Ted Danson as Mitchell Garabedian

Christopher Plummer as Cardinal Bernard Law

Brian Dennehy as Father Dominic Spagnolia

Ellen Burstyn as Mary Ryan

Kenneth Welsh as Bishop Murphy

Will Lyman as Wilson Rogers Jr.

James Aaron Oliver as Patrick McSorley

Colin Fox as Daniel Kibbe

Jan Rubeš as Pope John Paul

Steven Shaw as John J. Geoghan

Aidan Devine as Bernie McDaid

Daniel Baldwin as Angelo DeFranco

Wayne Best as Father Doyle

Damien Atkins as Young Geoghan

Hugh Thompson as Tom Blanchette

Chris Bauer as Olan Horne

Thomas Mitchell as Gary Bergeron

Donald Ewer as Ordination Cardinal

Julian Christopher as Bishop Gregory

Peter MacNeill as Older Spags' Friend Billy

David Sparrow as Father Connelly

Kathleen Laskey as Shauna Tannenbaum

Philip Williams as Robbie Robinson

Joseph Ziegler as Jim Muller

Richard Fitzpatrick as Jack Tannen

Martin Doyle as George Flynn

Conrad Bergschneider as Angelo's Father

Lucy Filippone as Angelo's Mother

Nikolas Lozzi as Angelo (age 13)

Billy Lister as Angelo's Brother Johnny

Waneta Storms as Angelo's Wife

Chris Wiggins as Angelo's Old Priest

Brian Paul as Judge

Leah Pinsent as Marge Magnus

Colleen Williams as Elderly Woman

Hugh Dillon as Johnny DeFranco

Jessica Greco as Judy

Ned Vukovic as Arch Deacon

Munro Chambers as Young Patrick McSorley

Alon Nashman as Martin Baron

Jude Coffey as Globe Editor

Richard Greenblatt as Globe Editor

Stephen Bogaert as Globe Editor

Victoria Snow as Sacha Pfeiffer

Deborah Grover as Judge Sweeney

Glen Gaston as Bailiff

Daisy White as Law's Housekeeper

Bill Lake as Fire Chief Williams

Amy Price-Francis as Donna Morrissey

Reg Dreger as Bishop

Mairtin O'Carrigan as Bishop

Chris Ratz as Teen Punk

Adrian Roberto as Teen Punk

Scott Fink as Young Father Birmingham

Travis Ryder as Tom Blanchette (age 12)

Roman Podhora as Bartender

James Kall as Geoghan's Male Lawyer

Dan Petronijevic as Young Spags

Jeff White as Gary Cohen

Paul Hubbard as Roderick MacLeish Jr.

Rory O'Shea as Male Reporter

Burke Lawrence as Male Reporter

Abby Zotz as Woman

Donald Saunders as Old Man

Cedric Smith as The Pope's Cardinal

Ric Reid as American Cardinal

Angelo Pedari as Italian Reporter

Genadijs Dolganovs as Polish Reporter

Paul Fauteux as Vito

Garen Boyajian as Vito's Brother

Joan Massiah as Residence Nun

Christopher Bolton as John

Michael Rhoades as Another Man

Mary Pitt as Sister

Gordon Jocelyn as Elderly Man

Alec Stockwell as Dying Birmingham

Bill Hall as Reporter #2

Rodger Barton as D.A. Conley

Brendan Connor as American Reporter

David Robinson as Reporter #3

Matthew Edison as Young Spags' Friend, Billy

Gary Krawford as Winston Reed

Jane Luk as Female Reporter

Laura de Carteret as Female Reporter

Ian Alden as Geoghan's Murderer

Alexandra McGrath as Angelo's Young Daughter

Janessa Crimi as Angelo's Older Daughter

Maria Syrgiannis as Waitress

Kay Hawtrey as Spags' Housekeeper

Kathryn Haggis as Sister Martha

James Gallanders as

Kevin Caudle as Football Boy (uncredited)

Della Kirk as Park Walker

Fabia Kirk as Park Walker

Ted Ludzik as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Doug McGrath as Gary's Father (uncredited)

Christopher Weedon as Choir Boy (uncredited)

Jeffrey Weedon as Choir Boy (uncredited)