Sound, script, and scene – Christopher Nolan has put all his mastery into work as he created the phenomenal hit, ‘Oppenheimer‘. The biographical thriller has awed and amazed the audience with its storyline and theatre experience. The movie has a star-studded cast including Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Matt Damon.
Along with this array of actors, there are also other actors who appear in cameo roles in the movie. And among them are a few actors who have an Oscar to their name. With over $250 million collection from around the world within a week of its release, the movie is a box office hit. And here’s more about the stars who became a part of Nolan’s masterpiece.
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Josh Peck
The 37-year-old actor Josh Peck is famous for his performance in Nickelodeon’s ‘Drake & Josh‘ opposite Drake Bell and Miranda Cosgrove. In Oppenheimer, he portrays Kenneth Bainbridge, a contributor to the Manhattan Project.
Rami Malek
The Oscar-winning actor who portrayed Freddie Mercury in The Bohemian Rhapsody also appears in the movie. He appears as David Hill, an associate experimental physicist. The actor is best known for his roles in ‘No Time To Die’ and ‘Mr. Robot’.
Casey Affleck
Boris Pash is the role played by Casey Affleck on screen. Pash is the chief of army counterintelligence at the Presidio in San Francisco. The Academy winner brings to life the cold, brutal chief who interrogates Oppenheimer in one of the scenes.
Gary Oldman
The actor appeared again in another of Christopher Nolan’s movies. He portrayed the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman in ‘Oppenheimer‘. He earlier appeared in Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight‘ trilogy as Commissioner Jim Gordan. In Oppenheimer, Oscar-winning actor’s character Truman tries to bring the physicist on board for the hydrogen bomb project. But he declines and Truman dismisses him.
Kenneth Branagh
The actor in ‘Oppenheimer‘ portrays the popular physicist Neils Bohr. Kenneth Branagh’s character, a Nobel Prize winner is much admired by the main lead. Bohr warns Oppenheimer of the dangers of atomic bombs.
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Benny Safdie
The ‘father of the hydrogen bomb’, Edward Teller is played by Benny Safdie in the Nolan film. The theoretical physicist works with Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project. As Oppenheimer voices his concern about the hydrogen bomb, Teller joins Lewis Strauss to bring him down.
Toni Conti
The world-famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein is played by Toni Conti in the movie. He had three brief scenes with Oppenheimer, warning him of the dangers of his unbridled technology.
Olivia Thirlby
The American actress Olivia Thrilby is known for her roles in the movies ‘No Strings Attached’ and ‘Juno’. In ‘Oppenheimer’, she played the role of Lili Hornig, an activist, and Manhattan Project scientist.
Alden Ehrenreich
The ‘Hail Caesar‘ actor Alden Ehrenreich appears in a brief scene as a Senate aide to Strauss in ‘Oppenheimer‘. The star has appeared in movies, ‘Blue Jasmine’, ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story‘ and ‘Beautiful Creatures’.
David Dastmalchian
William L. Borden, a US lawyer, and congressional staffer, is played by David Dastmalchian. His character served as the executive director of the US Congress Joint Committee on Atomic Energy from 1949 and 1953. Dastmalchian has appeared in the films ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘The Suicide Squad’, and ‘Dune’.
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