The Remarkably Bright Creatures cast features Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and Sofia Black-D’Elia. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Olivia Newman’s 2026 Netflix movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Remarkably Bright Creatures explores the relationship between two janitors. As a widow prepares to retire, she befriends her male replacement. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they bond while discussing their respective lives. Here’s every actor and character in Remarkably Bright Creatures, an adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s 2020 novel.

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Remarkably Bright Creatures Cast: Sally Field as Tova Sullivan

Character Profile: An aquarium janitor in Sowell Bay, Washington. She is a widow who also lost her son. Tova mentors her replacement as he struggles with personal issues.

Field’s Resume: Carrie in Smokey and the Bandit (1977), M’Lynn Eatenton in Steel Magnolias (1989), Mrs. Gump in Forrest Gump (1994), Nora Walker in Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011), Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln (2012)

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Remarkably Bright Creatures Cast: Lewis Pullman as Cameron Cassmore

Character Profile: Tova’s replacement. He is a musician who inherits a van from his estranged mother after her death. Cameron makes a life-changing discovery while searching for his birth father.

Pullman’s Resume: Dallas in Lean on Pete (2017), Miles Miller in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Major Major in Catch-22 (2019), Bob in Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Calvin Evans in Lessons in Chemistry (2023)

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Remarkably Bright Creatures Cast: Sofia Black-D’Elia as Avery

Character Profile: Cameron’s love interest. She is a single mother who owns a paddle board business. Avery grows close with Cameron as they both pivot into new lifestyles.

Black-D’Elia’s Resume: Not Magda in The Immigrant (2013), Andrea Cornish in The Night Of (2016), Sabrina Pemberton in The Mick (2017-18), Heather in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021), Samantha Fink in Single Drunk Female (2022-23)

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Remarkably Bright Creatures Cast: Colm Meaney as Ethan Mack

Character Profile: Tova’s friend. He is a former dock worker and a loyal Grateful Dead fan. Ethan finds happiness in life by bonding with people of different backgrounds.

Meaney’s Resume: Daumer in Under Siege (1992), Chief Miles O’Brien in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999), Gene in Layer Cake (2004), Detective Dunnigan in Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Thomas “Doc” Durant in Hell on Wheels (2011-16)

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The Remarkably Bright Creatures cast also includes:

• Joan Chen as Janice Kim
• Kathy Baker as Mary Ann Minetti
• Beth Grant as Barb Vanderhoof
• Alfred Molina as Marcellus (Voice)
• Colm Meaney as Ethan Mack
• Brandon McEwan as Teenage Erik
• Donald Sales as Terry
• Mapuana Makia as Jessica Snell
• Laura Harris as Andie
• Anthony Harrison as Sheriff
• Dan Payne as Adam Wright

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