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.
| Character | Original series | Standalone film | Crossover | Remake | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Nightmare on Elm Street | Freddy's Revenge | Dream Warriors | Dream Master | Dream Child | Freddy's Dead: | 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 | Robert Englund | Robert Englund | Jackie Earle Haley | |||||
| Nancy Thompson | Heather Langenkamp | Heather Langenkamp | Heather Langenkamp | Rooney Mara | |||||
| Donald "Don" Thompson | John Saxon | John Saxon | John Saxon | colspan="2" | |||||
| Marge Thompson | Ronee Blakley | Connie Britton | |||||||
| Glen Lantz | Johnny Depp | Kyle Gallner | |||||||
| Christina "Tina" Gray | Amanda Wyss | Katie Cassidy | |||||||
| Rod Lane | Nick Corri | Nick Corri | Kellan Lutz Max Holt | ||||||
| Jesse Walsh | Mark Patton | ||||||||
| Lisa Webber | Kim Myers | colspan="7" | |||||||
| Ron Grady | Robert Rusler | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Kerry Hellman | Sydney Walsh | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Coach Schneider | Marshall Bell | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Dr. Neil Gordon | Craig Wasson | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Kristen Parker | Patricia Arquette | Tuesday Knight | |||||||
| Joseph "Joey" Crusel | Rodney Eastman | ||||||||
| Roland Kincaid | Ken Sagoes | ||||||||
| Jennifer Caulfield | Penelope Sudrow | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Phillip Anderson | Bradley Gregg | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Taryn White | Jennifer Rubin | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Will Stanton | Ira Heiden | colspan="7" | |||||||
| Amanda Krueger | Nan Martin | Beatrice Boepple | colspan="4" | ||||||
| Alice Johnson | Lisa Wilcox Kristen Clayton | Lisa Wilcox | |||||||
| Daniel "Dan" Jordan | Danny Hassel | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Rick Johnson | Andras Jones | colspan="5" | |||||||
| Debbie Stevens | Brooke Theiss | colspan="5" | |||||||
| Sheila Kopecky | Toy Newkirk | colspan="7" | |||||||
| Dennis Johnson | Nicholas Mele | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Jacob Johnson | Whit Hertford | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Yvonne Miller | Kelly Jo Minter | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Greta Gibson | Erika Anderson | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Mark Gray | Joe Seely | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Margaret "Maggie" Burroughs | Lisa Zane Cassandra Rachel Freil | colspan="3" | |||||||
| John Doe | Shon Greenblatt | colspan="3" | |||||||
| Tracy Swan | Lezlie Deane | colspan="3" | |||||||
| Doc | Yaphet Kotto | colspan="3" | |||||||
| Carlos Rodriguez | Ricky Dean Logan | colspan="3" | |||||||
| Spencer Lewis | Breckin Meyer | colspan="3" | |||||||
| Dylan Porter | Miko Hughes | colspan="2" | |||||||
| Julie | Tracy Middendorf | colspan="2" | |||||||
| Chase Porter | David Newsom | colspan="2" | |||||||
| Jason Voorhees | Ken Kirzinger Spencer Stump | ||||||||
| Lori Campbell | Monica Keena | ||||||||
| Will Rollins | Jason Ritter | ||||||||
| Kia Waterson | Kelly Rowland | ||||||||
| Charlie Linderman | Chris Marquette | ||||||||
| Mark Davis | Brendan Fletcher | ||||||||
| Gibb Smith | Katharine Isabelle | ||||||||
| Deputy Scott Stubbs | Lochlyn Munro | ||||||||
| Jess Braun | Thomas Dekker Bayden Coyer | ||||||||
Minor characters | |||||||||
| Dr. King | Charles Fleischer | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Sergeant Parker | Joseph Whipp | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Teacher | Lin Shaye | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Ken Walsh | Clu Gulager | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Cheryl Walsh | Hope Lange | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Mrs. Webber | Melinda O. Fee | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Mr. Webber | Tom McFadden | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Angela Walsh | Christie Clark | colspan="8" | |||||||
| Elaine Parker | Brooke Bundy | colspan="5" | |||||||
| Dr. Carver | Paul Kent | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Elizabeth Simms | Priscilla Pointer | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Lorenzo | Clayton Landey | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Max | Laurence Fishburne | colspan="6" | |||||||
| Wally George | Wally George | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Mr. Gray | Clarence Felder | colspan="4" | |||||||
| Woman at orphanage | Elinor Donahue | colspan="3" | |||||||
| Nurse with Pills | Lin Shaye | colspan="2" | |||||||
| Dr. Christine Heffner | Fran Bennett | colspan="2" | |||||||
| Bill Freeburg | Kyle Labine | ||||||||
| Shack | Chris Gauthier | ||||||||
| Alan Smith | Clancy Brown | ||||||||
| Nora Fowler | Lia Mortensen | ||||||||