尼古拉斯·凯奇

Nicolas Cage

饰：Charlie Kaufman,Donald Kaufman

梅丽尔·斯特里普

Meryl Streep

饰：Susan Orlean

克里斯·库珀

Chris Cooper

饰：John Laroche

蒂尔达·斯文顿

Tilda Swinton

饰：Valerie Thomas

杰伊·塔瓦尔

Jay Tavare

饰：Matthew Osceola

加里·保罗·戴维斯

Gary Paul Davis

饰：Russell (as G. Paul Davis)

罗杰·威利

Roger Willie

饰：Randy

吉姆·比弗

Jim Beaver

饰：Ranger Tony

道格·琼斯

Doug Jones

饰：Augustus Margary

斯蒂芬·托布罗斯基

Stephen Tobolowsky

饰：Ranger Steve Neely (scenes deleted)

加利·法梅尔

Gary Farmer

饰：Buster Baxley

皮特·杰森

PeterEdwardOstling

饰：Defense Attorney

格里高利·伊齐恩

Gregory Itzin

饰：Prosecutor

柯蒂斯·汉森

Curtis Hanson

饰：Orlean's Husband

Paul Jasmin

Paul Jasmin

饰：Orlean Dinner Guest

大卫·O·拉塞尔

David O.Russell

饰：Orlean Dinner Guest

朱迪·格雷尔

Judy Greer

饰：Alice the Waitress

玛吉·吉伦哈尔

Maggie Gyllenhaal

饰：Caroline Cunningham

鲍勃·斯蒂芬森

Robert J. Stephenson

饰：David

桑德拉·李·吉姆佩尔

Sandra Lee Gimpel

饰：Laroche's Mom (as Sandra Gimpel)

朗·里维斯顿

Ron Livingston

饰：Marty Bowen

布莱恩·考克斯

Brian Cox

饰：Robert McKee

南希·利内翰

Nancy Lenehan

饰：Kaufman's Mother

柯特·克伦德尼

Curt Clendenin

饰：Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Tony Collucci

Tony Collucci

饰：Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Lathan Crowe

饰：Orchid Vendor (uncredited)

约翰·库萨克

John Cusack

饰：Himself (uncredited)

斯派克·琼斯

Spike Jonze

饰：Himself (uncredited)

凯瑟琳·基纳

Catherine Keener

饰：Herself (uncredited)

约翰·马尔科维奇

John Malkovich

饰：Himself (uncredited)

Agnes NaDene Baddoo

饰：Orlean Dinner Guest (as Agnes Badoo)

Paul Fortune

Paul Fortune

饰：Orlean Dinner Guest

Lisa Love

饰：Orlean Dinner Guest

Wendy Mogel

饰：Orlean Dinner Guest

鲍勃·耶基斯

Bob Yerkes

饰：Charles Darwin

Lynn Court

饰：Laroche's Dad

Roger E. Fanter

饰：Laroche's Uncle Jim

Caron Colvett

饰：Laroche's Wife

Larry Krask

Larry Krask

饰：EMT

John Etter

饰：McKee Lecture Attendee

Ray Berrios

饰：Police Officer

Donald Dowd

饰：Cafe Customer (uncredited)

苏珊·奥尔琳

Susan Orlean

饰：Woman in supermarket (scenes deleted)

兰斯·阿考德

Lance Acord

饰：Himself (uncredited)

Ryan Bosch

饰：Partygoer (uncredited)

Jake Magnuson

饰：Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Rheagan Wallace

饰：Kim Canetti (uncredited)

Brigitte Bogle

Brigitte Bogle

饰：Teenage Orlean (uncredited)

卡拉·西摩

Cara Seymour

饰：Amelia Kavan

南希·利内翰

Nancy Lenehan

杰·塔瓦雷

Jay Tavare

饰：马修奥西奥拉

Robert J. Stephenson

饰：大卫

克里斯·库柏

Chris Cooper

饰：约翰·拉罗歇