The Cast of 'Yellowstone': Everything to Know

Mar. 15, 2025

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More than 12 million peopletuned into watch the season 5, part 1 premiere ofYellowstonein November 2022. Why? Because creator Taylor Sheridan knows how to captivate an audience.

The allure ofYellowstone— outside of cowboying, gun fights and extreme use of profanity — is the complex characters.

“It’s ludicrous that I’m working with these people. It’s fantastically insane,” SheridantoldCBS Sunday Morning, referring to hisYellowstonecast that featuresKevin Costneras his lead.

Off camera, two of theYellowstonecast members fell in love. Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrisondebuted their relationshipon Instagram in April 2023 and got married just six months later.

In May 2023, after months of speculation, Paramount announced that the hit series wouldconclude with season 5.

Kevin Costner as John Dutton

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Kevin Costner, 69, was a household namelong before he took on the role of John Dutton. The two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner has been acting for more than 40 years — and is well known for his work inField of Dreams,Dances with Wolves,The Bodyguard,Hidden FiguresandThe Highwaymen.

Costner stepped into John Dutton’s boots in 2017. But at one point, long before cameras were rolling, the actor felt reluctant about taking the job.

“When I was approached with this, it was going to be a 10-episode movie,” he explained onPopcorn with Peter Travers. “Suddenly, it was going to be a multi-season thing. I had to make a real fundamental decision there. I thought if I said, ‘Now I’m not doing it,’ it might have crumbled before it got started. I took the weight on emotionally of not wanting the show to crumble.”

Five seasons later and Costner has exceeded all expectations as the patriarch of the Dutton family — a man fighting for his land and his legacy.

“I love working in this genre,” he shared. “There’s a musical dance that I feel when I do a western. My draw to it isn’t the gunfight, my draw is how people talk to each other and the type of characters.”

In February 2023,Deadlinepredicted that season 5 would be Costner’s last. The outlet reported that the “crux of the issue” was shooting schedules as the actor attempted to juggle two jobs —Yellowstoneand his Western filmHorizon. Ultimately,Costner only appeared in season 5, part 1ofYellowstone’s final season.

When he’s not riding horses around Montana, Costner told PEOPLE that his life revolves around his wife,Christine Baumgartner, and hisseven children.

“When I’m not making a movie, I’m living and on the freeway with my wife,getting the kids to their stuffor I’m waiting for them to come out of a party. I’m just twiddling my thumbs,” he said.

The actor shares three adult children — Annie, Lily and Joe — with his ex-wife Cindy Silva, and son Liam with former partner Bridget Rooney. Costner married Baumgartner in September 2004, and they welcomed three children: Cayden Wyatt, Logan Hayes and Grace Avery.

Baumgartnerfiled for divorcefrom Costner on May 1, 2023. She cited “irreconcilable differences.” After several tumultuous months, the divorce was finalized that September.

Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton

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You might recognizeLuke Grimes, 40, fromBrothers & Sisters, in which he played the illegitimate son, Ryan Lafferty. He also held the role of Christian Grey’s older brother in theFifty Shades of Greyfilm trilogy.

Today, he’s best known for his part inYellowstoneas John Dutton’s favorite son, Kayce. Grimes didn’t personally know Costner before joining the cast — but the pair met briefly when the actor was just 17 years old.

“[Kevin Costner] was my first-ever celebrity sighting,” hetold Jimmy Kimmel. “The first time I came to L.A., I was walking down Sunset and he gets out of a car. My mom shortcircuited. She lost her mind. It was the first time I saw the power of Kevin Costner.”

Grimes fell in love with Montana while filmingYellowstone. He now lives there full-time with his wife,Bianca Rodrigues.

With a short commute to and from work, Grimes has a bit more time to focus on his country music career. His debut single “No Horse to Ride” was featured onYellowstoneseason 5 and he performed at Stagecoach in April 2023.

Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton

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“People call me Beth. They’ll come up to me wanting to high-five or start a fight. It’s really interesting how people believe that you’re your character,” the English actresstoldEntertainment Tonight.

Reilly admits that she didn’t share the same confidence that Taylor Sheridan had in her ability to play the crude and incredibly witty character.

“This character is a beast. I didn’t know I was Beth. It took me a while to find her. I’m not sure what [Taylor Sheridan] saw,” she told the outlet. “Beth is Taylor’s creation and all I ever wanted to do was show him that I could do it and make her real for him.”

BeforeYellowstone, Reilly played a role on the opposite end of the character spectrum — a kind, God-fearing mother in the filmHeaven is for Real. Her other acting credits includePride & Prejudice,Sherlock HolmesandFlight.

Reilly is married to financier Kyle Baugher. The couple wed in 2012.

Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton

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In December 2022, Bentleyappeared onJimmy Kimmel Liveto talk about the character everybody loves to hate onYellowstone, Jamie Dutton.

“In Montana, I’ll go shopping at the grocery store and then from across the store some man will yell out: ‘Hey, Jamie Dutton, I hate you,’ " he said with a laugh.

Bentley shared that his grandfather, a retired evangelical minister, refuses to watch the show.

“I forgot to tell him there was nudity in the first episode,” he said. “So, he doesn’t want anymore to do with it.”

The actor is married to Jacqui Swedberg, with whom he shares two children — Charles and Brooklyn. He was formerly married to Jennifer Quanz from 2001 to 2009.

Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler

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Everybody loves Rip — but Cole Hauser, 49, has been a Hollywood hottie for decades. Remove the cowboy hat and shave the beard, and you’ll recognize him as Billy fromGood Will Huntingand Carter Verone from2 Fast 2 Furious.

Taylor Sheridan always had Hauser in mind when he imagined who would play Rip Wheeler.

“I had [Taylor Sheridan] in mind, too. I’ve been watching him for a long time. He’s a phenomenal writer,” he toldEntertainment Weekly.

He went on to deny that his wife and former actress,Cynthia Daniel, sees him as one of America’s hottest on-screen cowboys.

“She doesn’t see any of that,” he said, chuckling. “She’s one of those amazing women. She’s been with me for so long, she knows the ins and outs of what we do.”

Hauser and Daniel share three children together — Ryland, 20, Colt Daniel, 16 and Steely Rose, 11.

In November 2023, Sheridan’s Bosque Ranchsued Hauser’s coffee company, Free Rein, for “trademark infringement, unfair competition and false advertising.” The lawsuit noted that both companies used branding marks with two overlapping letters.

“Neither Hauser nor the Defendants asked or received permission or authorization of Sheridan or Bosque Ranch to use a mark confusingly similar to the BR Brand for virtually identical goods,” the court documents state.

Sheridan dropped the lawsuit a month later.

Kelsey Asbille as Monica Dutton

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Kelsey Asbille, 33, sheds light on the trials and tribulations of the Native American population in the West asYellowstone’s Monica Dutton.

“I think what Taylor Sheridan does so beautifully is he puts two groups of people in conversation with each other to talk about issues, especially Native issues, that matter,” she said during aninterview onCBS Morningswith her on-screen husband, Luke Grimes.

Asbille first worked with Sheridan onWind River, a film that premiered in 2017.

“He contacted me and told me aboutYellowstone. I’d follow him anywhere,” shetoldThe Hollywood Reporter. “He’s one of the great American storytellers. I love telling his stories.”

Unlike Grimes, Asbille has yet to move away from the big city to experience Montana life year-round. She currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her partner and fellow actor, William Moseley. The couple have been dating since 2012 after meeting in the filmRun.

Taylor Sheridan as Travis

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“An interesting thing about Hollywood is, if you let, it will tell you exactly what you’re supposed to be doing. The best I was ever going to be was 10th on the call sheet,” he said during hisCBS Sunday Morninginterview. “The first thing that I wrote wasMayor of Kingston. When I was done, I said, ‘Man, I wish I had done this 15 years ago.’ "

Sheridan can write so accurately about the Western lifestyle because he lives and breathes it. As a horseman and ranch owner, he can ride and rope with the best of them.

“I bought all the horses for the show and then taught the actors how to ride them,” he told Lee Cowan.

And when he couldn’t find an actor skilled enough to play a horse trader, Sheridan took on the role of Travis — the character whom John Dutton enlisted to purchase his rodeo-winning horses.

Sheridan may have created the “Taylorverse,” but his world revolves around his wife, Nicole Muirbrook, and their son, Gus. The couple have been married since 2013.

Ryan Bingham as Walker

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A Grammy-winning musician, Ryan Bingham, 43, didn’t have much acting experience prior to joining the cast ofYellowstone. He plays an ex-felon who gets a second chance working as a ranch hand on the Dutton family property. Bingham has been on the show since season 1 but became a series regular in season 4.

Off-screen, he’s had an impressive music career as a singer-songwriter. He also has three children with his ex-wife, Anna Axster, whom he was married to for 12 years until 2021.

Hassie Harrison as Laramie

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Hassie Harrison, 34, made herYellowstonedebut during season 3, playing Laramie, a ranch hand and a barrel racer who begins a relationship with Walker. Fittingly, she and Bingham are now married afterdebuting their relationshipin April 2023.

source: people.com