• 
  Alan Parker

  regizor

• 
  Laura Jones

  scenarist
• 
  Frank McCourt

  scenarist

• 
  Emily Watson

  Angela McCourt
• 
  Robert Carlyle

  Tatal
• 
  Joe Breen

  Frank (in copilarie)
• 
  Ciaran Owens

  Frank (la maturitate)
• 
  Michael Legge

  Frank (la batranete)

• 
  Ronnie Masterson

  Bunica Sheehan
• 
  Stephen Marcus

  English Agent
• 
  Alan Parker

  Dr. Campbell
• 
  Martin Benson

  Christian Brother
• 
  Ray McBride

  Mill Foreman
• 
  Marcia DeBonis

  Mrs. Leibowitz
• 
  Maggie McCarthy

  Miss Barry

• 
  Helen Norton

  Delia
• 
  Eanna MacLiam

  Uncle Pat
• 
  Phil Kelly

  Father Gory
• 
  Devon Murray

  Middle Malachy
• 
  Liam Carney

  Uncle Pa Keating
• 
  Johnny Murphy

  Seamus
• 
  Nuala Kelly

  Dance Teacher
• 
  Phelim Drew

  Rent Man
• 
  Des McAleer

  Mr. Benson
• 
  Laurence Kinlan

  Older Paddy Clohessy
• 
  Frankie McCafferty

  St. Vincent Man #3
• 
  Tim O'Brien

  Older Michael
• 
  Eileen Colgan

  Philomena
• 
  Jack Lynch

  St. Vincent Man #4
• 
  Jer O'Leary

  Parent #3
• 
  Alvaro Lucchesi

  Laman Griffin
• 
  Susan Fitzgerald

  Sister Rita
• 
  Maria McDermottroe

  Bridey Hannon
• 
  Mark O'Regan

  Dr. Troy
• 
  Pauline McLynn

  Aunt Aggie
• 
  Eamonn Owens

  Quasimodo
• 
  Andrew Bennett

  Narrator (voice)
• 
  Sean Carney Daly

  Baby Michael
• 
  Aaron Geraghty

  New Born Michael
• 
  Peter Halpin

  Older Malachy
• 
  Shane Murray-Corcoran

  Young Malachy

• 
  David Brown

  producător executiv
• 
  John Williams

  coloană sonoră