Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

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Cast

Tim Blake Nelson

Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Willie Watson

The Kid (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clancy Brown

Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Danny McCarthy

Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

David Krumholtz

Frenchman (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Thomas Wingate

Gun Check Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim DeZarn

Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

E.E. Bell

Piano Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Alejandro Patiño

Cantina Bartender (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tom Proctor

Cantina Bad Man (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Tim Blake Nelson — Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor, his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in Holes (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cine

Clancy Brown — Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.