John Adams (2008) Cast & Crew

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Created by Kirk Ellis.

Cast

• Paul Giamatti as John Adams
• Laura Linney as Abigail Adams
• Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson
• Danny Huston as Samuel Adams
• David Morse as George Washington
• Sarah Polley as Abigail Adams Smith
• Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin
• Steven Hinkle as Young John Quincy Adams
• Madeline Taylor as Young Nabby Adams
• John Dossett as Benjamin Rush
• Ebon Moss-Bachrach as John Quincy Adams
• Samuel Barnett as Thomas Adams
• Andrew Scott as Colonel William Smith
• Kevin Trainor as Charles Adams
• Mamie Gummer as Sally Smith Adams

Crew

• David Coatsworth — Producer
• Steven Shareshian — Producer
• Tom Hooper — Director
• Kirk Ellis — Writer

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