| 角色 | 演员 |
| Paul Edgecomb | 汤姆·汉克斯Tom Hanks |
| Brutus"Brutal" Howell | 大卫·摩斯David Morse |
| John Coffey | 迈克·克拉克·邓肯Michael Clarke Duncan |
| Jan Edgecomb | 邦尼·亨特Bonnie Hunt |
| Warden Hal Moores | 詹姆斯·克伦威尔James Cromwell |
| Eduard Delacroix | 迈克尔·杰特Michael Jeter |
| Arlen Bitterbuck | 格雷厄姆·格林Graham Greene |
| Percy Wetmore | 道格·休切逊Doug Hutchison |
| 'Wild Bill' Wharton | 山姆·洛克威尔Sam Rockwell |
| Dean Stanton | 巴里·佩珀Barry Pepper |
| Melinda Moores | 派翠西娅·克拉克森Patricia Clarkson |
| Toot-Toot | 哈利·戴恩·斯坦通Harry Dean Stanton |
| Klaus Detterick | 威廉姆·赛德勒William Sadler |
| Bill Dodge | 布兰特·布里斯科Brent Briscoe |
| Burt Hammersmith | 加里·西尼斯Gary Sinise |
| Harry Terwilliger | Jeffrey DeMunn |
| Old Paul Edgecomb | Dabbs Greer |
| Elaine Connelly | Eve Brent |
| Orderly Hector(as Mack C. Miles) | Mack Miles |
| Man in Nursing Home | Rai Tasco |
| Lady in Nursing Home | Edrie Warner |
| Marjorie Detterick | Paula Malcomson |
| Howie Detterick(as Christopher Ives) | Christopher Joel Ives |
| Kathe Detterick | Evanne Drucker |
| Cora Detterick | Bailey Drucker |
| Sheriff McGee | Brian Libby |
| Jack Van Hay | Bill McKinney |
| Cynthia Hammersmith | Rachel Singer |
| Hammersmith's Son | Scotty Leavenworth |
| Hammersmith's Daughter | Katelyn Leavenworth |
| Earl the Plumber | Bill Gratton |
| Woman at Del's Execution | Dee Croxton |
| Wife at Del's Execution | Rebecca Klingler |
| Husband at Del's Execution | Gary Imhoff |
| Police Officer | Van Epperson |
| Reverend at Funeral(as Reverend David E.Browning) | David E. Browning |
| Police Photographer(uncredited) | Phil Hawn |
| Coffee Execution Witness(uncredited) | Ted Hollis |
| Member of the Posse(uncredited) | Tim Smith |
