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Find out who starred in the sci-fi epic Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Jonathan Nolan. See the full list of actors, producers, writers, composers, and more on IMDb.
It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, and Matt Damon. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humankind.
Nov 7, 2014 · Interstellar is a sci-fi adventure drama directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and more. The film follows a team of astronauts who travel through a wormhole to find a new planet for humanity.
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Find out who starred in the sci-fi epic Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan. See the full list of actors, producers, writers, and other crew members who worked on the film.
- Matthew McConaughey as Joseph Cooper
- Anne Hathaway as Dr. Amelia Brand
- Mackenzie Foy / Jessica Chastain / Ellen Burstyn as Murphy “Murph” Cooper
- Michael Caine as Professor John Brand
- John Lithgow as Donald
- Matt Damon as Mann
- David Oyelowo as The School Principal
- Interstellar Supporting Cast & Characters
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Interstellar’s lead protagonist, Joseph Cooper, a widowed NASA pilot who became a farmer when the U.S. government shut down the agency, is played by Matthew McConaughey. Just as one Interstellar actor played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., McConaughey also played a real-life activist, Ron Woodroof, in Dallas Buyers Club, a role that earned him an Acad...
Dr. Amelia Brand, the devoted NASA scientist and astronaut who joins Cooper’s intergalactic mission to find humanity a new home, is played by Anne Hathaway. Hathaway is the most prominent Interstellar actor who had worked with Nolan before, as she previously played Catwoman opposite Christian Bale’s Batman in The Dark Knight Rises. She has also sta...
Cooper’s daughter, Murphy, is played by Mackenzie Foy as a precocious child, Jessica Chastain as an adult who grew up to become a NASA scientist, and Ellen Burstyn as an elderly woman. Foy previously played Renesmee Cullen in The Twilight Saga. Chastain won an Oscar for her turn in The Eyes of Tammy Faye and also appeared in The Help, Zero Dark Thi...
Hathaway isn’t the only Interstellar actor who had worked with Nolan before. The director cast frequent collaborator Michael Caine in the role of NASA’s Professor John Brand, Amelia’s father and Cooper’s former mentor who masterminds the Endurance mission. Caine also played Alfred Pennyworth in Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and appeared in The Presti...
Cooper’s cantankerous father-in-law, Donald, is played by John Lithgow. Lithgow is known for his appearances in such classic movies as Footloose, Harry and the Hendersons, Terms of Endearment, and The World According to Garp. The latter two earned Lithgow Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He also voiced Lord Farquaad in Shrek and played ...
The astronaut who deceives the Endurance crew before attempting to hijack their ship, Mann, is played by Matt Damon. Damon is the only Interstellar actor whose role was kept a secret because Nolan didn't want to mislead audiences into thinking the A-list actor had a large role (via Inquirer). Damon launched his own career with his Oscar-winning scr...
The principal of Murph’s school is played by David Oyelowo. In the same year that he appeared in Interstellar, Oyelowo played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, a historical drama centered on the 1965 voting rights march to Montgomery. The Interstellar actor has appeared in such films as Lincoln, Red Tails, See How They Run, and Rise of the Plan...
Casey Affleck / Timothée Chalamet as Tom Cooper: Cooper’s son, Tom, is played by Timothée Chalamet as a kid and Casey Affleck as an adult. Chalamet went on to star in such acclaimed films as Dune, Lady Bird, and Call Me by Your Name, while Affleck won an Academy Award for his performance in Manchester by the Sea. RELATED: Timothée Chalamet's Inters...
Learn about the actors and roles in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic Interstellar, from Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway to Michael Caine and Matt Damon. Find out how the cast brought the film's themes and characters to life in this comprehensive guide.
Find out who starred in the 2014 sci-fi drama Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan and featuring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and more. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and other crew members.
Meet the stars and filmmakers of Interstellar, a sci-fi epic about a team of explorers traveling beyond this galaxy. See cast photos, bios, and crew credits on Fandango.
