HBO’s Emmy-winning “Westworld” is a sprawling mystery full of shocking twists and turns, all brought to life by a massive ensemble. If the dense story has you stuck in a lop trying to remember each character, look no further. Below, explore our photo gallery of the “Westworld” cast explained to find out who’s alive, who’s a host and who’s just programming.
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Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO The first host ever created and the first to solve “the maze” and become fully conscious. The realization that her whole life has been a series of “loops,” Dolores leads a bloody uprising against humans. She escapes the park to continue her plan for justice and vengeance in the real world.
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Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Maeve is a host who originally served as a brothel madam in Westworld, but becomes one of the first hosts to gain consciousness. After some tinkering with her AI grants her near god-like powers over other hosts, Maeve sacrificed herself so her daughter and other hosts could reach a digital paradise known as “The Valley Beyond.”
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Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO In Season 1 viewers shockingly learn that programming specialist Bernard is a host himself, having been crafted in the image of park co-creator Arnold. Bernard is shot down during the battle inside the park, but Dolores sneaks off the premises with his data and builds him a new body.
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Ed Harris as William aka The Man in Black
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO A mysterious antagonist obsessed with Westorld and solving the secrets of its hidden game: “the maze.” His obsession leads him to kill his daughter and be left for dead by Dolores. But a post-credit scene for Season 2 calls into question whether he lives on in some non-human form.
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Tessa Thompson as Charlotte Hale
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Charlotte is the executive director of the Delos Corporation who was murdered by Delores during the massacre inside Westworld. Dolores created a host version of Charlotte to upload her own consciousness in and escape the park, but a newly made Dolores-bot leaves Charlotte open to host a new personality.
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Aaron Paul as Caleb Nichols
Image Credit: Paul John P. Johnson/HBO Caleb is a new character in Season 3 and lives in the real world outside of the park. The war veteran works as a construction worker while also accepting nefarious heist jobs for extra cash, which leads him to Dolores.
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Luke Hemsworth as Ashley Stubbs
Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO For most of the series, Stubbs is portrayed as the tough watchful Head of Security. Though he is often suspicious of hosts, the Season 2 finale heavily implies that Stubbs is himself an android when he knowingly allows Dolores to escape the park in her new Charlotte-bot.
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Vincent Cassel as Engarraund Serac
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Not much is known about this shadowy new Season 3 antagonist, but it’s clear he has some devious plan in motion. Serac uploads Maeve to a “Warworld” simulation before plopping her into a new host body and removing her superpowers.
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Simon Quarterman as Lee Sizemore
Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO Lee is the cocky, womanizing creator of all the narratives of Westworld. Maeve saves him from being killed by hosts and he helps Maeve find her daughter. Lee ultimately sacrifices himself so Maeve can continue her search, and now only “lives” as part of system coding.
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John Gallagher Jr. as Liam Dempsey Jr.
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Liam is the CEO of Incite, the rival tech corporation to Delos. Dolores is highly interested in Liam, probably because he’s fairly clueless and manages a powerful new artificial intelligence system called Rehoboam.
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Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford
Image Credit: Courtesy HBO The co-creator of Westworld, Dr. Ford, the awakenings of various hosts in the park were revealed to be part of his master plan. Said plan also included his own death at the hands of Dolores. Ford uploaded his consciousness into the mainframe, so there’s always the chance his “ghost” pops up once again to influence events from beyond the grave.
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Rodrigo Santoro as Hector
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Hector was the resident bad guy in one of Westworld’s signature narratives before Maeve recruited the bandit to help find her daughter. The loyal Hector sacrificed himself to allow Maeve and other hosts to reach “The Valley Beyond.”
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Leonardo Nam as Felix Lutz
Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO Felix worked as a technician in the bowels of the park, repairing damaged hosts alongside Sylvester (Ptolemy Slocum). The pair helps Maeve escape the facility, and journey with her to Shogun World. It was Felix who adjusted Maeve’s AI and helped her gain her omnipotent powers.
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Tommy Flanagan as Martin Connells
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Connells is a high ranking employee at Delos rival company, Incite. When he discovers Dolores’ identity, he makes a grave error in trying to kill her. So like many of her adversaries, he is taken down by the vengeful android and replaced with a host that can do Dolores’ bidding.
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Lena Waithe as Ash
Image Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO Ash works with Caleb on the heist jobs he receives through his Task Rabbit-esque crime app. She and Caleb split up after an ATM robbery, but the air of mystery surrounding the character means there is probably more here than meets the eye.
