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television drama
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''
Oz''. Each episode addresses a particular theme, which is addressed during
Augustus Hill's narratives as well as during various points in the actual episode. During the first six episodes of season 6, Hill shares the narration with another inmate. In the season 5 episode "Variety", the narratives are replaced by short songs sung by series characters, in a variety show format.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1997)
The first season of ''Oz'' stars
Ernie Hudson
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films ''Leviathan'' (1989), '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (19 ...
as Warden
Leo Glynn,
Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama ...
as Emerald City Unit Manager
Tim McManus,
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor. His breakout role was in the independent film ''Smoke'' (1995), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He went on to appear as Mercutio ...
as inmate and narrator
Augustus Hill, and
Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is a British actor. On television, he began in the BBC sitcom ''In Sickness and in Health'' (1985–1987), the ITV (TV network), ITV crime dramas ''The Bill'' (1988–1989), ''Supply & Demand (TV ser ...
as new inmate and devout Muslim
Kareem Saïd
The characters of ''Oz (TV series), Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main character, Main cast ("Starring" in opening c ...
.
It also stars
Kirk Acevedo
Kirkland M. Acevedo (born November 27, 1971) is an American actor best known as Miguel Alvarez in '' Oz'', Joe Toye in '' Band of Brothers'', and FBI Agent Charlie Francis on '' Fringe''. His best-known films are '' The Thin Red Line'', '' D ...
as Latino inmate
Miguel Alvarez,
Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. A prominent figure in American television, she is known for her roles both on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe A ...
as correctional officer
Diane Whittlesey
Officer Diane Whittlesey is a fictional character played by Edie Falco on the television program '' Oz''. According to an article in ''The New York Times'', Whittlesey was modeled after a female unit manager whom series creator Tom Fontana met ...
,
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores AlverÃo Marcano; December 11, 1931) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from t ...
as prison counselor
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo,
Tony Musante
Anthony Peter Musante Jr. (June 30, 1936 – November 26, 2013) was an American actor, best known for the TV series '' Toma'' as Detective David Toma, Nino Schibetta in '' Oz'' (1997), and Joe D'Angelo in ''As the World Turns'' (2000–2003). I ...
as inmate and Mafia boss
Nino Schibetta
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits)
: Secondary cast (" ...
,
Leon Robinson
Leon Preston Robinson (born March 8, 1962), usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s. He is best known for his roles as J.T. Matthews in the 1991 Rob ...
as inmate
Jefferson Keane
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits)
: Secondary cast (" ...
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J.K. Simmons as inmate and Aryan Brotherhood leader
Vernon Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character played by American actor J. K. Simmons on the ''HBO series Oz'' as a major antagonist.
Schillinger is one of the most powerful and feared inmates in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary ("Oz"). As a ...
,
Lee Tergesen
Lee Allen Tergesen (; born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's '' Weird Science'' (1994–1998), Tobias Beecher on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Peter McMillan on the second seas ...
as new inmate
Tobias Beecher
Tobias Beecher is a fictional character on the television show '' Oz'', played by Lee Tergesen. He is one of only nine regular characters (both prisoners and guards) to survive the entire run of the show. The others are Bob Rebadow, Ryan O'Reily ...
,
Sean Whitesell
Sean Whitesell (March 11, 1963 – December 28, 2015) was an American film and television actor, writer and producer.
Early life and education
Whitesell was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa,[Donald Groves
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits)
: Secondary cast (" ...]
,
Dean Winters
Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' and his roles in the TV series ''Millennium'','' Rescue Me'', ''30 Rock'', ''Sex and the City'', and '' Law & ...
as
manipulative Irish inmate
Ryan O'Reily
Ryan O'Reily is a main character in the television series '' Oz''. He was portrayed by Dean Winters from 1997 to 2003, who also played the character in the 2024 short film ''ZO''.
Character overview
"''Prisoner #97P904: Ryan O'Reily. Convicte ...
, and
BD Wong
Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in '' M. Butterfly'', becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Crit ...
as the prison chaplain
Father Ray Mukada
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits)
: Secondary cast (" ...
.
Recurring guest stars included
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (; ; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in '' Oz'', Mr. Eko in '' Lost'', Lock-Nah in '' The Mummy Returns'', Nykwana Wombosi in '' The Bourne Identity'', Heavy Duty ...
as inmate and Homeboys gang leader
Simon Adebisi
Simon Adebisi is a fictional character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series '' Oz''. Initially a side character, Adebisi later serves as one of the main characters in the first four seasons, beginning with the fourth epis ...
,
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Caro ...
as inmate and former basketball star Jackson Vahue,
goodfella Mike G as inmate and Schibetta's right-hand man
Joey D'Angelo, Stephen Gevedon as biker inmate
Scott Ross,
Craig muMs Grant as inmate
Arnold "Poet" Jackson,
Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek (; ; born August 15, 1957) is a Slovenian-American actor of Croat descent.
Ivanek's film credits include '' Courage Under Fire'' (1996), '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997), '' Hannibal'', '' Black Hawk Down'' (both 2001), '' Unfaithful'' ( ...
as
Governor James Devlin, Tim McAdams as Homeboys inmate
Johnny Post,
George Morfogen as long-term inmate
Bob Rebadow,
Steve Ryan as corrupt Officer
Mike Healy,
Lauren Vélez
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as MarÃa LaGuerta on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'', Detective Nina Moreno on Fox Broadcasting Company, F ...
as prison doctor
Gloria Nathan, and
J. D. Williams as Homeboys inmate
Kenny Wangler.
Season 1 chronicled the spiritual and political journeys of many of the characters as they descend into insanity, rise and fall politically, and seek redemption. The season showed how the different gangs fight each other as well as the prison system, culminating in a riot in which the inmates take over Emerald City.
Season 2 (1998)
The second season of Oz starred
Kirk Acevedo
Kirkland M. Acevedo (born November 27, 1971) is an American actor best known as Miguel Alvarez in '' Oz'', Joe Toye in '' Band of Brothers'', and FBI Agent Charlie Francis on '' Fringe''. His best-known films are '' The Thin Red Line'', '' D ...
as Latino inmate
Miguel Alvarez,
Ernie Hudson
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films ''Leviathan'' (1989), '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (19 ...
as Warden
Leo Glynn,
Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama ...
as Emerald City Unit Manager
Tim McManus,
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores AlverÃo Marcano; December 11, 1931) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from t ...
as prison counselor
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo,
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor. His breakout role was in the independent film ''Smoke'' (1995), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He went on to appear as Mercutio ...
as inmate and narrator
Augustus Hill,
J.K. Simmons as reformed Aryan Brotherhood inmate
Vernon Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character played by American actor J. K. Simmons on the ''HBO series Oz'' as a major antagonist.
Schillinger is one of the most powerful and feared inmates in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary ("Oz"). As a ...
,
Lee Tergesen
Lee Allen Tergesen (; born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's '' Weird Science'' (1994–1998), Tobias Beecher on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Peter McMillan on the second seas ...
as the mentally unstable inmate
Tobias Beecher
Tobias Beecher is a fictional character on the television show '' Oz'', played by Lee Tergesen. He is one of only nine regular characters (both prisoners and guards) to survive the entire run of the show. The others are Bob Rebadow, Ryan O'Reily ...
,
Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is a British actor. On television, he began in the BBC sitcom ''In Sickness and in Health'' (1985–1987), the ITV (TV network), ITV crime dramas ''The Bill'' (1988–1989), ''Supply & Demand (TV ser ...
as inmate and devout Muslim leader
Kareem Saïd
The characters of ''Oz (TV series), Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main character, Main cast ("Starring" in opening c ...
, and
Dean Winters
Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' and his roles in the TV series ''Millennium'','' Rescue Me'', ''30 Rock'', ''Sex and the City'', and '' Law & ...
as manipulative Irish-American inmate
Ryan O'Reily
Ryan O'Reily is a main character in the television series '' Oz''. He was portrayed by Dean Winters from 1997 to 2003, who also played the character in the 2024 short film ''ZO''.
Character overview
"''Prisoner #97P904: Ryan O'Reily. Convicte ...
.
It also starred
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (; ; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in '' Oz'', Mr. Eko in '' Lost'', Lock-Nah in '' The Mummy Returns'', Nykwana Wombosi in '' The Bourne Identity'', Heavy Duty ...
as inmate and Homeboys gang leader
Simon Adebisi
Simon Adebisi is a fictional character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series '' Oz''. Initially a side character, Adebisi later serves as one of the main characters in the first four seasons, beginning with the fourth epis ...
,
Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. A prominent figure in American television, she is known for her roles both on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe A ...
as correctional officer
Diane Whittlesey
Officer Diane Whittlesey is a fictional character played by Edie Falco on the television program '' Oz''. According to an article in ''The New York Times'', Whittlesey was modeled after a female unit manager whom series creator Tom Fontana met ...
,
George Morfogen as long-term inmate
Bob Rebadow,
Lauren Vélez
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as MarÃa LaGuerta on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'', Detective Nina Moreno on Fox Broadcasting Company, F ...
as prison doctor
Gloria Nathan, and
BD Wong
Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in '' M. Butterfly'', becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Crit ...
as the prison chaplain
Father Ray Mukada
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits)
: Secondary cast (" ...
.
Recurring guest stars included
Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Callen initiated his career as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series ' ...
as Christian inmate
Jonathan Coushaine,
Kathryn Erbe
Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe (born July 5, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alexandra Eames on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', a spin-off of ''Law & Order'', and Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series '' Oz''.
Early l ...
as death row inmate
Shirley Bellinger,
Bill Fagerbakke
William Fagerbakke ( ; born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' franchise, and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom '' Coach''. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom ' ...
as corrupt corrections officer
Karl Metzger,
Rick Fox
Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Caro ...
as inmate and former basketball star Jackson Vahue,
Craig muMs Grant as inmate
Arnold "Poet" Jackson,
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia (film), Magn ...
as new inmate and Latino gang leader
Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez,
Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek (; ; born August 15, 1957) is a Slovenian-American actor of Croat descent.
Ivanek's film credits include '' Courage Under Fire'' (1996), '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997), '' Hannibal'', '' Black Hawk Down'' (both 2001), '' Unfaithful'' ( ...
as
Governor James Devlin, Jordan Lage as homosexual inmate
Richie Hanlon, Eddie Malavarca as inmate and new leader of the mob Peter Schibetta,
Tom Mardirosian
Tom Mardirosian (born December 14, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for playing Agamemnon Busmalis in the HBO show '' Oz'' and Agt. Kristos Koutris in the HBO show ''The Wire''.
Mardirosian was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, the s ...
as inmate
Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis,
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis (, ; November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor known for his portrayal of the character Hector Salamanca in ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2011) and '' Better Call Saul'' (2016–2022). His performance in ''Breaking Ba ...
as Peter Schibetta's godfather and new inmate
Antonio Nappa,
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–2011, 2021–present) and its spin-off '' ...
as new inmate
Chris Keller,
Austin Pendleton
Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor.
Pendleton is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen, whose six-decade career has included roles in films i ...
as inmate and Alzheimer's patient
William Giles,
Evan Seinfeld
Evan Seinfeld (born November 1967) is an American musician and former pornographic actor, writer and director. He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and founding member of the hardcore/metal band Biohazard. Seinfeld left the band in ...
as new biker inmate Jaz Hoyt,
J. D. Williams as homeboy inmate
Kenny Wangler, and
Scott William Winters
Scott William Winters (born August 5, 1965) is an American actor.
Winters is of Irish and Italian descent, and grew up on Long Island and in Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit school in Phoenix. Winters has ...
as Ryan O'Reily's brother,
Cyril O'Reily.
Tony Masters played by
Steven Wishnoff, Fiona Zonioni and Kiki Dowling are introduced as The Gays when Emerald City reopens in episode 2.
Season two of ''Oz'' continued to show the aftermath of the riot and the lessons each character learned from it. Throughout the course of the season, each principal character was forced to confront their own demons, and some prevailed while others faltered.
Season 3 (1999)
The third season of ''Oz'' starred
Kirk Acevedo
Kirkland M. Acevedo (born November 27, 1971) is an American actor best known as Miguel Alvarez in '' Oz'', Joe Toye in '' Band of Brothers'', and FBI Agent Charlie Francis on '' Fringe''. His best-known films are '' The Thin Red Line'', '' D ...
as Latino inmate
Miguel Alvarez,
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (; ; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in '' Oz'', Mr. Eko in '' Lost'', Lock-Nah in '' The Mummy Returns'', Nykwana Wombosi in '' The Bourne Identity'', Heavy Duty ...
as inmate
Simon Adebisi
Simon Adebisi is a fictional character played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on the HBO dramatic series '' Oz''. Initially a side character, Adebisi later serves as one of the main characters in the first four seasons, beginning with the fourth epis ...
,
Ernie Hudson
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. Hudson has also acted in the films ''Leviathan'' (1989), '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (19 ...
as Warden
Leo Glynn,
Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama ...
as Emerald City Unit Manager
Tim McManus,
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores AlverÃo Marcano; December 11, 1931) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from t ...
as prison counselor
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo,
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor. His breakout role was in the independent film ''Smoke'' (1995), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He went on to appear as Mercutio ...
as inmate and narrator
Augustus Hill,
J.K. Simmons as Aryan Brotherhood inmate
Vernon Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character played by American actor J. K. Simmons on the ''HBO series Oz'' as a major antagonist.
Schillinger is one of the most powerful and feared inmates in Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary ("Oz"). As a ...
,
Lee Tergesen
Lee Allen Tergesen (; born July 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Chett Donnelly on USA Network's '' Weird Science'' (1994–1998), Tobias Beecher on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Peter McMillan on the second seas ...
as the mentally unstable inmate
Tobias Beecher
Tobias Beecher is a fictional character on the television show '' Oz'', played by Lee Tergesen. He is one of only nine regular characters (both prisoners and guards) to survive the entire run of the show. The others are Bob Rebadow, Ryan O'Reily ...
,
Eamonn Walker
Eamonn Roderique Walker (born 12 June 1962) is a British actor. On television, he began in the BBC sitcom ''In Sickness and in Health'' (1985–1987), the ITV (TV network), ITV crime dramas ''The Bill'' (1988–1989), ''Supply & Demand (TV ser ...
as inmate and devout Muslim leader
Kareem Saïd
The characters of ''Oz (TV series), Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main character, Main cast ("Starring" in opening c ...
, and
Dean Winters
Dean Gerard Winters (born July 20, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' and his roles in the TV series ''Millennium'','' Rescue Me'', ''30 Rock'', ''Sex and the City'', and '' Law & ...
as manipulative Irish inmate
Ryan O'Reily
Ryan O'Reily is a main character in the television series '' Oz''. He was portrayed by Dean Winters from 1997 to 2003, who also played the character in the 2024 short film ''ZO''.
Character overview
"''Prisoner #97P904: Ryan O'Reily. Convicte ...
.
It also starred
Kathryn Erbe
Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe (born July 5, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alexandra Eames on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', a spin-off of ''Law & Order'', and Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series '' Oz''.
Early l ...
as death row inmate
Shirley Bellinger,
Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. A prominent figure in American television, she is known for her roles both on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe A ...
as correctional officer
Diane Whittlesey
Officer Diane Whittlesey is a fictional character played by Edie Falco on the television program '' Oz''. According to an article in ''The New York Times'', Whittlesey was modeled after a female unit manager whom series creator Tom Fontana met ...
,
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia (film), Magn ...
as inmate and Latino gang leader
Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez,
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis (, ; November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor known for his portrayal of the character Hector Salamanca in ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2011) and '' Better Call Saul'' (2016–2022). His performance in ''Breaking Ba ...
as inmate and Italian gang leader
Antonio Nappa,
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for portraying NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999–2011, 2021–present) and its spin-off '' ...
as inmate
Chris Keller,
George Morfogen as longterm inmate
Robert 'Bob' Rebadow,
Lauren Vélez
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as MarÃa LaGuerta on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'', Detective Nina Moreno on Fox Broadcasting Company, F ...
as prison doctor
Gloria Nathan, and
BD Wong
Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. Wong won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in '' M. Butterfly'', becoming the only actor in Broadway history to receive the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Crit ...
as the prison chaplain
Father Ray Mukada
The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff.
Cast timeline
: Main cast ("Starring" in opening credits)
: Secondary cast (" ...
,
Granville Adams as Muslim inmate
Zahir Arif,
Arija Bareikis as Tricia Ross, the sister of dead inmate Scott Ross,
Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff (born August 3, 1953) is an American actor, known for his roles in TV series and on Broadway. He has also been a director.
Early life and education
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 3, 1953, Willis, John (1994). The ...
as new Russian inmate
Nikolai Stanislofsky,
Robert Clohessy
Robert Clohessy (born June 10, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Correctional Officer Sean Murphy on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' from seasons 3–6, in addition to playing Officer Patrick Flaherty on the NBC police proc ...
as new head CO of Emerald City
Sean Murphy,
Seth Gilliam
Seth Gilliam (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on ''The Wire'', Clayton Hughes on '' Oz'', Dr. Alan Deaton on '' Teen Wolf'', and Father Gabriel Stokes on '' The Walking Dead''.
E ...
as new CO
Clayton Hughes,
Tom Mardirosian
Tom Mardirosian (born December 14, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for playing Agamemnon Busmalis in the HBO show '' Oz'' and Agt. Kristos Koutris in the HBO show ''The Wire''.
Mardirosian was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, the s ...
as inmate
Agamemnon "The Mole" Busmalis,
Craig muMs Grant as inmate Arnold "Poet" Jackson, Kristin Rohde as new CO
Claire Howell,
J. D. Williams as inmate and Homeboy gang leader
Kenny Wangler, and
Scott William Winters
Scott William Winters (born August 5, 1965) is an American actor.
Winters is of Irish and Italian descent, and grew up on Long Island and in Scottsdale, Arizona. He attended Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit school in Phoenix. Winters has ...
as inmate
Cyril O'Reily.
Season 4 (2000–01)
Season 5 (2002)
Season 6 (2003)
References
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