Hillbilly Elegy (2020) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Ron Howard.

Cast

• Amy Adams as Bev
• Glenn Close as Mamaw
• Gabriel Basso as J.D. Vance
• Haley Bennett as Lindsay
• Freida Pinto as Usha
• Bo Hopkins as Papaw
• Owen Asztalos as Young J.D. Vance
• Jesse C. Boyd as Matt
• Stephen Kunken as Phillip Roseman
• Keong Sim as Ken
• Morgan Gao as Travis
• Ethan Suess as Chris
• Jono Mitchell as Kevin
• Bill Kelly as Uncle Pet
• David Dwyer as Uncle Arch
• Sarah Hudson as Lori
• Ted Huckabee as Jimmy (Bev's Brother)
• Nathan Hesse as Bill (Nurse)
• Max Barrow as Cousin Nate
• Sunny Mabrey as Bonnie (Mamaw, 30's)
• Brett Lorenzini as Jim (Papaw, 30's)
• Tierney Smith as Young Bev (6 years)
• Helen LeRoy as Cheryl
• Kinsley Isla Dillon as Emma
• Ryan Homchick as Adult Frank McFee
• Joshua Stenvick as Chip
• Bill Winkler as Brooks Houghton
• Chase Anderson as Brett
• Amy Parrish as Pamela
• Ed Amatrudo as Rich
• David de Vries as Hiram Walcott
• Holly A. Morris as Cocktailer #1
• Brandon Hirsch as Cocktailer #2
• David Alexander as Server
• Alexander Baxter as Obsequious Server
• Steven Reddington as Waiter
• Angelo Reyes as Wiry Law Partner
• John Rymer as Stodgy Partner
• Abigail Rose Cornell as Young Bonnie (Mamaw 13 Years)
• Lowrey Brown as Adult Louis Zablocki

Crew

• Ron Howard — Director
• Vanessa Taylor — Writer
• Brian Grazer — Producer
• Karen Lunder — Producer
• Ron Howard — Producer
• Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer
• Maryse Alberti — Director of Photography
• David Fleming — Original Music Composer

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