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- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Cillian Murphy plays the titular theoretical physicist in Christopher Nolan's long-awaited flick. Speaking to the Associated Press back in May, Murphy opened up about playing the man remembered as the "father of the atomic bomb."
- Emily Blunt as Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer's wife is portrayed by Emily Blunt. The biologist moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico with her husband in 1943, while he was working on the Manhattan Project.
- Matt Damon as Leslie Groves. Matt Damon plays Lieutenant General Leslie Groves in the historical drama. During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers officer worked on the Pentagon's construction before directing the Manhattan Project.
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss. Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss — played by Robert Downey Jr. — worked closely with Oppenheimer during the development of nuclear weapons.
Feb 17, 2024 · Josh Hartnett plays Ernest Lawrence, a friend and mentor of J. Robert Oppenheimer, in Christopher Nolan's historical epic. He delivers a subtle and convincing portrayal of a man who admires and worries about Oppenheimer's genius and his political views.
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Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence, a Nobel-winning nuclear physicist who worked with Oppenheimer at the University of California, Berkeley. Casey Affleck as Boris Pash, a US Army military intelligence officer and commander of the Alsos Mission.
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- Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nolan cast his longtime collaborator Cillian Murphy in the lead role of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called "father of the atomic bomb" who headed up the Manhattan Project during World War II.
- Emily Blunt is Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer. Emily Blunt reunited with her A Quiet Place Part II costar Murphy to play Oppenheimer's wife Kitty, who moved to New Mexico with her husband after he took over the Manhattan Project.
- Matt Damon is Leslie Groves. Interstellar actor Matt Damon returned to the Nolan fold to play Lt. Gen. Groves, the director of the Manhattan Project who appointed Oppenheimer to directly oversee the development of the atomic bomb.
- Robert Downey Jr. is Lewis Strauss. Nolan gifted Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. the plum supporting role of Lewis Strauss, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, whose General Advisory Committee was chaired by Oppenheimer.
Jul 21, 2023 · Who’s Who in ‘Oppenheimer’: A Guide to the Real People and Events. Christopher Nolan’s complex drama depicts the development of the nuclear bomb and midcentury political machinations. Here ...
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Jul 21, 2023 · Ernest Lawrence, played by Josh Hartnett, was a nuclear physicist from Canton, South Dakota who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron, a particle...
Jul 30, 2023 · Josh Hartnett plays Ernest Lawrence, a nuclear physicist and J. Robert Oppenheimer's associate, in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. The movie shows his moral conflicts and dilemmas as he supports the hydrogen bomb and Oppenheimer's security hearing. He also compares his performance with his previous role as Captain Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor, where he played a different character in a similar World War II movie.
