Burn After Reading: cast and crew

• Ethan Coen 51 at release Also in True Grit (2010)
• Joel Coen 53 at release Also in True Grit (2010)

Actors

14

Crew

5

Youngest at release

38 yearsElizabeth Marvel

Eldest at release

64 yearsDavid Rasche

• George Clooney Harry Pfarrer 47 at release Also in Gravity (2013)
• Frances McDormand Linda Litzke 51 at release Also in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• John Malkovich Osborne Cox 54 at release Also in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• Brad Pitt Chad Feldheimer 44 at release Also in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• Tilda Swinton Katie Cox 47 at release Also in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• Richard Jenkins Ted 61 at release Also in Friends with Benefits (2011)
• David Rasche CIA Officer Palmer DeBakey Smith 64 at release Also in Men in black 3 (2012)
• Elizabeth Marvel Sandy Pfarrer 38 at release Also in True Grit (2010)
• J.K. Simmons CIA Superior 53 at release Also in Spider-Man 3 (2007)

The whole cast 14

1. George Clooney Harry Pfarrer
2. Frances McDormand Linda Litzke
3. John Malkovich Osborne Cox
4. Brad Pitt Chad Feldheimer
5. Tilda Swinton Katie Cox
6. Richard Jenkins Ted
7. David Rasche CIA Officer Palmer DeBakey Smith
8. Elizabeth Marvel Sandy Pfarrer
9. J.K. Simmons CIA Superior
10. Olek Krupa Krapotkin
11. Michael Countryman Alan
12. Kevin Sussman Tuchman Marsh Man
13. Jeffrey DeMunn Cosmetic Surgeon
14. Dermot Mulroney Star of "Coming Up Daisy"

Production companies

Mike Zoss Productions, Universal Pictures

Who plays Harry Pfarrer in Burn After Reading?

George Clooney plays Harry Pfarrer.

Who plays Linda Litzke in Burn After Reading?

Frances McDormand plays Linda Litzke.

Who plays Osborne Cox in Burn After Reading?

John Malkovich plays Osborne Cox.

Who plays Chad Feldheimer in Burn After Reading?

Brad Pitt plays Chad Feldheimer.

Who plays Katie Cox in Burn After Reading?

Tilda Swinton plays Katie Cox.

Who plays Ted in Burn After Reading?

Richard Jenkins plays Ted.

Who directed Burn After Reading?

Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

Who wrote Burn After Reading?

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

How many actors are in Burn After Reading?

14 actors are credited, and 5 people in the crew.

• Ethan Coen and Joel Coen have directed 15 other films together: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and 12 more.

• Ethan Coen and Joel Coen have worked together on 2 other films: Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Darkman (1990).

• Joel Coen has also directed Frances McDormand in 7 films: The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Hail, Caesar! (2016), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and 4 more.

• Joel Coen and Frances McDormand had already worked together on one film: Darkman (1990).

• Ethan Coen has also directed Frances McDormand in 6 films: Hail, Caesar! (2016), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Fargo (1996) and 3 more.

• Ethan Coen and Frances McDormand had already worked together on one film: Darkman (1990).

• George Clooney and Brad Pitt have worked together on 4 other films: Wolfs (2024), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and 1 more.

• Tilda Swinton and George Clooney have worked together on 3 other films: Hail, Caesar! (2016), Radioman (2012) and Michael Clayton (2007).

• J.K. Simmons and Brad Pitt have worked together on 3 other films: Heart of the Beast (2026), Megamind (2010) and The Mexican (2001).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: J.K. Simmons (74), Brad Pitt (61) and John Malkovich (59).

• The cast’s average age at release is 51 (of the 11 actors whose birth date we know).