Cast and Crew of John Q

Cast of
John Q

About John Q

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

Full Cast of John Q

Denzel Washington
plays John Quincy Archibald

Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He first rose to promine...

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James Woods
plays Dr. Raymond Turner

James Woods as Dr. Raymond Turner

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring...

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Kimberly Elise
plays Denise Archibald

Kimberly Elise as Denise Archibald

Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American actress. Elise studied film and acting at the University ...

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Robert Duvall
plays Lt. Frank Grimes

Robert Duvall as Lt. Frank Grimes

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

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Shawn Hatosy
plays Mitch Quigley

Shawn Hatosy as Mitch Quigley

Shawn Wayne Hatosy (born December 29, 1975) is an actor with over 40 film and television credits to his name. ​From ...

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Eddie Griffin
plays Lester Matthews

Kevin Connolly
plays Steve Maguire

Ethan Suplee
plays Guard Max Conlin

Ethan Suplee as Guard Max Conlin

Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor best known for his roles as Seth Ryan in Am...

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Ray Liotta
plays Chief Gus Monroe

Ray Liotta as Chief Gus Monroe

Raymond Allen Liotta (December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor and producer. His best-known roles incl...

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Anne Heche
plays Rebecca Payne

Anne Heche as Rebecca Payne

Anne Celeste Heche (May 25, 1969 – August 11, 2022) was an American actress. She first came to recognition portraying...

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Laura Harring
plays Gina Palumbo

Heather Wahlquist
plays Julie Bird

Daniel E. Smith
plays Mike Archibald

Daniel E. Smith as Mike Archibald

Daniel E. Smith was born on February 22, 1990. He is an actor.

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David Thornton
plays Jimmy Palumbo

Paul Johansson
plays Tuck Lampley

Paul Johansson as Tuck Lampley

Paul Johansson is an American-born Canadian actor, writer and director, best known for playing Dan Scott on One Tree ...

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Obba Babatundé
plays Sgt. Moody

Obba Babatundé as Sgt. Moody

Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated perform...

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Troy Byer
plays Miriam Smith

Troy Winbush
plays Steve Smith

Troy Winbush as Steve Smith

Troy Winbush is an American film and television actor, best known for his recurring role as Denny on the television s...

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Martha Chaves
plays Rosa Gonzales

Gabriela Oltean
plays Beautiful BMW Driver

Ron Annabelle
plays Tow Truck Driver

Barry G. King
plays Employee Manager

Larissa Laskin
plays Dr. Ellen Klein

Vanessa Branch
plays Registered Nurse

Vanessa Branch as Registered Nurse

Vanessa Branch was born on March 21, 1973 . She is an actress and producer.

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Stephanie Moore
plays Admitting Nurse

James Finnerty
plays Nurse Reggie

Michael Jaye
plays Insurance Rep

Yanna McIntosh
plays State Employee

Yanna McIntosh as State Employee

Yanna McIntosh (born 1970) is a Jamaican-born Canadian stage, film and television actress.

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Linda Massad
plays Social Services Rep

Lester Mathews
plays Human Services Rep

Noam Jenkins
plays Medicaid Official

Noam Jenkins as Medicaid Official

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Allegra Fulton
plays Sick Girl's Mother

Allegra Fulton as Sick Girl's Mother

Allegra Fulton is one of Canada’s most celebrated actors. Born to two writers, her childhood years were shared betwee...

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Darrin Brown
plays TV Buyer

Shera Danese
plays Wife of Heart Transplant Patient

Kirsta Teague
plays Dr. Turner's Assistant

Rick Sood
plays Panicked E.R. Doctor

Scott Bloom
plays Desk Guard

Dina Spybey-Waters
plays Debby Utley

Carlos Diaz
plays Paramedic #1

Joe Duer
plays Paramedic #2

Simon Sinn
plays Fong

Jeff Douglas
plays Computer Cop

Keram Malicki-Sánchez
plays Freddy B.

Philip Williams
plays Wally Pitoniak

Nigel Shawn Williams
plays News Anchor

Frank Cassavetes
plays Sniper

Colin Evans
plays Videographer

Angelo Tsarouchas
plays Barricade Cop

Marcia Johnson
plays Medical Transplant #1

Vijay Mehta
plays Medical Transplant #2

Andrew Schaff
plays U.N.O.S. Official

Malcolm Nefsky
plays Nick

Jay Leno
plays Jay Leno

Jay Leno as Jay Leno

James Douglas Muir Leno is an American television host, comedian, and writer. After doing stand-up comedy for years, ...

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Gloria Allred
plays Gloria Allred

Larry King
plays Larry King

Larry King as Larry King

Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television host, radio...

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Arianna Huffington
plays Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington as Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stasinopoulos (Greek: Αριάννα Στασινόπουλος)) is a Greek American author and syndica...

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Ted Demme
plays Ted Demme

Nas
plays Nas

Bill Maher
plays Bill Maher

Bill Maher as Bill Maher

William "Bill" Maher, Jr. (born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commen...

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Claire Rankin
plays Public Defender

Philip Craig
plays Judge K. Ploucha

Gerry Quigley
plays Jury Foreman


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