Having been bullied all his life, even by his own wife, Lester Nygaard’s life drastically changes after a chance conversation in a hospital waiting room. While waiting to be treated for his broken nose, Lester gets talking to mysterious drifter Lorne Malvo, who happens to have a very different outlook on life.
Following the events this chance meeting leads to and with Malvo’s comments still ringing in his head, Nygaard eventually snaps.
Fargo 2014 TV Series Lead Cast List
Character – Actor/Actress
Lorne Malvo – Billy Bob Thornton
Lester Nygaard – Martin Freeman
Officer Molly Solverson – Allison Tolman
Officer Gus Grimly – Colin Hanks
Chief Bill Oswalt – Bob Odenkirk
Gina Hess – Kate Walsh
Mr. Wrench – Russell Harvard
Mr. Numbers – Adam Goldberg
Chaz Nygaard – Joshua Close
Kitty Nygaard – Rachel Blanchard
Stavros Milos – Oliver Platt
Lou Solverson – Keith Carradine
Greta Grimly – Joey King
Bo Munk – Tom Musgrave
Linda Park – Susan Park
Ida Thurman – Julie Ann Emery
Don Chumph – Glenn Howerton
Additional Fargo TV Series Cast by Episode of First Appearance
Episode 1 – The Crocodile’s Dilemma
Police Chief Vern Thurman – Shawn Doyle
Sam Hess – Kevin O’Grady
Moe Hess – Liam Green
Mickey Hess – Atticus Dean Mitchell
Pearl Nygaard – Kelly Holden
Gordo Nygaard – Spencer Drever
Dep Hank Auerbach – Graham Littlefield
Dep Knudsen – Gary Valentine
Bruce Gold – Brian Markinson
Moe – Liam Green
Cindy – Chantal Perron
Paprika – Lori Ravensborg
Naked Man – Dave Trimble
Episode 2 – The Rooster Prince
Wink Jourdain – Peter Strand Rumpel
Helena Milos – Allegra Fulton
Dmitri Milos – Gordon S. Miller
Olaf Creech – James Dugan
Wink Jourdain – Peter Strand Rumpel
Lenny – Paul Braunstein
Perky Checkout Clerk – Marty Ronaghan
Rachel Ziskind – Leah Cairns
Mail Clerk – David LeReaney
Bartender – Sarah Elias
Young Man 2 – Graeme Black
Episode 3 – A Muddy Road
Lieutenant Ben Schmidt – Peter Breitmayer
Episode 4 – Eating the Blame
Young Stavros – Carlos Diaz
Young Helena – Eve Harlow
Episode 5 – The Six Ungraspables
Ari Ziskind – Byron Noble
Episode 6 – Buridan’s Ass
Mr Jergen – Andy King
Episode 7 – Who Shaves the Barber?
FBI Agent Pepper – Keegan-Michael Key
FBI Agent Budge – Jordan Peele
Agent Buchwald – Christopher Rosamond
Herc – Tayden Marks
Aquasizer – Bud Klasky
Episode 8 – The Heap
Louise Weezy Canton – Jennifer Copping
Gunter – Daniel Rousell
Episode 9 – A Fox, A Rabbit, and A Cabbage
Jemma Stalone – Helena Mattsson
Burt Canton – Stephen Root
Episode 10 – (Season Finale) Morton’s Fork
Ray Almond – Lorne Cardinal
The Fargo 2014 television series is a dark US drama, based on the Coen brothers 1996 Oscar-winning film of the same name.
This critically acclaimed show is broadcast on FX in the United States and Canada, on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and on SBS One in Australia. Season 1 of Fargo will run for 10 episodes.