The History Boys (2006) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Cast

• Richard Griffiths as Hector
• Stephen Campbell Moore as Irwin
• Dominic Cooper as Dakin
• Samuel Barnett as Posner
• James Corden as Timms
• Russell Tovey as Rudge
• Samuel Anderson as Crowther
• Jamie Parker as Scripps
• Andrew Knott as Lockwood
• Sacha Dhawan as Akhtar
• Clive Merrison as Headmaster
• Frances de la Tour as Mrs. Lintott
• Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Bibby
• Adrian Scarborough as Wilkes
• Georgia Taylor as Fiona
• Patrick Godfrey as Sleeping Clergyman

Crew

• Andrew Dunn — Director of Photography
• Alan Bennett — Screenplay
• Pádraig Cusack — Producer
• Damian Jones — Producer
• Nicholas Hytner — Producer
• Nicholas Hytner — Director
• Kevin Loader — Producer
• George Fenton — Original Music Composer

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