Extremely loud and incredibly close: cast and crew

• Stephen Daldry 51 at release Also in The Reader (2008)

Actors

16

Crew

6

Youngest at release

32 yearsStephen Kunken

Eldest at release

82 yearsMax von Sydow

• Tom Hanks Thomas Schell 55 at release Also in Toy Story 3 (2010)
• Sandra Bullock Linda Schell 47 at release Also in Gravity (2013)
• Thomas Horn Oskar Schell
• John Goodman Stan the Doorman 59 at release Also in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• Max von Sydow † 2020 The Renter 82 at release Also in Shutter Island (2010)
• Viola Davis Abby Black 46 at release Also in The Help (2011)
• Jeffrey Wright William Black 46 at release Also in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
• Zoe Caldwell † 2020 Oskar's Grandmother 78 at release Also in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
• Stephen Henderson Walt the Locksmith 62 at release Also in Lincoln (2012)

The whole cast 16

1. Tom Hanks Thomas Schell
2. Sandra Bullock Linda Schell
3. Thomas Horn Oskar Schell
4. John Goodman Stan the Doorman
5. Max von Sydow The Renter
6. Viola Davis Abby Black
7. Jeffrey Wright William Black
8. Zoe Caldwell Oskar's Grandmother
9. Stephen Henderson Walt the Locksmith
10. Jim Norton Old Mr. Black
11. Adrian Martinez Hector Black
12. Ray Iannicelli Baz Black
13. Stephen Kunken Teacher
14. Stephanie Kurtzuba Elaine Black
15. Catherine Curtin Leigh-Anne Black
16. Sandra Rosko Business Woman

Production companies

Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Who plays Thomas Schell in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Tom Hanks plays Thomas Schell.

Who plays Linda Schell in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Sandra Bullock plays Linda Schell.

Who plays Oskar Schell in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Thomas Horn plays Oskar Schell.

Who plays Stan the Doorman in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

John Goodman plays Stan the Doorman.

Who plays The Renter in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Max von Sydow plays The Renter.

Who plays Abby Black in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Viola Davis plays Abby Black.

Who directed Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Stephen Daldry.

Who wrote Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Eric Roth.

Who composed the music for Extremely loud and incredibly close?

Alexandre Desplat.

How many actors are in Extremely loud and incredibly close?

16 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.

• Jeffrey Wright and Tom Hanks have worked together on 2 other films: The Phoenician Scheme (2025) and Asteroid City Asteroid City (2023).

• Stephanie Kurtzuba and Catherine Curtin have worked together on 2 other films: Bad Education (2019) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

• Tom Hanks and John Goodman had already worked together on one film: Cars (2006).

• Viola Davis and Sandra Bullock have worked together on one other film: The Unforgivable (2021).

• Jeffrey Wright and Viola Davis had already worked together on one film: Syriana (2005).

• Jim Norton and Stephanie Kurtzuba have worked together on one other film: The Irishman (2019).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Tom Hanks (60), John Goodman (51) and Viola Davis (45).

• The cast’s average age at release is 55 (of the 10 actors whose birth date we know).