Cast of
Needle

About Needle

Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.

Full Cast of Needle

Sean McKee
plays Danny

Emma Bird
plays Paula

Pete Postlethwaite
plays Paula's Father

Pete Postlethwaite as Paula's Father

Pete Postlethwaite was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in T...

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Anna Keaveney
plays Council Leader

John Bennett
plays Chief Constable

Paul Barber
plays Drugs Counsellor

Gary Mavers
plays John

Jake Abraham
plays Greg

Andrew Naylor
plays Degsy

Philip Foster
plays Rollo

John Shackley
plays Stew

Stephen Walters
plays Viaduct Boy

Arthur Kelly
plays Bent Detective

Paul Codman
plays Arresting Officer

Andrew Schofield
plays Chief Vigilante

John Conteh
plays Charlie

Carleen Ann Lundon
plays Radio Reporter

Angela Walsh
plays Angry Mother

Mark Moraghan
plays Binman

Thomas Branch
plays Shop Steward

Shane Connaughton
plays Prison Governor

Paul Broughton
plays Pete - Danny's Cellmate

Paul Broughton as Pete - Danny's Cellmate

Paul Broughton was born on January 21, 1957 and is currently 67 years old.

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Tim Barlow
plays Jack - Danny's Cellmate

David Rooney
plays Interviewing Officer

Maureen O'Brien
plays Prison Doctor

Bunny May
plays Prison Warder

Vincent Maguire
plays Captain's Mate

Peter Faulkner
plays Ferry Passenger

Michael Strobel
plays Ferry Engineer

Geoffrey Hughes
plays Repo Man

Ina Clough
plays Old Woman

Noreen Kershaw
plays Prostitute

Chris Darwin
plays Man at Meeting

Kenneth Farrington
plays Businessman

Al T. Kossy
plays Wino

Carl Chase
plays Taxi Driver

Crew of Needle

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