Past AADA Students in Your Spooky Favorites
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Do you have a favorite spooky production featuring an alum? Let us know!
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Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story)
Sarah Paulson has been a staple of听American Horror Story听since debuting in its first season in 2011. Playing multiple roles that stretched her range, Paulson has become a fan favorite as she's听intertwined her career with the series.
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Lisa Brescia (Wicked)
Lisa Brescia defied gravity on Broadway from February 2007 to June 2008, when she stood as the standby for Elphaba, slipping into the role during the absence of Julia Murney and later Stephanie J. Block.听
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Zach Norton (Harry Potter Cursed Child - tour)
Recent grad Zach Norton joins听Harry Potter and the Cursed Child听as it tours North America. The actor will play Karl Jenkins and Viktor Krum, and join the show鈥檚 ensemble.
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Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher)
Adapted from the poem by Edgar Allen Poe comes听The Fall of the House of Usher, an American gothic story starring Bruce Greenwood. The actor embodies Roderick, the morally comprised head of the Usher dynasty.
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Matthew Lillard (Five Nights at Freddy鈥檚)
Matthew Lillard stars in听Five Nights At Freddy鈥檚, a film adaptation of the pizzeria-set horror game of the same name.
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Beth Broderick (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Broderick starred as Aunt Zelda Spellman, the straight-laced mentor to Sabrina as she comes of age, in the beloved series.
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Adam Scott (Krampus)
In听Krampus, horror besets a听family when Tom (Adam Scott) unwittingly summons the demon Krampus.
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Alexander Ward (Vitala: Sleepy Hollow)
He鈥檚 known for playing creatures in countless productions (including the听American Horror Story听franchise and听Pandemic)...so who鈥檚 under all those layers of makeup?! None other than听Mr. Alexander Ward in Sleepy Hollow!
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Danny DeVito (Haunted Mansion)
Danny DeVito rounded听out the star-studded cast of听Haunted Mansion, the 2023 film drawing inspiration from the iconic Disney attraction and early 2000s Eddie Murphy-starring film.
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Anne Hathaway (The Witches)
In a fresh look at Roald Dahl鈥檚 1983 novel, Anne Hathaway plays the Grand High Witch, a role originated by Angelica Huston in 1990.
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Julia Garner (Apartment 7A)
Julia Garner brings to life Terry, a young, ambitious dancer living in 1960s New York in听Apartment 7A, the anxiety-inducing prequel to听Rosemary鈥檚 Baby.
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Jennifer Coolidge (The Watcher)
The Watcher听follows a married couple moving into their dream home鈥ut things are not as they seem in this Netflix series based on a true story.
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Sarah Paulson (Hold Your Breath)
In this psychological thriller set in 1930s Oklahoma, Margaret Bellum (Sarah Paulson) fears what paranormal threats lurk听behind the dust clouds razing her once great farm.
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Carrie-Anne Moss (Die Alone)
A zombie apocalypse has wiped out most of humanity, but Mae, a survivalist played by Carrie-Anne Moss, fends them off on an isolated farm in听Die Alone.
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Catherine Dyer (Stranger Things)
Straight-laced detective Connie Frazier is brought to life by Catherine Dyer in听Stranger Things, the Netflix series and pop culture staple.
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Matthew Lillard (Scream)
In听Scream, the 鈥�90s horror classic that spawned a media franchise, Matthew Lillard stars as Stu Macher, the eccentric buddy to Billy Loomis.
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Christine Ebersole (American Horror Story)
Ebersole performed the role of Elizabeth Taylor, a larger-than-life resident of the Hotel Cortez in听American Horror Story鈥檚听fifth season. The role was a nod to the famous actress from Hollywood鈥檚 Golden Age.
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Matthew Lillard (Thirteen Ghosts)
Matthew Lillard plays Dennis Rafkin, a character who can communicate with the supernatural in听Thirteen Ghosts.
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Paul Rudd (Ghostbusters Afterlife)
The Ant-Man听star joined one of cinema鈥檚 most iconic franchises when he starred in听Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the 2021 sequel to the original films.听
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Tony Nappo (Don鈥檛 F**k With Ghosts)
In this buddy comedy from Stuart Stone, two ambitious filmmakers attempt to prove the existence of ghosts. Tony Nappo stars as Sherpa Steve while hijinks ensue.
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Danny DeVito (Batman Returns)
Let鈥檚 return to Gotham鈥檚 gritty underworld in听Batman Returns, as Danny DeVito delivers a masterclass in villainy as The Penguin.
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Carrie-Anne Moss (Frankenstein)
In 2015, Carrie-Anne Moss starred as Elizabeth Frankenstein, Victor鈥檚 wife, in an adaptation of听Frankenstein听set in contemporary Los Angeles.
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Paul Rudd (Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
Before Paul Rudd became a staple of the Marvel franchise, he played Tommy Doyle in听Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, which was released in 1995.
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Jessica Chastain (It Chapter听2)
In the sequel to the 2017 hit,听Jessica Chastain stars as Beverly Marsh as the Losers鈥� Club reunites to fight off Pennywise.
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Tony Nappo (Saw II)
Tony Nappo nailed the role of Gus in Saw II, the sequel to the slasher film where character's must navigate their way through sadistic puzzles.
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Eion Bailey (From)
Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey) is a father trying to protect his family from supernatural forces in听From, a series reminiscent of听The Twilight Zone, where a mysterious town traps passersby.
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Sarah Paulson (Ratched)
Ryan Murphy tapped Paulson for another sinister role in听Ratched. In it, she brings to life the iconic character, Nurse Ratched, from听One Flew Over The Cuckoo鈥檚 Nest.
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Agnes Moorehead (Bewitched)
Ms. Moorehead endeared herself to a generation of TV audiences as Endora, the playful mother of Samantha Stephens (played by Actors Society Member Elizabeth Montgomery), in听Bewitched.
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John Cassavetes & Ruth Gordon (Rosemary鈥檚 Baby)
The duo appeared together in the 1968 thriller听Rosemary鈥檚 Baby, precursor to the Julia Garner-starring听Apartment 7A.
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Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo)
Fans will recognize Lillard as Shaggy from the live action听Scooby Doo听films from the early 2000s.听