Welcome to Night Vale

Premise

Cast and characters

• Cecil Baldwin as Cecil Gershwin Palmer, the narrator of the podcast and the host of Night Vale's radio station. He is described as "not too short or tall, not fat or too thin." His true age is unknown, as he references being alive for events hundreds of years in the past; however, time does not work correctly in Night Vale. Him being several hundred years old may be due to the fact that in episode 33, "Cassette" it was suggested that the current Cecil was a monster who stole the real Cecil's identity. Cecil adopts a cat named Khoshekh who is found floating in a stationary position in the station's men's bathroom. He is also Jewish. In the credits he is referred to as "The Voice of Night Vale."
• Dylan Marron as Carlos Robles, Cecil's scientist boyfriend and later husband. Described as having "perfect hair" and "teeth like a military cemetery," he initially comes to Night Vale as an outsider but soon integrates into the community through his relationship with Cecil. Cecil fawns over him for the first year of the podcast before they begin dating. They were married in the series's hundredth episode "Toast," and in the "A Spy in the Desert" live show, it was revealed that the couple had adopted a son named Esteban whom they had kept secret for two years.
• Jasika Nicole as Dana Cardinal, former Night Vale Community Radio Intern and former mayor of Night Vale. In the episode "The Sandstorm," she kills her double, an act that comes back to haunt her after Danas from parallel realities seek revenge on her in Year Six. To date, she is one of few people who have survived Night Vale Community Radio's internship program.
• Kevin R. Free as Kevin, Cecil's Desert Bluffs counterpart obsessed with blood and gore, offsetting his cheery disposition. He now lives in the Desert Otherworld, which he has named Desert Bluffs Too!, from which he continues to broadcast his radio program.
• Lauren Sharpe as Lauren Mallard, the former head of StrexCorp and current mayor of Desert Bluffs Too!, although in reality she is second-in-command to Kevin.
• Mara Wilson as the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, a former mayoral candidate and corporeal being who simultaneously lives in the homes of all Night Vale residents. She is the protagonist of the third Night Vale novel, The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home.
• Jackson Publick as Hiram McDaniels, a literal five-headed dragon and former mayoral candidate. After attempting to assassinate the Mayor, four of his heads are placed on trial, excluding the Violet head, who worked to prevent the assassination.
• Retta as Josefina Ortiz, commonly known as Old Woman Josie, Cecil's dearest friend and formerly the only person in town to openly acknowledge the existence of Angels. She died in 2017.
• Hal Lublin as Steve Carlsberg, Cecil's brother-in-law whom he used to dislike, but now respects. Steve is one of the few people in Night Vale who sees past the City Council's lies and conspiracies, much to the annoyance of Cecil. His daughter Janice has spina bifida and is captain of her school's wheelchair basketball team.
• Symphony Sanders as Tamika Flynn, a well-read young woman formerly in charge of a teenage militia in the desert and currently the only member of the City Council that is not part of their one singular body.
• Maureen Johnson as Intern Maureen, Michelle's girlfriend and a disgruntled former Night Vale Community Radio intern and former commander of an army of Strangers.
• Kate Jones as Michelle Nguyen, Maureen's girlfriend and the owner of Dark Owl Records who disdains any music that is remotely popular.
• Mark Gagliardi as John Peters, a local farmer who specializes in growing imaginary corn. His brother was one of the many people taken by the Blood Space War.
• Desiree Burch as Pamela Winchell, the former mayor of Night Vale and current Head of Emergency Press Conferences.
• Emma Frankland as Sheriff Sam, who became sheriff of Night Vale after the previous sheriff mysteriously disappeared. They use they/them pronouns.
• Tina Parker as Huntokar the Destroyer, the deer-faced goddess who created Night Vale.
• * Parker also voices PTA president Susan Willman, whose consciousness merges with Huntokar after Wilman is chosen to hear the secrets of the bloodstone spire.
• Wil Wheaton as Earl Harlan, a local celebrity chef at the restaurant "Tourniquet." He is a childhood friend of Cecil, although he has difficulty remembering his past.
• Meg Bashwiner as Deb, a sentient patch of haze, who comes on the show to read advertisements. She has a sister named Caitlyn who is also voiced by Bashwiner.
• * Bashwiner also provides the voice of "Proverb Lady," who reads the credits at the end of every episode alongside a humorous proverb.
• James Urbaniak as Leonard Burton, the former host of Night Vale Community Radio and Cecil's childhood idol.
• Marc Evan Jackson as Marcus Vanston, an extraordinarily wealthy Night Vale citizen who was turned into an Angel during the mayoral debate.
• Molly Quinn as Melony Pennington, a computer programming prodigy.
• * Quinn also voices Fey, a computer program from the radio station WZZZ that reads random numbers of an unknown purpose, but eventually becomes sentient.
• Felicia Day as Joanna Rey, a shapeshifting zookeeper.
• Jason Webley as Louie Blasko, the former owner of Louie's Music Shop before it burned down and he skipped town with the insurance money. His ghost sometimes returns to Night Vale to teach lessons.
• Annie Savage as Diane Crayton, the treasurer of the Night Vale PTA and the mother of shape-shifter Josh Crayton. She is one of the main protagonists of the 2015 novel Welcome to Night Vale.
• Joseph Fink as various characters:
• * Teddy Williams, the owner of the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex, which used to house a parallel dimension of tiny people under Lane 5.
• * Josh Crayton, Diane's shapeshifter son who takes the form of a "Thirty-something podcast writer" during the "All Hail" live show.
• * Intern Joseph in "The Investigators" live show.
• * Telly the Barber in the "A Spy in the Desert" live show.
• * Jacobin McPhee in the episode "The Veterans"
• * A fictionalized version of himself in the episodes "Listener Questions" and "Salmon Burger."
• Aliee Chan as Basimah Bashara, a young Muslim woman whose father has been away fighting the Blood Space War for most of her life.
• Dessa as Sabina, Cecil's pregnant cousin.
• Hunter Canning as Hugh Jackman, the owner of the new technology start up company who shares his name with the famous actor.
• Lusia Strus as Missy Wilkes, a Night Vale citizen and former Playboy Playmate.
• Erica Livingston and Christopher Loar as Maggie and Donald Penebaker, a husband and wife who serve as the voices of the phone tree menus for all services in Night Vale.
• Flor De Liz Perez as Lacy Hernez, a representative for the Night Vale Department of Water.
• Jeffrey Cranor as Charles, Carlos's Desert Bluffs counterpart. He is a theologist and Kevin's boyfriend.
• * Cranor also voiced Carlos in his first appearance, the Secret Police Spokesperson in "The Investigators" live show, Lee Marvin in the "A Spy in the Desert" live show, Harrison Kip in "The Haunting of Night Vale" live show, and a fictionalized version of himself in the episode "Listeners."
• TL Thompson as Lee Marvin, Night Vale's most local celebrity who has been perpetually having his 30th birthday since time immemorial. He is responsible for time in Night Vale being put back to normal in the Year Seven finale.
• Rob Neill as Kasper Rhodes, a businessman in town who offers to freeze people's brains after they die with the intent of achieving immortality.
• Robin Virgine as Radio Jupiter, a mysterious broadcast from a distant star.
• Julia Morizawa as Lucy in Claremont, a caller in to the show.
• Janet Varney as Megan Wallaby, a young woman who was born as an adult man's disembodied hand, who was later given to a middle-aged body donor missing his left hand. In 2021 her body is killed, leaving her a disembodied hand once more. She now lives in a tarantula den with her spider husband.
• * Varney also voices Dr. Janet Lubell, a researcher from the University of What It Is
• Jonathan Atkinson as Silas, a former art thief who was turned into a cat by his partner through magic. In his current life he is Cecil’s pet cat Khoshekh, who he found floating in the men’s bathroom at the station.
• Adal Rifai, John Patrick Coan, and Erin Keif as Kareem, Doug, and Gina. They are the hosts of The Kareem Nazari Show, a fictional broadcast in-universe airing from WMCG 1080 AM in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In real life Rifai, Coan, and Keif are the co-hosts of the podcast Hey Riddle Riddle.
• Mal Blum as Big Rico, the owner of Big Rico's Pizza.
• T.D. Mischke as Frank Luna, a radio host from Vermillion Falls, Night Vale's sister city located south of Minneapolis, a town overrun with wolfmen.
• Ashlie Atkinson as Abby Palmer, Cecil's older sister.
• In the live show "The Librarian," Andrew WK, James Urbaniak, Molly Quinn, and Wil Wheaton all perform the same monologue as a new intern at the station, but on different days of the tour.