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COMEDY

DRAMA

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

name	character
David Abed	Young Studio Executive
Frank Abraham	Bass
Jovan Adepo	Sidney Palmer
Joshua Alfaro	Guitar
Christopher Allen	Manny's Assistant
Darrell Alston	Piano
Dean Anderson	Violin
Del Atkins	Bass
Oscar Balderrama	Guard at Gate
Avery Baylin	Taiko Drum
Vanessa Bednar	Nellie's Mother
Robert Beitzel	Lewis the Director
E.E. Bell	Wilbur
Kenajuan Bentley	Conductor (Night Club)
Ana Bergman	Beauty (uncredited)
Jennifer Mariela Bermeo	Dancer (uncredited)
Karen Bethzabe	Silvia Torres
Keith Beyer	Trumpet
Sean Billings	Trumpet
Eric Boulanger	Violin
Johnny Britt	Trumpet
Ronald Bruner	Percussion
Alex Budman	Clarinet
Anthony Burkhalter	Reporter (Small Restaurant)
Michael Bustamante	Piano
P. J. Byrne	Max (Ruth's Assistant Director)
Diego Calva	Manny Torres
Hamed Santigui Camara	Banjo
Anna Chazelle	Bobbie Hart (uncredited)
Alexandre Chen	Ruth's D.P. (James Wong Howe)
Circus-Szalewski	Driver (Wallach's Party)
Bob Clendenin	Otto's Assistant Director
Armando Cosio	Grip Harry (1st Day of Sound)
James Crittenden	Harold
J.C. Currais	Truck Driver
Cutty Cuthbert	Jimmy
Anna Dahl	Ava (uncredited)
Joe Dallesandro	Charlie / Photographer (Wallach's Party)
Zach Dellinger	Viola
Gerald Dixon	Saxophone
Richard Dobeck	Clarinet
Azizi Donnelly	Beauty (uncredited)
Chris Doubek	Guest at Hearst Bungalow
Francis C. Edemobi	Saxophone
Erin Everheart	Naked Dancer (Uncredited)
Rayner Fernandez	Saxophone
Marcos A. Ferraez	Police Officer
Chloe Fineman	Marion Davies
Flea	Bob Levine
Mike Fletcher	Guard (Kinoscope)
Ariel Flores	Young Man
John Fluker	Piano
Kenneth Foerch	Oboe
Frank Fontaine	Clarinet / Saxophone
Karina Fontes	Jen
Sean Franz	Oboe
Michael Freed	Violin
Douglas Fruchey	Masked Man
Patrick Fugit	Officer Elwood
Jeff Garlin	Don Wallach
Kaia Gerber	Starlet
Nana Ghana	Woman in Ostrich Feather Hat
Todd Giebenhain	Prop Master (Kinoscope)
Justin Gilmore	Trumpet
Katia Gomez	Nurse at Sanatorium
Dayramir Gonzàlez	Percussion
Luis Gonzalez	Trumpet
Jennifer Grant	Mildred Yates
Miraj Grbić	Extra
Evan Greer	Guitar
Telvin Griffin	Reggie
Lukas Haas	George Munn
Olivia Hamilton	Ruth Adler
Albert Hammond Jr.	Guest (Chicken Line)
Karen Han	Erhu
Walker Hare	McKay's Associate
Justin Hargrove	Drum Kit
Jalen Harvey	Steel Drums
Peter Hatch	Viola
Andrew Hawtrey	Kinoscope Assistant Director
Anton Hedayat	Footballer
Bregje Heinen	Female Guest (Nathalie)
Gary Hickman	Tuba
Carson Higgins	Lloyd (Sound Mixer)
Taylor Hill	Rebecca
Cyrus Hobbi	Footballer
Benjamin Hoffman	Viola
Johnny Hoops	Extra
Sidney Hopson	Percussion
Steve Huber	Violin
Eamon Hunt	Man Shouting in Bad Irish Accent
Hayley Huntley	Liz (Pool Party)
Jim Allen Jackson	Set Medic (1st Day of Sound)
Benjamin Jacobson	Violin
Bryan Scott Johnson	Wealthy Man
Danny Jolles	Writer (Jack's Tent)
Spike Jonze	Otto (uncredited)
Dan Kaneyuki	Saxophone
Kevin Kaouthomn	Orchestra Cello Player / MGM Crew (uncredited)
Michael Kaufman	Cello
Philip Keen	Trombone
Wendell Kelly	Trombone
John Kerry	Jonathan Rothschild
Masha Ko	Striptease Performer (uncredited)
Frederick Koehler	D.P. Bill (1st Day of Sound)
Dramane Kone	Percussion
Jeremy Lappitt	Piccolo
Richard Clarke Larsen	A.C. (Camera Rental House)
Fernando Arroyo Lascurain	Violin
Cici Lau	Gho Zhu
David Lau	Sam Wong Zhu
Andrew Lederman	Accordion / Piano
Julian Lefevre	Waiter
Joey de Leon	Percussion
Andrew Leonard	Clarinet
Li Jun Li	Lady Fay Zhu
Manny Liotta	Sneezing PA (uncredited)
Edwin Livingston	Bass
Lora'nd Lokustza	Violin
John Macey	Kyle
Sophia Magaña	Manny's Daughter
Tobey Maguire	James McKay
William Maizel	Party Guest (uncredited)
Mike Manning	New York Fan (uncredited)
Alex Mansour	Cello
Dana Marcolina	Female Guest (Jack Tattoo)
John Mariano	Master of Ceremonies
Dorian Martin	Production Assistant
Marlon Martinez	Bass
Scott Mayo	Saxophone
Mykail McDade	Trombone
Troy Metcalf	Orville Pickwick
Kelly Meyer	Wealthy Woman
Jeffery Miller	Trombone
Max Minghella	Irving Thalberg
Robert Miskey	Violin
John Mitchell	Saxophone
Robert Morgan	Director (Wallach's Party)
Spencer Morgan	Clapper (1st Day of Sound)
Robert Murray	Tuba
Ralph Nader	Piano
Michael Naishtut	Taiko Drum
Erm Navarro	Trombone
Raymond Newell	Cello
Zack Newick	P.A. (Early Kinoscope)
Taylor Nichols	Wealthy Man
Miguel Norwood	Bass
Carlos Nunez	Tim
Jim O'Brien	Guest at Hearst Bungalow
Sean O'Bryan	Studio Executive (Billy)
Jonathan Ohye	New MGM Assistant Director
Robin Olson	Violin
Aaron Oltman	Viola
Jimmy Ortega	Elephant Wrangler
Brandon Owens	Banjo / Guitar
Joel Pargman	Violin
Freya Parker	Naked Dancer (uncredited)
Benjamin Penzner	Viola
Brad Pitt	Jack Conrad
Marc Platt	Producer
Pete Ploszek	Young Actor (Jack's Beach Set)
John Polite	Tuba
Mateo Pollock	Banjo
Gregory Poree	Guitar
Ryan Porter	Trombone
Brenna Power	Wealthy Woman
Shane Powers	Dale
Hansford Prince	Joe Holiday
John Proulx	Piano
Sarah Ramos	Harriet Rothschild
Eric Reed	Piano
Noah Reilly	Bellhop
Alex Reznik	Kinoscope Exec
Errol Rhoden III	Tuba
Kyle Richter	Tuba
Margot Robbie	Nellie LaRoy
Eric Roberts	Robert Roy
Jeremy Roberts	Studio Employee (Sidney's House)
Lyndon Rochelle	Percussion
William Roper	Trombone
Greg Sadler	Percussion
Alex Sadnik	Saxophone
Ric Sarabia	Crew Member (1st Day of Sound)
Jacob Scesney	Clarinet / Saxophone
Bryce Schmidt	Trumpet
Rory Scovel	The Count
Tal Seder	Male Guest (Wallach's)
Jordan Seigel	Piano
Tyler Seiple	Customer at Sam Wong's
Anibal Seminario	Clarinet
Ireland Sexton	Thalberg's Secretary
Aaron Shaw	Saxophone
Solomon Shiv	Publicity Executive (Wallach's Party)
Aurielle Simmons	Ticket Clerk (1952)
Trisha Simmons	Woman at Door
Richard Simon	Bass
Pat Skipper	William Randolph Hearst
Byron Sleugh	Trombone
Joseph Small	Taiko Drum
Jean Smart	Elinor St. John
Aaron O. Smith	Trumpet
Justin Smith	Banjo
Alvin Starks	Trombone
Jonathan Stehney	Bassoon
Laura Steinel	Abby (Assistant Jack's Tent)
Steve Suminski	Trombone
Ethan Suplee	Wilson
Kevin Symons	Guest at Hearst Bungalow
Karolina Szymczak	Olga Putti
Lewis Tan	Smoking Man (uncredited)
Edwin Taylor	Man with Tattoos (uncredited)
Stephen Thomas	Tourism Official
Jonathan James Thompson	Saxophone
Jonathan Thomson	Guest at Hearst Bungalow
Keelan Tobia	Drum Kit
Kevin Toney	Piano
Evgeny Tonkha	Cello
Phoebe Tonkin	Jane Thornton
Francisco Torres	Trumpet
Phillip Triggs	Viola
Yissendy Trinidad	Carmelita
Glen Turner	Saxophone
Brent Tyler	Drum Kit
David Ury	Fan (Autograph)
Luis Vadel	Drum Kit
Steve Velez	Cello
Robert Verdi	Flute
Arely Vianet	Spanish Language Actress
James Vincent	Employee (Camera Rental House)
Terry Walters	Editor (Kinoscope)
Katherine Waterston	Estelle
Samara Weaving	Constance Moore
Greg Webster	Drum Kit
James Wellington	Extra
Lara Wickes	Theremin
Roy Wiegand	Trumpet
Olivia Wilde	Ina Conrad
Larry O. Williams	Saxophone
Rodney Wirtz	Viola
Rickey D. Woodard	Saxophone
Micah Wright	Saxophone
Ian Wurfl	Drum Kit
Mather Zickel	Distribution Executive

name
Damien Chazelle	director, writer (original)
Olivia Hamilton	producer
Justin Hurwitz	composer
Marc Platt	producer
Matthew Plouffe	producer

year	award	category	name
2022	Golden Globe Award	Best Original Score	Justin Hurwitz