Christian Bale as Jack / Pastor John

Cate Blanchett as Jude

Marcus Carl Franklin as Woody / Chaplin Boy

Richard Gere as Billy

Heath Ledger as Robbie

Ben Whishaw as Arthur

Charlotte Gainsbourg as Claire

David Cross as Allen Ginsberg

Bruce Greenwood as Keenan Jones / Garrett

Julianne Moore as Alice Fabian

Michelle Williams as Coco Rivington

Richie Havens as Old Man Arvin

Peter Friedman as Morris Bernstein / Barker

Alison Folland as Grace

Yolonda Ross as Angela Reeves

Kim Gordon as Carla Hendricks

Mark Camacho as Norman

Joe Cobden as Sonny

Kristen Hager as Mona / Polly

Kris Kristofferson as Narrator (voice)

Don Francks as Hobo Joe

Roc LaFortune as Hobo Moe

Larry Day as Government Agent

Paul Cagelet as Carny / Bell-Hop

Brian R.C. Wilmes as Circus Man

Pierre-Alexandre Fortin as Gorgeous George

Tyrone Benskin as Mr. Arvin

Kim Roberts as Mrs. Arvin

Eric Newsome as Sixties Narrator

Angela Galuppo as Folk Girl

Jane Wheeler as TV Host

David Gow as Variety Show Host

Fanny La Croix as Actress

Matthew Harbour as Fan #1

Kyle Switzer as Fan #2

Terry Haig as Gerry Hamlin

Greg Kramer as Drunk

Gordon Masten as Moonshiner

Bill Croft as Thief / Butcher

Gabrielle Marcoux as Molly (6 y.o.)

Jessey LaFlamme as Carlie (3 y.o.)

Jennifer Rae Westley as Louise

Pierre Leblanc as Director / Father of Tumbleweed Girl

Tim Post as Newscaster

Richard Robitaille as Director #2

Ivan Freud as Performer #1

Holly Uloth as Performer #2

Danny Blanco Hall as Black Doctor

Susan Glover as Mrs. Peacock

Vito DeFilippo as Mr. Peacock

Andrew Simms as Mr. Snow

Lisa Bronwyn Moore as Mrs. Snow

Jessica Kardos as Nurse

Garth Gilker as Man in Hospital Bed

John Koensgen as Physician

Lorne Brass as Folk Guru / Chester

Andrew Shaver as Mike

Tavis Eachan Triance as Jude's Musician: The Royal Mountain Band

Frederic Charest as Jude's Musician: The Royal Mountain Band

Warren Brewer Auld as Jude's Musician: The Royal Mountain Band

Simon P.F. Nixon as Jude's Musician: The Royal Mountain Band

Andrew Greene as Festival Guy #1

Paul van Dyck as Festival Guy #2

Al Vandecruys as Festival Director

Leif Anderson as Sound Man

Brett Watson as College Student

Wyatt Bowen as Dazed Kid

Paul Johnston as Bearded Scott

Niko Romberg as Kid with Glasses

Clarice Byrne as One Girl

Maggie Castle as Another Girl

Richard Jutras as Reporter #1

Daniel Richard Giverin as Reporter #2 / Policeman

Matt Holland as Reporter #3

Noel Burton as Reporter #4

Kyle Gatehouse as Hotel Waiter

Jason Cavalier as Roadie

Greta Papageorgiu as Stewardess

Trevor Hayes as Sydney

Marie-Hélène Chartrand as Woman Talking to Claire

Marie-Julie Rivest as Strange Woman

Jesse Todd as Strange Man

Lina Roessler as Publicist

Sherry Haynes as Dame

Johann St-Louis as John

Mike Caruso as Paul

Pierre-Luc Lebeau as George

Jean-Nicolas Déry as Ringo

Kathleen Fee as Duchess

Emmanuel Schwartz as Gawky Teen

Pauline Little as Lady with Tape Recorder

Eugene Brotto as Peter Orlovsky

Shawn Baichoo as Carnival Geek

Benz Antoine as Bobby Seale / Rabbit Brown

Craig Thomas as Huey P. Newton

Catherine Colvey as Mrs. Jones

Max Walker as Kid in the Crowd

Jean-Pierre Lalonde as 2nd Kid in the Crowd

Paul Spence as Homer

Graham Cuthbertson as Martin

Shaun Balbar as Paparazzi

Felix Pennell as Red-Haired Boy

Jeremy Kantor as Boy 2

Alexis Demers as Molly (as a Baby)

Steve Godin as Townfolk #1

Arthur Holden as Townfolk #2

Thiéry Dubé as Priest

Rob Burns as Frantic Husband

Leigh Ann Taylor as Frantic Wife

Jim James as Brass Band Singer

Joey Burns as Brass Band Player #1

John Convertino as Brass Band Player #2

Jane Gilchrist as Mrs. Henry

Dennis St John as Captain Henry

Maxime Billick as Clarice Henry

Matthew Boylan as Brian Jones

Patrick Costello as Artist

Hélèna Laliberté as Intense Girl

Dominic James as Falling Man

Nathalie Girard as Angel #1

Sharlene Royer as Angel #2

Kathryn Kostlivy as Angel #3

Pier Paquette as T-Bone

Jodie Resther as Choir Singer

Kassandra Dasent as Choir Singer

Phyllis Gooden as Choir Singer

Jean-Loup Yale as State Agent

Melantha Blackthorne as Folk Woman (uncredited)