About Genius
- Released on June 10, 2016
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
Full Cast of Genius
Colin Firth plays Max Perkins
Jude Law plays Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman plays Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney plays Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce plays F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West plays Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby plays Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas plays John Wheelock
Harry Attwell plays Assistant Editor
Angela Ashton plays Bertha Perkins
Eve Bracken plays Zippy Perkins
Gillian Hanna plays Julia Wolfe
Corey Johnson plays John Wheelock
Miquel Brown plays Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Rosy Benjamin plays Scribner's Staff
Elaine Caulfield plays Mabel Wolfe
Richard Dempsey plays Director
Katya Watson plays Jane Perkins
Lorna Doherty plays Peggy Perkins
Makenna McBrierty plays Nancy Perkins
Lucy Briers plays Miss Wyckoff
Ray Strasser King plays James, Mailroom Clerk
David Altaner plays Scribner's Staff
Charles Dinsdale plays Scribner's Staff
Erick Hayden plays Scribner's Staff
Kenneth Hazeldine plays Scribner's Staff
Oliver King plays Scribner's Staff
Alex Large plays Scribner's Staff
Charlotte Longfield plays Scribner's Staff
Nick Mercer plays Scribner's Staff
Kim Rosenfeld plays Scribner's Staff
James Wallace plays Scribner's Staff
Katherine Kingsley plays Purring Woman
Richard Clark plays Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Stella McCabe plays Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Christopher Oram plays Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Mike Vessey plays Guest at Purring Woman's Table
Maddie Rice plays Actress
Ian Drysdale plays Actor
Alistair Sanderson plays Lighting Technician
Alexander Scrivens plays Lighting Technician
Cassandra Nina plays Woman at Bar
Pamela Okoroafor plays Woman at Bar
Kenji Fenton plays Band
Neville Malcolm plays Band
Winston Rollins plays Band
Chris Storr plays Band
Frank Tontoh plays Band
Jamal Crawford plays Dancer
Kemi Durosinmi plays Dancer
Jo Dyce plays Dancer
Kevin Ketti plays Dancer
Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa plays Dancer
Joshua Robinson plays Dancer
Andrew Byron plays Grand Central Station Conductor
Jane Perry plays John Hopkins Hospital Nurse
James Bierman plays Funeral Minister
Trina Dillon plays Effie Wolfe
Gary Thomsett plays Frank Wolfe
Mark Phillimore plays Frederick Wolfe
Crew of Genius
Writing
Production
Editing
Art
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Sound
Camera
- Colin Firth
- Jude Law
- Nicole Kidman
- Laura Linney
- Guy Pearce
- Dominic West
- Vanessa Kirby
- Demetri Goritsas
- Harry Attwell
- Angela Ashton
- Eve Bracken
- Gillian Hanna
- Corey Johnson
- Miquel Brown
- Rosy Benjamin
- Elaine Caulfield
- Richard Dempsey
- Katya Watson
- Lorna Doherty
- Makenna McBrierty
- Lucy Briers
- Ray Strasser King
- David Altaner
- Charles Dinsdale
- Erick Hayden
- Kenneth Hazeldine
- Oliver King
- Alex Large
- Charlotte Longfield
- Nick Mercer
- Kim Rosenfeld
- James Wallace
- Katherine Kingsley
- Richard Clark
- Stella McCabe
- Christopher Oram
- Mike Vessey
- Maddie Rice
- Ian Drysdale
- Alistair Sanderson
- Alexander Scrivens
- Cassandra Nina
- Pamela Okoroafor
- Kenji Fenton
- Neville Malcolm
- Winston Rollins
- Chris Storr
- Frank Tontoh
- Jamal Crawford
- Kemi Durosinmi
- Jo Dyce
- Kevin Ketti
- Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa
- Joshua Robinson
- Andrew Byron
- Jane Perry
- James Bierman
- Trina Dillon
- Gary Thomsett
- Mark Phillimore