Meryl Streep as Carolyn Ryan

Liam Neeson as Ben Ryan

Edward Furlong as Jacob Ryan

Julia Weldon as Judith Ryan

Alfred Molina as Panos Demeris

Daniel von Bargen as Fran Conklin

John Heard as Wendell Bye

Ann Magnuson as Terry Taverner

Alison Folland as Martha Taverner

Kaiulani Lee as Marian Raynor, Prosecutor

Larry Pine as Dr. Tom McAnally

Ellen Lancaster as Panos' Assistant

Wesley Addy as Judge Grady

Oliver Graney as T.J.

Bernadette Quigley as T.J.'s Mom

Pamela Blair as Dr. Ryan's Assistant

John Wylie as Dr. Trygve Hanson

John Deyle as Doctor #1

Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh as Young Policeman

John Webber as Hardware Clerk

Jay Potter as TV Reporter

Sharon Ullrick as Female Bailiff

Robert Westenberg as Journalist #1

Susan Pratt as Journalist #2

Nino Del Padre as Court Defendant (uncredited)

Jim Gardner as Arraignment Court Clerk (uncredited)

Paul Giamatti as Courtroom Audience (uncredited)

Jordan Lund as Bailiff (uncredited)

Erin Liz Peck as Protester (uncredited)

Kevin Craig West as Photo Journalist (uncredited)