Times of the HG Wells Cast
Original Characters and Actors
All characters are "played" by various actors and actresses I have chosen (and I am open to suggestions). If you imagine someone else, then have at it! All aliens and alien hybrids are humanoid and are close in size to our own unless stated otherwise.
Lead Original Characters
Characters can appear or be referenced in more than one series.
HD (Henry Desmond) Avery IV (Scott Bairstow) - as a hipster with a hidden confidence issue, HD embodies every young man who hopes against all hope that no one will peek behind the curtain. Daniel Beauchaine (Jason Alexander) - Dan was originally meant to be less angsty, but the character just ended up going that way. Sheilagh Bernstein (Leelee Sobieski) - this is a character that is, in part, a surrogate for me. Carmen Calavicci (Annabella Sciorra) - I see Carmen as almost cigar-chomping. Marisol Castillo (Vanessa Marcil) - the femme fatale! Levi Cavendish (Edward Norton) - Levi is troubled in a lot of ways. Milena Chelenska (Michaela Dolinova) - Milena is damaged by her history. Otra D'Angelo (Keira Knightley); she's a human-Witannen hybrid. This character, despite being only half-human, is perhaps the best-adjusted of all of the main characters. Eleanor Daniels (Cate Blanchett) - she is a museum docent, and brings in another artistic and historical element to the stories. Thomas Grant (Josh Duhamel) - Tom is meant to be the solid guy. Deirdre Katzman (Nakagoshi Noriko) - Deirdre is bubbly and has a wry sense of humor. She's the one who names the time ships. Kevin O'Connor (John Goodman); he's a human-Gorn hybrid. This character is based on a friend with the exact same name. Polly Porter (Shirley MacLaine) - Polly is meant to be a no-nonsense advice-giver, likely to tell you to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps. Crystal Sherwood (Marnette Patterson) - Crystal is meant to be a little thing, somewhat intimidated by all the intelligence in the room. Boris Yarin (Henry Rollins); he's a human-Klingon-Xindi sloth hybrid. Boris is unhappy in his life, and seeks excitement in the wrong places.
Supporting Original Characters
Marvels
Irene of Castile (Vanessa Marcil).
Recruitment
Steven Reed (Paul Bettany).
A Long, Long Time Ago
Rajesh Kumar (Kunal Nayyar); Teresa Marquez (Sofia Vergara); Elston McCoy (Tom Berenger); Gregory Shaw (Blair Underwood); Carol Tilson (Lisa Raye McCoy); Alice Trent (Alice Eve); Bryce Unger (John Cusack); and Helen Walker (Katie Holmes).
Ohio
Phyllis Benson (Mayim Bialek); Annette "Windy" Bradley (Melanie Mayron); Brian (no last name) played by Robin Williams); Chloe Daniels (Elizabeth Hurley); Steven Daniels (Steven Culp); Diane Evans (Marsha Thomason); and Sherry Wilson (Christina Milian).
You Mixed-Up Siciliano
Lucretia Crossman (Bryce Dallas Howard); Christopher Donnelly (Joseph Gordon-Levitt); Gail Donnelly (Emma Watson); Gene Donnelly (Mark Harmon); Leslie Donnelly (Camille Guaty); Marion Donnelly (Virginia Madsen); Phillipa Green (Sara Gilbert); Angela Libertini (Ornella Muti); Dana MacKenzie (Catherine Bell); and Betty Tyler (Mary-Kate Olsen).
Spring Thaw<
Pawel Balcescu (Dragos Bucur) and Noemy Chelenska (Klara Issova).
Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plain
Marci Cavendish (Rena Sofer); Donald Oliver (Ben Whishaw); Anthony Parker (Chiwetel Ejiofer); and Milton Walker (Jeremy Irons).
The Point is Probably Moot
Bruce Ishikawa (Ninomiya Kazunari).
Shake Your Body
Darragh Stratton (Molly Sims).
He Stays a Stranger
Troy Scott (Matt Damon).
True Characters
Because this series has to do with time travel, and almost all of it occurs from 1957 - 2011, some real historical persons show up. I have made an effort to give most of them a positive spin, except for people like Timothy McVeigh. None of the dialog is real; it is all made up by me. I hope I have done these people justice.
A Long, Long Time Ago
Alan Freed is heard but not seen; Bob Hale and Buddy Holly, JP Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Richard Valenzuela (Ritchie Valens).
Ohio
Chrissie Hynde and Allison B. Krause.
You Mixed-Up Siciliano
John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Spring Thaw
Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Drahomir Kolder, Harold O'Kelley and Phil Ray and Alan Parsons.
Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plain
Cassie Gaines, Steve Gaines and Ronnie Van Zant are shown; Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols and Benigno Aquino, Saddam Hussein, Lieutenant Khalid Islambouli, Queen Noor and Anwar and Jehan Sadat.
The Point is Probably Moot
Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
Shake Your Body
Captain Hank Cramer; Michael Fortier, Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnick, Dick Scobee and Michael Smith are shown (on television only) and Ronald Reagan is seen (in a vision only).
He Stays a Stranger
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael (Mickey) Schwerner; Frances Bean Cobain and Courteney Love are shown and Kurt Cobain is seen (in a vision only).
Bit Parts, References and Uncast Characters
There are plenty of names that are mentioned in quick passing. Rather than wracking my brains to figure out the look of these characters, I am instead just going to list them here, with their origination stories. Perhaps that's overkill, but I like to be thorough. Of course, if any of these characters graduates to supporting or even lead status (Susan Cheshire became a supporting character, for example), then they'll be moved.
A Long, Long Time Ago
Percival (no last name), Simon (no last name) and Todd Stratton.
Ohio
Beverly Avery, Charles I (Terran Emperor, AKA Charles Tucker VI), Gillian Harper, James IV (Emperor of Earth, possibly also of Terra), James XII (Emperor of Earth and Terra), Roger Lloyd and James and Louis Norton.
You Mixed-Up Siciliano
Marco D'Angelo, Benny Haddon, Doctor (no first name) Kingston and Nistik Sloane.
Spring Thaw
Roger Allgood, Henry Desmond Avery III (Big Hank), Marcus Titinius and Brian Mendenhall.
Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plain
Jerome (no last name) and Joseph (no last name).
He Stays a Stranger
Denise Masterson and Charles Tucker V (Chuck).