The Insidious: The Red Door cast is led by Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert and Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert, with Sinclair Daniel as Chris Winslow and Hiam Abbass as Professor Armagan in the biggest new roles. Rose Byrne returns as Renai Lambert, Andrew Astor as Foster Lambert and Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier, so the family from the first two films is reunited on screen. Patrick Wilson directed the film, which was released in the US on July 7, 2023. It was his feature directing debut, so the actor playing Josh also chose the faces around him. TMDB lists 31 players in total, credited and uncredited. Joseph Bishara again doubles as composer and as the Lipstick Demon, the creature he first played in Insidious (2011), directed by James Wan. Juliana Davies is new as Kali Lambert, a part credited to Brynn Bowie and Madison Bowie in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013).
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Simpkins | Dalton Lambert |
| 2 | Patrick Wilson | Josh Lambert |
| 3 | Sinclair Daniel | Chris Winslow |
| 4 | Hiam Abbass | Professor Armagan |
| 5 | Andrew Astor | Foster Lambert |
| 6 | David Call | Smash Face / Ben Burton |
| 7 | Steve Coulter | Carl |
| 8 | Peter Dager | Nick the Dick |
| 9 | Rose Byrne | Renai Lambert |
| 10 | Lin Shaye | Elise Rainier |
| 11 | Juliana Davies | Kali Lambert |
| 12 | Joseph Bishara | Lipstick Demon |
| 13 | Angus Sampson | Tucker |
| 14 | Leigh Whannell | Specs |
| 15 | Justin Sturgis | Alec Anderson |
| 16 | Stephen Gray | Sick Kid |
| 17 | Robin S. Walker | Supervisor Robbins |
| 18 | Bridget Kim | Sorority Girl #1 |
| 19 | Logan Wilson | Paige |
| 20 | Kasjan Wilson | Young Dalton / Young Josh |
| 21 | Mary Looram | Mourner |
| 22 | Adrian Acosta | Frat Boy #1 |
| 23 | AJ Dyer | Frat Bro #2 |
| 24 | Kalin Wilson | Server Frat Boy |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Also in the cast: E. Roger Mitchell (Dr. Bower), Dagmara Dominczyk (Priest (voice)), Tom Toland (Student (credit only)), Elaine Apruzzese (Pedestrian / Driver (uncredited)), Suki Úna Rae (Art Student (uncredited)), Desi Ramos (Student (uncredited)), Victorya Danylko-Petrovskaya (Sorority Girl (uncredited)).
Ty Simpkins plays Dalton Lambert in Insidious: The Red Door, where Dalton is heading off to college, and he is billed first in the credits. He was announced alongside Patrick Wilson when Blumhouse revealed the sequel at BlumFest in October 2020. In the production notes, Wilson says Simpkins also played his son in Little Children, so he had known him since the actor was three years old.
Patrick Wilson plays Josh Lambert in Insidious: The Red Door, the father who has buried his memories of the Further, and he also directed the film, his first feature behind the camera. Deadline reported the directing debut on October 29, 2020. In the production notes, Wilson repeats advice he credits to Joel Schumacher and Mike Nichols, that 80% of directing is casting.
Sinclair Daniel plays Chris Winslow in Insidious: The Red Door, a fellow student Dalton Lambert meets at college. Deadline reported her casting on August 5, 2022, alongside Peter Dager and Hiam Abbass. The production notes describe her as a recent NYU Drama graduate, and director Patrick Wilson says that because she had come out of theater school, he could talk the acting language with her very easily.
Hiam Abbass plays Professor Armagan in Insidious: The Red Door, teaching the art class where Dalton Lambert first paints the red door. Deadline reported her casting in August 2022, alongside Sinclair Daniel and Peter Dager. Director Patrick Wilson explains in the production notes that he had a connection, since his wife, Dagmara Dominczyk, acted with Abbass on Succession, and he says Abbass made the professor much warmer than he had imagined.
Andrew Astor returns as Foster Lambert in Insidious: The Red Door, playing Dalton's younger brother, a part TMDB credits to him in both Insidious (2011) and Insidious: Chapter 2. Jason Blum says in the production notes that seeing the young actors grown up underscores the heart of the story. Astor's biography in the same notes says he became involved with acting at five and a half.
David Call is credited as Smash Face / Ben Burton in Insidious: The Red Door, a single credit that carries two names. Call does not appear in the TMDB cast lists for Insidious (2011) or Insidious: Chapter 2, which makes him one of the newcomers to the Lambert story rather than a returning player. His credit sits sixth, ahead of several franchise regulars.
Steve Coulter plays Carl in Insidious: The Red Door, a role TMDB credits to him in Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), where Hank Harris is also credited as Carl (adult). Coulter is not in the TMDB cast list for Insidious (2011). He is billed seventh in this film, between David Call and Peter Dager.
Peter Dager is credited as Nick the Dick in Insidious: The Red Door, one of the characters on the college side of the story, where most of the new cast sits. On August 5, 2022, Deadline named Dager as one of three newcomers, with Sinclair Daniel and Hiam Abbass, joining Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Ty Simpkins. He is billed eighth in the credits.
Rose Byrne returns in Insidious: The Red Door as Renai Lambert, now divorced from Josh, the role she played in Insidious (2011) and Insidious: Chapter 2. Deadline listed her among the returning cast in its August 2022 casting report. Speaking to Yahoo Entertainment before release, Patrick Wilson said this was the end for Josh and Renai, adding, on Byrne's behalf, that they close their door.
Lin Shaye plays Elise Rainier in Insidious: The Red Door, the psychic whose story runs through the whole saga. Yahoo Entertainment noted before release that Shaye had appeared in every Insidious film, and Jason Blum lists her in the production notes among the original cast he was glad to bring back together. She is billed tenth, just after Rose Byrne.
Juliana Davies plays Kali Lambert in Insidious: The Red Door, the youngest Lambert child. In Insidious: Chapter 2, TMDB credits Kali to Brynn Bowie and Madison Bowie, so Davies is the new actor in a role that has grown up between films. The change follows the time jump Deadline described when the sequel was announced, with Dalton starting college.
Joseph Bishara plays the Lipstick Demon in Insidious: The Red Door and also composed the score, a double job he has held across the series. TMDB credits him as the Lipstick-Face Demon in Insidious (2011). Patrick Wilson says in the production notes that Bishara was among the first people he contacted, because the demon's kidnapping of Dalton was the boy's greatest trauma and Wilson wanted the demon back.
The Insidious: The Red Door cast was built around a reunion first, and the new college characters were added once production was close. According to Deadline, Blumhouse announced the film at BlumFest on October 29, 2020, with Patrick Wilson set to direct and to star again opposite Ty Simpkins. Scott Teems wrote the script from a story by Leigh Whannell and Teems, and Sony Pictures handled worldwide distribution.
The newcomers were announced in August 2022, almost two years later. Deadline reported on August 5 that Sinclair Daniel, Peter Dager and Hiam Abbass had joined Wilson, Rose Byrne and Simpkins as Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films prepared to start production. Filming took place in New Jersey.
How does a first time director cast a horror sequel? In the production notes, Wilson describes casting as most of the directing job, and several of his choices draw on people he already knew (his wife, Dagmara Dominczyk, even voices the Priest). For the release details and the story setup, see the page on insidious the red door.
Most of the Lambert family returns for Insidious: The Red Door, with a handful of new faces around them. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins and Andrew Astor all play the roles TMDB credits to them in Insidious (2011) and Insidious: Chapter 2, and Lin Shaye is back as Elise Rainier. Steve Coulter returns as Carl from Insidious: Chapter 2, Joseph Bishara returns as the Lipstick Demon, and Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson appear further down the credits as Specs and Tucker.
So, who is new? Sinclair Daniel, Hiam Abbass, Peter Dager and David Call join the series here, and Juliana Davies takes over Kali Lambert from Brynn Bowie and Madison Bowie. Barbara Hershey is credited as Lorraine Lambert in the first two films but does not appear in this cast list, because the story opens after Lorraine's death. To see where each actor fits across the saga, the guide to the insidious movies covers every film in the franchise.
| Director | Patrick Wilson |
|---|---|
| Writers | Leigh Whannell, Scott Teems |
| Producers | Jason Blum, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Oren Peli |
| Music | Joseph Bishara |
| Cinematography | Autumn Eakin |
Ty Simpkins played Dalton Lambert in Insidious: The Red Door, and he is billed first in the credits. He has played Dalton since Insidious (2011). Deadline reported his return alongside Patrick Wilson when the sequel was announced on October 29, 2020. Wilson says in the production notes that he had known Simpkins since the actor was three, because Wilson also played his father in Little Children.
Yes, Rose Byrne is in Insidious: The Red Door as Renai Lambert, Josh's former wife. Deadline listed her among the returning cast on August 5, 2022, and she is billed ninth. Patrick Wilson told Yahoo Entertainment before release that the film closes the door on the Josh and Renai storyline.
Yes, Lin Shaye appears in Insidious: The Red Door as Elise Rainier, billed tenth. Yahoo Entertainment noted before release that she had appeared in every Insidious film. Her return keeps the psychic at the heart of the earlier chapters linked to this one, even though the story centers on Josh and Dalton.
The Lipstick Demon, played by Joseph Bishara, is the returning villain in Insidious: The Red Door, and David Call is credited as Smash Face / Ben Burton. In the production notes, Patrick Wilson says he wanted the red faced demon back because its kidnapping of Dalton was the boy's greatest trauma. Bishara also composed the film's score.
Most of the core cast returned for Insidious: The Red Door, though one Lambert role changed hands. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor, Lin Shaye, Steve Coulter, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson and Joseph Bishara are all back, while Juliana Davies takes over as Kali Lambert. Sinclair Daniel, Hiam Abbass, Peter Dager and David Call are new to the series.
Patrick Wilson directed Insidious: The Red Door, his feature directing debut, and he also plays Josh Lambert. According to Deadline, Blumhouse announced him as director at BlumFest on October 29, 2020. Scott Teems wrote the screenplay from a story by Leigh Whannell and Teems, and the film reached US theaters on July 7, 2023.
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