Lee Pace Ned Actor Anna Friel Charlotte"Chuck" Charles Actor Chi McBride Emerson Cod Actor Ellen Greene Vivian Charles Actor Swoosie Kurtz Lily Charles Actor Kristin Chenoweth Olive Snook Actor Jim Dale Narrator Field Cate Young Ned Actor Mackenzie Brooke Smith Guest Star Avery Stevens Guest Star Giselle Gail Gaines Guest Star Josh Hopkins Guest Star Nora Dunn Guest Star Wendie Malick Guest Star Joey Slotnick Guest Star Michael McDonald Guest Star Wilson Cruz Guest Star Lisa Haskins Guest Star Bryan Fuller Executive Producer Barry Sonnenfeld Executive Producer Dan Jinks Executive Producer Bruce Cohen Executive Producer Brooke Kennedy Executive Producer Gretchen J. Berg Writer Aaron Harberts Writer Lawrence Trilling Director