Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Paul A. Kaufman.

Cast

• Poppy Montgomery as Joanne Rowling
• Emily Holmes as Diane Rowling
• Antonio Cupo as Jorge Arantes
• Janet Kidder as Anne Rowling
• Madison Desjarlais as Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne
• Andy Maton as Christopher Little
• Aislyn Watson as Eight-Year-Old Joanne
• Marie West as Aine
• Lisa Norton as Jill
• Sarah Desjardins as Thirteen-Year-Old Diane
• Patti Allan as Mrs. Morgan
• Wesley MacInnes as Sean Harris
• Paul McGillion as Pete Rowling
• Glynis Davies as Case Worker
• Kirsten Slenning as Young Mother
• Lauren K. Robek as Manager
• Loretta Walsh as Dark-Haired Mother
• Eliza Faria as Six-Year-Old Diane
• Beatrice King as Receptionist
• Evan Bird as Ian Potter
• Christine Chatelain as Bryony
• Greigh Laschuk as Neil Murray
• Charles Jarman as Amnesty International Supervisor
• Andrew Kavadas as Professor Nettleship
• Gina Stockdale as Trolly Lady
• Jacqui Kaese as Bookstore Clerk
• Michael Patric as Roger
• Ivan Wanis-Ruiz as Swarthy Man in Club
• Diego Bedoya as Tall Policeman
• Lee Vincent as Postal Clerk
• Beatrice Zeilinger as Administrator
• Lindsay Lomax as Agent
• James Kot as Blue Shirt Agent
• Derek Gilroy as Delivery Man
• Taya Clyne as Eight-Year-Old Jessica
• Graison Foster as BBC Reporter
• Douglas Abel as Chancellor
• Gabriel Patrich as Registrar
• Lilah Fitzgerald as Patricia Parkinson
• Denis Corbett as Restaurant Patron

Crew

• Ronald Gilbert — Producer
• Tony Caballero — Writer
• Paul A. Kaufman — Director
• Jeff Toyne — Original Music Composer
• Jeffrey Berman — Writer
• Mathias Herndl — Director of Photography

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