American Horror Story: A Rundown of the Characters We've Met in Roanoke

Though you may feel like it just began, American Horror Story's sixth season is almost over. Despite the extensive cast, only three main characters emerged in the first episode, played by six actors. You follow? It's confusing, and the season has only gotten more twisted from there. Here are all the characters we've met so far!

Lily Rabe as Shelby
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Lily Rabe as Shelby

This season, Rabe appears speaking to the camera, documentary-style, as a woman named Shelby.

Sarah Paulson as Audrey Tindall
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Sarah Paulson as Audrey Tindall

In the premiere, Paulson plays a "dramatic reenactment" version of Shelby. Later, we find out her character's real name: Audrey Tindall.

Andre Holland as Matt
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Andre Holland as Matt

Holland (The Knick) plays Shelby's husband, Matt, who is also being interviewed about his experiences with the supernatural.

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dominic Banks
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dominic Banks

Meanwhile, Gooding Jr. stars as playboy Dominic, who is playing the alternate version of Matt.

Adina Porter as Lee
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Adina Porter as Lee

Porter (The 100) plays Lee, Matt's ex-cop sister.

Angela Bassett as Monet Tumusiime
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Angela Bassett as Monet Tumusiime

Bassett plays Monet Tumusiime, the actress who starred as Lee.

Kathy Bates as Agnes Mary Winstead
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Kathy Bates as Agnes Mary Winstead

Bates plays Agnes Mary Winstead, an actress who goes batty after playing The Butcher in the show within the show.

Wes Bentley as Dylan
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Wes Bentley as Dylan

Bentley is Dylan, an actor who plays Thomasin's son, Ambrose.

Lady Gaga as "Scáthach"
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Lady Gaga as "Scáthach"

Lady Gaga plays some sort of malevolent woodland spirit or entity known as the Scáthach, in the reenactment. This character also has a real-life counterpart.

Denis O'Hare as "Dr. Elias Cunningham"
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Denis O'Hare as "Dr. Elias Cunningham"

AHS alum O'Hare plays a crazy-looking professor in a found-footage tape. We haven't officially met the real Elias, but we've seen him on a tape.

Charles Malik Whitfield as "Lee"'s Husband
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Charles Malik Whitfield as "Lee"'s Husband

Whitfield plays Lee's husband in the dramatic reenactment. We'll probably never get to meet the real guy, because, well, he's dead.

Kristen Rakes as "Nurse Bridget"
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Kristen Rakes as "Nurse Bridget"

Rakes makes an appearance as one half of a sister duo who kill elderly people. The "real" version of this character is even more terrifying.

Maya Berko as "Nurse Miranda"
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Maya Berko as "Nurse Miranda"

Berko is playing Miranda, the other crazy nurse, on the show. We're not sure who plays the "real" Miranda, but we have seen her.

Saniyya Sidney as "Flora"
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Saniyya Sidney as "Flora"

Little Sidney also starred in Roots this year, and she's playing "Lee"'s daughter in the dramatic reenactment, "Flora."

Evan Peters as Rory Monahan
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Evan Peters as Rory Monahan

Peters originally appears as Edward Mott, then it's revealed that he's an actor named Rory Monahan.

Cheyenne Jackson as Sidney James
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Cheyenne Jackson as Sidney James

Jackson plays the cynical, cold-hearted TV producer Sidney.

Shannon Lucio as Diana Cross
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Shannon Lucio as Diana Cross

Lucio (True Blood) stars in one episode as Diana, Sidney's unnerved assistant.

The Polk Family
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The Polk Family

Finally, the first family of cannibalism: the Polks. Frances Conroy plays the mother in the reenactment, but the real people are straight-up horrifying. Finn Wittrock stars as Jether, one of the real Polk kids.