About a Boy (2002)

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Will

      Hugh Grant

    • Fiona

      Toni Collette

    • Rachel

      Rachel Weisz

    • Angie

      Isabel Brook

    • Christine

      Sharon Small

    • Suzie

      Victoria Smurfit

    • Marcus

      Nicholas Hoult

    • Imogen

      Madison Cook

    • Imogen

      Jordan Cook

    • John

      Nicholas Hutchison

    • Barney

      Ryan Speechley

    • Barney

      Joseph Speechley

    • Ellie

      Nat Gastiain Tena

    • Ellie's friend

      Laura Kennington

    • Ellie's friend

      Tanika Swaby

    • Ellie's friend

      Peter McNicholl

    • Ellie's friend

      Christopher Webster

    • Lee, the bully

      Ben Ridgeway

    • Lee's sidekick

      Jack Warren

    • maître d'

      Russell Barr

    • Angie's kid

      Orlando Thor Newman

    • bitter ex-girlfriend

      Paulette Williams

    • bitter ex-girlfriend

      Fritha Goodey

    • bitter ex-girlfriend

      Susannah Doyle

    • bitter ex-girlfriend

      Delma Walsh

    • Mark

      Jonathan Franklin

    • Nicky

      John Kamal

    • class teacher

      Tessa Vale

    • woman in supermarket

      Lorna Dallison

    • child in supermarket

      Bethany Muir

    • husband in supermarket

      Bruce Alexander

    • Moira/SPAT

      Joyce Henderson

    • Frances/SPAT

      Jenny Galloway

    • Caroline/SPAT

      Janine Duvitski

    • additional SPAT woman

      Sue Hyams

    • additional SPAT woman

      Maggie Kahal

    • additional SPAT woman

      Lynn Askew

    • additional SPAT woman

      Beverly Milward

    • additional SPAT woman

      Danielle Harvey

    • additional SPAT woman

      Anna Maria Credenzone Philip

    • additional SPAT woman

      Sarah King

    • additional SPAT woman

      Susan Ghamsary

    • additional SPAT woman

      Edna Johnson

    • Mothercare shop assistant

      Frog Stone

    • family in Mothercare car park

      Buddy Hunter

    • family in Mothercare car park

      Kristine Perrin

    • family in Mothercare car park

      Nathan Perrin-Hunter

    • family in Mothercare car park

      Rachael Perrin-Hunter

    • Suzie's baby Megan

      Amy Craven

    • Suzie's baby Megan

      Rebecca Craven

    • park keeper

      Sidney Livingstone

    • nurse

      Cathy Murphy

    • hairdresser

      Joanne Petitt

    • Tom, Amnesty International worker

      Jason Salkey

    • Amnesty International worker

      Annabelle Apsion

    • Amnesty International worker

      Wilkinson, Matt

    • Will's dad

      Peter Roy

    • candy thrower

      Matthew Thomas

    • candy thrower

      Aaron Keeling

    • candy thrower

      Scott Charles

    • Skechers shopgirl

      Claire Harman

    • cute waitress

      Sian Martin

    • Clive

      Mark Drewry

    • Lindsey

      Denise Stephenson

    • Lindsey's mum

      Rosalind Knight

    • new year's eve party guest

      Lachlan Young, Murray

    • Ali

      Augustus Prew

    • Simon Cosgrove

      Alex Kew

    • math teacher

      Mark Heap

    • Def Penalty Kru

      Sunanda Biswas

    • Def Penalty Kru

      James Marshall-Gunn

    • Def Penalty Kru

      Jamie Mayer

    • Def Penalty Kru

      Korede Obashju

    • Mr Chalmers, the MC

      Roger Brierley

    • apple thrower

      Steffan Pejic

    • punk schoolgirl

      Natalia Tena

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Director

      Paul Weitz

    • Director

      Chris Weitz

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Chris Newman

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Howarth, Ben

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Oakley, Alex

    • Script Supervisor

      Nikki Clapp

    Production:

    • ©

      KALIMA Productions GmbH and Co. KG

    • Production Company

      Tribeca Productions

    • Production Company

      Working Title Films

    • Produced in association with

      KALIMA Productions GmbH and Co. KG

    • Presented by

      Universal Pictures

    • Presented by

      StudioCanal

    • Executive Producer

      Nick Hornby

    • Executive Producer

      Lynn Harris

    • Producer

      Jane Rosenthal

    • Producer

      Robert De Niro

    • Producer

      Brad Epstein

    • Producer

      Tim Bevan

    • Producer

      Eric Fellner

    • Co-produced by

      Kentish Barnes, Nicky

    • Co-producer

      Debra Hayward

    • Co-producer

      Liza Chasin

    • Co-producer

      Hardy Justice

    • For Working Title (Chief Operating Ofcr)

      Angela Morrison

    • For Working Title (Exec i/c of Productn)

      Michelle Wright

    • For Working Title (Production Executive)

      Sarah-Jane Wright

    • For Working Title (Head Legal/Bus Affrs)

      Sara Curran

    • For Working Title (VP Legal/Busns Affrs)

      Sheeraz Shah

    • For Working Title (Legal Advisor)

      Lucy Wainwright

    • Weitz Brothers Production Executive

      Matt Eddy

    • Unit Manager

      Lucy Williams

    • Production Manager

      Bernard Bellew

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Ann Lynch

    • Location Supervisor

      David Pinnington

    • Location Manager

      Steve Hart

    • Post-production (Supervisor)

      Graham Stumpf

    • Post-production (Co-ordinator)

      Sara Lineberger

    • Production Assistant (Working Title)

      Emily Stewart

    • UK Liaison to the Weitz Brothers

      Richard Cain

    • Studio

      Shepperton Studios

    Casting:

    • Casting

      Priscilla John

    • Casting (ADR Voice)

      Brendan Donnison

    • Casting (ADR Voice)

      Vanessa Baker

    • Background Artists Supplied by

      Casting Collective Ltd

    Writing:

    • Screenplay

      Peter Hedges

    • Screenplay

      Chris Weitz

    • Screenplay

      Paul Weitz

    • Based on the book by

      Nick Hornby

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Remi Adefarasin

    • Camera Operator (A)

      Peter Robertson

    • Steadicam Operator

      Peter Robertson

    Special Effects:

    • Special Effects

      Dark Side Effects

    • Art Department Graphics

      Faiers, Jules

    Editing:

    • Editor

      Nick Moore

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Jim Clay

    • Supervising Art Director

      Rod McLean

    • Art Director

      Freeman, Gary

    • Set Decorator

      John Bush

    • Drapes

      Chris Seddon

    • Draughts Person

      Heidi Gibb

    • Supervising Scenic Artist (Additnl Crew)

      Steve Mitchell

    • Scenic Artist (Additional Crew)

      Nigel Hughes

    • Scenic Artist (Additional Crew)

      James Hunt

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Joanna Johnston

    • Costume Supervisor

      Claire Finlay

    • Key Set Costume

      Helen Mattocks

    Make-up:

    • Make-up/Hair Design

      Graham Johnston

    • Make-up Artist

      Lorna Mcgowan

    • Make-up Artist

      Carmel Jackson

    • Make-up Artist (Additional Crew)

      Nora Robertson

    • Make-up Artist (Additional Crew)

      Laura Mcintosh

    Titles:

    • Main Titles

      The Picture Mill

    Film processing:

    • Digital Opticals/End Credits

      Pacific Title

    Music:

    • Music

      Badly Drawn Boy

    • [Music Performed by]

      The London Metropolitan Orchestra

    • Score Arranger/Conductor

      Patrick Seymour

    • Music Supervisor

      Nick Angel

    • Original Score Produced by

      Mclaughlin, Steve

    • Songs Produced by

      Tom Rothrock

    • Songs Produced by

      Badly Drawn Boy

    • Exec i/c of Film Music for Universal Stu

      Kathy Nelson

    • Supervising Music Editor

      Charles Martin Inouye

    • Guitar Teacher/On-set Music Adviser

      Paul Englishby

    • Piano Teacher

      Rob Nash

    Sound:

    • Orchestra Engineer

      Jake Jackson

    • Score Mixer

      Mclaughlin, Steve

    • Score Mixer

      North Pole Studio

    • Sound Mixer

      Tony Dawe

    • [Sound] Recordist

      Bill Meadows

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Andy Koyama

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Chris Carpenter

    • Re-recordng Servcs/Sound Editorial Desgn

      Universal Studios Sound Facility

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Richard Legrand Jr

    • Sound Editor

      Gerlich, Gary

    • Sound Editor

      William Hooper

    • Sound Editor

      Patrick O'Sullivan

    • Negative Cutter

      Theresa Repola Mohammed

    • Dialogue Editor

      Walter Spencer

    • ADR Supervisor

      Robert McNabb

    • ADR Recordist

      Colin Cooper

    • ADR Mixer

      Ted Swanscott

    • ADR Editor

      Norval Crutcher Iii

    • Foley

      One Step Up

    • Foley Editor

      Marilyn Graf

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Crowther, Graham

    Consultant:

    • Food Stylist

      Tidy, Katharine

    • Dolby Sound Consultant

      Bryan Pennington

    • Voice/Dialogue Coach

      Jill McCullough

    • Fish Animal Handler

      Wayne Docksey

    • Duck Animal Handler

      Animal Ark