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title: "West of Memphis: cast and crew"
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cast: 59
crew: 20
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# West of Memphis (2012): cast and crew

59 cast and 20 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Damien Echols](https://film.one/person/damien-echols.md) as Self
- [Jessie Misskelley Jr.](https://film.one/person/jessie-misskelley-jr.md) as Self
- [Jason Baldwin](https://film.one/person/jason-baldwin-81448.md) as Self
- [Pam Hobbs](https://film.one/person/pam-hobbs.md) as Self – Stevie Branch's Mother
- [Steve Jones](https://film.one/person/steve-jones-4732411.md) as Self – Former Juvenile Officer, Crittenden County
- [John Fogleman](https://film.one/person/john-fogleman.md) as Self – Former Deputy Prosecutor
- [Jerry Driver](https://film.one/person/jerry-driver.md) as Self – Former Juvenile Corrections Officer
- [Sharon French](https://film.one/person/sharon-french.md) as Self – Juror #9 - Echols/Baldwin Trial
- [Lorri Davis](https://film.one/person/lorri-davis.md) as Self – Damien's Wife
- [Mara Leveritt](https://film.one/person/mara-leveritt.md) as Self – Author - "Devil's Knot"
- [Martin Hill](https://film.one/person/martin-hill-4732426.md) as Self – Case Researcher
- [Dan Stidham](https://film.one/person/dan-stidham.md) as Self – Defense Attorney for Jessie Misskelley
- Jessie Misskelley Sr. as Self – Jessie's Father
- Steve Drizin as Self – Law Professor, Northwestern Univ. School of Law
- Laura Nirider as Self – Staff Attorney, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth
- Kiki Daire as Self – Childhood Friend of Damien & Jason (as Jennifer Bearden)
- David Burnett as Self – Trial Judge
- Stephanie Dollar as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
- Dennis Carter as Self – Defense Witness - Misskelley Trial
- Dennis Riordan as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
- [Eddie Vedder](https://film.one/person/eddie-vedder.md) as Self – WM3 Supporter
- Henry Rollins as Self – WM3 Supporter
- [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md) as Self – WM3 Supporter
- Michael Carson as Self – Former Juvenile Inmate
- Joyce Cureton as Self – Director of Juvenile Detention, Retired
- John Douglas as Self – FBI Profiler, Retired
- John Mark Byers as Self – Adoptive Father of Christopher Byers
- Vicki Hutcheson as Self – Prosecution Witness
- Vincent J.M. Di Maio as Self – Forensic Pathologist
- Joseph Garner as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
- Carlos Seals as Self – Neighborhood Friend of the Byers Family
- Jamie Ballard as Self – Neighbor of Stevie Branch
- John Richards as Self – Turtle Breeder
- Rachael Geiser as Self – Private Investigator
- Amanda Hobbs as Self – Stevie Branch's Sister
- Robert Heath Meeks as Self – Therapist
- Erin Moriarty as Self – Journalist
- Don Horgan as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
- Barry Scheck as Self – The Innocence Project
- [Johnny Depp](https://film.one/person/johnny-depp.md) as Self – WM3 Supporter
- Patti Smith as Self – WM3 Supporter
- Natalie Maines as Self – WM3 Supporter
- Mildred French as Self – Neighbor of Terry Hobbs
- Judy Sadler as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
- Marie Hicks as Self – Stevie Branch's Grandmother
- Cindy Hobbs as Self – Terry Hobbs' Sister
- David Jacoby as Self – Friend of Terry Hobbs
- Sheila Muse as Self – Stevie Branch's Aunt
- Stephen Braga as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
- Blake Sisk as Self – Witness #1 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
- Cody Gott as Self – Witness #2 - Interview with Rachael Geiser
- Capi Peck as Self – Arkansas Take Action
- Patrick Benca as Self – Damien Echols' Attorney
- Scott Ellington as Self – District Prosecuting Attorney, 2nd JD Arkansas
- Holly Ballard as Self – Friend of Jason Baldwin
- Gail Grinnell as Self – Jason Baldwin's Mother
- Gary Gitchell as Self – West Memphis Police Department (archive footage)
- Terry Hobbs as Self – Stevie Branch's Stepfather (archive footage)
- Richard Souviron as Self – Forensic Odontologist (archive footage)

## Directing

- [Amy J. Berg](https://film.one/person/amy-j-berg.md): Director

## Writing

- [Billy McMillin](https://film.one/person/billy-mcmillin.md): Writer
- [Amy J. Berg](https://film.one/person/amy-j-berg.md): Writer

## Production

- [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md): Producer
- Ken Kamins: Executive Producer
- [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md): Producer
- [Lorri Davis](https://film.one/person/lorri-davis.md): Producer
- [Damien Echols](https://film.one/person/damien-echols.md): Producer
- [Amy J. Berg](https://film.one/person/amy-j-berg.md): Producer
- Katelyn Howes: Associate Producer
- Alejandra Riguero: Associate Producer
- Matt Dravitzki: Co-Producer
- [Dan Kaplow](https://film.one/person/dan-kaplow.md): Line Producer
- Tina Elmo: Line Producer

## Camera

- [Maryse Alberti](https://film.one/person/maryse-alberti.md): Director of Photography
- [Ronan Killeen](https://film.one/person/ronan-killeen.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Billy McMillin](https://film.one/person/billy-mcmillin.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Nick Cave](https://film.one/person/nick-cave.md): Original Music Composer
- Jonathan McHugh: Music Supervisor
- [Warren Ellis](https://film.one/person/warren-ellis.md): Original Music Composer

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