Virgin River is based on the bestselling books by Robyn Carr. The official Netflix synopsis for the series reads: “Searching for a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from LA to a remote northern California town and is surprised by what – and who – she finds.”
Season 5 Part 2, which has just dropped on the streaming platform, sees “Mel and Jack embark on a very merry scavenger hunt as Virgin River gets ready for the annual Christmas Tree decorating contest.”
The following is the Virgin River cast, including details of all the major characters and actors.
Virgin River cast: All characters and actors
Melinda “Mel” Monroe: Alexandra Breckenridge
Jack Sheridan: Martin Henderson
Vernon “Doc” Mullins: Tim Matheson
Hope McCrea: Annette O’Toole
John “Preacher” Middleton: Colin Lawrence
Dan Brady: Benjamin Hollingsworth
Paige: Lexa Doig
Brie Sheridan: Zibby Allen
Joey Barnes: Jenny Cooper
Charmaine Roberts: Lauren Hammersley
Mike Valenzuela: Marco Grazzini
Dr Cameron Hayek: Mark Ghanimé
Denny Cutler: Kai Bradbury
Ricky: Grayson Gurnsey
Lizzie: Sarah Dugdale
Connie: Nicola Cavendish
Muriel: Teryl Rothery
Lilly: Lynda Boyd
Tara: Stacey Farber
Mark Monroe: Daniel Gillies
Calvin: David Cubitt
Virgin River cast: All characters and actors
Virgin River features cast members with very familiar faces alongside some less recognizable names. This guide tells everything you need to know about the characters and the actors who play them.
Melinda “Mel” Monroe: Alexandra Breckenridge
Mel Monroe is a nurse practitioner and fully qualified midwife who moved to the isolated northern Californian town of Virgin River after applying for a role on a year-long contract assisting the local doctor. Looking for a change after some personal tragedies, she found a doctor unaware of her recruitment by the town’s mayor, and initially resistant to her appointment.
Alexandra Breckenridge plays Mel and is the lead cast of the Virgin River cast. Before Virgin River, Breckenridge was best known for roles in This Is Us, The Walking Dead, and American Horror Story. She’s also had roles in True Blood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dawson’s Creek.
Jack Sheridan: Martin Henderson
Jack Sheridan is the owner of a local bar and former US Marine who suffers from PTSD. His kindness and empathy means he’s basically regarded as the community’s therapist, and he’s able to turn his hand to a variety of jobs as the town’s indispensable jack-of-all-trades.
Jack is played by Martin Henderson and is best known for his role in Grey’s Anatomy and his recent turn in Ti West’s breakthrough 2022 horror film, X. The New Zealand-born actor has also had roles in the US remake of The Ring, and New Zealand hospital drama Shortland Street.
Vernon “Doc” Mullins: Tim Matheson
Doc Mullins is the resident doctor of Virgin River, who up until recently took care of the town’s patients alone. After Mel is hired as a nurse to help him, Doc becomes her reluctant boss.
Vernon “Doc” Mullins is played by prolific actor Tim Matheson who has more than 190 screen acting credits to his name. He has appeared in recent years in hit TV series This Is Us, The Goldbergs, and The Affair and played Dr Brick Breeland in Hart of Dixie. He has also appeared in The West Wing, for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, and many more movies and TV series since he began his career in 1961.
Hope McCrea: Annette O’Toole
Hope is the self-assured mayor of Virgin River and the estranged wife of Doc. She advertised a nurse’s position at her husband’s practice and Mel appointed, all without Vernon’s knowledge.
Annette O’Toole plays Hope and is best known for her roles as Lana Lang in Superman III and as Martha Kent in the Superman series Smallville. She is also known for her roles in the series Nash Bridges and Eddie Murphy vehicle 48 Hours, and for playing the grown-up Beverly Marsh in the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s It.
