--- title: "The Smashing Machine: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-smashing-machine/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-smashing-machine" cast: 60 crew: 97 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." --- # The Smashing Machine (2025): cast and crew 60 cast and 97 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md) as Mark Kerr - [Emily Blunt](https://film.one/person/emily-blunt.md) as Dawn Staples - [Ryan Bader](https://film.one/person/ryan-bader.md) as Mark Coleman - [Bas Rutten](https://film.one/person/bas-rutten.md) as Bas Rutten - [Oleksandr Usyk](https://film.one/person/oleksandr-usyk.md) as Igor Vovchanchyn - [Lyndsey Gavin](https://film.one/person/lyndsey-gavin.md) as Elizabeth Coleman - [Zoe Kosovic](https://film.one/person/zoe-kosovic.md) as McKenzie Coleman - [Satoshi Ishii](https://film.one/person/satoshi-ishii.md) as Enson Inoue - [James Moontasri](https://film.one/person/james-moontasri.md) as Akira Shoji - [Yoko Hamamura](https://film.one/person/yoko-hamamura.md) as Kazuyuki Fujita - [Paul Cheng](https://film.one/person/paul-cheng.md) as Masaaki Satake - [Andre Tricoteux](https://film.one/person/andre-tricoteux.md) as Paul Varelans - Marcus Aurelio as Mestre Hulk - Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu as Fábio Gurgel - Jerin Valel as Sergio Batarelli - Raja Flores as Dr. Cortez - Egidiyus Klimas as Igor's Manager - Randi Lynne as Receptionist - Yasuhiro Nakatsuka as Pride Journalist #1 (1999) - Kenny Rice as Vale Tudo Announcer - Tak Sasaki as Pride Referee (1999) - Paul Wu as Pride Referee (2000) - Joshua Mazerolle as HGE Sparring Partner - [Jason William Day](https://film.one/person/jason-william-day.md) as HGE Sparring Partner - Mark Kerr as Self - Annette Alvarado as Grocery Store Cashier - James McSweeney as Varelans' Cornerman - Jonathan Corbblah as UFC 1997 Interviewer - Ilan Rosenberg as Coleman's Cornerman - Nick Toren as UFC 1977 Photojournalist - Jill Basey as Peggy - Bethany Brown as Nurse - Soichi Sato as Window Seat Passenger - Takaaki Nagata as Taxi Driver - Jugo Hashimoto as Vespa Driver - Haruo Tokashiki as Pride 1999 Official - Hiroko Taki as Small Shopkeeper - Hironori Kamoshita as Pride 1999 Journalist #2 - Yasuko Mitsuura as Pride Director - Shinpei Otsuki as Pride Translator - Olga Dzyurak as Igor's Translator - Takeshi Kurokawa as Flight Attendant - Tomoka Kobayashi as Pride 1999 Employee - Chris Franco as Igor's Cornerman - Takao Osawa as Nobuyuki Sakakibara - Midori Takiya as Mr. Sakakibara's Translator - Naoshi Sasaki as Pride 1999 Pharmacist - Rina Shimomura as Pride 1999 Journalist #3 - Royal Johnston as Gravitron Operator - Whitney Moore as Jaqueline - Adrianne Lovato as Waiter - Tomoya Naka as Pride 2000 Photographer - Yuki Kedoin as Pride 2000 Photographer - Stephen Quadros as Stephen Quadros - [Tomoyasu Hotei](https://film.one/person/tomoyasu-hotei.md) as Tomoyasu Hotei - [Nala Sinephro](https://film.one/person/nala-sinephro.md) as Star Spangled Banner Performer - Ryan Ventura as Pride 2000 Announcer - Paul Wu as Pride 2000 Referee - Gary Copeland as Kerr/Inoue Referee - Jamie Fair as Phoenix Barber ## Directing - [Benny Safdie](https://film.one/person/benny-safdie.md): Director - Misha Bukowski: First Assistant Director - Hannah Christine Kess: Second Assistant Director - Silver Butler: Second Assistant Director - Joel Cyr: Third Assistant Director - David Tierney Lerner: Second Assistant Director - Peter McGrew: Second Second Assistant Director - Hannah Broad: Third Assistant Director ## Writing - [Benny Safdie](https://film.one/person/benny-safdie.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Dany Garcia](https://film.one/person/dany-garcia.md): Producer - [David Koplan](https://film.one/person/david-koplan.md): Producer - [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md): Producer - [Eli Bush](https://film.one/person/eli-bush.md): Producer - [Beau Flynn](https://film.one/person/beau-flynn.md): Producer - [Hiram Garcia](https://film.one/person/hiram-garcia.md): Producer - Jennifer Venditti: Casting - Tracey Landon: Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager - [Benny Safdie](https://film.one/person/benny-safdie.md): Co-Producer - Kathy Houghton: Production Manager ## Camera - [Maceo Bishop](https://film.one/person/maceo-bishop.md): Director of Photography - Matthew Tichenor: "B" Camera Operator - Glenn Kaplan: First Assistant "A" Camera - Robert DeVitt: First Assistant "B" Camera - Jacob Slovak: Second Assistant "A" Camera - Curtis Nicholls: Second Assistant "B" Camera - Kyla Smith: Additional Second Assistant Camera - Garth Longmore: Camera Loader - Corinn Rossitter: Camera Trainee - Eric Zachanowich: Still Photographer - Chris Bottoms: "B" Camera Operator ## Editing - [Benny Safdie](https://film.one/person/benny-safdie.md): Editor - Damien van der Cruyssen: Colorist ## Sound and music - [Nala Sinephro](https://film.one/person/nala-sinephro.md): Original Music Composer - Steve Baine: Foley Artist - Peter Persaud: Foley Mixer - Wyatt Sprague: Sound Effects Editor - Ben Greaves: Production Sound Mixer - Chris Chae: Sound Designer - Michael Feuser: ADR Editor - Alan Freedman: ADR Mixer - Skip Lievsay: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Kristian Bailey: Sound Mixer - Linda Cohen: Music Supervisor ## Art - [James Chinlund](https://film.one/person/james-chinlund.md): Production Design - Shannon Gottlieb: Set Decoration - Matthew Gatlin: Art Direction - Marcia Calosio: Set Decoration - Jennifer Abrams: Set Decoration Buyer - Lucas Alzu: Set Dresser - Lisa Bandura: Set Decoration Buyer - Andrew Lee McConnell: Set Designer - Scott Daniel Phillips: Set Dresser - Rahim Punjani: Set Dresser - Joanne Smith-Wong: Set Designer - Natasha Stoesz: Assistant Art Director - Jesse Joslin: Construction Coordinator - Frank Okay: Set Dresser - Masami Tanaka: Art Direction - Randall Balsmeyer: Title Designer - Jaclyn Kenney: Supervising Art Director - Lisa Pouliot: Assistant Art Director - Sumit Sura: Graphic Designer - Juvel Jeo Jose: Graphic Designer - Darin van Veen: Graphic Designer - Kirsten Franson: Production Illustrator - Dallas Mitev: Art Department Coordinator - Brian Corber: Art Department Assistant - Michael Keeling: Set Decoration Buyer ## Costume and make-up - [Heidi Bivens](https://film.one/person/heidi-bivens.md): Costume Design - Kazu Hiro: Prosthetic Designer - Greg Cooper-Spencer: Key Hair Stylist - James Dreichel: Hairstylist - Judy Durbacz: Key Hair Stylist - Dion Farrell: Key Hair Stylist - Felix Fox: Makeup Department Head - Maiko 'Mo' Gomyo: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Darah Wyant: Key Makeup Artist - Harlow MacFarlane: Special Effects Makeup Artist - Björn Rehbein: Makeup Artist - Glen P. Griffin: Prosthetics - Amanda Imeson: First Assistant Makeup Artist - Mia Neal: Hair Department Head ## Visual effects - Sean Devereaux: Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer - Dan Charbit: Visual Effects Supervisor - Paul Benjamin: Special Effects Supervisor - Mike Kruper: Special Effects Supervisor ## Lighting - Niall Fraser: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician - Yannie Yu: Chief Lighting Technician ## Crew - Greg Rementer: Stunt Coordinator - Rasmus Kröger: Stunt Coordinator - James Coupland: Stunts - [Jason William Day](https://film.one/person/jason-william-day.md): Stunts - [Yoko Hamamura](https://film.one/person/yoko-hamamura.md): Stunts - Ryan Handley: Stunts - [Satoshi Ishii](https://film.one/person/satoshi-ishii.md): Stunts - Paul Lazenby: Stunts - Kirk A. Jenkins: Stunt Coordinator --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/the-smashing-machine.md