Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Barry.Barry season 3 will feature mostly the same characters as the show's previous seasons. HBO's Barry follows the life of the mild-mannered Barry Berkman, a military-veteran-turned-hitman who aspires to be an actor in Hollywood and leave his troubled past behind. The cast of Barry is among the most star-studded of HBO Max's 2022 original releases. Here's the Barry cast and character guide.

Barry season 2 ends with the title character raining hell on the Chechens as he pursues his former handler Monroe Fuches – a massacre that Chechen mobster NoHo Hank miraculously survives. Meanwhile, Barry's acting mentor Gene Cousineau recalls what Fuches whispered to him when they saw the dead body of Detective Janice Moss in the woods: “Barry Berkman did this.” Amid this chaos, Barry's fellow actor and girlfriend Sally Reed finally starts getting recognized as a serious actor – while still having no idea about Barry's still-rising kill count.

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The cast of Barry will be picking up where they left off more than 3 years since the ending of Barry season 2. Alongside other darkly comedic, anti-hero-driven crime series like Ozark, Better Call Saul, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad, Barry stands out for being the one that takes comedy seriously, a surreal take that also surprisingly succeeds at producing a compelling drama. It certainly helps that the Barry cast is filled with veterans from both genres.

Bill Hader as Barry Berkman/Barry Block

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First up in the cast of Barry is the main character after which the show is named. Barry Berkman has made a good living by using his military skills as a killer-for-hire. He's also slowly getting better at acting. HBO's Barry circles around the titular character's struggle to maintain this double life while avoiding the law. Apart from being in the Barry cast, Bill Hader is also the show's creator, alongside co-creator and co-writer Alec Berg. Hader is perhaps most famous for his various comedic characters in the long-running sketch show Saturday Night Live. Bill Hader nearly saved It Chapter 2 and also featured in Noelle and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches

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The U.S. military taught Barry how to be an efficient killer. However, Monroe Fuches is the one responsible for turning Barry into a killer-for-hire. Stephen Root is a prominent character actor who also appears in The Tragedy of Macbeth, Queenpins, and Happily.

Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed

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Sally Reed is Barry's love interest. They met in an acting class headed by Gene Cousineau, a veteran Hollywood actor. Although Barry and Sally had a rough start, the two end up steadily dating. Actor Sarah Goldberg also appears in The Night House, The Report, and The Hummingbird Project.

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Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau

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Gene Cousineau is an aging actor who's dedicated to teaching his craft to the next generation of aspiring stars. Gene finds out from Fuches that it was Barry who killed Gene's lover, Detective Janice Moss. Actor Henry Winkler is a Hollywood legend best known for playing “The Fonz” in Happy Days. Winkler has a voice cameo in 2022's Scream and was in the cast of the original 1996 slasher film. Winkler also appears in Family Squares, The French Dispatch, and Arrested Development.

Anthony Carrigan as NoHo Hank

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NoHo Hank barely knows how to handle himself in a fight. However, Hank's social skills and survival instincts make him a crucial high-ranking member of the Chechen mob in LA. Anthony Carrigan is best known for his role as Victor Zsasz in Gotham. Carrigan also appears in Fatherhood and Bill & Ted Face the Music.

Sarah Burns as Detective Mae Dunn

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After the death of the detectives that came too close to discovering that Barry is at the center of the recent killings, Detective Mae Dunn picks up where her predecessors left off. Actor Sarah Burns also appears in Immoral Compass, Eat Wheaties!, and the 2021 comedic horror movie Werewolves Within.

Michael Irby as Cristobal Sifuentes

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While NoHo Hank runs the Chechen mob in LA, Cristobal Sifuentes heads the Bolivians, and both factions have a complicated relationship with Barry. Actor Michael Irby also appears in Mayans M.C., The Expanse, and SEAL Team.

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Jessy Hodges as Lindsay Mandel

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Sally's struggle to make it in Hollywood takes a positive turn when she gets the attention of casting agent Lindsay Mandel, who opens doors for both Barry and Sally's acting careers. Apart from Barry, actor Jessy Hodges also appears in The Big Leap, Indebted, and Hindsight.

Who From The Barry Cast Will Return In Season 4?

Barry Berkman is arrested in the season 3 finale of Barry

HBO has officially announced that Barry season 4 has been greenlit, with Bill Hader set to direct every episode. This comes after the Barry season 3 ending, in which the hitman protagonist has been carted off by an LAPD SWAT team. So, who in the Barry cast will appear for the next season? Naturally, Bill Hader will be returning to reprise his role as Barry Berkman. It'll be interesting to see if Barry will be able to escape the LAPD's clutches or if he has to do some hard time. Henry Winkler will also be coming back as Gene Cousineau, and the season will likely deal with Gene and Barry's forthcoming confrontation after the acting coach put him in the hands of the authorities. Anthony Carrigan will once again be playing the fan-favorite NoHo Hank, as will Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches and Sarah Goldberg as Sally Reed. A new recurring character named Lon Oneil has been added for Barry season 4, played by veteran TV actor Patrick Fischler (Mad Men). Showrunners are largely keeping Lon's piece of the puzzle under wraps for now, but people will get to find out what part he plays when Barry season 4 premieres in the spring of 2023.