Cast and crew
Whalefall (2026)
14 cast and 74 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast14
Austin AbramsJay Gardiner
Josh BrolinMitt Gardiner
Elisabeth ShueZara Gardiner
John OrtizHewey
Jane LevyEva Gardiner
Emily RuddNan Gardiner
Kamy D. BruderWhale Watcher Man- Mark Meloro Jr.Whale Watcher Man
- Sam FranichJay at 10
- Nicholas GouldUS Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Whaley
- Laurel Lane BowenCafe Patron
Sam SkolnikEmployee- Grayson Paul SolomineYoung Jay
- Shauna DugginsWhale Watcher Joy
Crew74
Directing
- Brian DuffieldDirector
- Jason BlumenfeldFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- Brian DuffieldScreenplay
- Daniel KrausScreenplay, Book, Novel
Production
- Allan MandelbaumProducer
- Ron HowardProducer
- Brian GrazerProducer
- Richard AbateExecutive Producer
- Will RowbothamExecutive Producer
- J.R. YoungExecutive In Charge Of Production
- Brian DuffieldProducer
- Douglas C. MerrifieldUnit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Randi HillerCasting
- Jeb BrodyProducer
- Daniel CabezaCasting
Camera
- Aaron MortonDirector of Photography
- David Emmerichs"A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Collin Davis"B" Camera Operator
Editing
- Pietro ScaliaEditor
Sound and music
- Joseph TrapaneseOriginal Music Composer
- Peter J. DevlinSound Mixer
- Chris TerhuneSupervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Ramsey AveryProduction Design
- Gordon StotzSupervising Art Director
- Gary McMonniesArt Direction
- Michael E. GoldmanArt Direction
Costume and make-up
- Natalie O'BrienCostume Design
- Joel HarlowMakeup Department Head
- Marie LarkinHair Department Head
Visual effects
- Guillaume RocheronVisual Effects Supervisor
- Rpin SuwannathPre-Visualization Supervisor
- Mark HawkerSpecial Effects Supervisor
- Annemarie GriggsVisual Effects Producer
- Colin Shen Min LimVFX Editor
- David SeagerVisual Effects Supervisor
- Gabriel ReichleVisual Effects Supervisor
- Florian WitzelVisual Effects Supervisor
- Matt ShumwayAnimation Supervisor
- Christopher MarshallAnimation Supervisor
- Keith Anthony-BrownVisual Effects Producer
- Eric RosengardVisual Effects Producer
- Sunit SahaVisual Effects Producer
- Heath KraynakCompositing Supervisor
- Laurens EhrmannVisual Effects Supervisor
- Harry BardakVisual Effects Supervisor
- Audrey LagnousVisual Effects Producer
- Sarah SwickVisual Effects Producer
- Ashley DossVisual Effects Production Manager
- Mary AustinVisual Effects Production Manager
- Victoria KilvingtonVisual Effects Production Manager
- Dominik PlatenCompositing Supervisor
- Cristiane MaiaVFX Editor
- Erik PampelVFX Editor
- Nick SwartzVFX Editor
- Samuel WillingVFX Editor
- Emily AgerVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Emily MurotakeVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Gabriela LanzaVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Priyanka BiswasVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Rachel LoblVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Sanika MorajkarVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Vipul MogaveeraVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Willow KrsnikVisual Effects Production Assistant
- Yesi MuñozVisual Effects Production Assistant
Crew
- Shauna DugginsStunt Coordinator
- Jill BrooksExecutive Visual Effects Producer
- Dan MastStunt Double
- Cord WalkerStunts
- Lauren Danielle PughStunt Double
- Kurt D. LottStunts
- Ebrahim JahromiCG Supervisor
- Leandro EstebecorenaCG Supervisor
- Matt MiddletonCG Supervisor
- Sanjeev DasCG Supervisor