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A cast and character guide for Netflix’s Outer Banks featuring who plays who, information about each character, and other noteworthy information about the show.


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A cast and character guide for Netflix’s Outer Banks featuring who plays who, information about each character, and other noteworthy information about the show.


Please Note: This content contains pertinent spoilers, descriptions are updated as new information is presented, images changed as better ones are captured, and this is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, guest star, or reoccurring role.

John B (Chase Stokes)

John B (Chase Stokes) with a black eye.
John B (Chase Stokes)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot”

Brief Description

One of the leaders of the Pogues, he has been without parental supervision for about 9 months, and because of that, it seems his life has slowly descended. First, in terms of the looks of his home and following that was his grades. Though add in being told his dad is dead, and his supposed guardian, Uncle T, in a whole other state, you could understand why John B’s life is a mess.

At least until he discovers something which hints to the possibility his dad is alive.

Additional Information About John B

  • 1: His dad disappeared 9 months ago and is assumed dead.
    • Mom abandoned him and dad when he was 3, and it is assumed she is in Colorado.
    • He believes his uncle, Uncle T, is in Mississippi.

Quotes


JJ (Rudy Pankow)

John B (Chase Stokes) and JJ (Rudy Pankow) waiting for something or someone.
John B (Chase Stokes) and JJ (Rudy Pankow)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot”

Brief Description

John B’s best friend since the third grade, and the saddest example of what the Outer Banks can offer. That is limited social mobility and crime. Which, for multiple generations, that is what JJ’s family has been known for.

Additional Information About JJ

Quotes


Kiara (Madison Bailey)

Kiara (Madison Bailey) talking to John B.
Kiara (Madison Bailey)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot”

Brief Description

Kiara is the sole girl of John B’s group and has the distinction of being one of the few who qualify as a Kook to interact and be welcomed amongst the Pogues. But, outside of being one of the Pogues, Kiara is also someone heavily into the environment.

Additional Information About Kiara

Quotes


Pope (Jonathan Daviss)

Pope (Jonathan Daviss) with a sunset behind him.
Pope (Jonathan Daviss)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot”

Brief Description

Touted as the smart one in the group, who often mentions being on track for a merit scholarship, Pope is sort of an outlier amongst the Pogues. His intelligence and eccentricity presents him as a possible Kook, but due to his finances, he is a Pogue. But as he makes clear, while very much a Pogue, he has little desire to end up like JJ and his family.

Additional Information About Pope

  • 1: Has aspirations of becoming a coroner.

Quotes


Sarah (Madelyn Cline)

Sarah (Madelyn Cline) on the beach.
Sarah (Madelyn Cline)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 1 “Pilot”

Brief Description

The daughter of a Kook, yet less condescending than most, Sarah is considered the princess of her people and was a friend of Kiara’s at one time. However, something ended their friendship, and now Kiara can’t stand her, despite them both seemingly caring about animals and the environment.

Additional Information About Sarah

  • 1: Was friends with Kiara in 9th grade, then something happened, leading to Kiara seeing her as her worst enemy in the 10th grade.
  • 2: Is a notorious cheater, if you believe her younger sister Wheezie
    • Is an athlete, but it isn’t noted in which sport.

Quotes


Wheezie (Julia Antonelli)

Wheezie (Julia Antonelli) spying on her sister.
Wheezie (Julia Antonelli)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 2 “The Lucky Compass”

Brief Description

Sarah’s younger sister who doesn’t have the best relationship with her.

Additional Information About Wheezie

Quotes


Topper (Austin North)

Topper (Austin North) and Sarah talking on Sarah's roof.
Topper (Austin North) and Sarah

First Noted In –

Brief Description

Sarah’s current boyfriend who, on top of being a Kook, sees Pougies as the scum of the Earth and antagonizes them often.

Additional Information About Topper

Quotes


Ward (Charles Esten)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 2 “The Lucky Compass”

Brief Description

Sarah and Wheezie’s father who seems to want to be better than the reputation many Kooks have.

Additional Information About Ward

Quotes


Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter)

Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter) looking at John B through a gate.
Sheriff Peterkin (Adina Porter)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 2 “The Lucky Compass”

Brief Description

The sheriff who managers the OBX who seems to like John B., but also knows he is keeping things from her which is affecting the community and causing many to get hurt.

Additional Information About Sheriff Peterkin

Quotes


Ranger Hayes (Jason Kirkpatrick)

Ranger Hayes (Jason Kirkpatrick) talking to John B.
Ranger Hayes (Jason Kirkpatrick)

First Noted In – Season 1 Episode 2 “The Lucky Compass”

Brief Description

The lighthouse keeper who is well versed in local shipwrecks.

Additional Information About Ranger Hayes

Quotes


General Information

Network Netflix
Creator(s) Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, Shannon Burke
First Aired 4/15/2020

Groups & Organizations

The Kooks

The nickname for the rich of the show who live in the section known as the “Figure 8” and are said, by John B, to have two houses while the Pogues have two jobs.

The Pogues

The locals who live on the south side of the Outer Banks and are often poor, hustlers, and sometimes living lives on the edge of criminal to get by.


Notable Locations

The Wreck

The restaurant Kiara’s family owns

The Chateau

What John B calls his home

The Druthers

The Cameron family boat.


Terms To Know

Pogues

These are throwaway fish which are often ignored or neglected; thus John B thinking the name matches his friend group and people.

Tourons

Nickname for tourists who show up for about a week and often end up like chum for locals.

The Royal Merchant

A local legend of an English ship that sunk with hundreds of millions in it in 1829.


Other Noteworthy Information

Hurricane Agatha

A hurricane that passes through in season 1, episode 1 that impedes DCS from visiting John B, for a home visit, and leads to a ship being found by John B and his friends – thus allowing the mystery to begin.

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