The Seven cast features Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Gwyneth Paltrow. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character details for David Fincher’s 1995 movie on HBO Max. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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Seven explores the bond between two American detectives. After several bizarre murders, the main protagonists identify a serial killer suspect. The narrative follows the focal detectives as they learn the truth about a disturbed man known as John Doe. Here’s every actor and character in Seven.

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Seven Cast: Brad Pitt as Mills

Character Profile: An experienced homicide detective. He transfers to a new city with his wife. Mills tries to prove himself to his veteran partner.

Pitt’s Resume: Tyler Durden in Fight Club (1999), Rusty Ryan in Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Billy Beane in Moneyball (2011), Don “Wardaddy” Collier in Fury (2014), Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

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Seven Cast: Morgan Freeman as Somerset

Character Profile: Mills’ partner. He is a veteran detective who plans to retire. Somerset schools Mills about their work while piecing together a serial killer conspiracy.

Freeman’s Resume: Hoke Colburn in Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Red Redding in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Mitch Bradley in An Unfinished Life (2005), Nelson Mandela in Invictus (2009), Senior in Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021)

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Seven Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow as Tracy

Character Profile: Mills’ wife. She is a former 5th grade teacher. Tracy befriends Somerset and gets mixed up in a murder conspiracy.

Paltrow’s Resume: Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996), Viola De Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love (1998), Helen in Sliding Doors (1998), Pepper Potts in the MCU (2008-), Georgina Hobart in The Politician (2019-20)

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Seven Cast: R. Lee Ermey as Police Captain

Character Profile: A police chief. He feels skeptical of Somerset’s serial killer theory. The police captain helps the protagonists stay focused.

Ermey’s Resume: Gny. Sgt. Hartman in Full Metal Jacket (1987), Mayor Tilman in Mississippi Burning (1988), General Kramer in Toy Soldiers (1991), Colonel Leslie Hapablap in The Simpsons (1995-2015), Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

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Seven Cast: Kevin Spacey as John Doe

Character Profile: A serial killer. He taunts Mills and Somerset. John Doe carries out a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins.

Spacey’s Resume: Verbal in The Usual Suspects (1995), Jack Vincennes in L.A. Confidential (1997), Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999), Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea (2004), Francis Underwood in House of Cards (2013-17)

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The Seven cast also includes:

• John C. McGinley as California
• Richard Roundtree as Talbot
• John Cassini as Officer Davis
• Peter Crombie as Dr. O’Neill
• Reg E. Cathey as Dr. Santiago
• Julie Araskog as Mrs. Gould
• Michael Reid MacKay as Victor — Sloth Victim
• Richard Portnow as Dr. Beardsley
• Mark Boone Junior as Greasy F.B.I. Man
• Leland Orser as Crazed Man in Massage Parlor

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