Scream is one of the most well-known horror franchises of all time. It made stars out of Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell and continues, even after the passing of director Wes Craven. With the success of the most recent film, Scream VI, we thought we’d go over some of the more notable characters.
We’ve not seen the films, but we know enough to be able to talk about them. We will only list the most recognisable characters, so don’t expect much information.
Notable Scream Characters
- Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox)
- Dwight “Dewey” Riley (David Arquette)
- Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell)
- Tatum Riley (Rose MacGowan)
- Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich)
- Ghostface (multiple actors)
- Jill Roberts (Emma Roberts)
- Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere)
- Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera)
- Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega)
- Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid)
- Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding)
- Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown)
- Ethan Landry (Jack Champion)
- Nancy Loomis (Laurie Metcalf)
- Stu Macher (Matthew Lillard)
- Maureen Prescott (Lynn McRee)
- Roman Bridger (Scott Foley)
- Hank Loomis (C.W. Morgan)
- Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy)
- Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore)
- Liv McKenzie (Sonia Ben Ammar)
- Wes Hicks (Dylan Minnette)
- Judy Hicks (Marley Shelton)
- Charlie Walker (Rory Culkin)
- Kenny Brown (unknown)
- Joel (Duane Martin)
Scream Character Deaths Quick Note
While the early deaths of Scream characters were original, the new films harken back to some original murders. For instance, the death of Ethan Landry in Scream 6 was a nod to the death of Stu Mercer, who had a television dropped on his head in the original film.