TV series · 1996
The Pretender
“Hero of a thousand faces. Man of a thousand lives.”
First aired 19 September 1996 Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi & Fantasy TMDB ↗
Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.
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Patrick Bauchau
as Sydney
Jon Gries
as Broots
Michael T. Weiss
as Jarod
Sam Ayers
as Sam the Sweeper
James Denton
as Mr. Lyle
Pamela Gidley
as Brigitte
Andrea Parker
as Miss Parker
Everyone else (113) ↓
Keene Curtis
as Mr. Fenigor
Kay E. Kuter
as Mr. Kleinman
Bert Remsen
as Father Moore
Stefan Gierasch
as Congressman Leon Beckwith
Virginia Capers
as Mr. Herbert's Former Assistant
Ken Clark
as Sweeper
William Wellman Jr.
as USAF General
Barbara Babcock
as Edna Raines
John Mahon
as Eugene Clark
Denis Arndt
as Nick Avani
Howard Hesseman
as Landlord
Tobin Bell
as Mr. White
John Pleshette
as Sean Flanagan
Wayne Newton
as Self
John Beasley
as Janitor at NuGenesis
Leigh Taylor-Young
as Michelle Lucca Stamatis
Cliff DeYoung
as Dr. Samson Dane
Felton Perry
as Buddy
Sullivan Walker
as Mutumbo
M.C. Gainey
as Sharpton
Joe Unger
as Eldridge Hailey
Don Keith Opper
as Lester
L. Scott Caldwell
as Gwen Porter
John Fleck
as Ray
Larry Joshua
as Special Agent Roger Bingham
Juanita Jennings
as Alice Evans
Stephanie Faracy
as Joyce Cullman
Miguel Sandoval
as Manny Alomar
Gary Farmer
as Vincent LaPahie
Peter Onorati
as Roland Pritchard
Connie Ray
as Deputy Marilyn Miller
Connie Ray
as Deputy Miller (archive footage)
Jeremy Roberts
as Efram Bartlett
Simon Templeman
as Darrin Faxon
Robert Carradine
as Sheriff Dwight Kunkle
Jeff Kober
as Clavell Dane
Scott Jaeck
as Martin Benton
Leslie Jordan
as Pat
Bryan Cranston
as Neil Roberts
Paul Eiding
as Bernie Baxley
Rex Linn
as Agent Ellis Talbot
Jeffrey Meek
as Agent Gerald Linden
Lenny Von Dohlen
as Mr. Cox
Don McManus
as Dr. Randall Blythe(uncredited)
Anne-Marie Johnson
as Lt. Alison Fawkes
Forbes Riley
as Reporter Marianne Bosha
Paul Dillon
as Angelo
Dendrie Taylor
as Mary Blake
Ally Walker
as Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters
Alex Datcher
as Jessica Kline
Dean Norris
as Tommy Larson
Dean Norris
as Sheriff Whalen
Anthony Starke
as Michael Patrick
Cali Timmins
as Rebecca Simons (uncredited)
Cali Timmins
as Rebecca Simons(uncredited)
Danny Woodburn
as Jumbo Jim
Carrie Hamilton
as Jill Arnold
Barbara Tyson
as Robin Gantry
Anthony Guidera
as Vince
Alex Carter
as Craig Winston
Jason Brooks
as Thomas Gates
Louis Ferreira
as Scotty Boyd
Dan Bucatinsky
as Emery
Brad William Henke
as Jimbo
Jessica Steen
as Rachel
Peter Murnik
as Bobby Cain
Kim Myers
as Jarod's Mother
Chris Williams
as Derek Kobey
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
as Cynthia Sloan
Joseph D. Reitman
as Spencer
Daniel Dae Kim
as Lenny Duc
Melinda Clarke
as Miss Eve
Justin Kirk
as Horace Strickland
Ron Roggé
as Orderly
Diana Maria Riva
as Lupe Harmon
Aisha Tyler
as Angela Somerset
Silas Weir Mitchell
as Luke Carlo
Channon Roe
as Pat Rush
Patrick Fischler
as Toby
Chaka Forman
as Computer Sketch Artist
Max Martini
as Todd Baxter
Mailon Rivera
as Detective
Zack Ward
as Theodore Reed / Little Joshua
Jacob Vargas
as Javi Padillo
Brent Roam
as Wade Dawson
Lisa Lackey
as Cindy Thomas
Marisa Petroro
as Emily (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro
as Emily
Ron Yuan
as Ken Watanabe
Enrique Murciano
as Tony
Rockmond Dunbar
as Joe Taylor
Christopher Masterson
as Chris Conti
Courtney Peldon
as Kaley Isaac
Erika Christensen
as Leigh Wright
Ryan Merriman
as Young Jarod
Ashley Peldon
as Young Miss Parker
Ashley Peldon
as Young Miss Parker (archive footage)
Emile Hirsch
as Bryce Banks
Michael Welch
as Eric Gantry
Michael Angarano
as Patrick Harper
Jake Lloyd
as Young Angelo
Jake Lloyd
as Ronny Collins
Jake Lloyd
as Young Angelo / Timmy
Caitlin Wachs
as Faith Parker
Alex Wexo
as Young Sydney
Sheri Sutherland
as set medic
Michael Yama
as Grandfather
Alex Nevil
as Comic Book Kid
Stephanie Sawyer
as Kimberly King
Lois Nettleton
as Gloria
Scott Gibson
as Radiology Technician(uncredited)
Rosemary Alexander
as Mrs. Rion
Earl Houston Bullock
as Marlan Marcantel