Which Actors Star In Lights Out And Where Are They Now?

I get asked this a lot by friends when we rewatch 'Lights Out' during a horror night. The main faces you remember are Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, and Billy Burke, plus director David F. Sandberg who helped turn a viral short into a full feature. What’s cool is how their careers diverged: Teresa kept working steadily in both indie and mainstream fare while balancing family life; Maria Bello moved between TV and film with some producing credits and more dramatic roles; Gabriel Bateman, still young, continues to appear in genre films and kids’ projects as he grows up; Alexander DiPersia does supporting work and indie stuff; Billy Burke keeps popping up in TV and movies, the reliable character actor type. None of them vanished, and several of them embraced streaming and TV as much as cinema — the industry really changed post-2016. If you want current specifics, a quick IMDb or Instagram check shows recent projects and what they’re promoting right now.

Short and friendly check-in: the primary cast of 'Lights Out' includes Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia, and Billy Burke, with David F. Sandberg directing. After the film they scattered into different lanes — some into ongoing TV work, others into indie films or steady character parts. Teresa and Maria kept busy with projects that fit their evolving interests, Gabriel continued acting as he matured, and DiPersia and Burke remained reliable supporting players in film and television. Sandberg moved on to larger studio directing gigs. If you want to know what someone is promoting this month, their Instagram or IMDb pages are the fastest way to see current projects and appearances.

I was a little surprised by how many of the 'Lights Out' cast stayed visible after the movie — sometimes a big horror breakout can make actors vanish, but not here. Teresa Palmer became, to me, that actor who moves between larger studio films and smaller passion projects, and you can tell family life has influenced her project choices. Maria Bello went on to choose more nuanced, dramatic television and indie roles, and she occasionally steps into producing, which feels like a natural progression for someone with her chops. Gabriel Bateman is still building his path; he was a kid in the film and you can see him picking roles that keep him in the horror/family mix while he ages up.

Alexander DiPersia and Billy Burke are the kind of actors who pop up in supporting roles across TV and streaming — dependable, character-driven performers who keep working rather than chasing the spotlight. And David F. Sandberg parlayed the short-and-feature success into bigger directorial opportunities. For anyone curious about specifics like exact shows or movies they’ve done since, I find industry databases and their verified socials give the clearest, up-to-date view — it’s fun to track where each actor’s tastes led them after 'Lights Out'.

I loved the creepy little blast that 'Lights Out' was when it hit theaters, and I still pop it on for the atmosphere. The main cast included Teresa Palmer (the older sister Rebecca), Maria Bello (their troubled mother Sophie), Gabriel Bateman (the kid brother Martin), Alexander DiPersia (Rebecca's boyfriend Paul), and Billy Burke in a supporting role. David F. Sandberg, who directed the original short and then the feature, is the filmmaker who rode that success into bigger studio work.

These days the people from the film have kept busy in pretty different ways. Teresa Palmer has juggled indie films and streaming projects while also doing a lot of family-focused interviews and lifestyle pieces online. Maria Bello has continued with weighty TV and film roles and occasional producing work, often choosing complex dramatic parts. Gabriel Bateman is still a young actor and keeps popping up in genre projects and family movies, slowly building his resume. Alexander DiPersia and Billy Burke tend to show up in steady supporting and TV roles — Burke, familiar to a lot of people for other franchises, still does character parts in genre shows and films. If you want the latest, I usually check IMDb or their social feeds; it’s fun to watch where everyone drifts after a hit like 'Lights Out'.