The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Louis Wain
Claire Foy
Emily Wain
Andrea Riseborough
Caroline Wain
Toby Jones
Sir William Ingram
Sharon Rooney
Josephine Wain
Aimee Lou Wood
Claire Wain
Hayley Squires
Marie Wain
Stacy Martin
Felicie Wain
Phoebe Nicholls
Mrs Wain
Adeel Akhtar
Dan Rider
Asim Chaudhry
Herbert Railton
Taika Waititi
Max Kase
Crystal Clarke
Alicia Simmonds
Daniel Rigby
Bendigo
Richard Ayoade
Henry Wood
Julian Barratt
Dr Elphick
Dorothy Atkinson
Mrs Du Frayne, Mrs. DuFrayne
Nick Cave
H.G. Wells
Olivia Colman
Narrator
Fehinti Balogun
Praga
Jamie Demetriou
Woodville Jr.
Sophia Di Martino
Judith
Siobhán McSweeney
Dr Cooke
Stewart Scudamore
Dr Quantock
Simon Munnery
Jem Mace
James Eeles
Train Attendant
Olivier Richters
Journeyman Boxer
Indica Watson
Young Felicie Wain
Kiki May
Paper Girl (1891)
Crew
Will Sharpe
Director, Writer
Simon Stephenson
Writer, Executive Producer
Selina Macarthur
Editor
Erik Wilson
Director of Photography
Dan Coles
Colorist
Olly Robinson
First Assistant Director
Amy Sharman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lillie Fleur
Production Coordinator
Ron Halpern
Executive Producer
Didier Lupfer
Executive Producer
Dan MacRae
Executive Producer
Ollie Madden
Executive Producer
Julia Oh
Executive Producer
Daniel Battsek
Executive Producer
Benedict Cumberbatch
Executive Producer
Leah Clarke
Producer
Guy Heeley
Producer
Adam Ackland
Producer
Lil Clarke
Producer
Donald Sabourin
Co-Producer
Suzie Davies
Production Design
Lewis Humble
Post Production Coordinator
Gisela Evert
Post Production Supervisor
Lucy Jordan
Casting Associate
Dixie Chassay
Casting
Michael O'Connor
Costume Design
Vickie Lang
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Annette Field
Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Elena Real-Davies
Art Department Assistant
Caroline Barclay
Supervising Art Director
Caroline Harper
Standby Art Director
Celestria Kimmins
Assistant Art Director
Jen Annor
Assistant Sound Engineer
Arthur Sharpe
Original Music Composer
Christoph Bauschinger
Music Editor
Yann McCullough
Music Editor
Ellie Rawlings
Transportation Coordinator
Sarah Shepherd
Dialect Coach
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Polina Kalentsits
Assistant Set Decoration
Nick Dilworth
Construction Manager
Jaap Buitendijk
Still Photographer
Alana Marmion-Warr
Script Supervisor
Mark Stanton-Kelly
Stunts
Brian Nickels
Stunt Coordinator
Luke Tumber
Stunt Double
Elizabeth Donker Curtius
Stunt Double
P.R. Smith
Property Master
Kat Law
Draughtsman
Cheyenne Conway
Unit Production Manager
Joshua Callis-Smith
Digital Imaging Technician
Zoe Flower
Unit Publicist
Thalia Ecclestone
Art Direction
Craig Ferreira
First Assistant Editor
Sarah Turner
Production Secretary
Alexandra Bahiyyih Wain
Production Secretary
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