Won't Back Down (2012) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Daniel Barnz.

Cast

• Viola Davis as Nona Alberts
• Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jamie Fitzpatrick
• Ving Rhames as Principal Thompson
• Lance Reddick as Charles Alberts
• Rosie Perez as Breena Harper
• Emily Alyn Lind as Malia
• Stephen Weigand as Riske's assistant
• Liza Colón-Zayas as Yvonne
• Teri Clark as Miss Andrews
• Sarab Kamoo as Principal Chamudes
• Oscar Isaac as Michael Perry
• Holly Hunter as Evelyn Riske
• Dante Brown as Cody Alberts
• Bill Nunn as Principal Holland
• Ned Eisenberg as Arthur Gould
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Olivia Lopez
• Nancy Bach as Deborah
• Rebecca Harris as Ms. Southwick
• Lucia Scarano as District Receptionist
• Joe Fishel as Parent
• Jackson Nunn as TAP - Union Member (uncredited)
• Lou Consolo as Parent at rally (uncredited)

Crew

• Daniel Barnz — Director
• Daniel Barnz — Screenplay
• Mark Johnson — Producer
• Marcelo Zarvos — Original Music Composer
• Roman Osin — Director of Photography
• Brin Hill — Writer

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