Helmed by Damon Lindelof, HBO's Watchmen series serves as a new and original story based within the world created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. And the cast members assembled for the show are top-notch. From Academy Award winners to Coen Brothers regulars, here's where you've probably seen them before. Watchmen features active police officers who wear masks while on duty to defend against the Seventh Kalvary, a violent group inspired by the original comic book's character Rorschach. Since members of the Kalvary wear masks that mimic Rorschach's signature ink-blot look, the police don masks as well, thanks to a law that allows officers to hide their true identities from those who might target them. One of those officers is Detective Angela Abar, played by Regina King, who masquerades under the identity of Sister Night.
King has had a long and successful career in Hollywood, which becomes clear when you look at her slate of major awards. She's nabbed three Emmys and a Golden Globe, and then she took home an Academy Award for her supporting turn in 2018's If Beale Street Could Talk. You might've also seen her in films like Boyz n the Hood, in supporting TV roles on shows like The Big Bang Theory, and as the star of Netflix's short-lived Seven Seconds.
For a little while, Jeremy Irons' role in Watchmen was kept quiet, lending an air of mystery to the proceedings. But ultimately an HBO featurette broke the news about who he would be playing. The behind-the-scenes look featured cast interviews referring to Irons as Ozymandias, a.k.a. Adrian Veidt, a hugely important character from the original comic known as the "World's Smartest Man." Keep watching the video to see why the cast of HBO's Watchmen looks so familiar!
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Regina King | 0:18
Jeremy Irons | 1:14
Don Johnson | 2:13
Tim Blake Nelson | 3:06
Jean Smart | 4:00
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