Directed by:
- Joel Coen
- Ethan Coen
- Joel Coen
- Ethan Coen
- William H. Macy ... Jerry Lundegaard
- Steve Buscemi ... Carl Showalter
- Frances McDormand ... Marge Gunderson
- Peter Stormare ... Gaear Grimsrud
- Kristin Rudrüd ... Jean Lundegaard
- Harve Presnell ... Wade Gustafson
- Tony Denman ... Scotty Lundegaard
- Gary Houston ... Irate Customer
- Sally Wingert ... Irate Customer's Wife
- Kurt Schweickhardt ... Car Salesman
- Larissa Kokernot ... Hooker #1
- Melissa Peterman ... Hooker #2
- Steve Reevis ... Shep Proudfoot (as Steven Reevis)
- Warren Keith ... Reilly Diefenbach (voice)
- Steve Edelman ... Morning Show Host
- Sharon Anderson ... Morning Show Hostess
- Larry Brandenburg ... Stan Grossman
- James Gaulke ... State Trooper
- J. Todd Anderson ... Victim in the Field
- Michelle Suzanne LeDoux ... Victim in Car
- John Carroll Lynch ... Norm Gunderson
- Bruce Bohne ... Officer Lou
- Petra Boden ... Cashier
- Steve Park ... Mike Yanagita
- Wayne A. Evenson ... Customer (as Wayne Evenson)
- Cliff Rakerd ... Officer Olson
- Jessica Shepherd ... Hotel Clerk
- Peter Schmitz ... Airport Lot Attendant
- Steven I. Schafer ... Mechanic (as Steve Schaefer)
- Michelle Hutchison ... Escort (as Michelle Hutchinson)
- David S. Lomax ... Man in Hallway (as David Lomax)
- José Feliciano ... Himself
- Bix Skahill ... Night Parking Attendant (as Don William Skahill)
- Bain Boehlke ... Mr. Mohra - Bartender in Driveway
- Rose Stockton ... Valerie (voice)
- Robert Ozasky ... Bismarck Cop #1
- John Bandemer ... Bismarck Cop #2
- Don Wescott ... Bark Beetle Narrator (voice)
- Bruce Campbell ... Soap Opera Actor
- Clifford Nelson ... Heavyset Man In Bar
- Lori J. Ness ... Women in the Bar