The 2017 film It features a young ensemble known as the Losers’ Club, led by Jaeden Martell and Sophia Lillis, with Bill Skarsgård as the iconic Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

Main kid cast (Losers’ Club)

  • Jaeden Martell (credited as Jaeden Lieberher) as Bill Denbrough, the stuttering but determined leader of the Losers’ Club.
  • Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier, the loud‑mouthed jokester who masks his fear with constant wisecracks.
  • Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh, the only girl in the group, dealing with abuse at home while becoming one of the group’s bravest members.
  • Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben Hanscom, the new kid in town whose research uncovers Derry’s dark history.
  • Chosen Jacobs as Mike Hanlon, the homeschooled outsider who later becomes the town’s historian.
  • Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie Kaspbrak, a hypochondriac boy controlled by his overprotective mother.
  • Wyatt Oleff as Stanley Uris, a skeptical, anxious member of the group struggling to accept the supernatural.

Pennywise and key adults

  • Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the Dancing Clown , the terrifying shape‑shifting entity that preys on the children of Derry.
  • Nicholas Hamilton as Henry Bowers, the violent teenage bully influenced and driven mad by Pennywise.
  • Stephen Bogaert as Alvin Marsh, Beverly’s abusive father.
  • Stuart Hughes as Oscar “Butch” Bowers, Henry’s racist and abusive father and a Derry police officer.

Quick HTML cast table

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Actor Character Role type
Jaeden Martell Bill Denbrough Main Losers’ Club member
Sophia Lillis Beverly Marsh Main Losers’ Club member
Finn Wolfhard Richie Tozier Main Losers’ Club member
Jeremy Ray Taylor Ben Hanscom Main Losers’ Club member
Chosen Jacobs Mike Hanlon Main Losers’ Club member
Jack Dylan Grazer Eddie Kaspbrak Main Losers’ Club member
Wyatt Oleff Stanley Uris Main Losers’ Club member
Bill Skarsgård Pennywise Main villain
Nicholas Hamilton Henry Bowers Main human antagonist

Mini “Quick Scoop” notes

  • The It cast 2017 became one of the most talked‑about young ensembles in horror cinema after the film’s release in 2017.
  • Many of the kids (like Finn Wolfhard and Sophia Lillis) quickly turned into genre and streaming favorites, often discussed in fan forums and “where are they now” threads.

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