Ten Years On Where Are the Cast of The Mist?
To mark a decade since its release, we look at where the cast of the movie adaptation of Steven King’s novella “The Mist” are and what they’ve been up to over the past decade.
The book on which the movie is based is set to be retold in a new series – produced by Spike TV – but don’t expect it to be all that similar to its silver screen counterpart as the show’s executive producer, Christian Torpe, has been quoted saying: “Internally, we talk about it as doing the ‘Fargo’ approach where the movie and the TV show is the same, but it’s different. It’s like a weird, twisted cousin to the original source material. Fans of the movie and of the book and of Mr. King’s work will certainly see elements from it.”
Speaking of the movie, what exactly are the actors who portrayed David Drayton and his son, Billy, and the rest of the central cast doing with themselves nowadays?
Thomas Jane (David in the movie) has been busy since appearing in the horror flick; highlights include appearances in Dark Country, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and The Punisher: Dirty Laundry.
His most exciting work, however, is more recent; Jane starred as Ray Drecker in the HBO series “Hung,” ultimately being nominated for Golden Globe and Satellite Awards for his work.
He is also set to feature in the upcoming reboot of The Predator movie series; it’s unconfirmed what role he has been given as the movie is in pre-production.
Marcia Gay Harden (Mrs. Carmody in the movie) hasn’t been as busy as her former colleague, but she, too, has been successful, winning a Golden Nymph Award in 2016 for her role of Dr Leanne Rorish in Code Black.
But there is one role that a certain ilk of people will have recognized her from immediately had they seen The Mist in 2007, and that is her portrayal of Christian Grey’s adoptive mother in the two movies in the Fifty Shades movie series. She is penned in to reprise her role as Grace Trevelyan Grey in the 2018 movie Fifty Shades Freed.
Laurie Holden (Amanda Dumfries in the movie) has been a household name in the horror scene of recent, appearing in over 30 episodes of “The Walking Dead” as Andrea over three series.
Holden, however, has walked herself around to the other side of the lens from time to time, appearing in as many movies as she has played a part in the production of, the most notable perhaps being an executive producer on feature film Honeytrap.
Andre Braugher (Brent Norton in the movie) has enjoyed a brilliant TV acting career since his supporting role in The Mist, appearing in “House,” “Law & Order,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “New Girl” over the last ten years.
He’s probably best known for his portrayal of Captain Ray Holt in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” winning two Critics’ Choice TV Awards and one Satellite Award – and also being nominated for another eight – for his role in the show.
William Sadler (Jim Grondin in the movie) has been in a spattering of TV series since 2007 and has also plied his trade in video games too – you may recognize his voice if you’ve played through Bethesda’s Fallout: New Vegas as Sadler was brought in to voice the character of Victor – the friendly Securitron from Goodsprings.
He has also appeared in such popular productions as Iron Man 3, Machete Kills, Man on a Ledge, “Hawaii Five-0,” “Homeland,” “The Flash,” “Z Nation” and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Toby Jones (Ollie Weeks in the movie) has seen an increased workload over the last decade, appearing in at least three movies per year in eight of the last ten years.
His most notable role is probably as Alfred Hitchcock in the 2012 TV movie The Girl or as Gilderoy in Berberian Sound Studio, the first of which he was nominated for various awards and winning a BIFA Award for the latter.
Samuel Witwer (Private Jessup in the movie) will likely see The Mist as his big break; it’s his first notable movie role, and since then he has been nominated for two awards.
Witwer was nominated for a Gemini Award for his portrayal of Aidan Waite in “Being Human,” and for playing the part of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he also earned a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.
Nathan Gamble (Billy in the movie) is now 19 and has followed in the footsteps of other actors that come onto the scene pretty early on, playing the role of Sawyer Nelson in both the first and second Dolphin Tale movies.
Gamble was nominated for a Young Artist award for his portrayal of Sawyer in the first Dolphin Tale but, beyond the odd minor appearance in TV series, hasn’t seen any success of recent.
Being still so young, if he’s still interested in acting – and he seems to be, as he appeared in an episode of “Bones” this year – his best years are surely still to come.
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