"A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives."
Kit Harington
as John F. Donovan
Natalie Portman
as Sam Turner
Jacob Tremblay
as Rupert Turner
Susan Sarandon
as Grace Donovan
Kathy Bates
as Barbara Haggermaker
Ben Schnetzer
as Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)
Thandiwe Newton
as Journalist
Jared Keeso
as James Donovan
Chris Zylka
as Will Jefford Jr.
Amara Karan
as Miss Kureshi
Emily Hampshire
as Amy Bosworth
Michael Gambon
as Man in Diner
Sarah Gadon
as Liz Jones
Susan Almgren
as Aunt Faith
Jane Wheeler
as Aunt Anne
Craig Eldridge
as Uncle Patrick
Lukas Rolfe
as Cedric
Ari Millen
as Big Billy
Gijs Blom
as Rupert's Boyfriend
Rob Baker
as Late Night Show Host
Ellen David
as Adam's Mother
Pat Kiely
as Director
Anne Mroczkowski
as News Anchor
James Marchant
as Police Officer
Suzanne Virdee
as Female Anchor
Guenièvre Sandré
as Barmaid
Sangita Patel
as Journalist #1
Hamza Haq
as Journalist #2
Matthew Raudsepp
as Hellsome High Actor
Michael Brunet
as Cashier
Michael Dozier
as Lawyer #1
Harvey Diamond
as Lawyer #2
Pierre-Luc Lafontaine
as Fan in the Club
Vincent Messina
as Young Fan
Anthony Luigi Aguiar
Cassie Luk
Hannah Morgan Lord
Rebecca Windheim
Dakota Jamal Wellman
as Eric (uncredited)
Leni Parker
as Bonnie (uncredited)
Katy Breier
as Trish (uncredited)
Alison Louder
as Hellsome High Actress (uncredited)
Brent Skagford
as Editor #1 (uncredited)
Carolyn Fe
as Porter (uncredited)
Connor McMahon
as Intern (Sasha) (uncredited)
Holly Bernier
as Journalist (uncredited)
Sam Taylor Buck
as Young Daniel (uncredited)
Daniel Murphy
as Editor #2 (uncredited)
Xavier Dolan
Director
James Price
Art Direction
Julie Brisebois
Makeup Artist
Linda Dowds
Sjaan Gillings
Makeup Supervisor
Sian Grigg
Scott Hersh
Kathy Kelso
Makeup Department Head
Camiel McLean
Maïna Militza
Sylvain Brassard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
ADR Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Designer
Jean-Charles Liozu
Jean-Philippe Savard
Frédérique Bolté
Set Decoration
Pascale Deschênes
Susan Raney
Sébastien Thivierge
Patrick Binette
Set Dresser
Louis Cyr
Raymond Larose
Set Designer
Anna Mayerová
Benoit Robitaille
Georges Samuel
Radia Slaimi
Lenka Koutková
Costume Supervisor
Heather Leat
Suzanne Pakier
Karel Bocek
Set Costumer
Robert Bock
Visual Effects Supervisor
Annie Cliche
Visual Effects Producer
Ismaël Gros
VFX Artist
Alain Lachance
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Nicholas DeWitt
Location Assistant
Producer
Nancy Grant
Lyse Lafontaine
Colombe Raby
Production Design
Charles-Olivier Tremblay
Art Department Assistant
Lucie Tremblay
Jean-François Ferland
Visual Effects Coordinator
Yves Desjardins
Production Coordinator
Marianne Messier Petit
Transportation Coordinator
Peter Carlton
Co-Producer
Barry Ryan
Denis Lamothe
Gaffer
Benoît Mathieu
Location Manager
Réal Hamel
Picture Car Coordinator
Liana Dee
Production Accountant
Christian Fluet
Editor
André Turpin
Director of Photography
Mathieu Denis
Michele Clapton
Costume Design
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Pierre Perrault
Key Makeup Artist
Denis Vidal
Key Hair Stylist
Carmen Cuba
Casting Director
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Writer
Jacob Tierney
Idea
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
Florelle Del Burgo
Third Assistant Director
Joe Iacono
Executive Producer
Patrick Roy
Anick Poirier
Nathanaël Karmitz
Elisha Karmitz