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| Natalie Portman | Nina Sayers |
| Mila Kunis | Lily |
| Vincent Cassel | Thomas Leroy |
| Barbara Hershey | Erica Sayers |
| Winona Ryder | Beth Macintyre |
| Benjamin Millepied | David |
| Ksenia Solo | Veronica |
| Kristina Anapau | Galina |
| Janet Montgomery | Madeline |
| Sebastian Stan | Andrew |
| Toby Hemingway | Tom |
| Sergio Torrado | Sergio |
| Mark Margolis | Mr. Fithian |
| Tina Sloan | Mrs. Fithian |
| Abraham Aronofsky | Mr. Stein |
| Charlotte Aronofsky | Mrs. Stein |
| Marcia Jean Kurtz | Georgina |
| Shaun O'Hagan | Sebastian |
| Christopher Gartin | Scott |
| Deborah Offner | Susie |
| Stanley B. Herman | Uncle Hank |
| Michelle Rodriguez Nouel | Physical Therapist |
| Kurt Froman | David's Understudy |
| Marty Krzywonos | Conductor |
| Leslie Lyles | Nurse |
| John Epperson | Jaded Piano Player |
| Arkadiy Figlin | Piano Player |
| Tim Fain | Violin Player |
| Timothy Fain | Violin Player |
| Sarah Lane | Lady in the Lane |
| Liam Flaherty | Man in Stall |
| Patrick Heusinger | Rich Gent |
| Marina Stavitskaya | Ballet Mistress |
| Olga Kostritzky | Ballet Mistress |
| Christine Redpath | Ballet Mistress |
| Alexandra Damiani | Ballet Mistress |
| Rebecca Azenberg | Corps De Ballet |
| Laura Bowman | Corps De Ballet |
| Holly L. Fusco | Corps De Ballet |
| Abigail Mentzer | Corps De Ballet |
| Barette Vance | Corps De Ballet |
| Lillian di Piazza | Corps De Ballet |
| Megan Dickinson | Corps De Ballet |
| Jessy Hendrickson | Corps De Ballet |
| Geneviève Lebean | Corps De Ballet |
| Rachel Jambois | Corps De Ballet |
| Ryoko Sadoshima | Corps De Ballet |
| Kaia A. Tack | Corps De Ballet |
| Lauren Fadeley | Corps De Ballet |
| Sarah Hay | Corps De Ballet |
| Adrianna de Svastich | Corps De Ballet |
| Jamie Wolf | Corps De Ballet |
| Carrie Lee Riggins | Corps De Ballet |
| Gina Artese | Corps De Ballet |
| Bradley J. Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Angela Timmerman | Dancer |
| Clint Mansell | Composer |
| Ari Handel | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Libatique | Cinematographer |
| Tyler Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Peter Fruchtman | Executive Producer |
| Steve Baine | foley artist |
| Sean Byrne | post-production sound |
| Rick Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Alfonso Calvo | dubbing re-recording mixer |
| Jon Avnet | Executive Producer |
| David Thwaites | Executive Producer |
| Brian Emrich | Sound Designer |
| Jennifer Roth | Executive Producer |
| Nelson Ferreira | sound effects recording |
| Dann Fink | adr loop group director |
| Alan Freedman | adr mixer |
| Andrew Weisblum | Film Editor |
| Dror Gescheit | sound re-recordist |
| Anguibe Guindo | Boom Operator |
| Pete Min | Song Writer |
| Gina Gyles | foley assistant |
| Tom Rowlands | Song Writer |
| Craig Henighan | Sound Designer |
| Praveen Sharma | Song Writer |
| Ken Ishii | production sound mixer |
| Travis Stewart | Song Writer |
| Bobby Johanson | adr mixer |
| Alec Storey | Song Writer |
| Wayne Lemmer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jamie Kavanagh | Song Writer |
| Brendan Jamieson O'Brien | Boom Operator |
| Joe Origlieri | sound utility |
| Peter Persaud | foley recordist |
| Ed Simons | Song Writer |
| Jill Purdy | supervising dialogue & adr editor |
| Jermaine Troy Jacob | Song Writer |
| Andy Stallabrass | adr recordist |
| Seth Tallman | additional boom operator |
| Dominick Tavella | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Peter Gleaves | adr mixer |
| Thérèse DePrez | Production Designer |
| Amy Westcott | Costume Designer |
| Dan Schrecker | Visual Effects |
| Kate Mulleavy | Costume Designer |

