Director Robert Zemeckis' reviews of 2024's Here have skewed negative, despite boasting an impressive cast.

With Tom Hanks leading the cast of the 2024 film, Here certainly carries a great deal of star power. However, he's hardly the only recognizable name in the cast. Since the movie covers multiple periods in history, it can't just rely on Hanks and also draws heavily on the performance of a long list of stars, each of which playing a character associated in some way with the land that drives Here's story.

Actor Tom Hanks as Richard Young

Date of Birth: July 9, 1956

• Active Since: 1980

Actor: Born in Concord, California, Tom Hanks received his first leading role in director Ron Howard's romantic-comedy Splash. After starring in a handful of other rom-coms, Hanks broke out into drama with his Oscar-winning performance in 1993's Philadelphia. He then established himself as one of modern cinema's best actors by starring in films like Apollo 13, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan, and The Green Mile. Throughout his illustrious Hollywood career, Hanks has frequently collaborated with Zemeckis by starring in films such as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio.

Character: In 2024's Here, Hanks portrays baby boomer Richard Young, a husband and father whose life in the film's single setting is the story's primary focus. Vanity Fair writes that Richard starts out in the movie as a young man in the 1960s, spending his life in the house he grew up in well into his late 80s.

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Actor Robin Wright as Margaret Young

Date of Birth: April 8, 1966

• Active Since: 1983

Actor: Born in Dallas, Texas, Robin Wright started as a model at age 14 before transitioning to acting. When she was 18, Wright gained her breakout role in the soap opera Santa Barbara. Her first notable film role was as Buttercup in the beloved fantasy-comedy The Princess Bride. She first worked with Zemeckis and Hanks by portraying Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump. Since then, Wright's star power has risen with her roles as Claire Underwood in House of Cards and as General Antiope in the DC Extended Universe movies.

Character: Wright stars in Here as Richard's girlfriend and eventual wife, Margaret Young. Margaret enters Richard's life when he is a teenager, and they both raise their children and spend decades together in Richard's childhood home.

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Actor Paul Bettany as Al Young

Date of Birth: May 27, 1971

• Active Since: 1993

Actor: Hailing from London, England, Paul Bettany started as a theater actor before beginning his film career with his role in the Holocaust drama Bent. He later played roles in more well-known films like A Knight's Tale, A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, and Legion. He is now most famous for his performance as J.A.R.V.I.S. and the android Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, gaining a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as the latter in Disney+'s WandaVision.

Character: Bettany plays Al Young, Richard's father in Here. Though Bettany is younger than Hanks in real life, the film makes use of its de-aging technology to make Hanks look younger than the actor playing him.

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Actor Kelly Reilly as Rose Young

Date of Birth: July 18, 1977

• Active Since: 1995

Actor: Kelly Reilly was born in Chessington in London, England. Hoping to find work as an actor, she found work starring in two TV films in the Prime Suspect franchise with Helen Mirren. Reilly then rose to prominence with her roles in films like 2005's Pride & Prejudice and 2009's Sherlock Holmes. She later received a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival for her performance in Robert Zemeckis's 2012 film Flight. She is now best known for playing Beth Dutton alongside Kevin Costner in Yellowstone.

Character: In the film Here, Reilly stars as Al's wife and Richard's mother. Like co-star Paul Bettany, Reilly will benefit from the film's CGI to make the considerably older Hanks look like her child in the movie.

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Here ing Cast & Characters

Michelle Dockery as Mrs. Harter: Michelle Dockery, having been nominated for a Golden Globe and three Primetime Emmys for her performance as Lady Mary Crawley in Downton Abbey, plays Mrs. Harter in Here.

Gwilym Lee as John Harter: Well known for his roles in Midsomer Murders, Jameston, The Great, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Oddity, Gwilym Lee plays John Harter, Mrs. Harter's husband, in Here.

Ophelia Lovibond as Stella Beekman: Ophelia Lovibond has played Carina in Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy and What If...? and Kitty Winter in Elementary. She also had roles in the cult horror film The Autopsy of Jane Done and the Elton John biopic Rocketman. She portrays Stella Beekman in Here.

David Fynn as Leo: Having previously starred in popular shows like NBC's Undateable, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Doctor Who, The Inbetweeners, and Black Mirror, David Fynn portrays the inventor Leo in Here.

Jonathan Aris as Earl Higgins: Jonathan Aris, who has had roles in hit films and shows like The World's End, The Martian, Rogue One, Black Mirror, Good Omens, and His Dark Materials, plays Earl Higgins in Here.

Source: Vanity Fair