How High features an ensemble cast featuring some well-known actors. Here is a list of cast members with links to more information about each actor.
Mike Epps will reprise his roles from MTV’s 2001 stoner classic alongside Method Man and Redman in MTV’s follow-up, featuring Lil Yachty, Logic, and DC Young Fly.
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood first made his mark as an actor during the 1960s TV show Rawhide before going on to star in several Westerns directed by Sergio Leone – including A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, Bad, and Ugly before taking on Dirty Harry in 1971. Following this success, he ventured into directorial work; Play Misty for Me received favorable reviews, followed by Coogan’s Bluff (1974), Every Which Way but Loose (with orangutans), and eventually White Hunter Black Heart (1990).
Eastwood then made his breakthrough into family drama with 2008’s Gran Torino, which earned an astounding $30 million on its opening weekend and became his highest-grossing film unadjusted for inflation. Since then, he’s directed The 15:17 to Paris and The Mule and appeared as himself in Changeling, both biopic films based on actual events about mothers who suspect their son may not be their real son.
Offscreen, Eastwood has been involved with various political campaigns and was elected mayor of Carmel, California, for two years in 1986. He produced the popular TV series The Captives and executive produced the HBO miniseries The Left Behind; additionally, he has directed notable films like Mystic River and Letters from Iwo Jima and numerous musical albums, including Blues for Obama. Eastwood composed both score and lyrics for the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, which premiered later that year.
Michael Angarano
Michael is an outstanding actor who has graced film and TV screens throughout his distinguished career. Working with some of Hollywood’s leading directors, he continues to portray diverse roles – currently, in I’m Dying Up Here as Eddie Zeidel, The Forbidden Kingdom, Sky High, as well as auditioning for Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace!
He has appeared in independent and major studio releases, garnering accolades for his Music of the Heart, Cover Me, and Seabiscuit performances. Additionally, he portrayed younger versions of characters from Almost Famous and Red Pollard from the HBO drama The Leftovers.
Michael stars as a 17-year-old Kung Fu warrior sent back in time to ancient China on a mission to retrieve Monkey King’s all-powerful staff and power source, earning himself a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in Feature Film.
Nicky Ventimiglia will appear in an episode of 24 as Jack (Milo Ventimiglia), his son. Nicky has struggled since his brother died in Vietnam. Additionally, he has an addiction history and difficulty maintaining relationships with women.
In the movie Man in the Chair, he also appears as an offending teenager who flirts with lawbreaking and underachieves at school. He has complex relations with his mother and stepfather and suffers a relationship breakdown between himself and both parties.
Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell, an iconic American actor best known for his roles in movies such as Escape from New York (1981), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), and Tequila Sunrise (1988), began his acting career by appearing in The Quest television movie; before going on to star in several series including The Wild Wild West, Magnificent Seven, and Partridge Family.
At the forefront of his film career lies his portrayals of hardened tough guys, such as Snake Plissken in Escape From New York and its sequel Escape from L.A. He also appeared in The Thing and numerous kung fu and action flicks, earning Golden Globe and Emmy awards for playing rock icon Elvis in the made-for-TV movie Elvis.
Russell was born to Bing Russell and Louise Julia Russell of Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1951, and raised in an environment that fostered music; his father encouraged his singing career early on. Yet despite early success, Russell suffered mental health issues during adolescence and alcohol dependency issues.
Recent credits include The Hateful Eight, Deepwater Horizon, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Fast and Furious franchise films. He had a recurring role on the FX anthology series The Shield and was a stunt coordinator in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Currently living with Goldie Hawn in Los Angeles as her partner, he is fathering their son Wyatt and stepfathering Oliver Hudson and Kate Hudson from her previous relationship. Additionally, he has another grown son, Boston, from his last relationship with Season Hubley, whom he divorced prior.
Method Man
Clifford Smith, better known as Method Man, achieved lasting fame as one of hip-hop’s most revered acts: Wu-Tang Clan. After rising to prominence with them in the early 1990s, Method Man released solo efforts and collaborations with notable artists like Mary J. Blige.
Smith has also found success outside music by appearing in various film and television productions over time, such as Belly, How High, Garden State, and The Wackness, co-starring alongside Wu-Tang member Redman on Fox sitcom Method & Red and playing Calvin “Cheese” Wagstaff in HBO series The Wire.
He has also contributed as a voice actor for various video games, most notably Fight for NY and Icon games, Dragon Ball Evolution, Def Jam games, and Concrete Cowboy, where he will portray Davis McClean, Tasha’s lawyer.
Redman
Redman first made his mark as part of Keith Murray and Erick Sermon’s Def Squad group during the early 90s on Def Jam Records, debuting with Whut? Thee Album. This album debuted within the top 50 on the US Billboard 200 charts and earned gold from the prominent hip-hop magazine The Source.
Redman is well known as an accomplished rapper and producer, having worked with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, Gorillaz, and Me’shell Ndegeocello. Additionally, he is an accomplished actor, appearing in multiple movies and TV shows.
Fans of Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost were overjoyed last season when it was revealed that Wu-Tang Clan member Reggie “Redman” Noble would join the cast as Davis MacLean’s older brother Theo Rollins (Reggie “Redman”). Theo is portrayed as a criminal defense attorney dealing with his turmoil; during the season 2 premiere, Theo and Silas get high before taking their THC (Testing for Higher Credentials, an allusion to Tetrahydrocannabinol) test to enroll in college.
