Ryan Gosling Noah Calhoun
James Marsden Lon Hammond
Rachel McAdams Allie Hamilton
Sam Shepard Frank Calhoun
James Garner Older Noah "Duke"
Joan Allen Anne Hamilton
Paul Johansson Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited), Thanks
Kevin Connolly Fin
Gena Rowlands Older Allie
Nick Cassavetes Director
Obba Babatundé Band Leader
Thunderbird Dinwiddie Veronica
Jamie Anne Allman Martha Shaw
David Thornton John Hamilton
George P. Wilbur Stunts
Cullen Moss Bodee
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
Matthew Barry Casting, Dr. Barnwell
Jeremy Leven Screenplay
Nancy De Mayo Mary Allen
Nicholas Sparks Novel
Jodi Michelle Pynn Stunt Double
Mark Johnson Photographer, Producer
Rebecca Koon Aunt Georgia
Sylvia Jefferies Rosemary
Paul Timothy Carden Supervising Sound Editor
Elizabeth Bond Lon's Secretary
Patrick Kerton Stunts
Toby Emmerich Executive Producer
Starletta DuPois Nurse Esther
Jennifer Echols Nurse Selma
Heather Wahlquist Sara Tuffington
Jan Sardi Screenplay
Jonathan Parks Jordan Seabrook Boy
Robert Fraisse Buyer #1, Director of Photography
Avram Butch Kaplan Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
Marcello Bezina Stunts
Aaron Zigman Original Music Composer
Nicole Randall Stunt Coordinator
Rex Reddick Utility Stunts
Jean Frenette Stunts
Rickley W. Dumm Sound Effects Editor
Deborah L. Mazor Stunts
Gary Combs Stunts
Peter J. Silbermann Unit Publicist
Jason King Sound Effects Editor
Christina Ritzi Stunt Double
Ed Grady Harry
Chuck Pacheco Bus Driver
Lynn Harris Producer
Leslea Fisher Seabrook Girl
Brad Sherman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Garner Lon's Employee
Barbara Weetman Buyer #2
Milton Buras Lon's Employee, Hair Department Head
Lauren Stephens Dialogue Editor
Cal Johnson Stunt Coordinator
Sandra Elise Williams Aunt Jeanette
Nancy Green-Keyes Casting
Michael D. Fuller Seabrook Boy
Peter Rosenfeld Professor
Melinda Taksen Script Supervisor
Karyn Wagner Costume Design
Dale Frye Stunt Double
Alan Heim Editor
Deborah Hobart Aunt Kitty
David McKeown Stunt Double, Stunt Coordinator
Jon Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bob Shelley Special Effects Coordinator
Philip Tallman Music Editor
Kristen Donaldson Art Department Coordinator
Todd Lewis Reporter