'' The Originals'', an American

supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

, was renewed for a second season by

The CW The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...

on February 13, 2014 and it premiered on October 6, 2014.

Cast

Main

* Joseph Morgan as Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson * Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson * Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall * Charles Michael Davis as Marcellus "Marcel" Gerard * Leah Pipes as Camille "Cami" O'Connell * Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire * Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith (possessed by Finn Mikaelson; himself)

Recurring

Nathan Parsons Nathan Dean Parsons (born June 16, 1988) is an American actor known for his work in daytime television on the ABC daytime soap opera ''General Hospital'' as the character of Ethan Lovett.''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'': Perfect Collection, ...

as Jackson Kenner * Colin Woodell as Aiden * Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Eva Sinclair (possessed by Rebekah Mikaelson; herself) *

Daniel Sharman Daniel Andrew Sharman (born 25 April 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Isaac Lahey on the television series ''Teen Wolf'' (2012–2014), Kaleb Westphall / Kol Mikaelson on '' The Originals'' (2014–2015), Troy Otto on '' ...

as Kaleb Westphall (possessed by Kol Mikaelson) * Nishi Munshi as

Gia ''Gia'' is a 1998 American biographical drama television film about the life and times of one of the first supermodels, Gia Carangi. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper, with Mercedes Ruehl and Elizab ...

Riley Voelkel Riley Emilia Voelkel (born April 26, 1990) is an American-born Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Freya Mikaelson on The CW television series '' The Originals'' and '' Legacies''. Voelkel also played the role of Jenna Johnson on the HB ...

as Freya Mikaelson * Steven Krueger as Joshua "Josh" Rosza * Sebastian Roché as Mikael *

Sonja Sohn Sonja Denise Plack (' Williams), known professionally as Sonja Sohn, (born May 9, 1964) is an American actress, filmmaker, and activist, best known for portraying Baltimore detective Kima Greggs in the HBO drama ''The Wire'' (2002–2008). Sh ...

as Lenore Shaw (herself; possessed by Esther) *

Chase Coleman Chase Coleman (born March 20, 1985) is an American actor, director, and musician. Coleman portrayed the character of Billy Winslow in the HBO TV series ''Boardwalk Empire'' and the werewolf Oliver on the ''CW'' spin-off series ''The Originals'' ...

as Oliver *

Claudia Black Claudia Lee Black (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in ''Farscape'', Vala Mal Doran in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film '' Pitch Black''. She has had promi ...

as Dahlia *

Natalie Dreyfuss Natalie Rachel Dreyfuss is an American actress, who has had guest-starring roles on shows such as ''Burn Notice'' and ''The Shield''. She also had a recurring role on the television series ''Rita Rocks'', '' The Secret Life of the American Teena ...

as Cassie (possessed by Esther; herself) *

Debra Mooney Debra Mooney is an American character actress, best known for her role as Edna Harper on The WB drama series '' Everwood'' (2002–06). Mooney is also known for her recurring roles in ''Scandal'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' The Originals''. Lif ...

as Mary Dumas *

Meg Foster Margaret "Meg" Foster (born May 10, 1948) is an American film and television actress. Some of her many roles were in the 1979 TV miniseries version of '' The Scarlet Letter'', and the films '' Ticket to Heaven'', ''The Osterman Weekend'' and '' ...

as Josephine LaRue * Kristin Erickson as Dahlia (young) *

Alice Evans Alice Evans is a British-American actress. Early life Evans was born in New Jersey, U.S., the daughter of a professor in applied mathematics and a teacher of English literature, and was raised in Bristol, England. She attended Henbury School, ...

as Esther * Hayley McCarthy as Esther (young) * Yohance Myles as Joe Dalton *

Nathaniel Buzolic Nathaniel Buzolic ( ) is an Australian actor. He was the host of Nine Network's late-night television quiz show '' The Mint'', and had a regular role on the BBC soap opera '' Out of the Blue'' (2008). He was also a co-host of the educational s ...

as Kol Mikaelson * Aiden Flowers as Klaus Mikaelson (young) * Perry Cox as Elijah Mikaelson (young) * Callie McClincy as Rebekah Mikaelson (young) * Tanner Fontana as Nick *

Lloyd Owen Marcus Richard Lloyd Owen (born 14 April 1966) is a British actor. Despite being born in London, he considers himself Welsh due to both his parents being from Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part o ...

as Ansel * Elle Graham as Freya Mikaelson (young) * Javier Carrasquillo as Kurt

Special guest

Claire Holt Claire Rhiannon Holt (born 11 June 1988) is an Australian-American actress. She made her acting debut playing Emma Gilbert in the fantasy series '' H2O: Just Add Water'' (2006–2008), before moving to America and making her film debut in 2009 ...

as Rebekah Mikaelson *

Nina Dobrev Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva (; born January 9, 1989), known professionally as Nina Dobrev ( ), is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce in The CW's supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (20 ...

as Tatia

Guest

Peta Sergeant Peta Sergeant is a Malaysian-born Australian actress best known for her lead role in the Australian television series ''Satisfaction (Australian TV series), Satisfaction''. She graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art, NIDA. Career Her ...

as Francesca Correa * McCarrie McCausland as Marcel Gerard (young) * Voltaire Council as Finn Mikaelson (teen) * Isaiah Stratton as Mikael (young) * Cade Weeks as Finn Mikaelson (child) *

Keri Lynn Pratt Keri Lynn Pratt (born September 23, 1978) is an American retired film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Missy Belknap in '' Jack & Bobby'', and as Dee Vine in her film debut, '' Drive Me Crazy''. Personal life Pratt, who ...

as Mary-Alice Claire * Aleeah Rogers as Astrid Malchance * Adam Fristoe as Ruben Morris * Nate Lycan as Mathias * Kinsey Kunkel as Dahlia (child) * Morgan Hinkleman as Esther (child) * Nina Repeta as Melinda * Matt Felten as Hamlet * Jonatahn Horne as Laertes * Troy Willis as King Claudius * Kevin Savage as Jerrick

Notes

Episodes

References

2 2014 American television seasons 2015 American television seasons {{The Vampire Diaries