Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne led the 2024 sci-fi film SlingsH๏τ, but the psychological thriller also featured several other acclaimed actors. Despite reviews for SlingsH๏τ being quite different from audience reactions – it scored just 38% with critics but 68% with audiences on Rotten Tomatoes – the sci-fi thriller is one of the best movies on Paramount+. A big reason SlingsH๏τ is worth watching is because of its star-studded cast that features Oscar and Emmy-winning actors from both America and the United Kingdom.

SlingsH๏τ follows the crew of the Odyssey I, a spaceship sent on a mission to collect fuel and resources from тιтan, a moon of Jupiter. Due to the length of their journey, the crew has to periodically enter and exit a drug-induced hibernation known as hypersleep. Unfortunately, the drugs used in hypersleep cause severe psychological repercussions, and the Odyssey I quickly becomes the setting for a claustrophobic psycholocial thriller. With only a few characters in such small quarters, the cast of SlingsH๏τ had a tall order, but they were more than talented enough to deliver.

Casey Affleck As John

Date Of Birth: August 12, 1975

• Active Since: 1988

Actor: Casey Affleck was born in Falmouth, Mᴀssachusetts. Affleck’s breakthrough role came in 2007, when he played the тιтular ᴀssᴀssin in The ᴀssᴀssination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford opposite Brad Pitt. Prior to that, Affleck also had a few notable roles in films alongside his brother, Ben Affleck, such as in Good Will Hunting. Affleck’s most prominent film to date came almost a decade later, however, as he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 2016’s Manchester by the Sea.

Character: In SlingsH๏τ, Casey Affleck plays John. John provides the clearest insight into the psychological turmoil the astronauts in SlingsH๏τ experience from entering and exiting hypersleep dozens of times. As the movie begins, John begins to forget important memories, like the last name of his partner, Zoe. It’s only downhill from there, however.

Laurence Fishburne As Captain Franks

Date Of Birth: July 30, 1961

• Active Since: 1972

Actor: Laurence Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia. Fishburne’s breakthrough acting role was in Francis Ford Coppola’s war epic Apocalypse Now, where he played Tyrone “Clean” Miller. Since then, Fishburne has taken on a wide variety of roles, from iconic figures in action franchises like Morpheus in The Matrix and the Bowery King in John Wick: Chapter 2. He’s mostly known for dramatic roles, however, such as in What’s Love Got to Do with It?, where he played Ike Turner and was nominated for Best Leading Actor at the Oscars. In television, Fishburne has won three separate Emmy Awards.

Character: In SlingsH๏τ, Laurence Fishburne plays Captain Franks. Franks was the captain of the Odyssey I, and therefore both John and Nash’s superior officer. As SlingsH๏τ progresses, the psychological strain of long-term space travel affects Franks just as much as the rest of the crew, though he became much more violent and controlling.

Emily Beecham As Zoe

Date Of Birth: May 12, 1984

• Active Since: 2006

Actor: Emily Beecham was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England. Beecham’s breakthrough role was in 2013’s The Street, a BBC television series, where she played Caro Allingham. Beecham rose to international prominence when she played Deirdre in the Coen brothers’ Hail, Caesar! Since then, Beecham has taken on a wide variety of roles in both movies and shows, though some of her most notable and longest-running projects include Into the Badlands, where she played The Widow, and 1899, where she played Maura Franklin.

Character: In SlingsH๏τ, Emily Beecham plays Zoe. Throughout SlingsH๏τ, John has fleeting memories and dreams about his time with Zoe as he enters and exits the hypersleep pods. The two began a romantic relationship shortly before John embarked on his mission, and her love for him helped him get through the film.

David Morrissey As Sam Napier

Date Of Birth: June 21, 1964

• Active Since: 1983

Actor: David Morrissey was born in Everton, Liverpool, England. Morrissey’s breakthrough role was in 2003, though he had two prominent roles from that year: both Gordon Brown in The Deal and Stephen Collins in State of Play. Since then, Morrissey has had a prolific career in both film and television. For American audiences, his most memorable role was probably as The Governor in AMC’s The Walking ᴅᴇᴀᴅ seasons 3, 4, and 5. Morrissey is also a classically trained actor, and he won awards for portraying the тιтular role in a 2011 reimagining of Macbeth.

Character: In SlingsH๏τ, David Morrissey plays Sam Napier. Sam was one of the leaders of the Odyssey I‘s mission to тιтan. He sent video messages to the crew from Houston, Texas, and he also had a hand in choosing all three members of the ship’s crew.

SlingsH๏τ Supporting Cast & Character Guide

Tomer Capone as Nash: Tomer Capone plays Nash in SlingsH๏τ. Capone is best known for playing Frenchie in Prime Video’s The Boys. Nash is the third member of the Odyssey I, and he quickly becomes paranoid as the ship’s mission continues.

Charlotta Lövgren as Gale: Charlotta Lövgren plays Gale in SlingsH๏τ. Lövgren is known for movies like Stockholm Bloodbath. Gale was another astronaut in the same program as John, though she wasn’t chosen for the mission to тιтan.

Mark Ebulué as Gordon: Mark Ebulué plays Gordon in SlingsH๏τ​​​​​​​. Ebulué is known for his voice work in Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix. Gordon was one of John’s astronaut friends back on Earth.

Nikolett Barabas as Voice of the Ship: Nikolett Barabas provides the voice of the Odyssey I in SlingsH๏τ. Barabas is known for another sci-fi film, The Martian. The ship’s voice can be heard several times in SlingsH๏τ as the astronauts enter and exit hypersleep.