The Happy Gilmore 2 cast features Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Kyle Newacheck’s 2025 Netflix movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Happy Gilmore 2 centers on a widower and former professional golfer. After a family tragedy, the title character worries about financially supporting his daughter and four sons. The narrative follows Happy as he resumes his professional golfing career. Here’s every actor and character in Happy Gilmore 2, a sequel to the 1996 film Happy Gilmore.

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Happy Gilmore 2 Cast: Adam Sandler as Happy Gilmore

Character Profile: A former professional golfer. He is a widower with a bad reputation. Happy rejoins the professional golfing circuit to financially support his five children.

Sandler’s Resume: Saturday Night Live Cast Member (1990-95), Happy Gilmore in Happy Gilmore (1996), Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer (1998), Barry Egan in Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Howard Ratner in Uncut Gems (2019)

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Happy Gilmore 2 Cast: Julie Bowen as Virginia

Character Profile: Happy’s late wife. She gets killed by a tee shot. Virginia appears throughout the film in dream and flashback sequences.

Bowen’s Resume: Virginia Venit in Happy Gilmore (1996), Carol Vessey in Ed (2000-04), Claire Dunphy in Modern Family (2009-20), Rhonda Harken in Horrible Bosses (2011), Violet Valentine in Hubie Halloween (2020)

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Happy Gilmore 2 Cast: Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin

Character Profile: Happy’s former nemesis. He gets released from a psychological institution. Shooter betrays Happy’s new nemesis in order to protect the legacy of traditional golf.

McDonald’s Resume: Darryl in Thelma & Louise (1991), Jack Barry in Quiz Show (1994), Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore (1996), Rex Weller in Family Law (1999-2002), Mary in Hacks (2021-)

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Happy Gilmore 2 Cast: Benny Safdie as Frank Manatee

Character Profile: A business entrepreneur with horrible breath. He the founder of a “cutting edge project” called Maxi Golf. Frank vows to make modern golf more exciting.

Safdie’s Resume: Co-Director of Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019) — Also, Nick Nikas in Good Time, Edward Teller in Oppenheimer (2023), Dougie Schecter in The Curse (2023-24)

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Happy Gilmore 2 Cast: Ben Stiller as Hal L.

Character Profile: The leader of a support group for alcoholics. He looked after Happy’s grandmother in the past. Hal. L pretends to help people while manipulating them for self-serving reasons.

Stiller’s Resume: Ted in There’s Something About Mary (1998), Greg Focker in Meet the Parents (2000), Derek Zoolander in Zoolander (2001), Larry Daley in Night at the Museum (2006), Tugg Speedman in Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Happy Gilmore 2 Cast: Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny as Oscar Mejias

Character Profile: Happy’s caddie. He is a former waiter who dreams of opening a restaurant. Oscar experiences dark thoughts about his former boss.

Ocasio’s Resume: A Grammy Award-Winning Musician — Also, Arturo “Kitty” Páez in Narcos: Mexico (2021), Lookout in F9: The Fast Saga (2021), Wolf in Bullet Train (2022), Felipe in Cassandro (2023)

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The Happy Gilmore 2 cast also includes:

• John Daly as Himself
• Dennis Dugan as Doug Thompson
• Haley Joel Osment as Billy Jenkins
• Lavell Crawford as Slim Peterson
• Jackie Sandler as Monica
• Sadie Sandler as Charlotte
• Sunny Sandler as Vienna
• Maxwell Friedman as Gordie
• Philip Schneider as Bobby
• Ethan Cutkosky as Wayne
• Conor Sherry as Terry

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