The Running Man cast features Glen Powell, Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Edgar Wright’s 2025 movie on Amazon, MGM+ and Paramount+. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

The Running Man takes place in a dystopian society. As a union worker named Ben Richards gets blacklisted for his behavior, he joins a reality TV show to earn money for his sick daughter. The narrative follows the main protagonist as he gains a following of revolutionaries and blue-collar workers while strategizing against an all-powerful media organization known as the Network. Here’s every actor and character in The Running Man, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel.

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The Running Man Cast: Glen Powell as Ben Richards

Character Profile: A 35-year-old contestant on “The Running Man.” He is married man with a sick daughter who loses a union job. Ben tries to win $1 billion on a reality TV competition while dealing with propaganda and deepfake videos.

Powell’s Resume: Chad Radwell in Scream Queens (2015-16), Finnegan in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), Jake “Hangman” Seresin in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Ben in Anyone But You (2023), Gary Johnson in Hit Man (2024)

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The Running Man Cast: Josh Brolin as Dan Killian

Character Profile: An executive producer for “The Running Man.” He offers Ben a signing bonus. Dan stages drama in order to manipulate contestants and viewers.

Brolin’s Resume: Brand in The Goonies (1985), Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men (2007), Thanos in the MCU (2015-), Matt Graver in Sicario (2015), Archer in Weapons (2025)

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The Running Man Cast: Colman Domingo as Bobby T

Character Profile: “The Running Man” host. He rallies viewers for the Network. Bobby T tells his audience that “bloodlust is our birthright.”

Domingo’s Resume: Ralph Abernathy in Selma (2014), Victor Strand in Fear the Walking Dead (2015-), Ali in Euphoria (2019-), X in Zola (2020), Joseph Jackson in Michael (2026)

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The Running Man Cast: Lee Pace as Evan McCone

Character Profile: A Network hunter. He tracks “The Running Man” contestants across America. Evan reveals himself to be a former season 1 contestant.

Pace’s Resume: Ned in Pushing Daisies (2007-09), Thranduil in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), Joe MacMillan in Halt and Catch Fire (2014-17), Ronan in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Brother Day in Foundation (2021-25)

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The Running Man Cast: Michael Cera as Elton Perrakis

Character Profile: A social activist from Derry, Maine. He participates in an underground propaganda network. Elton lashes out at the Network due to his father’s death.

Cera’s Resume: George-Michael Bluth in Arrested Development (2003-19), Evan in Superbad (2007), Paulie Bleeker in Juno (2007), Nick in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008), Scott Pilgrim in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

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The Running Man Cast: Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams

Character Profile: A realtor from Bangor, Maine. She helps Ben strategize against the Network’s hunters. Amelia learns not to be influenced by media propaganda.

Jones’ Resume: Vicky in High-Rise (2015), Young Beth in Incident in a Ghostland (2018), Kinsey Locke in Locke & Key (2020-22), Ruby Rossi in CODA (2021), Maeve in Task (2025)

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The Running Man cast also includes:

• William H. Macy as Molie Jernigan
• Daniel Ezra as Bradley
• Jayme Lawson as Sheila Richards
• Katy O’Brian as Jenni Laughlin
• Karl Glusman as Frank
• Martin Herlihy as Tim Jansky
• Sean Hayes as Gary Greenbacks
• David Zayas as Richard Manuel
• Angelo Gray as Stacey Throckmorton
• Oluniké Adeliyi as Ma Throckmorton

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