
The It: Welcome to Derry cast features Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige and James Remar. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs’ HBO Max series on Disney+ and Hulu. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.
It: Welcome to Derry takes place in Derry, Maine during the 1960s. As a U.S. Air Force pilot named Leroy Hanlon begins a new job, a local boy mysteriously disappears. The narrative follows the main protagonist and various children as they get terrorized by a supernatural creature known as Pennywise. Here’s every actor and character in It: Welcome to Derry, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel It and a prequel to the films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019).
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: Jovan Adepo as Leroy Hanlon
Character Profile: A married U.S. Air Force pilot. He is a Korean War veteran who feels ready for “a little taste of normal” after moving to Derry. Leroy gets attacked after being hired to test B-52 airplanes.
Adepo’s Resume: Michael Murphy in The Leftovers (2015-17), Cory in Fences (2016), Will Reeves in Watchmen (2019), Sidney Palmer in Babylon (2022), Saul Durant in 3 Body Problem (2024-)
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: Taylour Paige as Charlotte Hanlon
Character Profile: Leroy’s wife. She feels happy to be in a seemingly normal community like Derry. Charlotte doesn’t appear in the pilot episode.
Paige’s Resume: Cathy Volsan-Curry in White Boy Rick (2018), Zola in Zola (2020), Dussie Mae in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020), Abby Munger-Jacobson in Brothers (2024), Jane Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: James Remar as General Shaw
Character Profile: A U.S. Air Force general. He hires Leroy to test B-52 strategic bombers. General Shaw speaks fondly of his U.S. Army veteran father.
Remar’s Resume: Tiny Bellows in The Huntress (2000-01), Richard Wright in Sex and the City (2001-04), Harry Morgan in Dexter (2006-2013), Peter Gambi in Black Lightning (2018-21), Kyle Fremont in Yellowstone (2022)
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: Stephen Rider as Hank Grogan
Character Profile: A movie theatre owner. He looks after his young daughter. Hank’s theater is linked to supernatural events in Derry.
Rider’s Resume: Admiral Rochon in The Butler (2013), Seeker Reed in The Host (2013), G-Dogg in Shameless (2015-16), Blake Tower in Daredevil (2016-18), Zack Clark in Instinct (2018-19)
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: Matilda Lawler as Marge
Character Profile: A Derry High School student. She befriends a bullied classmate. Marge and her friends discuss supernatural events in Derry.
Lawler’s Resume: Mathilda Mowbray/Brenda in Evil (2019-21), Young Kirsten in Station Eleven (2021-22), Flora in Flora & Ulysses (2021), Betty in The Santa Clauses (2022-23), Frances Montgomery in The Gilded Age (2023)
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: Amanda Christine as Veronica “Ronnie” Grogan
Character Profile: Hank’s daughter. She was the last person to see a local boy who disappeared. Ronnie investigates a supernatural conspiracy with Derry kids.
Christine’s Resume: Lavinia in How to Get Away with Murder (2016), Young Diane in Black-ish (2016), Delilah in Miss Virginia (2019), Ava in Black Box (2020), Ada Twist in Ada Twist, Scientist (2021-22)
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It: Welcome to Derry Cast: Clara Stack as Lilly
Character Profile: A Derry High School student. She is an outcast who gets bullied for spending time in a psychiatric facility after her father’s death. Lilly investigates the disappearance of a local Derry boy.
Stack’s Resume: Corra in Madam Secretary (2019), Hannah Kelly in Bull (2019), Little Kate Bishop in Hawkeye (2021), Rose in The Naughty Nine (2023), Francesca in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2023)
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The It: Welcome to Derry cast also includes:
- Blake James as Will
- Arian S. Cartaya as Rich
- Miles Ekhardt as Matty
- Mikkal Karim Fidler as Terry
- Jack Molloy Legault as Phil
- Matilda Legault as Susie
- Chris Chalk as Dick Hallorann
- Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise
- Rudy Mancuso as Pauly
- Kimberly Guerrero as Rose
- Maya McNair as Patty
- Maya Misaljevic as Elaine
- Isabel Deroy-Olson as Kino
- Hannah Storey as Rhonda
- Larry Day as Stan Kersch
- Tyson Kirk as Preston
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