About a Boy (2002) Cast & Crew
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Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz.
Cast
- Hugh Grant as Will Freeman
- Nicholas Hoult as Marcus Brewer
- Toni Collette as Fiona Brewer
- Rachel Weisz as Rachel
- Natalia Tena as Ellie
- Victoria Smurfit as Suzie
- Augustus Prew as Ali
- Sharon Small as Christine
- Madison Cook as Imogen
- Jordan Cook as Imogen
- Nicholas Hutchison as John
- Ryan Speechley as Barney
- Joseph Speechley as Barney
- Denise Stephenson as Lindsey
- Chris Webster as Ellie's Friend
- Isabel Brook as Angie
- Orlando Thor Newman as Louie, Angie's Kid
- Paulette P. Williams as Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Susannah Doyle as Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Fritha Goodey as Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Delma Walsh as Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
- Peter Roy as Will's Dad
- Rosalind Knight as Lindsey's Mum
- Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre as Cute Waitress
- Joanne Petitt as Hairdresser
- Cathy Murphy as Nurse
- Mark Heap as Math Teacher
- Claire Harman as Skechers Shopgirl
- Jason Salkey as Amnesty International Worker Tom
- Annabelle Apsion as Amnesty International Worker
- Russell Barr as Maitre D'
- Joyce Henderson as Moira / SPAT
- Jenny Galloway as Frances / SPAT
- Janine Duvitski as Caroline / SPAT
- Alex Kew as Simon Cosgrove
- Murray Lachlan Young as New Year's Eve Party Guest
- Matthew James Thomas as Candy Thrower
- Aaron Keeling as Candy Thrower
- Sidney Livingstone as Park Keeper
- Bethany Muir as Child in Supermarket
Crew
- Robert De Niro — Producer
- Brad Epstein — Producer
- Remi Adefarasin — Director of Photography
- Nick Hornby — Novel
- Tim Bevan — Producer
- Chris Weitz — Director
- Chris Weitz — Screenplay
- Paul Weitz — Screenplay
- Eric Fellner — Producer
- Paul Weitz — Director
- Badly Drawn Boy — Original Music Composer
- Peter Hedges — Screenplay
- Jane Rosenthal — Producer
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