--- title: "Burn After Reading: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/burn-after-reading" cast: 60 crew: 65 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Burn After Reading (2008): cast and crew 60 cast and 65 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md) as Harry Pfarrer - [Frances McDormand](https://film.one/person/frances-mcdormand.md) as Linda Litzke - [Brad Pitt](https://film.one/person/brad-pitt.md) as Chad Feldheimer - [John Malkovich](https://film.one/person/john-malkovich.md) as Osborne Cox - [Tilda Swinton](https://film.one/person/tilda-swinton.md) as Katie Cox - [Richard Jenkins](https://film.one/person/richard-jenkins.md) as Ted - [Elizabeth Marvel](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-marvel.md) as Sandy Pfarrer - [David Rasche](https://film.one/person/david-rasche.md) as CIA Officer - [J.K. Simmons](https://film.one/person/j-k-simmons.md) as CIA Superior - [Aleksander Krupa](https://film.one/person/olek-krupa.md) as Krapotkin - [Michael Countryman](https://film.one/person/michael-countryman.md) as Alan - [Kevin Sussman](https://film.one/person/kevin-sussman.md) as Tuchman Marsh Man - [J.R. Horne](https://film.one/person/j-r-horne.md) as Divorce Lawyer - Hamilton Clancy as Peck - Armand Schultz as Olson - [Pun Bandhu](https://film.one/person/pun-bandhu.md) as Party Guest - Karla Mosley as Party Guest - [Jeffrey DeMunn](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-demunn.md) as Cosmetic Surgeon - Richard Poe as Stretching Gym Patron - Carmen M. Herlihy as Prospective Gym Customer - Raul Aranas as Manolo - Judy Frank as Lawyer's Secretary - Sándor Técsy as Russian Embassy Escort - Yury Tsykun as Senior Russian Embassy Man - Brian O'Neill as Hal - [Robert Prescott](https://film.one/person/robert-prescott.md) as Process Server - Matt Walton as Morning Show Host - Lori Hammel as Morning Show Hostess - Crystal Bock as PR Woman - Patrick Boll as Sandy's Man - Logan Kulick as Four-Year-Old Patient - [Dermot Mulroney](https://film.one/person/dermot-mulroney.md) as Star of "Coming Up Daisy" - Robert R. Barry as Drunken Princetonian - Ted Bouton as Drunken Princetonian - Bob Bowersox as Drunken Princetonian - Oliver Buckingham as Drunken Princetonian - Michael Fawcett as Drunken Princetonian - William Fowle as Drunken Princetonian - Charles Gemmill as Drunken Princetonian - Mitch Giannunzio as Drunken Princetonian - Cliff Goulet as Drunken Princetonian - William D. Grey as Drunken Princetonian - Gary Henderson as Drunken Princetonian - Ron Kidd as Drunken Princetonian - Bill Massof as Drunken Princetonian - Brian McKeon as Drunken Princetonian - Ken McNeill as Drunken Princetonian - Tim Miller as Drunken Princetonian - Jay Parks as Drunken Princetonian - Roger Rathburn as Drunken Princetonian - Eric Richardson as Drunken Princetonian - Bart Wilder as Drunken Princetonian - Stephen Ananicz as Gym Guy (uncredited) - Matt Cannon as Tourist (uncredited) - Kimberly Dorsey as Tourist (uncredited) - Lil Rhee as Tourist (uncredited) - Liam Ferguson as Businessman (uncredited) - Matthew James Gulbranson as Midwestern Tourist (uncredited) - RJ Konner as Senator (uncredited) - Douglas Nelson as Man in Park (uncredited) ## Directing - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Director - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Director - Betsy Magruder: Assistant Director - Bac DeLorme: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Writer - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Writer ## Production - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Producer - [Robert Graf](https://film.one/person/robert-graf.md): Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager - Ellen Chenoweth: Casting - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Producer - [Eric Fellner](https://film.one/person/eric-fellner.md): Executive Producer - [Tim Bevan](https://film.one/person/tim-bevan.md): Executive Producer - Karen Ruth Getchell: Production Supervisor - Michelle Wright: Executive In Charge Of Post Production - [David Diliberto](https://film.one/person/david-diliberto.md): Associate Producer ## Camera - [Emmanuel Lubezki](https://film.one/person/emmanuel-lubezki.md): Director of Photography - [George Richmond](https://film.one/person/george-richmond.md): Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator ## Editing - [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md): Editor - [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Carter Burwell](https://film.one/person/carter-burwell.md): Original Music Composer - Skip Lievsay: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor - Craig Berkey: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer - Greg Orloff: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Peter Kurland: Sound Mixer - Catherine Harper: Foley Artist - Darrin Mann: Foley Mixer - James Morioka: Foley Editor ## Art - David Swayze: Art Direction - [Jess Gonchor](https://film.one/person/jess-gonchor.md): Production Design - Nancy Haigh: Set Decoration - Ron Petagna Sr.: Construction Coordinator - Jeffrey Rollins: Set Dresser - Tobin Ost: Assistant Art Director - [Deborah Jensen](https://film.one/person/deborah-jensen.md): Assistant Art Director - Jeffrey D. McDonald: Assistant Art Director - Nithya Shrinivasan: Assistant Art Director - Rebecca Meis DeMarco: Set Decoration Buyer - JoAnn Atwood: Set Dresser - Carl Catanese: Set Dresser - Steven T. Duke: Set Dresser - Roman Greller: Set Dresser - Stephen G. Shifflette: Set Dresser - Joe Taglairino: Set Dresser ## Costume and make-up - [Mary Zophres](https://film.one/person/mary-zophres.md): Costume Design - Fionnuala Lynch: Set Costumer - Nicole Greenbaum: Set Costumer - Patricia Regan: Key Makeup Artist - David Davenport: Wardrobe Supervisor - Jean Ann Black: Makeup Department Head - Lyndell Quiyou: Hair Department Head - Sonia Rivera: Key Hair Stylist - Waldo Sanchez: Hairstylist ## Visual effects - Adrienne Winterhalter: Visual Effects Producer - Randall Balsmeyer: Visual Effects Supervisor ## Lighting - Kevin 'Vinnie' Campbell: Gaffer ## Crew - Samantha MacIvor: Stunt Driver - Jennifer Lamb: Stunts - Stephanie Finochio: Stunts - Mick O'Rourke: Stunts - Will Caban: Special Effects - Steven R. Hammond: Transportation Captain - J. John Corbett: Title Graphics - Joanne Lamstein: Stunts - Janet Paparazzo: Stunts - George B. Colucci Jr.: Stunts --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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