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# Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): cast and crew

16 cast and 33 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Quvenzhané Wallis](https://film.one/person/quvenzhane-wallis.md) as Hushpuppy
- [Dwight Henry](https://film.one/person/dwight-henry.md) as Wink
- [Levy Easterly](https://film.one/person/levy-easterly.md) as Jean Battiste
- [Gina Montana](https://film.one/person/gina-montana.md) as Miss Bathsheeba
- [Lowell Landes](https://film.one/person/lowell-landes.md) as Walrus
- [Pamela Harper](https://film.one/person/pamela-harper.md) as Little Jo
- [Amber Henry](https://film.one/person/amber-henry.md) as LZA
- [Jonshel Alexander](https://film.one/person/jonshel-alexander.md) as Joy Strong
- [Nicholas Clark](https://film.one/person/nicholas-clark.md) as Boy with Bell
- [Joseph Brown](https://film.one/person/joseph-brown.md) as Winston
- [Henry D. Coleman](https://film.one/person/henry-d-coleman.md) as Peter T
- [Kaliana Brower](https://film.one/person/kaliana-brower.md) as T-Lou
- Phillip Lawrence as Dr. Maloney
- Hannah Holby as Open Arms Babysitter
- Jimmy Lee Moore as Sgt. Major
- Jovan Hathaway as The Cook

## Directing

- [Benh Zeitlin](https://film.one/person/benh-zeitlin.md): Director
- Gordon Bell: Assistant Director, Script Supervisor

## Writing

- [Lucy Alibar](https://film.one/person/lucy-alibar.md): Screenplay, Original Story
- [Benh Zeitlin](https://film.one/person/benh-zeitlin.md): Screenplay

## Production

- Philipp Engelhorn: Executive Producer
- Michael Raisler: Executive Producer
- [Michael Gottwald](https://film.one/person/michael-gottwald.md): Producer
- [Dan Janvey](https://film.one/person/dan-janvey.md): Producer
- [Josh Penn](https://film.one/person/josh-penn.md): Producer
- Paul S. Mezey: Executive Producer
- Chris Carroll: Co-Producer

## Camera

- [Ben Richardson](https://film.one/person/ben-richardson.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Affonso Gonçalves](https://film.one/person/affonso-goncalves.md): Editor
- [Crockett Doob](https://film.one/person/crockett-doob.md): Editor
- Gordon Bell: Assistant Editor

## Sound and music

- Steve Boeddeker: Sound Effects Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Bob Edwards: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- E.J. Holowicki: Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
- Zach Martin: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- [Dan Romer](https://film.one/person/dan-romer.md): Original Music Composer
- [Benh Zeitlin](https://film.one/person/benh-zeitlin.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- Josh Ente: Set Dresser
- Dawn Masi: Art Direction
- [Alex DiGerlando](https://film.one/person/alex-digerlando.md): Production Design
- Erin Staub: Set Decoration

## Costume and make-up

- [Stephani Lewis](https://film.one/person/stephani-lewis.md): Costume Design

## Visual effects

- John Mangia: Compositing Artist

## Crew

- Ashley Nicole Hudson: Stunt Double
- Danny Epper: Stunt Coordinator
- Elizabeth Behl: Scenic Artist
- [Lars Knudsen](https://film.one/person/lars-knudsen.md): Thanks
- [Jay Van Hoy](https://film.one/person/jay-van-hoy.md): Thanks
- Linda Lichter: Legal Services

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