Meet the Cast of 12 Mighty Orphans

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

Full Cast of 12 Mighty Orphans

Luke Wilson

as Rusty Russell

Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, director and writer. He is the younger brother...

Vinessa Shaw

as Juanita Russell

Wayne Knight

as Frank Wynn

Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played Newman on Seinfeld (1992–199...

Martin Sheen

as Doc Hall

Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. He f...

Jake Austin Walker

as Hardy Brown

Jake Austin Walker (born June 24, 1997) is an American actor.

Scott Haze

as Rodney Kidd

Scott Haze (born June 28, 1983) is an American actor and filmmaker.

Mark Wallace works as a property master, set dresser and art director for film and television productions. He's also ...

Treat Williams

as Amon Carter

Richard Treat Williams (December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023) was an American actor, author, and aviator. Williams' accol...

Larry Pine

as President Roosevelt

Larry Pine (born March 3, 1945) is an American film, television and theatre actor. He began his professional acting ...

Ron White

as Sheriff Red Wright

Gavin Warren

as Young Rusty

Gavin Warren was born on April 17, 2008 and is currently 16 years old.

Sampley Barinaga

as Chicken

Natasha Bassett

as Opal

Carlson Young

as Annie

Lane Garrison

as Luther Scarborough

Lane Edward Garrison is an American actor best known for the role of David "Tweener" Apolskis on the television seri...

Robert Duvall

as Mason Hawk

Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of an Academy Awa...

Austin Robert Russell

as Maywood

Lucy Faust

as Wanda Sealy

Lucy Faust is an American actress born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jeff Swearingen

as Earl

Kelly Frye

as Young Mary Jame

Kelly Frye was born on December 6, 1984 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Roommates(2007), Burn (2...

Zach Rose

as Pinkney Russell

Heath Freeman

as Coach Cox

Heath Freeman was born on June 23, 1980 and passed away 3 years ago at the age of 41 on November 14, 2021.

Brian Lafontaine

as Referee #2

Robert Musgrave

as Mineral Wells Coach

Kelly Dealyn

as Secretary

Braden Balazik

as Orphan (uncredited)

Alex Bilbrey

as Homeless Kid (uncredited)

Victoria Paige Watkins

as Orphan (uncredited)

Levi Dylan

as Fairbanks

Lillie Fink

as Betty

Josie Fink

as Betty

Slade Monroe

as Wheatie

Preston Porter

as Dewitt

Woodrow Luttrell

as Leon Pickett

Jacob Audirsch

as Scott McCall

Michael Gohlke

as Crazy

Bailey Roberts

as Miller

Tyler Silva

as A.P. Torres

Manuel Tapia

as Carlos Torres

Austin Shook

as Ray

David Lambert

as UIL Member

Kellen McAlone

as Poly Kicker

Aaron Beck

as Referee Poly Game 1

Lee Ellis

as Referee Poly Game 2

Keath Kibbey

as Big Poly Player

Scott Sayers

as Highland Park Coach

Robert Henry

as Referee Highland Game

Troy Dungan

as Amarillo Reporter

Jake McAlister

as Burly Assistant

Hal Jay

as Radio Announcer

Matt Herring

as Reveler

Breckyn Hager

as Greathouse

George Young Jr.

as Amarillo Coach

Gil Prather

as Mason Band Leader

Angelique De Luca

as Sister Cora

Harry Hudson

as Dr. Worley

Michael Lockwood Crouch

as Movie Theater Announcer

John Torres

as Announcer

Jack Doke

as Young George (uncredited)

Nicholas Reed

as Jersey Boy (uncredited)

Keegan Bouton