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- Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman
- Chloë Sevigny as Jean
- Reese Witherspoon as Evelyn Williams
- Jared Leto as Paul Allen
- Willem Dafoe as Donald Kimball
- Samantha Mathis as Courtney Rawlinson
- American Psycho Supporting Cast & Characters
Patrick Bateman is the infamous protagonist of American Psycho. From the film's first minutes, it's clear that he is losing his edge: he becomes immersed in a meticulous routine, yet seems to feel something is missing. While he spends his life obsessed only with himself, he finds a new compulsion: killing people. As the body count stacks up and Pat...
Patrick Bateman's personal secretary, Jean, is played by Chloë Sevigny, famous for her role as Shelley in American Horror Story, as well as other dark roles including Officer Mindy in The Dead Don't Die and Janelle in Bones and All. After American Psycho's success, Sevigny continued to take part in many indie projects, such as Dogville and the cont...
Evelyn is Patrick Bateman's "supposed" fiancée, as he tends to point out, although the two don't really like each other. Evelyn and Patrick share the same friend circle and seem to be together purely for convenience; Evelyn is always talking, and Patrick is never listening. One year after Reese Witherspoon starred in her best movie, Election, as an...
Paul Allen is a charismatic businessman who becomes Patrick's archenemy after showing up with the best business card in the office. He easily falls for Patrick's charm and becomes one of his early victims, brutally murdered with an ax. His death gives rise to a concerning investigation involving Patrick's office. The Allen character is played in th...
Donald Kimball could be considered American Psycho's antagonist for two reasons. Firstly, he spends the movie on Patrick Bateman's heels while investigating Paul Allen's disappearance. Secondly, he's either terrible at his job or the best man in the business. His scenes with Patrick are conducted in a way where it's impossible to tell whether Kimba...
Although she's engaged to one of Patrick's closest coworkers and is his fiancee's best friend, Courtney is having an affair with the main character of American Psycho. She's described as an almost perfect-looking woman who's constantly abusing a wide range of psychiatric drugs. Courtney is played by Samantha Mathis, one of the stars of the 1994 ada...
Justin Theroux as Timothy Bryce - Timothy is Patrick Bateman's charming co-worker, who according to him might be having an affair with Evelyn. The character is played in American Psycho by Justin Theroux, who would later become part of the cast of The Leftovers. He is also known for his multifaceted role in David Lynch'sMulholland Drive. Matt Ross ...
American Psycho is a 2000 satirical horror film directed by Mary Harron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer.
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- Christian Bale (Patrick Bateman) In 2000, Christian Bale was not the A-lister he is today. As he was more well-known for his child and teenage roles in Empire of the Sun (1987), Newsies (1992), and Swing Kids (1993), American Psycho director and co-writer Harron had to fight to get him cast as Patrick Bateman, especially since the studio execs wanted Leonardo DiCaprio for the role.
- Willem Dafoe (Donald Kimball) By the time he appeared in American Psycho, Willem Dafoe had already acted in a wide range of films and scored an Academy Award nomination — so what did he do afterward?
- Jared Leto (Paul Allen) What can you say about Jared Leto? After his performance as Paul Allen in American Psycho, the actor dropped a significant amount of weight to play a character with a heroin addiction in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000); grew in culturally appropriated cornrows for David Fincher's Panic Room (2002); and then focused increasingly on his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, which released a couple of platinum sellers in the mid-2000s.
- Reese Witherspoon (Evelyn Williams) Reese Witherspoon was a former child and teen actress coming off widespread acclaim for her role as Tracy Flick in the dark comedy Election (1999) when she took on a supporting turn in American Psycho as Patrick Bateman's fiancée.
Mary Harron. Screenplay. A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Apr 14, 2000 · With Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage. A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
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American Psycho - Full Cast & Crew. A rich Wall Street player (Christian Bale) basks in his late-1980s yuppie lifestyle, but behind his slick appearance lurks a murderous monster. Jared Leto ...
