| 角色 | 饰演者介绍 |
| Andy Dufresne | 蒂姆·罗宾斯 |
| Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding | 摩根·弗里曼 |
| Warden Samuel Norton | 鲍勃·冈顿 |
| Heywood | 威廉姆·赛德勒 |
| Captain Byron T. Hadley | 克兰西·布朗 |
| Guard Mert | 祖德·塞克利拉 |
| Guard Youngblood | 耐德·巴拉米 |
| Tommy | 吉尔·贝罗斯 |
| Bogs Diamond | Mark Rolston |
| Brooks Hatlen | 詹姆斯·惠特摩 |
| 1946 D.A. | 杰弗瑞·德穆恩 |
| Skeet | Larry Brandenburg |
| Jigger | Neil Giuntoli |
| Floyd | Brian Libby |
| Snooze | 大卫·普罗瓦尔 |
| Ernie | Joseph Ragno |
| Guard Trout | 保罗·迈克格莱恩 |
| Andy Dufresne's Wife | Renee Blaine |
| Glenn Quentin | Scott Mann |
| 1946 Judge | John Horton |
| Fresh Fish Con | Alfonso Freeman |
| Hungry Fish Con | V.J. Foster |
| New Fish Guard | John E. Summers |
| Fat Ass | 弗兰克·梅德拉诺 |
| Tyrell | Mack Miles |
| Laundry Bob | Alan R. Kessler |
| Laundry Truck Driver | Morgan Lund |
| Laundry Leonard | Cornell Wallace |
| Rooster | Gary Lee Davis |
| Projectionist (as Joseph Pecoraro) | Joe Pecoraro |
| Hole Guard | Harold E. Cope Jr. |
| Guard Dekins | Brian Delate |
| Guard Wiley (as Don R. McManus) | Don McManus |
| Moresby Batter (as Donald E. Zinn) | Donald Zinn |
| 1954 Landlady | Dorothy Silver |
| 1954 Food-Way Manager | Robert Haley |
| 1954 Food-Way Woman | Dana Snyder |
