Meet the ‘American Horror Story: 13’ Cast and Characters

Sarah Paulson plays Cordelia Goode, Ms. Wilhemina Venable, and moreEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluThese characters, including a witch and a matriarch, appeared previously on Coven and Apocalypse.Sarah Paulson is an Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe-winning actress. She has been with the American Horror Story franchise from the very beginning, and frequently collaborates with Ryan Murphy on other projects. On the big screen, you’ve seen her in films like Glass, Ocean’s Eight, Carol, 12 Years A Slave, and Bird Box. IG: @mssarahcatharinepaulsonEvan Peters plays Kai Anderson, Tate Langdon, and moreEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluThese characters—a ghost and a cult leader–appeared previously on Cult, Murder House, and Apocalypse.Evan Peters has been with American Horror Story since its first season and also collaborates with Ryan Murphy frequently. You also know him from Mare of Easttown, American Animals, as Quicksilver in the X-Men movies (and Ralph Bohner on WandaVision and Agatha All Along), as well as the sixth season of One Tree Hill.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAngela Bassett plays Marie LaveauEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluMarie is a voodoo queen who appeared previously on Coven and Apocalypse.Angela Bassett, of course, “did the thing” (AKA got nominated for multiple awards, including an Oscar) in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner, and was also nominated for the Academy Award in 1994 for What's Love Got to Do with It. You also know her from Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Malcolm X, and the Mission: Impossible movies to name a few.IG: @im.angelabassettKathy Bates plays Delphine LaLaurieEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluDelphine is a socialite who appeared previously on Coven and Apocalypse.Kathy Bates joined the AHS family after its inception. She is an Academy Award, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning actress. Her most famous film roles are two iconic characters in their own right: Molly Brown in Titanic and Annie Wilkes in Misery. You probably remember when she was on The Office. Although, these days, you’ve seen her in the titular role on Matlock!Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowEmma Roberts plays Madison MontgomeryEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluSurprise, bitch! Madison, a witch, appeared previously on Coven and Apocalypse.Emma Roberts is one of the most meme-able performers in AHS and the Murphyverse. Outside of that realm, you’ve definitely seen her in films like We’re The Millers, Holidate, Madame Web, Nancy Drew, Palo Alto, and Scream 4. Or, maybe you watched her on the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous back in the day!IG: @emmarobertsBillie Lourd plays Winter Anderson and moreEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluAs Kai’s sister, she has appeared previously on Cult.Billie Lourd recently played Lizzie Borden’s beleaguered sister on Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. The Chanel #3 to Emma’s Chanel #1 on Scream Queens, you’ve also seen Billie in Booksmart, The Last Showgirl, Artificial, and Ticket To Paradise.IG: @praisethelourdAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowGabourey Sidibe plays QueenieEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluQueenie is a witch who appeared previously on Coven, Hotel, and Apocalypse.Gabourey Sidibe is an Academy Award winner for her breakout performance in Precious. Since then, she joined the Murphyverse on AHS and also starred in shows like Difficult People, Empire, and The Big C. Some of her other film credits include Seven Psychopaths, Yelling to the Sky, Antebellum, and Life Partners.IG: @gabbysidibeLeslie Grossman plays Coco St. Pierre VanderbiltEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluSurprise! It’s another witch! She previously appeared on Apocalypse.Leslie Grossman was a series regular on What I Like About You as well as Ryan Murphy’s first darkly comic television series, Popular. You might also recognize her outside the Murphyverse from significant roles on Scandal and Love, Victor.IG: @lesliegrossmanAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowFrances Conroy plays Myrtle SnowEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluThis character (not pictured above), a witch appeared previously on Coven and Apocalypse.Frances Conroy has been with American Horror Story from the first season. She is best known, however, for playing the matriarch Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under. She is a four time Emmy nominee, a Golden Globe winner, and a three time SAG award winner for that role. You’ve also seen her on How I Met Your Mother, Desperate Housewives, Joker and/or The Power of the Dog.Joey Pollari plays Ben DeSotoEric Liebowitz / FXBen is a hospice caretaker with a “13” phobia. He is actually a new character to AHS.Joey Pollari, like Billie and Sarah, is having a hot Murphyverse autumn with both this series and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. His previous credits include Love, Simon, American Crime, SEAL Team, and Avalon High.IG: @joeypollariAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJessica Lange plays Constance Langdon and moreEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluAs Tate's mother, she previously appeared on Murder House and Apocalypse.Jessica Lange has been with American Horror Story from the first season. She is a two-time Academy Award winner for Tootsie and Blue Sky and a five-time Golden Globe winner for those films as well as King Kong, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Murder House. She is an Emmy and Tony winner, too. Lange also played the Angel of Death in All That Jazz and many other roles in many iconic films.Avantika plays OpheliaEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluA young and advanced witch who is new to the coven and AHS.Well... Avantika was one of the leads on Not Suitable For Work, but that Mindy Kaling series was unfortunately canceled. She also played Karen in Mean Girls: The Musical (the movie) and appeared in this years’ Pretty Lethal.IG: @avantikaAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJamie Brewer plays Adelaide Langdon and moreEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluConstance's daughter who appeared previously on Murder House.Jamie Brewer has been with American Horror Story from the first season. Outside of the Murphyverse, she’s had roles on shows like Station 19 and Switched at Birth and movies like Cherry. In 2018, she made her off-Broadway debut in Lindsey Ferrentino’s play Amy and the Orphans and was nominated for a Drama Desk, Theatre World, and Outer Critics Circle award for her performance.IG: @itsmemsjamiebrewerPaul Anthony Kelly plays Young NasEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluShockingly, he is supposed to be elderly gentleman. But is more surprisingly new to AHS. Fedor Steer also plays the role.Paul Anthony Kelly returns to the Murphyverse after charming audiences as John F. Kennedy Jr. in Love Story. You will see him next in The Housemaid's Secret a.k.a. the sequel to The Housemaid, opposite Sydney Sweeney and Kirsten Dunst.IG: @ofishalpakAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJohn Waters plays Mr. PhibesEric Liebowitz/FX//HuluA phlebotomist who holds some major secrets as he joins the AHS universe.John Waters has worked with Murphy before on Feud: Bette and Joan. He is a titan of queer cinema and cult classic films for directing Hairspray, Serial Mom, Cry-Baby, Female Trouble, Pink Flamingoes, and more. As an actor, you’ve seen him before in Til Death Do Us Part, Search Party, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.