Forever Strong (2008) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ryan Little.

Cast

• Sean Faris as Rick Penning
• Gary Cole as Coach Larry Gelwix
• Sean Astin as Marcus Tate
• Neal McDonough as Coach Richard Penning
• Julie Warner as Natalie Penning
• Penn Badgley as Lars
• Eliot Schwartz as Marty
• Michael J. Pagan as Kurt
• Nathan West as Quentin
• Max Kasch as Griggs
• Arielle Kebbel as Emily
• Kepa Kruse as Tumo
• Junior Salt as Peeta
• Jeremy Earl as Sanchez
• Larry Bagby as Coach Cal
• K. Danor Gerald as Coach JT
• Andrew Roach as Joey
• William Rubio as Ernesto
• Olesya Rulin as Emily's Friend
• Elizabeth Hansen as Judge Alvarez
• Joey Miyashima as Defense Attorney
• Lauren McKnight as Gina
• Jimmy Chunga as Max Griffin
• Brian Peck as Colton McDonald
• Dave Fox as Radio Commentator (voice)
• Maclain Nelson as Scottish Captain
• Britani Bateman as Renee Tate
• Taylor Bateman as Samatha Tate
• Mark Ormsby as Field Referee #1
• Mark Numbers as Field Referee #2
• Haloti Liavaa as Field Referee #3
• Larry Gelwix as Field Referee #4
• Dean Grace as Field Referee #5
• Mike Law as Field Referee #6
• Rick Spencer as Athletic Trainer
• Alema Harrington as Sports Reporter #2
• Devin Wolfe as Boy #1
• Steve Luna as Guard
• Emily Kennard Dunn as Server
• Yolanda Stange as Young Mother

Crew

• Ryan Little — Director
• David Pliler — Writer
• J Bateman — Original Music Composer
• Adam Abel — Producer
• Bart Hendrickson — Original Music Composer
• Ryan Little — Producer
• T.C. Christensen — Director of Photography

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