

Freedom Writers
Cast ~ CrewCast ~

Hilary Swank
-Erin Gruwell

Patrick Dempsey
-Scott Casey

Scott Glenn
-Steve Gruwell

Imelda Staunton
-Margaret Campbell

April Hernandez Castillo
-Eva Benitez

Mario
-Andre Bryant

Kristin Herrera
-Gloria Munez

Jaclyn Ngan
-Sindy
Sergio Montalvo
-Alejandro Santiago

Jason Finn
-Marcus
Deance Wyatt
-Jamal Hill
Vanetta Smith
-Brandy Ross

Gabriel Chavarria
-Tito

Hunter Parrish
-Ben
Antonio García
-Miguel

Giovonnie Samuels
-Victoria

John Benjamin Hickey
-Brian Gelford

Robert Wisdom
-Dr. Carl Cohn

Pat Carroll
-Miep Gies
Will Morales
-Paco
Armand Jones
-Grant Rice

Ricardo Molina
-Eva's Father

Angela Alvarado
-Eva’s Mother

Liisa Cohen
-Brandy's Mother

Tim Halligan
-Principal Banning
Brian Bennett
-Brandy's Father

Lisa Banes
-Karin Polachek

Giselle Bonilla
-Young Eva
Earl Williams
-Young Marcus

Blake Hightower
-Clive

Angela Sargeant
-Marcus' Mother

Robin Skye
-PTA Mom

Chil Kong
-Store Owner

Juan Garcia
-Defense Attorney
Larry Cahn
-Prosecutor
Abel Soto
-Gang Member

Dan Warner
-Cop #1

Randy Hall
-Cop #2

Carl Paoli
-Cop #3

Dominic Daniel
-Drug Dealer

Cody Chappel
-Bookstore Clerk
DJ Motiv8
-DJ
Renee Firestone
-Herself - Holocaust survivor
Eddie Ilam
-Himself - Holocaust Survivor
Elisabeth Mann
-Herself - Holocaust Survivor
Gloria Ungar
-Herself - Holocaust Survivor
Prod. ~ Crew

Michael Shamberg
Production (Producer)

Danny DeVito
Production (Producer)
Erin Gruwell
Writing (Novel)

Richard LaGravenese
Directing (Director)

Richard LaGravenese
Writing (Screenplay)

Stacey Sher
Production (Producer)
Armand Jones
Crew (In Memory Of)

Don Cheadle
Crew (Thanks)
Freedom Writers
Writing (Book)
Jim Denault
Camera (Director of Photography)
David Moritz
Editing (Editor)

Margery Simkin
Production (Casting)
Brenda Lopez
Directing (Script Supervisor)
Katherine Wright
Costume & Make-Up (Set Costumer)
Geoffrey Haley
Camera (Camera Operator)

Hilary Swank
Production (Executive Producer)

Mary Ramos
Sound (Music Supervisor)
Patrick Rousseau
Camera (Camera Operator)
Beverly Jo Pryor
Costume & Make-Up (Makeup Department Head)
Tracey Durning
Production (Executive Producer)
Debra Denson
Costume & Make-Up (Makeup Artist)
Scott Millan
Sound (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)

Laurence Bennett
Art (Production Design)
Jordana Glick-Franzheim
Production (Associate Producer)
Linda Lee Sutton
Art (Set Decoration)
Deborah Zimmerman
Costume & Make-Up (Set Costumer)
Thomas Betts
Art (Set Designer)
Karen Baker Landers
Sound (Supervising Sound Editor)
Christopher Assells
Sound (Sound Effects Editor)
Dan Schmit
Visual Effects (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Candy L. Walken
Costume & Make-Up (Hair Department Head)
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
Costume & Make-Up (Hairstylist)
Lucas Borghi
Editing (Assistant Editor)
Charlie Bolwell
Production (Production Coordinator)
Jason Ruder
Sound (Music Editor)

Dan Levine
Production (Executive Producer)
Don Coufal
Sound (Boom Operator)
Thomas Mertz
Crew (Special Effects Coordinator)
Jason Green
Costume & Make-Up (Key Hair Stylist)

Michael Keller
Sound (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
Tina Anderson
Crew (Post Production Supervisor)
Leigh Shanta
Production (Unit Production Manager)
Peter Borck
Art (Art Direction)
David Parker
Sound (Sound Mixer)
Julianne Weiss
Production (Casting Associate)
Geoffrey Haley
Camera (Steadicam Operator)
Per Hallberg
Sound (Supervising Sound Editor)
Cindy Evans
Costume & Make-Up (Costume Design)
Bonnie Clevering
Costume & Make-Up (Hairstylist)
Linda Griffis
Art (Art Department Coordinator)
Heidi Falconer
Crew (Unit Publicist)
Nan Morales
Production (Executive Producer)

William Morts
Crew (Stunt Coordinator)
Gregory Alpert
Production (Location Manager)
Michael Caplan
Visual Effects (Visual Effects Producer)
Marisa Aboitiz
Costume & Make-Up (Costume Supervisor)
Macie Vener
Art (Assistant Art Director)
Dan Hegeman
Sound (Sound Effects Editor)
Carlton Kaller
Sound (Music Editor)
Jaimie Trueblood
Camera (Still Photographer)
Dino DiMuro
Sound (Sound Effects Editor)

Mark Isham
Sound (Original Music Composer)

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Sound (Original Music Composer)
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
Sound (Dialogue Editor)
Susan Kurtz
Sound (Dialogue Editor)
J.P. Jones
Art (Property Master)
Paul Timothy Carden
Sound (Dialogue Editor)
Frederick H. Stahly
Sound (Dialogue Editor)
Kerry Dean Williams
Sound (ADR Supervisor)
Mike Malone
Art (Set Dresser)

Sean A. Rosales
Crew (Stunts)
Janet Brady
Crew (Stunts)

Sharon Schaffer
Crew (Stunts)

Eugene Collier
Crew (Stunts)
Donald Sparks
Directing (First Assistant Director)
Dieter Busch
Directing (Second Assistant Director)
Roel Failma
Crew (Stunts)
Hayley C. Rosales
Crew (Stunts)

Steven Ho
Crew (Stunts)

Jason Finn
Crew (Stunts)

Jane Oshita
Crew (Stunts)

John Koyama
Crew (Stunts)

Jwaundace Candece
Crew (Stunts)
Greg Anthony
Crew (Stunts)

Boni Yanagisawa
Crew (Stunts)
Darryl Reeves
Crew (Stunts)
Stan Tinay
Crew (Stunts)

Larnell Stovall
Crew (Stunts)
Sam Situmorang
Crew (Stunts)

Lin Oeding
Crew (Stunts)
Delma Miranda
Crew (Stunt Double)
Chrissy Weathersby Ball
Crew (Stunts)

Natascha Hopkins
Crew (Stunts)
Jose Vasquez
Crew (Stunts)

Vanessa Motta
Crew (Stunts)

Eddie J. Fernandez
Crew (Stunts)
Sonny Mario Ayon
Crew (Stunts)

Marcus Salgado
Crew (Stunts)

Austin Priester
Crew (Stunts)
Marly Coronel
Crew (Stunts)
Geoffrey Haley
Camera ("B" Camera Operator)