Yellowstone: 1883 Cast & Character Guide

Paramount’s Yellowstone spinoff, 1883, delivers classic Western tropes and hardboiled characters, who are played by a heavy-hitting, star-studded cast.

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Paramount’s new Yellowstone spinoff show, 1883, boasts an equally impressive cast of characters to the original show’s. The new series premiered exclusively on Paramount+ on December 19th with two episodes, delivering the start of a Western tale that, while set in a very different time period from Yellowstone, seems every bit as rugged and dangerous – at least the characters that populate this world are, for the most part, even more so.

1883 tells the origin story of the Dutton family, Yellowstone’s protagonists. Though the 21st century sees the Duttons at the very top of the ranching game, running the largest ranch in the U.S. and bearing a long, proud legacy of doing so, 1883 shows the family just as they are beginning to venture West, with no idea what’s in store for them. The story begins in Fort Worth as the Duttons, along with many others, prepare for the journey, but it’s safe to say the Yellowstone spinoff prequel show will see them arrive in the area that will become their family ranch at some point down the road.

Just as Yellowstone takes advantage of a talented cast to tell its story, 1883 has some big names as well. Among the list, fittingly, are plenty of country stars and actors well-familiar with cowboy roles. Here’s a guide to the main characters of 1883 so far, as well as where you may have seen these actors before.

Tim McGraw As James Dutton

1883 largely centers on James Dutton, a capable gunman taking his family West to find good land to settle on. Dutton is played by Tim McGraw. McGraw is, of course, best known as a three-time Grammy award-winning country singer. However, he’s also had some notable acting roles as well, such as Sean Tuohy in The Blind Side, husband to Sandra Bullock’s Leigh Anne Tuohy. McGraw is also in another well-known football film, 2004’s Friday Night Lights, as Don Billingsly’s alcoholic father, Charles.

Faith Hill As Margaret Dutton

James’s wife, Margaret Dutton, is similarly tough and provides a very compelling match to James’s adventurous spirit. She’s played by another country artist, actress, and producer, Faith Hill, who is married to McGraw in real life as well, which certainly contributes to James and Margaret’s chemistry on-screen. Also best known as a musician, Hill’s film roles include Sarah Sunderson in 2004’s The Stepford Wives and Arletta in 2017’s Dixieland. She has also contributed to the soundtracks of many films.

Isabel May As Elsa Dutton

James and Margaret’s daughter, Elsa Dutton, seems to be 1883’s key protagonist, as she voices over many of the transitional scenes. Full of wonder and a sense of adventure, Elsa likes to think of herself as tougher and more grown-up than she really is—more like her distant descendant Beth from Yellowstone—and her family’s journey West will undoubtedly put this to the test. She’s played by actress Isabel May, whose most noteworthy parts have also been in TV. She stars in Netflix original Alexa & Katie as Katie Cooper, and has also appeared in many episodes of Young Sheldon as one of Sheldon’s tutees, Veronica.

Sam Elliot As Shea Brennan

1883’s opening reveals a tragic story behind the no-nonsense Captain Shea Brennan, who along with his partner, Thomas, is charged with guiding a large group of settlers to Oregon. He’s played by the iconic cowboy actor Sam Elliot. Brennan presents a rather classic cowboy image himself, so it’s no surprise to see Elliot in another Western with 1883. His iconic roles include Wade Garrett in Road House, a contemporary of Patrick Swayze’s Road House character Dalton, and The Stranger in The Big Lebowski. Fittingly, given his country music royalty co-stars in 1883, Elliot has also been in country music-centered films The Hero and A Star is Born.

LaMonica Garrett As Thomas

Thomas is Brennan’s more level-headed but equally competent partner, who leads the settler caravan alongside him in their perilous journey west. Thomas is played by LaMonica Garrett. Garrett, a former professional slamball player, has played many other tough-as-nails characters in his career. His first major role was as Deputy Sheriff Cane in the series Sons of Anarchy, and he has also been in Designated Survivor as Secret Service Agent Mike Ritter and featured in the Arrowverse as Mar Novu/The Monitor.

Billy Bob Thornton As Jim Courtwright

Though he doesn’t appear until 1883’s second episode, Jim Courtwright is a major figure, and one who is actually based on a real person. Marshal Courtwright was a well-known and highly effective Fort Worth lawman, and Billy Bob Thornton brings him compellingly to life in 1883. Though 1883’s cast is fairly heavy-hitting all around, Thornton is still one of its biggest names. The actor and filmmaker has starred in noteworthy films such as A Simple Plan, The Man Who Wasn’t There, and Monster’s Ball, but is probably best-known for writing, directing, and starring in 1996’s Sling Blade, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for Best Actor as well.

1883 Supporting Cast & Characters

James Landry Hébert as Wade – Wade is one of two cowboys that Brennan hires to help round up cattle. The actor is most recognizable as Clem from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and for his small role, Axel, in Stranger Things season 2.

Eric Nelson as Ennis – Aside from Wade, Ennis is the other cowboy Brennan hires. Eric Nelson is known for playing Fred in Nightmare Cinema and Howie in A Walk Among the Tombstones.

Marc Rissmann as Josef – The only member of the German group fluent in English and its de facto leader is Josef. He is played by Marc Rissmanbest known for his roles as Harry Strickland in Game of Thrones and Wilhelm Goertzmann in The Man in the High Castle.

Tom Hanks as General George Meade – Though not a recurring role, it’s certainly worth mentioning the renowned Tom Hanks’s appearance in 1883’s second episode. “Behind Us, A Cliff” features a Civil War flashback in which he plays a sympathetic Union general. Though 1883 takes place twenty years after the Civil War, it’s still a significant event in the history of several characters.

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