Robert Englund portrayed Freddy Krueger throughout the first eight films of the series.
This is a list of cast members of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The film series began in 1984 with the release of the first film A Nightmare on Elm Street which was directed and written by Wes Craven. Although Craven disliked the idea of sequels, he returned to co-write the third film, Dream Warriors (1987) and to write and direct the seventh film, New Nightmare (1994). The main character of the films, Freddy Krueger appeared throughout the entire franchise portrayed by Robert Englund, until the remake (2010), when the character was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley, who auditioned for the role of Glen Lantz in the original. Rooney Mara takes the role of Nancy Thompson, a character portrayed by Heather Langenkamp in the first, third and seventh films.
Cast[]
| Character | Original series | Standalone film | Crossover | Remake | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Nightmare on Elm Street |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare |
Wes Craven's New Nightmare |
Freddy vs. Jason | A Nightmare on Elm Street | |||
| 1984 | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1991 | 1994 | 2003 | 2010 | |||
Principal characters[] | |||||||||||
| Freddy Krueger | Robert Englund | Jackie Earle Haley | |||||||||
| Nancy Thompson | Heather Langenkamp | Heather Langenkamp | Heather Langenkamp | Rooney Mara | |||||||
| Don Thompson | John Saxon | John Saxon | John Saxon | ||||||||
| Marge Thompson | Ronee Blakley | Connie Britton | |||||||||
| Kristen Parker | Patricia Arquette | Tuesday Knight | |||||||||
| Alice Johnson | Lisa Wilcox | ||||||||||
Major characters[] | |||||||||||
| Glen Lantz | Johnny Depp | Johnny Depp | |||||||||
| Rod Lane | Nick Corri | ||||||||||
| Tina Gray | Amanda Wyss | ||||||||||
| Jesse Walsh | Mark Patton | ||||||||||
| Lisa Webber | Kim Myers | ||||||||||
| Ron Grady | Robert Rusler | ||||||||||
| Kerry Hellman | Sydney Walsh | ||||||||||
| Coach Schneider | Marshall Bell | ||||||||||
| Jennifer Caulfield | Penelope Sudrow | ||||||||||
| Joey Crusel | Rodney Eastman | ||||||||||
| Neil Gordon | Craig Wasson | ||||||||||
| Phillip Anderson | Bradley Gregg | ||||||||||
| Roland Kincaid | Ken Sagoes | ||||||||||
| Taryn White | Jennifer Rubin | ||||||||||
| Will Stanton | Ira Heiden | ||||||||||
| Dan Jordan | Danny Hassel | ||||||||||
| Debbie Stevens | Brooke Theiss | ||||||||||
| Rick Johnson | Andras Jones | ||||||||||
| Sheila Kopecky | Toy Newkirk | ||||||||||
| Mark Gray | Joe Seely | ||||||||||
| Carlos | Ricky Dean Logan | ||||||||||
| John Doe | Shon Greenblatt | ||||||||||
| Maggie Burroughs | Lisa Zane | ||||||||||
| Yvonne Miller | Kelly Jo Minter | ||||||||||
| Chase Porter | David Newsom | ||||||||||
| Dylan Porter | Miko Hughes | ||||||||||
| Julie | Tracy Middendorf | ||||||||||
| Charlie Linderman | Chris Marquette | ||||||||||
| Gibb Smith | Katharine Isabelle | ||||||||||
| Jason Voorhees | Ken Kirzinger | ||||||||||
| Kia Waterson | Kelly Rowland | ||||||||||
| Lori Campbell | Monica Keena | ||||||||||
| Will Rollins | Jason Ritter | ||||||||||
| Alan Smith | Clancy Brown | ||||||||||
| Dean Russel | Kellan Lutz | ||||||||||
| Jesse Braun | Thomas Dekker | ||||||||||
| Kristen 'Kris' Fowles | Katie Cassidy | ||||||||||
| Quentin Smith | Kyle Gallner | ||||||||||
Minor characters[] | |||||||||||
| Dr. King | Charles Fleischer | ||||||||||
| Sergeant Parker | Joseph Whipp | ||||||||||
| Teacher | Lin Shaye | ||||||||||
| Ken Walsh | Clu Gulager | ||||||||||
| Cheryl Walsh | Hope Lange | ||||||||||
| Mrs. Webber | Melinda O. Fee | ||||||||||
| Mr. Webber | Tom McFadden | ||||||||||
| Angela Walsh | Christie Clark | ||||||||||
| Elaine Parker | Brooke Bundy | ||||||||||
| Dr. Carver | Paul Kent | ||||||||||
| Elizabeth Simms | Priscilla Pointer | ||||||||||
| Lorenzo | Clayton Landey | ||||||||||
| Max | Laurence Fishburne | ||||||||||
| Dennis Johnson | Nicholas Mele | ||||||||||
| Wally George | Wally George | ||||||||||
| Mr. Gray | Clarence Felder | ||||||||||
| Woman at orphanage | Elinor Donahue | ||||||||||
| Nurse with Pills | Lin Shaye | ||||||||||
| Terry Feinstein | Rob LaBelle | ||||||||||
| Bill Freeburg | Kyle Labine | ||||||||||
| Mark Davis | Brendan Fletcher | ||||||||||
| Shack | Chris Gauthier | ||||||||||
Other[] | |||||||||||
| Freddy Krueger | Michael Smith (Super Freddy) |
Tobe Sexton (Teen Freddy) |
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| Noble Craig (Merge Freddy) | |||||||||||