Directed by Christopher Misiano Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Etan Frankel   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Michael B. Jordan ... Vince Howard Jurnee Smollett ... Jess Merriweather Matt Lauria ... Luke Cafferty Zach Gilford ... Matt Saracen Alicia Witt ... Cheryl Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Kim Dickens ... Shelby Saracen Steve Harris ... Virgil Merriweather Jeremy Sumpter ... J.D. McCoy Dora Madison ... Becky Sproles (as Madison Burge) Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen Russell DeGrazier ... Coach Stan Traub Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Riggins Stephanie Hunt ... Devin Boland Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley Ernest James ... Calvin Brown Troy Anthony Hogan ... Principal Burnwell (as Troy Hogan) David Born ... Superintendent Dunley Parker Christian ... Kevin Laurel Penn ... Janisse Desiree McKinney ... Chante Lawrence Varnado ... Mo Hall Peter Harrell Jr. ... Damon Gaston Danny James Hunter ... Deacon Floyd Malone Isaac Smith ... Caleb Merriweather Josh Levi ... Darius Merriweather (as Joshua Bolden) Charlie Quary ... Andre Merriweather Eric Fitzgerald ... Sheriff Dother Sykes ... Nick Jeff Raymond ... Military Officer David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Uncredited Cast Rob Adams ... Coach Reeves Landon Alan ... Kenny Olson Eloise DeJoria ... Beauty Pageant Judge Steven Dziobak ... Linebacker Marissa Garrison ... Secretary John Christian Love ... Lions Player Gary Teague ... Country Bar Patron Andrea Trisdale ... Nurse Kevin Wesley ... Football Player #13 Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Bridget Carpenter   Kerry Ehrin   Ron Fitzgerald   Brian Grazer   Rolin Jones   Jason Katims   Cindy Kerber   Patrick Massett   David Nevins   Chad Savage   Karen Wacker   Michael Waxman   John Zinman   Original Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

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