Oppenheimer: cast and crew

• Christopher Nolan 52 at release Also in The Dark Knight (2008)

Actors

45

Crew

3

Youngest at release

25 yearsAlex Wolff

Eldest at release

81 yearsTom Conti

• Cillian Murphy J. Robert Oppenheimer 47 at release Also in The Dark Knight (2008)
• Emily Blunt Kitty Oppenheimer 40 at release Also in Looper (2012)
• Robert Downey Jr. Lewis Strauss 58 at release Also in Avengers Assemble (2012)
• Alden Ehrenreich Senate Aide 33 at release Also in Blue Jasmine (2013)
• Scott Grimes Counsel 52 at release Also in Robin Hood (2010)
• Jason Clarke Roger Robb 54 at release Also in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• Tony Goldwyn Gordon Gray 63 at release Also in Divergent (2014)
• Macon Blair Lloyd Garrison Also in The Hunt (2020)
• James D'Arcy Patrick Blackett 47 at release Also in Avengers: Endgame (2019)

The whole cast 45

1. Cillian Murphy J. Robert Oppenheimer
2. Emily Blunt Kitty Oppenheimer
3. Robert Downey Jr. Lewis Strauss
4. Alden Ehrenreich Senate Aide
5. Scott Grimes Counsel
6. Jason Clarke Roger Robb
7. Tony Goldwyn Gordon Gray
8. Macon Blair Lloyd Garrison
9. James D'Arcy Patrick Blackett
10. Kenneth Branagh Niels Bohr
11. Gregory Jbara Chairman Magnuson
12. Tom Conti Albert Einstein
13. David Krumholtz Isidor Rabi
14. Matthias Schweighöfer Werner Heisenberg
15. Josh Hartnett Ernest Lawrence
16. Alex Wolff Luis Alvarez
17. Josh Zuckerman Rossi Lomanitz
18. Michael Angarano Robert Serber
19. Emma Dumont Jackie Oppenheimer
20. Florence Pugh Jean Tatlock
21. Jefferson Hall Haakon Chevalier
22. Guy Burnet George Eltenton
23. Matthew Modine Vannevar Bush
24. Louise Lombard Ruth Tolman
25. David Dastmalchian William Borden
26. Matt Damon Leslie Groves
27. Dane DeHaan Kenneth Nichols
28. Josh Peck Kenneth Bainbridge
29. Jack Quaid Richard Feynman
30. Benny Safdie Edward Teller
31. Gustaf Skarsgård Hans Bethe
32. Jeff Hephner Congresista
33. James Urbaniak Kurt Gödel
34. Trond Fausa George Kistiakowsky
35. Devon Bostick Seth Neddermeyer
36. Christopher Denham Klaus Fuchs
37. Rami Malek David Hill
38. Olivia Thirlby Lilli Hornig
39. Casey Affleck Boris Pash
40. Harrison Gilbertson Philip Morrison
41. James Remar Henry Stimson
42. Will Roberts George C. Marshall
43. Steve Coulter James Conant
44. Bryce Johnson AAF Officer 2
45. Gary Oldman Harry Truman

Production companies

Universal Pictures, Atlas Entertainment

Distributor in the UK

Universal Pictures

Who plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer?

Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Who plays Kitty Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer?

Emily Blunt plays Kitty Oppenheimer.

Who plays Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer?

Robert Downey Jr. plays Lewis Strauss.

Who plays Senate Aide in Oppenheimer?

Alden Ehrenreich plays Senate Aide.

Who plays Counsel in Oppenheimer?

Scott Grimes plays Counsel.

Who plays Roger Robb in Oppenheimer?

Jason Clarke plays Roger Robb.

Who directed Oppenheimer?

Christopher Nolan.

Who wrote Oppenheimer?

Christopher Nolan.

How many actors are in Oppenheimer?

45 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.

• Christopher Nolan had already directed Cillian Murphy in 5 films: Dunkirk (2017), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Inception (2010) and 2 more.

• Christopher Nolan had already directed Kenneth Branagh in 2 films: Tenet (2020) and Dunkirk (2017).

• Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy have worked together on 2 other films: A Quiet Place Part III (2027) and A Quiet Place 2 (2020).

• Robert Downey Jr. and Kenneth Branagh have worked together on 2 other films: Stan Lee (2023) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

• Emily Blunt and Matt Damon have worked together on 2 other films: IF (2024) and The Adjustment Bureau (2010).

• Jason Clarke and Dane DeHaan had already worked together on 2 films: Knight of Cups (2015) and Lawless (2012).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Matt Damon (73), Robert Downey Jr. (42) and Emily Blunt (40).

• The cast’s average age at release is 48 (of the 35 actors whose birth date we know).