Timothy Hutton as Samuel Leibowitz

David Strathairn as Judge James Horton

Anthony Mackie as William Lee

Bill Sage as Thomas Knight, Jr.

Azura Skye as Ruby Bates

James Tolkan as Thomas Knight, Sr.

Bill Smitrovich as George Chamlee

Maury Chaykin as Lyle Harris

Joseph Lyle Taylor as Joseph Brodsky

Lew Temple as Wade Wright

Francie Swift as Belle Leibowitz

Will Owens as E.L. Lewis

Leelee Sobieski as Victoria Price

B.J. Britt as Haywood Patterson

Ian Nelson as Lester Carter

Afemo Omilami as Leonard George

Stephanie Sawyer as Elizabeth