Elizabeth Reaser (Laurie), Kevin Dunn (Major Ken Quesada), Alexandra Daddario (Lisa Tragnetti), Shea Whigham (Joel Theriot).
Ray Fisher (Henry Hays), Michael Greyeyes (Brett Woodard). true detective cast
Ali’s performance as an aging detective with memory loss is considered among the series’ best. Season 4: Night Country (2024) – New Direction | Actor | Role | Notes | |-------|------|-------| | Jodie Foster | Chief Liz Danvers | Foster’s first major TV role. Plays an acerbic Alaska police chief. | | Kali Reis | Trooper Evangeline Navarro | Former boxer; Reis earned an Emmy nomination. | | Fiona Shaw | Rose Aguineau | A mysterious survivalist. | | Finn Bennett | Peter Prior | Young officer caught between Danvers and Navarro. | | John Hawkes | Hank Prior | Senior officer, Peter’s father. | Elizabeth Reaser (Laurie), Kevin Dunn (Major Ken Quesada),
Colin Farrell won a Golden Globe for this role (Best Actor in a Limited Series). Cast chemistry was criticized, but individual performances praised. Season 3 (2019) – Return to Form | Actor | Role | Highlights | |-------|------|-------------| | Mahershala Ali | Detective Wayne Hays | Spans three timelines (young, middle-aged, elderly with dementia). Ali won an Emmy for this role. | | Stephen Dorff | Detective Roland West | Hays’ partner; a career-best performance for Dorff. | | Carmen Ejogo | Amelia Reardon | A schoolteacher who marries Hays; also an author. | | Scoot McNairy | Tom Purcell | The bereaved father of a missing child. | Season 4: Night Country (2024) – New Direction