The Animal Kingdom: cast and crew

• Thomas Cailley Also in Les combattants (2014)

Actors

6

Crew

2

Youngest at release

21 yearsPaul Kircher

Eldest at release

49 yearsRomain Duris

• Paul Kircher Émile 21 at release
• Romain Duris François Marindaze 49 at release Also in Heartbreaker (2010)
• Adèle Exarchopoulos Julia Izquierdo 29 at release Also in Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
• Tom Mercier Fix 30 at release Also in Synonyms (2019)
• Saadia Bentaïeb Naïma Also in Based on a True Story (2017)
• Nathalie Richard Profesora Valérie Beaudoin Also in Never let me go (2010)

The whole cast 6

1. Paul Kircher Émile
2. Romain Duris François Marindaze
3. Adèle Exarchopoulos Julia Izquierdo
4. Tom Mercier Fix
5. Saadia Bentaïeb Naïma
6. Nathalie Richard Profesora Valérie Beaudoin

Production companies

Nord-Ouest Films, Studio Canal, France 2 Cinéma

Distributor in the UK

Studio Canal

Who plays Émile in The Animal Kingdom?

Paul Kircher plays Émile.

Who plays François Marindaze in The Animal Kingdom?

Romain Duris plays François Marindaze.

Who plays Julia Izquierdo in The Animal Kingdom?

Adèle Exarchopoulos plays Julia Izquierdo.

Who plays Fix in The Animal Kingdom?

Tom Mercier plays Fix.

Who plays Naïma in The Animal Kingdom?

Saadia Bentaïeb plays Naïma.

Who plays Profesora Valérie Beaudoin in The Animal Kingdom?

Nathalie Richard plays Profesora Valérie Beaudoin.

Who directed The Animal Kingdom?

Thomas Cailley.

Who wrote The Animal Kingdom?

Thomas Cailley.

How many actors are in The Animal Kingdom?

6 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.

• Romain Duris and Adèle Exarchopoulos have worked together on one other film: Dog 51 (2025).

• Romain Duris and Nathalie Richard had already worked together on one film: Le divorce (2003).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Romain Duris (28), Adèle Exarchopoulos (19) and Nathalie Richard (17).

• The cast’s average age at release is 32 (of the 4 actors whose birth date we know).