Long before American Horror Story, Black Mirror, Creepshow, or Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, there was another horror anthology series spooking up TV—and, surprisingly, it was targeted at kids.
Created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel, Are You Afraid of the Dark? was an original Nickelodeon series that aired on the children’s network from August 1992 to February 1996, and sparked several revivals over the years, the most recent being the three-season reboot in 2019. Each episode began with a group of youngsters called the Midnight Society, who would gather around a campfire after dark to tell a titillating tale of terror, from ghost stories to urban legends and more; the installments would then continue with a nightmare-inducing dramatization of said scary story.
Along with evil clowns, creepy monsters, ghostly figures, and other things that go bump in the night, the eerie series was also populated by soon-to-be-famous young performers like Ryan Gosling, Neve Campbell, Hayden Christensen, Elisha Cuthbert, Jay Baruchel, and Emily VanCamp, who all guest-starred over the years.
But what about the core Midnight Society crew? Where are the O.G. Are You Afraid of the Dark? kids now? Here’s everything we know about what the Are You Afraid of the Dark? cast has been up to all these years later.
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Who was in the original Are You Afraid of the Dark cast?
The original Are You Afraid of the Dark? cast included:
Ross Hull as Gary Jason Alisharan as Frank Rachel Blanchard as Kristen Nathaniel Moreau as David Raine Pare-Coull as Betty Ann Jodie Resther as Kiki Jacob Tierney as Eric Daniel DeSanto as Tucker JoAnna Garcia as Samantha Codie Lucas Wilbee as StigRelated: 31 Best Halloween TV Episodes to Watch for Laughs and Scares
The cast of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” on NickelodeonNickelodeon
Whatever happened to the kids from Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Now that we’re reacquainted with the old gang, let’s see what they’ve been up to all these years later.
Ross Hull as Gary
View this post on InstagramCanadian actor Ross Hull had a few credits to his name—including the 1987 film Nowhere to Hide and the Canadian children’s series Eric’s World—before he starred as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society in Nickelodeon’s Are You Afraid of the Dark? He appeared in 68 episodes of the horror anthology, including during the original 1992-1996 run and the 1999 revival.
After his acting career, the Montreal native segued into a different kind of TV work: as a TV weatherman, completing the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist program at Mississippi State University and anchoring for channels such as Canada’s The Weather Network, CBC Ottawa, CBC News Network, and more. The now-51-year-old is currently a multi-market meteorologist for Global News.
Raine Pare-Coull as Betty Ann
Canadian actress Raine Pare-Coull replaced Marisa Rossy as the character Betty Ann on Are You Afraid of the Dark? in season two and stayed with the series through the end of season five. However, Pare-Coull didn’t keep up with on-screen acting much following the Nickelodeon series; according to her LinkedIn, she has most recently been working behind the scenes in scheduling at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
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Jason Alisharan as Frank
Between the fourth and fifth seasons of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Jason Alisharan’s character Frank was written off the show because the IRL youngster went off to college. (Fun fact: Jason’s brother Kyle also acted in the Nickelodeon anthology, popping up in season three as Aaron.)
Based on his film credits post-AYAOTD, Alisharan stopped acting in the late 1990s but still is involved in the entertainment industry: He co-produced the Golden Globe-nominated 2009 drama A Single Man starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, and worked as an assistant in feature development at DreamWorks Studios where he was involved with such films as Collateral, Transformers, Meet the Fockers and Red Eye.
Rachel Blanchard as Kristen
Rachel Blanchard as Susannah Fisher in The Summer I Turned Pretty on Prime Video.Dana Hawley/Prime Video
Fifty-year-old actress Rachel Blanchard has been a familiar face on both television and film for over four decades.
Following her run as Kristen in Are You Afraid of the Dark?, the blonde beauty starred as Cher Horowitz in the Clueless TV series and later had a main role as Roxanne Richardson on The WB family drama 7thHeaven, along with stints on Peep Show, Call Me Fitz and You Me Her. Her most recent television credits are the Prime Video mega-hit The Summer I Turned Pretty, the ABC procedural 9-1-1 , and the Netflix sitcom Tires.
On the big screen, Blanchard has appeared in films like Road Trip, Sugar & Spice, Without a Paddle, Where the Truth Lies, Snakes on a Plane, and more.
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Nathaniel Moreau as David
Canadian actor Nathaniel Moreau made his screen debut in an Oreo commercial when he was five years old, a sweetness that would follow the child star as he played the sensitive David for the first two seasons of AYAOTD. (His character was actually originally portrayed by Ross Hull in the 1991 pilot episode, before Hull was recast as Gary.)
Moreau reportedly continued acting until he was 16, but that doesn’t mean he wholly left the industry: A perusal of his IMDb shows that the 47-year-old has worked in various behind-the-scenes departments over the years, including sound and casting.
Jodie Resther as Kiki
Even if you missed Canadian actress-singer Jodie Resther as Kiki on Are You Afraid of the Dark?, you might recognize her voice—she played Francine Frensky in the PBS children’s animated program Arthur from 1996 to 2022. Speaking of voice work, the now-48-year-old performer has also released several albums, including a 2000 R&B record entitled Real and a 2006 French-language album called Ma Dualité.
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Jacob Tierney
Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney at the 37th Annual GLAAD Awards.MLM Images/Shutterstock
If you’ve paid attention to Canadian television in the past decade, but especially this, ahem, heated past year, then you definitely know what Jacob Tierney has been up to lately.
The Canadian actor-filmmaker—who joined the AYAOTD cast as Eric for its first two seasons after replacing Mark Bigney from the 1991 pilot—is the mastermind behind several successful TV shows, including hockey sitcom Letterkenny, its spinoff series Shoresy and a hot little ice-rink romance you might have heard of: Yes, Heated Rivalry.
Off the success of that Peabody-winning series, the 47-year-old Quebecer is set to write, direct, and executive produce the upcoming Netflix series Alexander, a period piece that explores the little-known story of Alexander the Great and his tutor, Aristotle.
Daniel DeSanto as Tucker
Daniel DeSanto is best known for playing Tucker on Are You Afraid of the Dark?, but you’ve seen—and heard the 46-year-old Toronto native in numerous Canadian and American productions over the years, including Mean Girls, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, and his prolific voice-acting career in animated series such as The Magic School Bus, Monster by Mistake, Braceface, Beyblade, Totally Spies!, and PAW Patrol, among others.
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Codie Lucas Wilbee as Stig
British Columbia-born Codie Lucas Wilbee portrayed Stig in the fifth season of Are You Afraid of the Dark? His prior credits included guest appearances in MacGyver, 21 Jump Street, The Reflecting Skin, and The Outer Limits. However, the former child star seemingly didn’t continue performing professionally past his AYAOTD days. He is currently 45 years old.
JoAnna Garcia as Samantha
JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend in Sweet Magnolias on Netflix.Courtesy of Netflix. © 2025.
After starring for three seasons as Samantha on Are You Afraid of the Dark?, JoAnna Garcia—now known professionally as JoAnna Garcia Swisher—kicked off a long and successful career in television.
Her main roles include Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery on the WB/CW sitcom Reba and Maddie Townsend on the Netflix romantic drama Sweet Magnolias, which just wrapped up its fifth and final season this past June. Other notable TV credits include Freaks and Geeks, Privileged, Better with You, Animal Practice, Once Upon a Time, The Astronaut Wives Club and Kevin (Probably) Saves the World. She also hosted two seasons of the Netflix reality competition The Ultimatum: Queer Love.
Garcia Swisher recently reunited onscreen with her former TV mom Reba McEntire, as a guest star, playing an influencer named Kenzie, on the latter’s NBC comedy series Happy’s Place.
Where can I stream Are You Afraid of the Dark?
You can stream the original Are You Afraid of the Dark? with a Paramount+ subscription; all episodes are also available to stream for free with commercials on Tubi.
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