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The Contender Cast & Characters

The Contender (2000) stars Joan Allen as Laine Hanson, Gary Oldman as Shelly Runyon and Jeff Bridges as President Jackson Evans. The drama movie was released October 13, 2000. Below is the full cast and crew.

R 2000 · 2h 6m 67 Audience

Available on Apple TV

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Rod Lurie

Screenplay

Rod Lurie

Producers

Marc Frydman , James Spies , Willi Bär , Douglas Urbanski , Gary Oldman , Rainer Bienger , Maurice Leblond

Music

Larry Groupé

Cinematography

Denis Maloney

Editor

Michael Jablow

Production design

Alec Hammond

Costume design

Matthew Jacobsen

Casting

Mary Jo Slater

Full cast

52 cast members

President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

Reginald Webster

William L. Petersen

Philip Baker Hall

Paige Willomina

Douglas Urbanski

Noah Fryrear

Timmy

Joseph Lyle Taylor

Congressman Skakle

Congressman Harding

Mariel Hemingway

Congressman Marshall

Sandra Register

Glenda

Del Driver

Director Friend

Bill Bevins

Anchorman

David Laubacher

Reporter #4

David Bridgewater

Secret Service Chief

Michael Kennedy

Congressman Fletcher

David Londoner

Congressman Jones

Catherine Shaffner

Patricia Lavameer

Liz Marks

Sheila

Sherri Richmond

Reporter

Lynn West

Reporter

Heather Rosbeck

Dawn Westbrook

Secretary

Jolene Carroll

Maid

Michael Goodwin

Ashly Covington

Aide (uncredited)

Nurse (uncredited)

Drowning Victim (uncredited)

Robert Shepherd

Congressman (uncredited)

White House Photographer (uncredited)

Congressional Aid (uncredited)

Crew by department

26 crew members

Directing

Director of Photography

Writing

Production

Douglas Urbanski

Executive Producer

Maurice Leblond

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Oriana Robertson

Unit Production Manager

Editing

Music

Original Music Composer

Art

Halina Gebarowicz

Eloise Crane Stammerjohn

Production Design

Costume & Makeup

Matthew Jacobsen

Casting

Other

Daniel W. Barringer

Hubie Kerns Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Stunt Coordinator