The cast of Black Bird features major Hollywood actors and familiar faces in nearly every role. The Apple TV Plus original miniseries is based on disgraced footballer James "Jimmy" Keene's autobiographical book In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, and follows Jimmy's time in prison where he is offered freedom if he can get a confession from a suspected serial killer. Black Bird is a suspenseful thriller that induces the same sort of tension as other well-known informant stories and hearkens back to some of the great based-on-a-true-story crime dramas of the past.

Black Bird was an immediate success with critics and audiences alike and managed to earn an impressively high score of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Particular praise was given to writer-creator Dennis Lehane and his gripping narrative, as well as the work of the ensemble cast to bring the morally complicated story to life. Though the true story of Black Bird was even more complex and compelling, the Apple TV Plus miniseries hit all the important points and put its emphasis on the characters in the story, allowing the Black Bird cast to shine.

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Taron Egerton As Jimmy Keene

A split image of the real Jimmy Keene and Taron Egerton playing the role

Leading the cast of Black Bird, Taron Egerton plays Jimmy Keene, a failed college football player whose life of drug dealing led him to be slapped with a 10-year jail sentence. However, Jimmy is offered a chance at freedom when the FBI asks him to get a confession from a suspected serial killer. Egerton is best known for playing Elton John in the musical biopic Rocketman, and he also had the star-making role of Gary "Eggsy" Unwin in the Kingsman series. Egerton lent his voice to the role of Johnny in the Sing movies and played Henk Rogers in the Apple Original film Tetris.

Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall

A split image of the real Larry Hall and Paul Walter Hauser playing the role in Black Bird

In Black Bird, Paul Walter Hauser plays Larry Hall, a suspected serial killer, and subject of Jimmy's undercover mission. The FBI believes that Larry has murdered 14 women but because they have only found one of the bodies they need him to confess to the rest. Hauser is best remembered for his character work in smaller character roles such as Shawn Eckhardt in I, Tonya and Ivanhoe in BlacKkKlansman, but he also starred in parts such as the eponymous controversial central figure in Richard Jewell. Hauser appeared as Raymond "Stingray" Porer in Netflix series Cobra Kai, and joined the cast of Disney's Cruella where he played Horace Badun.

Ray Liotta as James "Big Jim" Keene

A split image of the real Big Jim Keene and Ray Liotta playing the role in Black Bird

In a posthumous appearance, the late Ray Liotta joined the cast of Black Bird as Jimmy's father, Big Jim Keene. The former police chief tries to earn his son's freedom from prison even as his health begins to fail him. Veteran character actor Liotta will always be remembered for his career-altering turn as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. However, Ray Liotta's best roles besides Goodfellas include his memorable turn as Henry Oak in Narc and his comedic appearance as Ray Sinclair in Something Wild. Liotta made several other posthumous appearances including as Syd White in Cocaine Bear and as The Producer in the comedy film Fool's Paradise.

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Sepideh Moafi As Agent Lauren McCauley

Agent McCauley looks on in Black Bird

In Black Bird, Sepideh Moafi plays Lauren McCauley, an FBI agent who offers Jimmy Keene his freedom if he gets Larry Hall to confess to the murders she suspects he committed. Moafi first gained attention for her role as Loretta on the series The Deuce and followed that with a successful stint as Gigi Ghorbani on Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q. She played the starring role of Niki in the independent drama film The Killing of Two Lovers, and appeared as Hour Nazari on the Hulu original series Class of '09.

Greg Kinnear As Brian Miller

Brian Miller talks animatedly in Black Bird

Lending even more star power to the cast of Black Bird, Greg Kinnear appears as Brian Miller, a detective who led a previous investigation into Larry Hall and continues his search into the suspected serial killer's past. Kinnear is perhaps best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Simon Bishop in As Good as It Gets, and he also played Richard Hoover in the beloved dysfunctional family movie Little Miss Sunshine. Along with supporting roles in films like You've Got Mail where he played Frank Navasky, Kinnear also appeared in notable TV roles such as his turn as Tom Lockwood on the Netflix series You.

Black Bird Supporting Cast & Characters

CO Carter smiles slyly in Black Bird

Joe Williamson as CO Carter - Joe Williamson appears in the supporting cast of Black Bird as CO Carter, a guard at the prison who is aware of the plan to get Larry Hall to confess to his crimes. Though Williamson is best known for his turn in Black Bird, he also appeared as Don Frey in Ford v Ferrari and played the role of Intern Pierce on Grey's Anatomy.

Robert Wisdom as Edmund Beaumont - Robert Wisdom plays Edmund Beaumont, the prosecutor who put Jimmy Keene in prison. Beaumont, with Agent McCauley, offers Keene his freedom if he gets Larry Hall to confess to a slew of murders. Wisdom is perhaps best remembered for his long-running role as Howard "Bunny" Colvin on The Wire, and he also appeared in Hollywood movies such as the Oscar-winning Ray, where he played Jack Lauderdale. Wisdom also played the memorable supporting role of Tito Biondi in Face/Off.

Jake McLaughlin as Gary Hall - Rounding out the supporting cast of Black Bird, Jake McLaughlin plays Gary Hall, Larry's twin brother who conspires to get him out of jail. A veteran actor of the small and big screen, McLaughlin is known for his role as Spc. Gordon Bonner in the underrated war movie In the Valley of Elah. He also played the role of Doc in Savages, and Mark Bradford in the hit combat sports film Warrior.