List of cast members of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series

This is a list of cast members of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The film series began in 1984 with the release of the first film A Nightmare on Elm Street which was directed and written by Wes Craven. Although Craven disliked the idea of sequels, he returned to co-write the third film, Dream Warriors (1987) and to write and direct the seventh film, New Nightmare (1994). The main character of the films, Freddy Krueger appeared throughout the entire franchise portrayed by Robert Englund, until the remake (2010), when the character was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley, who auditioned for the role of Glen Lantz in the original. Rooney Mara takes the role of Nancy Thompson, a character portrayed by Heather Langenkamp in the first, third and seventh films.

Cast
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="3" width="10%" | Character ! colspan="6" align="center" | Original series ! align="center" | Standalone film ! align="center" | Crossover ! align="center" | Remake ! align="center" width="09%" | A Nightmare on Elm Street ! align="center" width="12%" | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge ! align="center" width="10%" | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ! align="center" width="10%" | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master ! align="center" width="10%" | A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child ! align="center" width="10%" | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare ! align="center" width="10%" | Wes Craven's New Nightmare ! align="center" width="10%" | Freddy vs. Jason ! align="center" width="09%" | A Nightmare on Elm Street ! 1984 !! 1985 !! 1987 !! 1988 !! 1989 !! 1991 !! 1994 !! 2003 !! 2010 ! colspan="10" style="background-color:#ddf;" |

Principal characters
! Freddy Krueger ! Nancy Thompson ! Donald "Don" Thompson ! Marge Thompson ! Glen Lantz ! Christina "Tina" Gray ! Rod Lane ! Jesse Walsh ! Lisa Webber ! Ron Grady ! Kerry Hellman ! Coach Schneider ! Dr. Neil Gordon ! Kristen Parker ! Joseph "Joey" Crusel ! Roland Kincaid ! Jennifer Caulfield ! Phillip Anderson ! Taryn White ! Will Stanton ! Amanda Krueger Sister Mary Helena !Alice Johnson ! Daniel "Dan" Jordan ! Rick Johnson ! Debbie Stevens ! Sheila Kopecky ! Dennis Johnson ! Jacob Johnson ! Yvonne Miller ! Greta Gibson ! Mark Gray ! Margaret "Maggie" Burroughs Katherine Krueger ! John Doe ! Tracy Swan ! Doc ! Carlos Rodriguez ! Spencer Lewis ! Dylan Porter ! Julie ! Chase Porter ! Jason Voorhees ! Lori Campbell ! Will Rollins ! Kia Waterson ! Charlie Linderman ! Mark Davis ! Gibb Smith ! Deputy Scott Stubbs ! Jess Braun
 * colspan="5" | Robert Englund
 * Robert Englund Tobe Sexton Chase Schrimer
 * colspan="2" | Robert Englund
 * Jackie Earle Haley
 * Heather Langenkamp
 * Heather Langenkamp
 * colspan="3"
 * Heather Langenkamp
 * Flashback
 * Rooney Mara Kyra Krumins
 * Rooney Mara Kyra Krumins
 * John Saxon
 * John Saxon
 * colspan="3"
 * John Saxon
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="2"
 * Ronee Blakley
 * Mentioned
 * colspan="5"
 * Connie Britton
 * Connie Britton
 * Johnny Depp
 * rowspan="2" Mentioned
 * colspan="3"
 * Johnny Depp
 * Mentioned
 * Kyle Gallner
 * Kyle Gallner
 * Amanda Wyss
 * colspan="4"
 * Amanda Wyss
 * Flashback
 * Katie Cassidy Julianna Damm
 * Nick Corri
 * colspan="5"
 * Nick Corri
 * Kellan Lutz Max Holt
 * Kellan Lutz Max Holt
 * Mark Patton
 * colspan="5"
 * Flashback
 * Flashback
 * Kim Myers
 * colspan="7"
 * colspan="7"
 * Robert Rusler
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * Sydney Walsh
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * Marshall Bell
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="2"
 * Craig Wasson
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Patricia Arquette
 * Tuesday Knight
 * colspan="3"
 * rowspan="3" Flashback
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="2" | Rodney Eastman
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="2" | Ken Sagoes
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="2"
 * Penelope Sudrow
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Bradley Gregg
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Jennifer Rubin
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Ira Heiden
 * colspan="7"
 * colspan="2"
 * Nan Martin
 * Beatrice Boepple
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="3"
 * Lisa Wilcox Kristen Clayton
 * Lisa Wilcox
 * colspan="2"
 * Flashback
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="2" | Danny Hassel
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="3"
 * Andras Jones
 * colspan="5"
 * colspan="3"
 * Brooke Theiss
 * colspan="5"
 * colspan="3"
 * Toy Newkirk
 * colspan="7"
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="2" | Nicholas Mele
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="4"
 * Whit Hertford
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="4"
 * Kelly Jo Minter
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="4"
 * Erika Anderson
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="4"
 * Joe Seely
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="5"
 * Lisa Zane Cassandra Rachel Freil
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="5"
 * Shon Greenblatt
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="5"
 * Lezlie Deane
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="5"
 * Yaphet Kotto
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="5"
 * Ricky Dean Logan
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="5"
 * Breckin Meyer
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="6"
 * Miko Hughes
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="6"
 * Tracy Middendorf
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="6"
 * David Newsom
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="7"
 * Ken Kirzinger Spencer Stump
 * colspan="7"
 * Monica Keena
 * colspan="7"
 * Jason Ritter
 * colspan="7"
 * Kelly Rowland
 * colspan="7"
 * Chris Marquette
 * colspan="7"
 * Brendan Fletcher
 * colspan="7"
 * Katharine Isabelle
 * colspan="7"
 * Lochlyn Munro
 * colspan="8"
 * Thomas Dekker Bayden Coyer

! colspan="10" style="background-color:#ddf;" |

Minor characters
! Dr. King ! Sergeant Parker ! Teacher ! Ken Walsh ! Cheryl Walsh ! Mrs. Webber ! Mr. Webber ! Angela Walsh ! Elaine Parker ! Dr. Carver ! Elizabeth Simms ! Lorenzo ! Max ! Wally George ! Mr. Gray ! Woman at orphanage ! Nurse with Pills ! Dr. Christine Heffner ! Bill Freeburg ! Shack ! Alan Smith ! Nora Fowler
 * -Gravesite Mourner Richard Row
 * Charles Fleischer
 * colspan="8"
 * Joseph Whipp
 * colspan="8"
 * Lin Shaye
 * colspan="8"
 * Clu Gulager
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * Hope Lange
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * Melinda O. Fee
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * Tom McFadden
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * Christie Clark
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="8"
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="2" | Brooke Bundy
 * colspan="5"
 * colspan="2"
 * Paul Kent
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Priscilla Pointer
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Clayton Landey
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="2"
 * Laurence Fishburne
 * colspan="6"
 * colspan="4"
 * Wally George
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="4"
 * Clarence Felder
 * colspan="4"
 * colspan="5"
 * Elinor Donahue
 * colspan="3"
 * colspan="6"
 * Lin Shaye
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="6"
 * Fran Bennett
 * colspan="2"
 * colspan="7"
 * Kyle Labine
 * colspan="7"
 * Chris Gauthier
 * colspan="8"
 * Clancy Brown
 * colspan="8"
 * Lia Mortensen
 * }
 * }