The Professor and the Madman: cast and crew

• Farhad Safinia

Actors

12

Crew

4

Youngest at release

38 yearsNatalie Dormer

Eldest at release

64 yearsMel Gibson

• Mel Gibson James Murray 64 at release Also in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
• Sean Penn Dr. William Chester Minor 59 at release Also in The Tree of Life (2011)
• Eddie Marsan Mr. Muncie Also in Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Natalie Dormer Eliza Merrett 38 at release Also in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Jennifer Ehle Ada Murray 50 at release Also in The King's Speech (2010)
• Steve Coogan Frederick James Furnivall 54 at release Also in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
• Stephen Dillane Dr. Richard Brayn 63 at release Also in Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
• Ioan Gruffudd Henry Bradley 46 at release Also in Titanic (1997)
• Jeremy Irvine Charles Hall Also in War Horse (2011)

The whole cast 12

1. Mel Gibson James Murray
2. Sean Penn Dr. William Chester Minor
3. Eddie Marsan Mr. Muncie
4. Natalie Dormer Eliza Merrett
5. Jennifer Ehle Ada Murray
6. Steve Coogan Frederick James Furnivall
7. Stephen Dillane Dr. Richard Brayn
8. Ioan Gruffudd Henry Bradley
9. Jeremy Irvine Charles Hall
10. Laurence Fox Philip Lyttelton Gell
11. David O'Hara Church
12. Aidan McArdle Defence Attorney Clarke

Production companies

22h22, Icon Entertainment

Distributor in the UK

MUBI

Who plays James Murray in The Professor and the Madman?

Mel Gibson plays James Murray.

Who plays Dr. William Chester Minor in The Professor and the Madman?

Sean Penn plays Dr. William Chester Minor.

Who plays Mr. Muncie in The Professor and the Madman?

Eddie Marsan plays Mr. Muncie.

Who plays Eliza Merrett in The Professor and the Madman?

Natalie Dormer plays Eliza Merrett.

Who plays Ada Murray in The Professor and the Madman?

Jennifer Ehle plays Ada Murray.

Who plays Frederick James Furnivall in The Professor and the Madman?

Steve Coogan plays Frederick James Furnivall.

Who directed The Professor and the Madman?

Farhad Safinia.

Who wrote The Professor and the Madman?

John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki and Farhad Safinia.

How many actors are in The Professor and the Madman?

12 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Sean Penn and Eddie Marsan have worked together on 2 other films: Flag Day (2021) and 21 Grams (2003).

• Eddie Marsan and Aidan McArdle had already worked together on 2 films: Me and Orson Welles (2009) and Orson Welles y Goya (2008).

• Ioan Gruffudd and Stephen Dillane had already worked together on 2 films: King Arthur (2004) and The Gathering (2003).

• Sean Penn and Steve Coogan had already worked together on one film: I'm Still Here: The Lost Years of Joaquin Phoenix (2010).

• Jennifer Ehle and Stephen Dillane had already worked together on one film: Zero Dark Thirty (2012).

• David O'Hara and Mel Gibson had already worked together on one film: Braveheart (1995).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Eddie Marsan (55), Sean Penn (51) and Steve Coogan (48).

• The cast’s average age at release is 52 (of the 10 actors whose birth date we know).