-19)

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Orion and the Dark Cast: Mia Akemi Brown as Hypatia

Character Profile: Adult Orion’s daughter. She values true stories. Hypatia helps her father find the end of his story.

Brown’s Resume: Kim Min-Chae in Twenty Five Twenty One (2022), Daphne in The Villains of Valley View (2023), Older Sister in Stillwater (2023), Young Clive in Alien Intervention (2023)

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Orion and the Dark Cast: Ike Barinholtz as Light

Character Profile: Dark’s nemesis. He is an entity who brings hope into the world. Light doesn’t initially impress Orion.

Barinholtz’s Resume: Ivan Dochenko in Eastbound & Down (2012), Morgan Tookers in The Mindy Project (2012-17), Jimmy in Neighbors (2014), Griggs in Suicide Squad (2016), Mark in Chicago Party Aunt (2021)

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Orion and the Dark Cast: Nat Faxon as Insomnia

Character Profile: A night entity. He worries about fabric of the universe being altered. Insomnia is an impressionist who describes himself as a “megaphone” for peoples’ thoughts.

Faxon’s Resume: Writer of The Descendants (2011) — Also, Manny in Club Dread (2004), Mark in Bad Teacher (2011), Roddy in The Way Way Back (2013), Elfo/Viking in Disenchantment (2018-23)

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The Orion and the Dark cast also includes:

• Golda Rosheuvel as Unexplained Noises
• Natasia Demetriou as Sleep
• Aparna Nancherla as Quiet
• Carla Gugino as Orion’s Mom
• Matt Dellapina as Orion’s Dad
• Shannon Chan-Kent as Adult Hypatia
• Nick Kishiyama as Tycho
• Angela Bassett as Sweet Dreams
• Sky Alexis as Lisa
• Werner Herzog as Narrator

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