Directed by Ron Howard Written by Akiva Goldsman Sylvia Nasar Cast Russell Crowe ... John Nash Ed Harris ... Parcher Jennifer Connelly ... Alicia Nash Christopher Plummer ... Dr. Rosen Paul Bettany ... Charles Adam Goldberg ... Sol Josh Lucas ... Hansen Anthony Rapp ... Bender Jason Gray-Stanford ... Ainsley Judd Hirsch ... Helinger Austin Pendleton ... Thomas King Vivien Cardone ... Marcee Jillie Simon ... Bar Co-Ed (as Jill M. Simon) Victor Steinbach ... Professor Horner Tanya Clarke ... Becky Thomas F. Walsh ... Captain Jesse Doran ... General Kent Cassella ... Analyst Patrick Blindauer ... MIT Student John Blaylock ... Photographer Roy Thinnes ... Governor Anthony Easton ... Young Man Cheryl Howard ... Harvard Administrator Rance Howard ... White-Haired Patient Jane Jenkins ... Code-Red Nurse (as JJ Chaback) Darius Stone ... Adjunct Josh Pais ... Princeton Professor Alex Toma ... Toby Valentina Cardinalli ... Joyce Teagle F. Bougere ... Young Professor David B. Allen ... John Nash Jr. - Teenager Michael Esper ... John Nash Jr. - Young Man Eva Burkley ... Girl at Bar (as Catharina Eva Burkley) Amy Walz ... Blond in Bar Tracey Toomey ... Brunette Jennifer Weedon ... Brunette Yvonne Thomas ... Brunette Holly Pitrago ... Brunette Isadore Rosenfeld ... Pen Ceremony Professor Tommy Allen ... Pen Ceremony Professor (as Thomas C. Allen) Dave Bayer ... Pen Ceremony Professor Brian Keith Lewis ... Pen Ceremony Professor Tom McNutt ... Pen Ceremony Professor Will Dunham ... Pen Ceremony Professor Glenn Roberts ... Pen Ceremony Professor Ed Jupp Jr. ... Pen Ceremony Professor (as Ed Jupp) Christopher Stockton ... Princeton Student Gregory Dress ... Princeton Student Carla Occhiogrosso ... Princeton Student Matt Samson ... Princeton Student Lyena Nomura ... Princeton Student Kathleen Fellegara ... Insulin Treatment Nurse Betsy Klompus ... Insulin Treatment Nurse Stelio Savante ... Technician Logan McCall ... Technician Bob Broder ... Technician Uncredited Cast Michael Abbott Jr. ... Princeton Library Tutor Liche Ariza ... Princeton Student Michael Arthur ... Army Captain Reggie Austin ... Pen Ceremony Professor Fileena Bahris ... Student Lloyd Baskin ... Professor Sean Bennett ... Student Cade Bittner ... Harvard Student James Thomas Bligh ... Nobel Prize Attendee Peter Bonilla ... Princeton Student Rich Bryant ... College Student Dan Chen ... Nobel Prize Ceremony Guest Phil Cirincione ... MIT Student Scott Addison Clay ... MIT Student Ty Copeman ... Doctor Sean Dillon ... MIT Student Berly Ellis ... Princeton Tutor '78 Jonah Falcon ... Mental Patient Fabrizio Fante ... Harvard Student Scott Fernstrom ... Trent Humphres Michael Fiore ... MIT Student Mike Fitzgerald ... Princeton Student Todd Fredericks ... Man at Gouverners Ball Seth Gabel ... Harvard Student Russell Gibson ... Pen Ceremony Professor Gregory Gordon ... Student Evan Hart ... Princeton Student Jason Horton ... Princeton Student Bryce Dallas Howard ... Harvard Student Ron Howard ... Man at Governors' Ball Vivian Kalinov ... Princeton Student Alex Lorre ... Technician Monique Marissa Lukens ... Harvard Student Dory Manzour ... Princeton Student Tiffany Marz ... Princeton Student Charles McClelland ... Man at Nobel Ceremony Jon M. McDonnell ... Bar Patron Robert Myers ... Professor Charles Pendelton ... Bartender Reed Penney ... MIT Student Michael C. Pierce ... Radio Operator Mills Pierre ... Princeton Student Deborah Rayne ... Princeton Student Sean Reid ... Harvard Student Colby Ryan ... Princeton Student Brian Smyj ... Soldier Ned Stuart ... Professor Dave Sweeney ... Campus Cop Alessandro Tanaka ... Student Admirer Douglas Taurel ... Princeton Student John H. Tobin ... Shadow Figure Jeffrey Christopher Todd ... Princeton Student Michael Tota ... Army Soldier Jarred Treiber ... Student Ryan Tygh ... Princeton Math Grad Erik Van Wyck ... Princeton Student James Whalen ... Construction Chief Warner Wolf ... Award Ceremony Bystander Produced by Brian Grazer Todd Hallowell Ron Howard Karen Kehela Sherwood Kathleen McGill Maureen Peyrot Aldric La'auli Porter Louisa Velis Original Music by James Horner

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