Boogie Nights - Cast

Cast

  • Mark Wahlberg as Eddie Adams ("Dirk Diggler")
  • Burt Reynolds as Jack Horner
  • Julianne Moore as Maggie ("Amber Waves")
  • Heather Graham as Brandi ("Rollergirl")
  • John C. Reilly as Reed Rothchild
  • Don Cheadle as Buck Swope
  • Nicole Ari Parker as Becky Barnett
  • William H. Macy as "Little" Bill Thompson
  • Nina Hartley as "Little" Bill's wife
  • Thomas Jane as Todd Parker
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman as Scotty J.
  • Melora Walters as Jessie St. Vincent
  • Robert Ridgely as Colonel James
  • Philip Baker Hall as Floyd Gondolli
  • Michael Jace as Jerome
  • Alfred Molina as Rahad Jackson
  • Luis Guzmán as Maurice Rodriguez
  • Ricky Jay as Kurt Longjohn
  • Joanna Gleason as Dirk's mother
  • Laurel Holloman as Sheryl Lynn
  • Michael Penn as Nick
  • Robert Downey Sr. as Burt
  • John Doe as Amber's ex-husband

Cast notes

  • Joaquin Phoenix was considered for the role of "Dirk Diggler"

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