About a Boy

Natalia Tena as Ellie Denise Stephenson as Lindsey Isabel Brook as Angie Susannah Doyle as Bitter Ex-Girlfriend Rosalind Knight as Lindsey's Mum Mark Heap as Math Teacher Jenny Galloway as Frances / SPAT Toni Collette as Fiona Brewer Victoria Smurfit as Suzie Jason Salkey as Amnesty International Worker Tom Nicholas Hutchison as John Joyce Henderson as Moira / SPAT Rachel Weisz as Rachel Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre as Cute Waitress Claire Harman as Skechers Shopgirl Alex Kew as Simon Cosgrove Cathy Murphy as Nurse Annabelle Apsion as Amnesty International Worker Russell Barr as Maitre D' Matthew James Thomas as Candy Thrower Hugh Grant as Will Freeman Nicholas Hoult as Marcus Brewer Chris Webster as Ellie's Friend Joanne Petitt as Hairdresser Aaron Keeling as Candy Thrower Sidney Livingstone as Park Keeper Augustus Prew as Ali Murray Lachlan Young as New Year's Eve Party Guest Bethany Muir as Child in Supermarket Tessa Vale as Class Teacher Sharon Small as Christine Janine Duvitski as Caroline / SPAT

Stephen McLaughlin Scoring Mixer Bill Hargreaves Props Paul Weitz Screenplay, Director Nick Hornby Novel, Screenplay, Executive Producer Debra Hayward Co-Producer Remi Adefarasin Director of Photography Jane Rosenthal Producer Christopher Newman First Assistant Director Andy Koyama Sound Re-Recording Mixer Sara Woodhatch Actor's Assistant Peter Hedges Screenplay Joanna Johnston Costume Design Tim Bevan Producer Chris Weitz Director, Screenplay Lynn Harris Executive Producer Eric Fellner Producer Robert De Niro Producer Liza Chasin Co-Producer