List of Heroes cast members

The main cast of Heroes are credited in alphabetical order in the episodes they appear in only.

Former main cast members are credited as special guest stars in seasons 2 and 3, with the exception of Noah Gray-Cabey in episode 3.03.

Suresh was originally designed to be a 55-year-old professor, however, due to Ramamurthy's audition, the part was rewritten and made younger to fit him.

Hirschfeld explained that when they were trying to decide who the cheerleader should be, he literally picked up the phone and said to the producers, "You got to meet Hayden Panettiere.

[3] Kristen Bell was first approached about being cast in July 2007, during a train ride back from San Diego Comic-Con with Heroes actors Zachary Quinto and Masi Oka, and writers from the series.

He read his scenes, impersonating Peter O'Toole, in which the producers responded by asking him to tone down the impression on his second audition.

Originally Parkman's character was to be much younger, and La Padura was looking to cast a Ryan Phillippe-type actor for the role.

She auditioned for the role and was brought in a second and third time to meet with the studio and network respectively before being officially cast.

Tim Kring was not present at his first audition, but after a five-day process, Quinto was awarded the role.