The Boat That Rocked: cast and crew

• Richard Curtis 52 at release Also in About Time (2013)

Actors

23

Crew

7

Youngest at release

12 yearsCharlie Rowe

Eldest at release

59 yearsBill Nighy

• Will Adamsdale News John Also in Four Lions (2010)
• Michael Hadley Mr. Roberts Also in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
• Charlie Rowe James 12 at release Also in The Golden Compass (2007)
• Kenneth Branagh Sir Alistair Dormandy 48 at release Also in Thor (2011)
• LF Lucy Fleming Mrs. Roberts Also in The Shining (1980)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman † 2014 The Count 41 at release Also in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
• Tom Sturridge Carl 23 at release Also in On the Road (2012)
• Bill Nighy Quentin 59 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Tom Brooke Thick Kevin Also in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

The whole cast 23

1. Will Adamsdale News John
2. Michael Hadley Mr. Roberts
3. Charlie Rowe James
4. Kenneth Branagh Sir Alistair Dormandy
5. LF Lucy Fleming Mrs. Roberts
6. Philip Seymour Hoffman The Count
7. Tom Sturridge Carl
8. Bill Nighy Quentin
9. Tom Brooke Thick Kevin
10. Rhys Darby Angus Nutsford
11. Nick Frost Dave
12. January Jones Elenore
13. Chris O'Dowd Simon
14. Sinead Matthews Miss C
15. Gemma Arterton Desiree
16. Jack Davenport Twatt
17. Ralph Brown Bob
18. Rhys Ifans Gavin
19. Talulah Riley Marianne
20. Emma Thompson Charlotte
21. Poppy Delevingne Model
22. David Sterne Marianne's Captain
23. Katie Lyons Angus' Boat Girl

Production companies

Medienproduktion Prometheus Filmgesellschaft, Universal Pictures

Who plays News John in The Boat That Rocked?

Will Adamsdale plays News John.

Who plays Mr. Roberts in The Boat That Rocked?

Michael Hadley plays Mr. Roberts.

Who plays James in The Boat That Rocked?

Charlie Rowe plays James.

Who plays Sir Alistair Dormandy in The Boat That Rocked?

Kenneth Branagh plays Sir Alistair Dormandy.

Who plays Mrs. Roberts in The Boat That Rocked?

Lucy Fleming plays Mrs. Roberts.

Who plays The Count in The Boat That Rocked?

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays The Count.

Who directed The Boat That Rocked?

Richard Curtis.

Who wrote The Boat That Rocked?

Richard Curtis.

Who composed the music for The Boat That Rocked?

Hans Zimmer.

How many actors are in The Boat That Rocked?

23 actors are credited, and 7 people in the crew.

• Richard Curtis has also directed Bill Nighy in 2 films: About Time (2013) and Love Actually (2003).

• Richard Curtis had already directed Emma Thompson in Love Actually (2003).

• Emma Thompson and Richard Curtis had already worked together on one film: The Tall Guy (1989).

• Bill Nighy and Nick Frost have worked together on 4 other films: StarDog and TurboCat (2019), The World's End (2013), Hot Fuzz (2007) and 1 more.

• Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson had already worked together on 4 films: Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Peter's Friends (1992), Dead Again (1991) and 1 more.

• David Sterne and Rhys Ifans had already worked together on 2 films: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and Vanity Fair (2004).

• Will Adamsdale and Tom Sturridge have worked together on one other film: Journey's End (2017).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Emma Thompson (54), Bill Nighy (51) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (40).

• The cast’s average age at release is 35 (of the 16 actors whose birth date we know).