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About a Boy (2002) Poster

(2002)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Nick Hornby ... (novel)
 
Peter Hedges ... (screenplay) and
Chris Weitz ... (screenplay) &
Paul Weitz ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Hugh Grant ... Will Freeman
Nicholas Hoult ... Marcus Brewer
Sharon Small ... Christine
Madison Cook Madison Cook ... Imogen
Jordan Cook Jordan Cook ... Imogen
Nicholas Hutchison Nicholas Hutchison ... John
Ryan Speechley Ryan Speechley ... Barney
Joseph Speechley Joseph Speechley ... Barney
Toni Collette ... Fiona Brewer
Natalia Tena ... Ellie (as Nat Gastiain Tena)
Laura Kennington Laura Kennington ... Ellie's Friend
Tanika Swaby Tanika Swaby ... Ellie's Friend
Peter McNicholl Peter McNicholl ... Ellie's Friend
Chris Webster ... Ellie's Friend (as Christopher Webster)
Ben Ridgeway Ben Ridgeway ... Lee
Jack Warren Jack Warren ... Lee's Sidekick
Russell Barr Russell Barr ... Maitre D'
Isabel Brook Isabel Brook ... Angie
Orlando Thor Newman Orlando Thor Newman ... Angie's Kid
Paulette P. Williams Paulette P. Williams ... Bitter Ex-Girlfriend (as Paulette Williams)
Fritha Goodey Fritha Goodey ... Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Susannah Doyle ... Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Delma Walsh Delma Walsh ... Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Jonathan Franklin Jonathan Franklin ... Mark
John Kamal John Kamal ... Nicky
Tessa Vale ... Class Teacher
Lorna Dallison Lorna Dallison ... Woman in Supermarket
Bethany Muir ... Child in Supermarket
Bruce Lawrence Bruce Lawrence ... Husband in Supermarket (as Bruce Alexander)
Joyce Henderson Joyce Henderson ... Moira / SPAT
Jenny Galloway ... Frances / SPAT
Janine Duvitski ... Caroline / SPAT
Sue Hyams Sue Hyams ... SPAT Woman
Maggie De Monde Maggie De Monde ... SPAT Woman (as Maggie Kahal)
Lynn Askew Lynn Askew ... SPAT Woman
Beverly Milward Beverly Milward ... SPAT Woman
Danielle Harvey Danielle Harvey ... SPAT Woman
Anna Maria Credenzone Philip Anna Maria Credenzone Philip ... SPAT Woman
Sarah King Sarah King ... SPAT Woman
Susan Ghamsary Susan Ghamsary ... SPAT Woman
Edna Johnson Edna Johnson ... SPAT Woman
Victoria Smurfit ... Suzie
Frog Stone ... Mothercare Shop Assistant
Buddy Hunter Buddy Hunter ... Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Kristine Perrin Kristine Perrin ... Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Nathan Perrin-Hunter Nathan Perrin-Hunter ... Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Rachael Perrin-Hunter Rachael Perrin-Hunter ... Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Amy Craven Amy Craven ... Suzie's Baby Megan
Rebecca Craven Rebecca Craven ... Suzie's Baby Megan
Sidney Livingstone Sidney Livingstone ... Park Keeper
Cathy Murphy ... Nurse
Joanne Petitt Joanne Petitt ... Hairdresser
Jason Salkey ... Amnesty International Worker Tom
Annabelle Apsion ... Amnesty International Worker
Matt Wilkinson Matt Wilkinson ... Amnesty International Worker
Peter Roy Peter Roy ... Will's Dad
Matthew James Thomas ... Candy Thrower (as Matthew Thomas)
Aaron Keeling Aaron Keeling ... Candy Thrower
Scott Charles Scott Charles ... Candy Thrower
Claire Harman Claire Harman ... Skechers Shopgirl
Sian Martin Sian Martin ... Cute Waitress
Mark Drewry Mark Drewry ... Clive
Denise Stephenson ... Lindsey
Rosalind Knight ... Lindsey's Mum
Rachel Weisz ... Rachel
Murray Lachlan Young Murray Lachlan Young ... New Year's Eve Party Guest
Augustus Prew ... Ali
Alex Kew Alex Kew ... Simon Cosgrove
Mark Heap ... Math Teacher
Sunanda Biswas Sunanda Biswas ... Def Penalty Kru
James Marshall-Gunn James Marshall-Gunn ... Def Penalty Kru
Jamie Mayer Jamie Mayer ... Def Penalty Kru
Korede Obashju Korede Obashju ... Def Penalty Kru
Roger Brierley Roger Brierley ... Mr. Chalmers, the M.C.
Stefan Pejic Stefan Pejic ... Apple Thrower
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Henry Allan Henry Allan ... Tribute Band Member (uncredited)
Macéo Bhardwaj Macéo Bhardwaj ... School Boy (uncredited)
Gillian Evans Gillian Evans ... Self - Lexicographer (archive footage) (uncredited)
Simon Faulkner Simon Faulkner ... Walker in Park (uncredited)
Nia Jermin Nia Jermin ... School Girl (uncredited)
Charlotte Magee Charlotte Magee ... School Student (uncredited)
Tim Rice ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Tarrant ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark Topps Mark Topps ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Carol Vorderman ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Whitby ... Father (uncredited)
Richard Whiteley Richard Whiteley ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stuart Wood Stuart Wood ... Self (uncredited)

Produced by 

Nicky Kentish Barnes ... co-producer
Tim Bevan ... producer
Liza Chasin ... co-producer
Robert De Niro ... producer
Brad Epstein ... producer
Eric Fellner ... producer
Lynn Harris ... executive producer
Debra Hayward ... co-producer
Nick Hornby ... executive producer
Hardy Justice ... co-producer
Jane Rosenthal ... producer

Music by 

Badly Drawn Boy

Cinematography by 

Remi Adefarasin ... director of photography

Editing by 

Nick Moore

Casting By 

Priscilla John

Production Design by 

Jim Clay

Art Direction by 

Gary Freeman
Rod McLean ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by 

John Bush

Costume Design by 

Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department 

Carmel Jackson ... makeup artist
Graham Johnston ... hair designer / makeup designer
Lorna McGowan ... makeup artist
Laura McIntosh ... makeup artist
Nora Robertson ... makeup artist
Katya Thomas ... makeup artist: Ms. Weisz

Production Management 

Bernard Bellew ... production manager
Virginia Landis Albertson ... post-production supervisor
Graham Stumpf ... post-production supervisor
Lucy Williams ... unit manager
Michelle Wright ... executive in charge of production: Working Title Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Ben Howarth ... second assistant director
Christopher Newman ... first assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Alex Oakley ... third assistant director
Alex Kaye-Besley ... additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Harry Alley ... painter
Joe Alley ... carpenter (as Joseph Alley)
Barry Arnold ... stand-by props
Roy Biggs ... stagehand
John Bohan ... construction manager
John Botton ... dressing props
Darryl Carter ... carpenter (as Daryl Carter)
Roy Chapman ... chargehand dressing props
John Cloke ... stand-by painter
Paul Duff ... stand-by carpenter
Peter Duffy ... carpenter
Jools Faiers ... art department graphics (as Jules Faiers)
Michael Finlay ... scenic painter
Heidi Gibb ... draughtsman
Barry Gibbs ... property master
Nick Goodall ... carpenter (as Nicholas Goodall)
Gavin Gordon ... carpenter
David Haberfield ... scenic painter
Rosie Hardwick ... assistant art director
Bill Hargreaves ... chargehand stand-by props
Robert Harper ... painter
Nigel Hughes ... scenic artist
James Hunt ... scenic artist
David Jones ... supervising stagehand
Eamon McLoughlin ... head carpenter
Steve Mitchell ... supervising scenic artist
Harriet Orman ... production buyer
Darryl Paterson ... storeman
Chris Seddon ... drapes
Len Serpant ... stand-by stagehand
Michael Standish ... production buyer (as Mike Standish)
Jeff Sullivan ... painter
Richard F. Ward III ... art department assistant (as Richard Ward)
Clive Ward ... head painter
Stephen Weston ... wood machinist
Kevin Wheeler ... dressing props
David Williamson ... stand-by carpenter
Robert Wishart ... chargehand carpenter
Lee Biggs ... carpenter (uncredited)
Terry Heggarty ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Jaya Bishop ... boom operator
Christian Bourne ... sound assistant
Chris Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Colin Cooper ... adr recordist
Norval D. Crutcher III ... adr editor (as Norval Crutcher III)
Tony Dawe ... production sound mixer
Gary S. Gerlich ... sound editor (as Gary Gerlich)
Lee Gilmore ... apprentice sound editor
Marilyn Graf ... foley editor
William Hooper ... sound editor
Andy Koyama ... re-recording mixer
Richard LeGrand Jr. ... supervising sound editor
Jaime Lunn ... mix assistant engineer
Bob McNabb ... adr supervisor (as Robert McNabb)
Bill Meadows ... sound recordist
Patrick O'Sullivan ... sound editor
Bryan Pennington ... sound consultant: Dolby
Philip Rogers ... adr recordist
Walter Spencer ... dialogue editor
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
Samuel Webb ... assistant sound editor
James Ashwill ... foley mixer (uncredited)
Joe DeAngelis ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Derek Ledbetter ... visual effects (uncredited)
Paul Springer ... rotoscope artist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Graeme Crowther ... stunt coordinator (as Graham Crowther)

Camera and Electrical Department 

John Adefarasin ... camera loader
Rene Adefarasin ... camera loader
John Arnold ... key grip
Sam Barnes ... camera loader
Keziah Barton-White ... video assistant
Stuart Bunting ... grip
David Cozens ... focus puller
Andy Edridge ... grip
Ian Franklin ... best boy
Charlie Grainger ... camera trainee
Peter Hawkins ... h.o.d. rigger
Dennis Holiday ... rigging electrician
Jamie Mills ... electrician
Barrie More ... rigging gaffer
Dave Moss ... electrician (as David Moss)
Jay Jay Odedra ... focus puller
Peter Robertson ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Laurie Sparham ... still photographer
Tammo van Hoorn ... focus puller (as Tammo Van Hoorn)
David Wall ... rigging electrician (as David 'Jim' Wall)
Chris Warren ... video assist operator
Jimmy Wilson ... gaffer
Danny Young ... generator operator
Sean Young ... stand-by rigger
Ben Battersby ... additional clapper loader (uncredited)
Philip Coleman ... second grip (uncredited)
Nick Remy Matthews ... video assistant: dailies (uncredited)
Andy Thomson ... crane operator (uncredited)
Ben Wilson ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Vanessa Baker ... adr voice casting
Laura Dickens ... casting assistant
Brendan Donnison ... adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Devina Artley ... costume department runner
Martin Chitty ... costume assistant
Louise Egan ... costume assistant
Claire Finlay-Thompson ... costume supervisor (as Claire Finlay)
Helen O'Donnell ... key set costumer (as Helen Mattocks)
Guy Speranza ... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department 

Julian Andraus ... second assistant editor
Paul Clegg ... second assistant editor
Simon Cozens ... first assistant editor
Mike Fraser ... dailies telecine (as Mike Frasers)
Tania Goding ... assistant editor: avid, UK (as Tania Clarke)
Mike Jackson ... first assistant editor
Sara Lineberger ... post-production coordinator
Jim Passon ... color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
Brock Stoneham ... apprentice editor
David Wheal ... editing department trainee

Location Management 

Philip Clark ... location scout
Kevin Early ... location assistant
Louise Fernandez ... location scout
Steve Hart ... location manager
David Pinnington ... location supervisor

Music Department 

Nick Angel ... music supervisor
Badly Drawn Boy ... music producer
Andy Brown ... orchestra contractor
The Cambridge Singers ... musician
Paul Englishby ... on-set music advisor
Charles Martin Inouye ... supervising music editor
Stephen McLaughlin ... music producer (as Steve McLaughlin) / score mixer (as Steve McLauglin)
Kathy Nelson ... executive in charge of film music: Universal Studios
Tom Rothrock ... music producer
Patrick Seymour ... conductor / music arranger
Geoff Foster ... score recordist (uncredited)
Rene Garza Aldape ... music editor (uncredited)
Alexandra Hill ... music assistant (uncredited)
Jake Jackson ... score engineer (uncredited)
Kirsten Lane ... music consultant (uncredited)
Jonathan Sacks ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Nikki Clapp ... script supervisor
Ruth Halliday ... script clearance

Transportation Department 

Jimmy Batchelor ... driver: minibus
Steve Boyd ... facility driver
Alan Burrows ... driver: stand-by prop
Andy Cooper ... driver: camera truck
Peter Devlin ... unit driver
Ian Drinkwater ... driver: minibus
Eric Francks ... unit driver
Peter Gathard ... facility driver
Gordon Hampton ... facility driver
Ian Johnson ... driver: construction run around
Townsley Knott ... transport facilities (as Townley Knott)
Steve Mangar ... facility driver
Ron Narduzzo ... unit driver (as Ronald Narduzzo)
Graham Pamment ... driver: makeup truck
Terry Reece ... unit driver
Tony Smith ... facility driver
Colin Thompson ... facility driver
John Tiny Topping ... driver: dining bus (as Tiny Topping)
Jason Vanezis ... unit driver
Michael Ward ... driver: costume department (as Mike Ward)
Willies Wheels ... facility driver: location
Mark White ... transportation
Nigel Williamson ... driver: props
Kim Worley ... driver: makeup truck
Peter Devlin ... transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Vicki Allen ... floor runner
Kellie Belle ... product placement manager
Paul Cafferty ... post-production accountant: US, R.C. Baral & Company, Inc
Richard Cain ... UK liaison to the Weitz Brothers
Neil Chaplin ... production accountant
James Chasey ... stand-in: Mr. Grant
Jo McLaren Clark ... craft service: Natural Addition
Manuela Cripps ... assistant production coordinator
Sara Curran ... head of legal and business affairs: Working Title Films
Wayne Docksey ... animal handler: fish
Matt Eddy ... production executive: Weitz Brothers
Paul Englishby ... guitar teacher
Andrew Francis Fenady ... executive in charge of production
Steve Fletcher ... tutor
Mike Fraser ... rushes transfer
Michael Gaster ... set intern
Shefali Ghosh ... chief financial officer: Working Title Films
Pauline Gill ... stand-in: Toni Collette
Tom Glaisyer ... runner (as Tony Glaisyer)
Tarn Harper ... post-production accountant
Glenis Hoult ... chaperone
Paul Jackson ... health and safety
Aliza James ... assistant: Eric Fellner, Working Title Films
Michael Johnstone ... craft service: Natural Addition
Ann Lynch ... production coordinator
Meghan Lyvers ... assistant: Jane Rosenthal
Stacy Mann ... unit publicist
Jill McCullough ... voice and dialogue coach
Callum Metcalfe ... assistant: Tim Bevan, Working Title Films
Paul Monaghan ... production runner
Angela Morrison ... chief operating officer: Working Title Films
Rob Nash ... piano teacher
Caroline Oxley-Mcleod ... nurse
Joy Pollard ... tutor
Samar Pollitt ... runner (as Sam Pollit)
Jason Potter ... accounts assistant
Albert G. Ruben ... insurance: AON
Renee Ryel ... post-production accountant: US, R.C. Baral & Company, Inc.
Sheeraz Shah ... vice president legal and business affairs: Working Title Films
Emma Short ... assistant accountant
Jack Steed ... stand-in: Nicholas Hoult
Emily Stewart ... production assistant: Working Title Films
Dathi Sveinbjarnarson ... floor runner
Katharine Tidy ... food stylist
Lucy Wainwright ... legal advisor: Working Title Films
Polly Wilby ... assistant post-production accountant
Sara Woodhatch ... assistant: Hugh Grant
Sarah Jane Wright ... production executive: Working Title Films (as Sarah-Jane Wright)
Daniel Bielawski ... projectionist (uncredited)
Patrick Corcoran ... executive assistant: Allison Shearmur (uncredited)
Robin Demetriou ... catering supervisor (uncredited)
Christina Mallet ... runner (uncredited)

Thanks 

Neil Barrett ... thanks
John Richmond ... thanks
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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