<P> Veteran cast members include Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Denis O'Hare, Evan Peters, Wes Bentley, Cheyenne Jackson, and Angela Bassett, with Cuba Gooding Jr. and André Holland making their debut . Veteran cast members with recurring appearances include Adina Porter, Lady Gaga, Leslie Jordan, Frances Conroy, Finn Wittrock, Taissa Farmiga and Robin Weigert . This is the third season that is not strictly anthological, with Sarah Paulson reprising her previous role as Lana Winters from Asylum and Evan Peters portraying Edward Mott, the ancestor of Dandy and Gloria Mott from Freak Show . </P> <Ul> <Li> Kathy Bates as Thomasin White / The Butcher and Agnes Mary Winstead </Li> <Li> Sarah Paulson as Shelby Miller, Audrey Tindall, and Lana Winters </Li> <Li> Cuba Gooding Jr. as Matt Miller and Dominic Banks </Li> <Li> Lily Rabe as Shelby Miller </Li> <Li> André Holland as Matt Miller </Li> <Li> Denis O'Hare as Elias Cunningham and William van Henderson </Li> <Li> Wes Bentley as Ambrose White and Dylan </Li> <Li> Evan Peters as Edward Phillipe Mott and Rory Monahan </Li> <Li> Cheyenne Jackson as Sidney Aaron James </Li> <Li> Angela Bassett as Lee Harris and Monet Tumusiime </Li> </Ul> <Li> Kathy Bates as Thomasin White / The Butcher and Agnes Mary Winstead </Li> <Li> Sarah Paulson as Shelby Miller, Audrey Tindall, and Lana Winters </Li>

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