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The Resident

The Resident

FOX 2018

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Resident (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Bruce Greenwood

#1 - Bruce Greenwood (Randolph Bell)

Stuart Bruce Greenwood (born August 12, 1956) is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days, for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and as Captain Christopher Pike in J.J. Abrams's Star Trek movie reboot series. He has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, once for Best Actor (for Elephant Song) and twice for Best Supporting Actor (for The Sweet Hereafter and Being Julia). He is known for his roles as Nick Parsons in Double Jeopardy, Stuart Ramsey in Passenger 57, Bob Andrews in Father's Day, Earl Cavanaugh in Here on Earth, National Security Advisor Bill Sokal in Rules of Engagement, JFK in Thirteen Days, Anthony 'Tony' Leighton in Swept Away, Cmdr. Robert Iverson in The Core; Lt. Bennie Macko in Hollywood Homicide, Lawrence Robertson in I, Robot, Lord Charles in Being Julia, Nolan Walsh in Racing Stripes, Jack Dunphy (Truman Capote's lover) in Capote; Hugh Sullivan in The Mermaid Chair, Professor Davis McClaren in Eight Below, Jack McCready in Deja Vu, Keenan Jones / Garrett in I'm Not There, the President in National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Christopher Pike in Star Trek and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness, George McCray in A Dog Named Christmas, Lance Fender in Dinner for Schmucks, Stephen Meek in Meek's Cutoff, Cooper in Super 8, Bill Kill Cullen in The Place Beyond the Pines, Charlie Anderson in Flight, Hugh Butterfield in Endless Love, Vince in The Captive, Andrew Heyward in Truth (2015), Dr. Jake Houseman in the TV movie version of Dirty Dancing (2017), Uncle Dean in Kodachrome, the US President in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Gerald in Gerald's Game, Robert McNamara in The Post, and Dr. John Dalton in Doctor Sleep. His best known TV roles are as Dr. Randolph Bell on The Resident, Gil Garcetti on American Crime Story, Emmet Cole on The River, Mitch Yost on John from Cincinnati, Dr. Nathan Bradford on Sleepwalkers, Thomas Veil on Nowhere Man, Jack Gage on Legmen, Pierce Lawton on Knot's Landing, and Dr. Seth Griffin on St. Elsewhere. He has voiced Bruce Wayne / Batman in the animated series Young Justice and in several Batman cartoon videos, and voiced Chiron in the animated series Class Titans.

Bruce Greenwood plays as Randolph Bell in The Resident.
Bruce Greenwood is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 107 episodes.

Matt Czuchry

#2 - Matt Czuchry (Conrad Hawkins)

Matt Czuchry is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Logan Huntzberger on Gilmore Girls and Cary Agos on the CBS television series The Good Wife.

Matt Czuchry plays as Conrad Hawkins in The Resident.
Matt Czuchry is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 107 episodes.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

#3 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner (AJ Austin)

Malcolm-Jamal Warner plays as AJ Austin in The Resident.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 93 episodes.

Emily VanCamp

#4 - Emily VanCamp (Nicolette Nevin)

Emily Irene VanCamp (born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She first came to prominence for her work with producer Greg Berlanti, who cast her as a series regular on The WB drama Everwood (2002–2006) and the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters (2007–2010). VanCamp gained further recognition by portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series Revenge from 2011 to 2015. In 2018, VanCamp began starring on the Fox medical drama series The Resident. She has also played Sharon Carter / Agent 13 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016), as well as the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emily VanCamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Emily VanCamp plays as Nicolette Nevin in The Resident.
Emily VanCamp is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 71 episodes.

Shaunette Renée Wilson

#5 - Shaunette Renée Wilson (Mina Okafor)

Shaunette Renée Wilson plays as Mina Okafor in The Resident.
Shaunette Renée Wilson is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 71 episodes.

Jane Leeves

#6 - Jane Leeves (Kit Voss)

An English film, stage, and television actress, comedian and dancer. Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in the 1983 popular British comedy television show Benny Hill Show, Leeves moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles until she secured a recurring part in the television sitcom Murphy Brown. In 1986-1988, Leeves garnered her first leading role in the short-living sitcom Throb and, in 1993, achieved wider fame as Daphne Moon on the television sitcom Frasier for the entire run of the series, from 1993 until 2004, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards during the show's run. She received further recognition for her performances in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Music of the Heart (1999) and The Event (2003). More recently she has worked in television production, but beginning in June 2010, Leeves returned to acting, as Joy on TV Land’s sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Leeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Jane Leeves plays as Kit Voss in The Resident.
Jane Leeves is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 50 episodes.

#7 - Jessica Lucas (Billie Sutton)

Jessica Lucas plays as Billie Sutton in The Resident.
Jessica Lucas is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 36 episodes.

#8 - Anuja Joshi (Leela Devi)

Anuja Joshi plays as Leela Devi in The Resident.
Anuja Joshi is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 36 episodes.

Manish Dayal

#9 - Manish Dayal (Shashi Dhar (voice))

Manish Dayal was born on June 17, 1983 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA as Manish Sudhir Patel. He is an actor and producer.

Manish Dayal plays as Shashi Dhar (voice) in The Resident.
Manish Dayal is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

Morris Chestnut

#10 - Morris Chestnut (Barrett Cain)

Morris Lamont Chestnut is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 film The Best Man, as NBA star Tracy Reynolds in the 2002 film Like Mike, and as the Visitor Ryan Nichols in the TV series V (2009). His first professional acting role was as Jadon in Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series in the episode "A Family Affair" (season 2, episode 19) which aired on February 18, 1990. His first feature film role was as Ricky Baker in Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed with roles in various TV movies. Chestnut also played a role on Patti LaBelle's short-lived sitcom Out All Night. His career continued to rise steadily with co-starring roles in standard big-budget studio films like Under Siege 2 (1995) and G.I. Jane (1997). In 1998, he won the annual Madden Bowl video game competition. In 1999, he starred in The Best Man with Taye Diggs and Nia Long in which he played a professional football player on the eve of his wedding. He reprised his role in Best Man Holiday. For both of his performances, he earned NAACP Image Award nominations. He then starred in The Brothers (2001), another film centering on the themes of fidelity and success among urban professionals. He has worked with Steven Seagal three times in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Half Past Dead and Prince of Pistols. He starred In Two Can Play That Game (2001), Breakin' All the Rules (2004), and Ladder 49 (2004). He again played a football player in The Game Plan (2007). He produced and starred in the film Not Easily Broken (2009). He starred as Ryan Nichols in the TV series reboot of V (2009). He then appeared in the films Think Like a Man (2012), and, in 2013, the films Identity Thief, Kick-Ass 2, and The Call. In 2013, he joined the cast of HBO's Nurse Jackie, playing war veteran Dr. Ike Prentiss. The following year, he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2015, Morris Chestnut played Derrick Dog Prince in the movie Heist; and People magazine named him as one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2015. He then starred in the films The Perfect Guy (2016) and When the Bough Breaks (2017). He played the lead role of pathologist Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr. in the series Rosewood, receiving another NAACP image Award nomination. He had recurring roles in the TV series Legends, The Enemy Within, and Our Kind of People. He had a starring guest role on the medical drama The Resident.

Morris Chestnut plays as Barrett Cain in The Resident.
Morris Chestnut is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 14 episodes.

Last updated: feb 12, 2023

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