Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Troy Nixey.

Cast

• Katie Holmes as Kim
• Guy Pearce as Alex Hirst
• Bailee Madison as Sally Hirst
• Jack Thompson as Harris
• Alan Dale as Jacoby
• Emelia Burns as Caterer
• Nicholas Bell as Psychiatrist
• James Mackay as Librarian
• Eddie Ritchard as Housekeeper
• Garry McDonald as Blackwood
• Bruce Gleeson as Buggy Driver
• Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen as Airport Cart Driver
• Julia Blake as Mrs. Underhill
• Trudy Hellier as Evelyn Jacoby
• Terry Kenwrick as Bill
• Grant Piro as Creature (voice)
• Todd MacDonald as Creature (voice)
• Dylan Young as Creature (voice)
• Guillermo del Toro as Creature (Voice)
• Libby Gott as Nurse
• Angus Smallwood as Creature (voice)
• David Tocci as Workman
• Lance Drisdale as Policeman
• Abbe Holmes as Joanne (voice)

Crew

• Troy Nixey — Director
• Guillermo del Toro — Screenplay
• Matthew Robbins — Screenplay
• Guillermo del Toro — Producer
• Nick Nunziata — Producer
• Marco Beltrami — Original Music Composer
• Buck Sanders — Original Music Composer
• Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography
• Mark Johnson — Producer

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