Geoffrey Rush as David as an adult

Noah Taylor as David as an adolescent

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Peter

Lynn Redgrave as Gillian

Googie Withers as Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sonia Todd as Sylvia

Nicholas Bell as Ben Rosen

John Gielgud as Cecil Parkes

Justin Braine as Tony

Chris Haywood as Sam

Alex Rafalowicz as David as a child

Gordon Poole as Eisteddfod Presenter

Danielle Cox as Suzie as a child

Rebecca Gooden as Margaret

Marta Kaczmarek as Rachel

John Cousins as Jim Minogue

Paul Linkson as State Champion Announcer

Randall Berger as Isaac Stern

Ian Welbourne as Boy Next Door

Kelly Bottrill as Louise as a baby

Beverley Vaughan as Rabbi

Phyllis Burford as Synagogue Secretary

Daphne Grey as Society Hostess

Edwin Hodgeman as Soviet Society Secretary

Maria Dafneros as Sonia

Reis Porter as Postman

Stephen Sheehan as Roger Woodward (younger)

Brenton Whittle as Announcer

Marianna Doherty as Suzie as a teenager

Camilla James as Louise as a child

David King as Viney

Danny Davies as Registrar

Helen Dowell as Sarah

Louise Dorling as Muriel

Seán Carlsen as Student

Richard Hansell as Ashley

Robert Hands as Robert

Marc Warren as Ray

Neil Thomson as RCOM Conductor

Joey Kennedy as Suzie as an adult

Ellen Cressey as Nurse

Beverley Dunn as Beryl Alcott

Andy Seymour as Bar Customer

Ella Scott Lynch as Jessica

Jethro Heysen-Hicks as Rowan

John Martin as Roger Woodward (older)

Bill Boyley as Celebrant

Teresa La Rocca as Opera Singer

Lindsey Day as Opera Singer

Grant Doyle as Opera Singer

Leah Jennings as Musician

Kathy Monaghan as Musician

Mark Lawrence as Musician

Gordon Coombes as Musician

Luke Dollman as Musician

Margaret Stone as Musician

Tom Carrig as Musician

Helen Ayres as Musician

Suzi Jarratt as Vocalist

Samantha McDonald as Vocalist

Peter Osborn as Priest (uncredited)

Sandi Gardiner as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)