Finding Forrester (2000) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Gus Van Sant.

Cast

• Sean Connery as William Forrester
• Rob Brown as Jamal Wallace
• F. Murray Abraham as Robert Crawford
• Anna Paquin as Claire Spence
• Damany Mathis as Kenzo
• Busta Rhymes as Terrell Wallace
• April Grace as Ms. Joyce
• Michael Pitt as John Coleridge
• Michael Nouri as Dr. Spence
• Richard Easton as Prof. Matthews
• Glenn Fitzgerald as Massie
• Lil' Zane as Damon
• Stephanie Berry as Janice
• Fly Williams III as Fly
• Damion Lee as Clay
• Tom Kearns as Coach Garrick
• Matthew Noah Word as Hartwell
• Charles Bernstein as Dr. Simon
• Matt Malloy as Bradley
• Matt Damon as Steven Sanderson
• Jimmy Bobbit as Rapper
• Capital Jay as Opposing Player
• Jim Titus as Student
• Cassandra Kubinski as Claire's Friend
• Sophia Wu as Librarian
• Gerry Rosenthal as Student Speaker
• Tim Hall as Student Manager
• Tom Mullica as Old Money Man
• David Madison as Kid in the Hall
• Joey Buttafuoco as Night Man
• Jaime McCaig as Referee
• William Modeste as Referee
• Daniel Rodriguez as Hallway Boy
• Samuel Tyson as Creston Player
• Vince Giordano as Big Band Leader
• Dean Pratt as Trumpet Player
• Kerry MacKillop as Trumpet Player
• Harvey Tibbs as Trombone Player
• Jack Stuckey as Sax Player
• Mark Lopeman as Sax Player

Crew

• Harris Savides — Director of Photography
• Sean Connery — Producer
• Laurence Mark — Producer
• Rhonda Tollefson — Producer
• Gus Van Sant — Director
• Mike Rich — Writer
• Bill Brown — Original Music Composer
• Bill Frisell — Original Music Composer

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