Twin Peaks revival: Famous (but new) faces in the Showtime series

By Jessica Wedemeyer 8:27am PDT, May 16, 2017

The cast and creators of the "Twin Peaks" revival have been frustratingly tight-lipped about what fans can expect when the cult series returns to TV (on Showtime) after more than 25 years on May 21, 2017. Here's what we DO know: The show is a sequel to the original "Twin Peaks." The events of "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me," the 1992 prequel film, will be important to the plot of the new show. And there are 217 members of the cast, including many familiar faces (like Mädchen Amick and Peggy Lipton) — plus more than a few that are extremely familiar, though new to the "Twin Peaks" universe. While there's no information on which characters the new cast members will play, Wonderwall.com has a quick guide to 30 famous faces you should be on the lookout for when "Twin Peaks" finally returns…

Naomi Watts made her feature film debut in "For Love Alone" back in 1986. The English-Australian actress has starred in a wide range of films — from "King Kong" and "The Ring" to "J. Edgar" and "Birdman" — and scored Oscar nominations for her work in "21 Grams" and "The Impossible." She previously worked with "Twin Peaks" creator David Lynch on his 2001 film "Mulholland Drive." Naomi has two sons with ex-partner Liev Schreiber and romanced the late Heath Ledger in the early aughts.

After appearing on "As the World Turns" and "All My Children," Amanda Seyfried got her first big break when she starred as Karen Smith in 2004's "Mean Girls." She went on to star on "Big Love" from 2006 to 2011 and in "Alpha Dog," "Mamma Mia!," "Dear John," "Red Riding Hood," "Les Misérables" and "Ted 2." Amanda and new husband Thomas Sadoski welcomed a baby girl in early 2017. She previously had high-profile romances with Justin Long, "Dexter" actor Desmond Harrington, Josh Hartnett, Ryan Phillippe, Alexander Skarsgard, Dominic Cooper and Emile Hirsch.

Ashley Judd made her acting debut on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1991 and went on to star in films like "Heat," "Kiss the Girls," "Frida," "Olympus Has Fallen" and "Divergent." She also earned Emmy nominations for her work on the TV movie "Norma Jean & Marilyn" in 1996 and on the series "Missing" in 2012. The daughter of country star Naomi Judd separated from racecar driver Dario Franchitti in early 2013 after 12 years of marriage.

Laura Dern launched her acting career when she was just a child and has appeared in countless films over the years. Though she earned Oscar nominations for her work in "Rambling Rose" and "Wild," she's most closely associated with her "Jurassic Park" role, Dr. Ellie Sattler. The daughter of actress Diane Ladd and actor Bruce Dern is also a five-time Emmy nominee and previously worked with "Twin Peaks" creator David Lynch on "Blue Velvet" and "Wild at Heart." Laura has a son and a daughter with ex-husband Ben Harper and was famously scorned by Billy Bob Thornton when he suddenly married Angelina Jolie while he was technically still engaged to and living with Laura.

Michael Cera scored his first big break with "Arrested Development," which debuted in 2003. He went on to star in "Superbad," "Juno," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" and "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" and recently voiced Robin in "The Lego Batman Movie." He previously romanced Aubrey Plaza and was linked to "Twin Peaks" revival castmate Charlyne Yi, though she's since claimed that their relationship was staged for her faux documentary "Paper Heart."

Jim Belushi appeared on "Saturday Night Live" from 1983 to 1985 and went on to star in films "The Man with One Red Shoe," "About Last Night…," "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Curly Sue." He also headlined the sitcom "According to Jim" from 2001 to 2009. The younger brother of the late John Belushi has stepped away from the spotlight in recent years, though he appeared on Amazon's "Good Girls Revolt." Jim has been married three times and has three kids

Jennifer Jason Leigh has been acting since she was a kid and scored her first big break in 1982 when she portrayed Stacy Hamilton in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." She earned an Oscar nomination in 2016 for her work in "The Hateful Eight" and has also appeared in "Backdraft," "Single White Female," "Bastard Out of Carolina," "The Spectacular Now" and 2016's "Morgan." She has a son with her ex-husband, director Noah Baumbach.

Tom Sizemore made his acting debut in 1989 and went on to appear in "Born on the Fourth of July," "Point Break," "True Romance," "Natural Born Killers," "Heat," "Saving Private Ryan," "Enemy of the State," "Pearl Harbor" and "Black Hawk Down." He also earned a Golden Globe nomination in 2000 for his work on "Witness Protection." But his career cooled as he struggled with addiction issues during the aughts. He was convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss in 2003, spent time behind bars in 2007 for violating his probation stemming from a 2004 drug charge and was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence in 2016. Tom has been married once and has twin sons with another woman. Most recently, he appeared on the USA Network series "Shooter."

Monica Bellucci made her Hollywood debut in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula." The Italian model-actress went on to star in "The Apartment," "The Matrix Reloaded," "The Passion of the Christ" and "Spectre." She appeared on Amazon's "Mozart in the Jungle" in 2016. She has two daughters with her ex-husband, actor Vincent Cassel.

Ernie Hudson has appeared in countless films since he made his acting debut in the '70s, but he'll always be Winston Zeddmore from "Ghostbusters" to us! He also appeared in "The Crow," "The Cowboy Way," "The Basketball Diaries," "Congo" and "Miss Congeniality" and starred on "Oz" from 1997 to 2003. Most recently, Ernie popped up on "Grace and Frankie" and on "APB." He's been married twice and has four kids.

John Savage made his feature film debut in 1969 and went on to appear in "The Deer Hunter," "Hair," "Do the Right Thing," "The Godfather: Part III," "The Thin Red Line" and "The New World." He also had stints on "Dark Angel" and "Carnivàle." John has been married twice and has two children.

Jessica Szohr starred as Vanessa Abrams on "Gossip Girl" from 2007 to 2012. She's also appeared in "Piranha 3D," "I Don't Know How She Does It," "Tower Heist," "The Internship," "House at the End of the Drive" and "Ted 2." In recent years, she's had stints on "Complications" and "Kingdom." Jessica had high-profile relationships with "Gossip Girl" co-star Ed Westwick and NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and is currently in a relationship with football player Scotty McKnight.

Tim Roth made his acting debut in 1982 and has since appeared in "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead," "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction," "Planet of the Apes," "The Incredible Hulk," "Selma" and "The Hateful Eight." He also stared on "Lie to Me" from 2009 to 2011 and earned an Oscar nomination in 1996 for his work in "Rob Roy." The English actor has three sons — two with wife Nikki Butler and one from a previous relationship.

Matthew Lillard made his acting debut in the mid-'90s and has appeared in a wide range of films over the years — from "Hackers," "Scream" and "SLC Punk!" to "She's All That," "Scooby-Doo" and "The Descendants." Matthew has worked predominantly as a voice actor in recent years, though he had stints on "State of Affairs," "The Good Wife," "Halt and Catch Fire" and "Bosch." He has three children with wife Heather Helm.

Balthazar Getty made his feature film debut in 1990's "Lord of the Flies," in which he starred as Ralph. He went on to appear in "Young Guns II," "Natural Born Killers," "Judge Dredd" and "The Judge." He also had stints on "Charmed" and "Alias" and starred on "Brothers & Sisters" from 2006 to 2011. But Balthazar is most famous for his messy personal life: He memorably had an affair with Sienna Miller and hooked up with Lindsay Lohan while he was still married to wife Rosetta Getty, the mother of his four children.

Ethan Suplee made his feature film debut in 1995's "Mallrats" and has since appeared in "Chasing Amy," "American History X," "Road Trip," "Remember the Titans," "Blow," "John Q," "Cold Mountain," "The Butterfly Effect," "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "Deepwater Horizon." He also starred on "My Name Is Earl" and had stints on "Boy Meets World," "Raising Hope" and Hulu's "Chance." Ethan has been married to Juliette Lewis' sister, Brandy Lewis, for more than a decade. He memorably lost more than 200 pounds after "My Name Is Earl" concluded in 2009, though he's since gained back some of the weight.

David Koechner scored his first big break in 1995 when he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." He's appeared in countless comedic roles since then but is most closely associated with his "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" character, Champ Kind. His other biggest hits include "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" and "Snakes on a Plane." He also appeared on "The Office" several times between 2005 to 2013 and most recently starred on "The Goldbergs." David has five children with his wife, Leigh.

Josh McDermitt scored his first big break in 2006 when he competed on "Last Comic Standing." His major breakthrough came eight years later when he debuted as Eugene on "The Walking Dead."

Jeremy Davies has appeared in "Twister" and "Saving Private Ryan," though most people know him from his work as Dr. Daniel Faraday on "Lost." He won an Emmy in 2012 for his performance as Dickie Bennett on "Justified" and has also had stints on "Hannibal," "Constantine" and "Sleepy Hollow." Jeremy is set to portray Jesus on two upcoming episodes of "American Gods."

There are several musical artists listed among the cast of the "Twin Peaks" revival. Perhaps the most famous is Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, who made his acting debut in 1987's "Light of Day." He hasn't acted much aside from that, though he won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2011 for his work on "The Social Network." Trent's wife, fellow rocker Mariqueen Maandig, will also appear on the "Twin Peaks" revival.

The "Twin Peaks" revival marks Eddie Vedder's first major acting role. The Pearl Jam frontman has only played versions of himself so far: in 2007's "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and on "Roadies" in 2016. In 2008, he won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Guaranteed" from the "Into the Wild" soundtrack. Eddie has been married twice and has two daughters with his second and current wife, model Jill McCormick.

Lauren Tewes starred as Cruise Director Julie McCoy on "The Love Boat" from 1977 to 1987. She continued working through the '90s and then — following a four-episode stint on "The Fugitive" that came to an end in 2001 — took an extended break from acting. She's only resurfaced once since then: for the 2013 TV movie "Locally Grown." Lauren has been married three times.

Jane Levy made her acting debut on the first season of "Shameless." (Her part was ultimately re-cast.) She then starred on "Suburgatory" and has also appeared in "Don't Breathe," "Monster Trucks" and the 2013 remake of "Evil Dead."

You likely know Robert Knepper as T-Bag on "Prison Break." After starring on the show's original run, he returned to the role for the 2017 revival. Robert has also had stints on "iZombie," "Homeland," "Mob City," "Heroes" and "Carnivàle" and appeared in films "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1," "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," "R.I.P.D.," "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "Transporter 3" and "Good Night, and Good Luck." He's been married twice and has one son.

Virginia Kull scored her first big break with "Boardwalk Empire" in 2010. She then starred on 2014's "Gracepoint" and recently portrayed Ms. Barnes on "Big Little Lies." She married Ryan Howard Young in 2009.

You know Jay R. Ferguson as Stan from "Mad Men." He's also had stints on "Glory Days," "Judging Amy" and "The Mindy Project" and appeared in "The Lucky One." Jay most recently starred as Pat O'Neal on "The Real O'Neals."

Charlyne Yi made her feature film debut in 2007's "Knocked Up." She went on to appear in "Cloverfield," "Semi-Pro," "All About Steve" and "This Is 40." The funnywoman has also had stints on "House" and "Love." She also wrote and starred in the 2009 faux-documentary "Paper Heart," which chronicled her fictional relationship with "Twin Peaks" co-star Michael Cera.

Karolina Wydra made her feature film debut in 2008's "Be Kind Rewind." The Polish beauty has since had stints on "House," "Justified," "True Blood," "Wicked City," "Sneaky Pete" and "Quantico." She also appeared in "Crazy, Stupid, Love."

Francesca Eastwood made her acting debut in 1995 and has since appeared in two films directed by dad Clint Eastwood: "True Crime" and "Jersey Boys." (Her mom is actress Frances Fisher.) She had a recurring role on "Heroes Reborn" in 2015 and recently appeared on an episode of "Fargo." Francesca dated photographer Tyler Shields and appeared in his feature film directorial debut, "Final Girl." She was also briefly married to Jonah Hill's brother, Jordan Feldstein, and stepped out with actor Clifton Collins Jr. in mid-2016.

Bérénice Marlohe made her Hollywood debut with 2012's "Skyfall." The French actress then appeared on "The Spoils Before Dying" in 2015 and popped up in "Song to Song" in 2017.