The Smoke cast features Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett and Rafe Spall. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Dennis Lehane’s 2025 Apple TV+ miniseries. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Smoke centers on an American arson investigator. As Dave Gudsen looks into various crimes with a female detective, they narrow down their list of suspects. The narrative follows the main character as he protects a dark secret. Here’s every actor and character in Smoke, a series inspired by Truth Podcasting Corp’s podcast Firebug.

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Smoke Cast: Taron Egerton as Dave Gudsen

Character Profile: An arson investigator. He is a married man who works on a fictional book about his career. Dave secretly operates as a serial arsonist while investigating his own crimes.

Egerton’s Resume: Eddie Edwards in Eddie the Eagle (2015), Elton John in Rocketman (2019), James “Jim” Keene in Black Bird (2022), Henk Rogers in Tetris (2023), Ethan Kopek in Carry-On (2024)

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Smoke Cast: Jurnee Smollett as Michelle Calderone

Character Profile: A detective. She is a U.S. Marine who specializes in crime scene analysis. Michelle has a reputation for clashing with colleagues.

Smollett’s Resume: Eve Batiste in Eve’s Bayou (1997), Jess Merriweather in Friday Night Lights (2000-11), Nicole Wright in True Blood (2013-14), Dinah Lance/Black Canary in Birds of Prey (2020), Mame Downes in The Burial (2023)

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Smoke Cast: Rafe Spall as Steven Burk

Character Profile: Michelle’s love interest. He is a married man and an investigator. Steven prematurely ends his marriage to begin a new life with Michelle.

Spall’s Resume: DC Andy Cartwright in Hot Fuzz (2007), Danny Moses in The Big Short (2015), Luke in The Ritual (2017), Jason Ross in Trying (2020-22), David Melmont in The English (2022)

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Smoke Cast: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Freddy Fasano

Character Profile: A cook at Coop’s Fried Chicken. He is a soft-spoken man who pursues job opportunities. Freddy gets implicated in a serial arsonist case.

Mwine’s Resume: Jacques Jho in Treme (2010-13), Ronnie Davis in The Chi (2018-20), Detective Raymond Griggs in The Lincoln Lawyer (2022-23), Silas Jordan in Dead Ringers (2023), Blessing Kamara in Dexter: Resurrection (2025)

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Smoke Cast: Hannah Emily Anderson as Ashley Gudsen

Character Profile: Dave’s wife. She supports his literary pursuits. Ashley has a teenage son from a previous marriage.

Anderson’s Resume: Shyla in Killjoys (2015), Sarah Jane in Gangland Undercover (2016), Eleanor Bonneville in Jigsaw (2017), Jenna Betancourt in The Purge (2018), Elaine Grey in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

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Smoke Cast: Greg Kinnear as Harvey Englehart

Character Profile: Dave’s boss. He is a fire department chief. Harvey meets with his daughter while investigating a serial arsonist case.

Kinnear’s Resume: Simon Bishop in As Good as It Gets (1997), Frank Navasky in You’ve Got Mail (1998), Richard Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Bill Shepherd in House of Cards (2018), Brian Miller in Black Bird (2022)

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Smoke Cast: John Leguizamo as Ezra Esposito

Character Profile: N/A

Leguizamo’s Resume: Tybalt in Romeo + Juliet (1996), Clown/Violator in Spawn (1997), Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Sid in Ice Age (2002), Bruno Madrigal in Encanto (2021)

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The Smoke cast also includes:

• Luke Roessler as Emmett
• Mishka Thébaud as Benji
• Dakota Daulby as Lee
• Dani Alvarado as Young Renata/Grace Calderone
• Adina Porter as Brenda Cephus
• Aiyanna Miorin as Young Michelle
• Erin Karpluk as Reba/Reba Daniels
• Nozipho Mclean as Rose
• Sierra Godswill as Sophie Calderone
• David James Lewis as Arch Stanton
• Anna Chlumsky as Dawn Hudson
• Lou Ticzon as Dev
• Mackenzie Cardwell as Lauren Englehart
• Anthony Scardera as Anthony
• Alex Barima as Draymond
• Maya Ford as Darlene
• Kurt Long as Roger Tillman
• Paula Burrows as Ellie Tillman

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