--- title: "The Squid and the Whale: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale" cast: 45 crew: 81 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 Squid and the Whale (2005): cast and crew 45 cast and 81 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Jeff Daniels](https://film.one/person/jeff-daniels.md) as Bernard Berkman - [Laura Linney](https://film.one/person/laura-linney.md) as Joan Berkman - [Jesse Eisenberg](https://film.one/person/jesse-eisenberg.md) as Walt Berkman - [Owen Kline](https://film.one/person/owen-kline.md) as Frank Berkman - [William Baldwin](https://film.one/person/william-baldwin.md) as Ivan - [Halley Feiffer](https://film.one/person/halley-feiffer.md) as Sophie Greenberg - [Anna Paquin](https://film.one/person/anna-paquin.md) as Lili - [David Benger](https://film.one/person/david-benger.md) as Carl - [Molly Barton](https://film.one/person/molly-barton.md) as Graduate Student - [Bo Berkman](https://film.one/person/bo-berkman.md) as Graduate Student - [Matthew Kaplan](https://film.one/person/matthew-kaplan.md) as Graduate Student - [Simon Kaplan](https://film.one/person/simon-kaplan.md) as Graduate Student - Matthew Kirsch as Graduate Student - Daniella Markowicz as Graduate Student - [Elizabeth Meriwether](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-meriwether.md) as Graduate Student - Ben Schrank as Graduate Student - Amy Srebnick as Graduate Student - Josh Srebnick as Graduate Student - Emma Straub as Graduate Student - Alan Wilkis as Graduate Student - James Hamilton as Man with Joan - Adam Rose as Otto - Henry Glovinsky as Lance - Eli Gelb as Jeffrey - Wayne Lawson as Talent Show Judge - Michael Santiago as Talent Show Judge - Juan Torriente as Talent Show Judge - Patricia Towers as Talent Show Judge - [Peggy Gormley](https://film.one/person/peggy-gormley.md) as Mrs. Greenberg - [Peter Newman](https://film.one/person/peter-newman.md) as Mr. Greenberg - Greta Kline as Greta Greenberg - Melissa Meyer as Professor - Benjamin Smolen as Student with Puppets - Michael Countryman as Mr. Simic - Alexandra Daddario as Pretty Girl - Nico Baumbach as Jeb Gelber - [Maryann Plunkett](https://film.one/person/maryann-plunkett.md) as Ms. Lemon - Hector Otero as Hector - [Ken Leung](https://film.one/person/ken-leung.md) as School Therapist - Jo Yang as Nurse - Jonathan Baumbach as Man Outside Ms. Lemon's Office (uncredited) - Andrew Kaempfer as Valet (uncredited) - [Britta Phillips](https://film.one/person/britta-phillips.md) as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) - Bobby Shue as Student (uncredited) - [Dean Wareham](https://film.one/person/dean-wareham.md) as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) ## Directing - [Noah Baumbach](https://film.one/person/noah-baumbach.md): Director - Massoumeh Emami: Script Supervisor - Eric Yellin: Second Assistant Director - David 'Wex' Wechsler: First Assistant Director ## Writing - [Noah Baumbach](https://film.one/person/noah-baumbach.md): Writer ## Production - Reverge Anselmo: Executive Producer - Miranda Bailey: Executive Producer - [Andrew Lauren](https://film.one/person/andrew-lauren.md): Executive Producer - [Charlie Corwin](https://film.one/person/charlie-corwin.md): Producer - [Clara Markowicz](https://film.one/person/clara-markowicz.md): Producer - [Peter Newman](https://film.one/person/peter-newman.md): Producer - Douglas Aibel: Casting - [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md): Producer - Stephanie Holbrook: Casting Associate - Steve Kornacki: Production Coordinator - Jennifer Roth: Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager - Greg Johnson: Executive Producer - Hans Graffunder: Unit Production Manager - Todd Judson: Assistant Production Coordinator - Michael Fucci: Location Manager - Keith Krinsky: Assistant Location Manager - Ulysses Terrero: Extras Casting - Stacy Bissell: Location Assistant ## Camera - [Robert D. Yeoman](https://film.one/person/robert-d-yeoman.md): Director of Photography - James Hamilton: Still Photographer - Nils Benson: Camera Operator - Storn Peterson: First Assistant Camera - Doug Kofsky: Second Assistant Camera - Steve Speers: Second Assistant Camera - Robert M. Andres: Key Grip - Alison Barton: Best Boy Grip - Evelina Andres: Grip - George Elias: Grip - Irapaul Turner: Grip - Bobby Andres: Grip ## Editing - [Tim Streeto](https://film.one/person/tim-streeto.md): Editor - Perri B. Frank: Assistant Editor - Noëlle Penraat: Negative Cutter - Dave Pultz: Color Timer ## Sound and music - [Britta Phillips](https://film.one/person/britta-phillips.md): Original Music Composer - [Dean Wareham](https://film.one/person/dean-wareham.md): Original Music Composer - Randall Poster: Music Supervisor - Allan Byer: Sound Mixer - Alfredo Viteri: Boom Operator - Lewis Goldstein: Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Mark Filip: Sound Effects Editor - Julia Shirar: Dialogue Editor - Rachel Chancey: Foley Editor, Foley Recordist - Damian Volpe: ADR Recordist, Foley Recordist - Jay Peck: Foley Artist - Shaun Brennan: Foley Artist - Jim Dunbar: Music Coordinator - Diego Garrido: Scoring Mixer ## Art - Jennifer Dehghan: Art Direction - Robert Covelman: Set Decoration - [Anne Ross](https://film.one/person/anne-ross.md): Production Design - Nancy Griffith: First Assistant Property Master - Susan Tatom: Leadman - Leanne Shapton: Title Designer - Jeff Butcher: Property Master ## Costume and make-up - [Amy Westcott](https://film.one/person/amy-westcott.md): Costume Design - Lisa Marzolf: Costume Supervisor - [Karen Malecki](https://film.one/person/karen-malecki.md): Assistant Costume Designer - Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe: Set Costumer - Lori Guidroz: Key Hair Stylist - Maya Hardinge: Key Makeup Artist ## Lighting - Douglas W. Shannon: Gaffer - John Schwartz: Best Boy Electric - Lisa Marie Gleeson: Electrician - Scott Maher: Electrician - Chris Hayes: Electrician - Simeon Moore: Electrician - Bernard James: Electrician - Beth O'Brien: Electrician - Keith Kalohelani: Electrician - Gay E. Riedel: Electrician - Scott Kincaid: Electrician - Dave Rudolph: Electrician ## Crew - Chris Kenneally: Post Production Supervisor - Joe Hobeck: Post Production Supervisor - Daniel Antonio Srebnick: Additional Music --- © 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-squid-and-the-whale.md