| Cast | Status | Other |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel | Not Amish | From Los Angeles and a vegan at the time of the series. |
| Jonas P. Kurtz | Did not return to the Amish | A construction worker from Jamesport, Missouri, Jonas was 18 years old at the time of the series. His family had moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, but Jonas and an older brother returned to Missouri to work in construction. The brother reportedly drowned in a pond in 2001. Jonas studied for and received his GED on the show and enrolled in college. He later appeared on MTV's True Life in an episode titled "I'm Ex-Amish". |
| Kevan Moezzi | Not Amish | Born August 1, 1983 in Reno, Nevada to an Iranian Muslim father and an American Presbyterian mother, Kevan was a salesman and swim instructor from Las Vegas at the time of the series. He started swimming competitively at the age of 5, becoming among the quickest in the West Coast. He has also worked as a lifeguard and as a fitness trainer. After the series aired, he began working as a Los Angeles-based comedian and actor, using the stage name "K-von". His most notable television appearances were on TV One's Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? in 2007, Showtime's Comics Without Borders in 2008 and as a featured cast member on two seasons of MTV's Disaster Date in 2010. In 2009, he toured with fellow Iranian American comedian Maz Jobrani as Jobrani's warm-up act. Kevan has also opened for Jamie Kennedy. He continues to tour the country, performing live stand-up comedy. |
| Meagan | Not Amish | From Chicago, a freelance fashion stylist at the time of the series. |
| Miriam Troyer | Did not return to the Amish | Daughter of Amish Bishop John D. Troyer of Fredericksburg, Ohio. Reportedly lived in Berlin, Ohio at the time of the series, working as a waitress and hotel maid. During the series, Miriam mentioned that fellow cast member Randy was a former boyfriend. She later became an Emergency Room technician. |
| Mose J. Gingerich | Did not return to the Amish | Born July 27, 1979 into an Old Order Amish community in Greenwood, Wisconsin, Mose was 24 years old at the time of the series. The only cast member baptized in the Amish faith at the time, he was formerly an Amish schoolteacher. After the series aired, he owned a construction company which went out of business due to health issues. Using the name "Moses" professionally, he currently sells vehicles at an automobile dealership. Now married to a non-Amish woman, with two children and a stepson, he has become a paternal leader in the ex-Amish community near Columbia, Missouri and counsels them. Mose co-produced and appeared in Amish at the Altar, which aired on November 10, 2010, and Amish: Out of the Order, which aired on December 8, 2010, both on the National Geographic Channel. He currently co-produces and stars in the 2012 National Geographic Channel series Amish: Out of Order. Mose maintains a photo gallery on his personal website. |
| Nick | Not Amish | From Boston, a busboy and musician at the time of the series. |
| Randy D. Stoll | Did not return to the Amish | A construction worker from Montgomery, Indiana, Randy was 24 years old at the time of the series. During the series, fellow cast member Miriam mentioned that Randy was a former boyfriend. |
| Reese | Not Amish | Originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a Los Angeles club promoter at the time of the series. Openly gay. |
| Ruth Yoder | Returned to the Amish | A factory worker from Ashland, Ohio, Ruth was 20 years old at the time of the series. |
| Whitney | Not Amish | From Los Angeles, a college student at the time of the series. African American. Whitney's boyfriend had been killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting. |
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