Movie · 2006
Half Nelson
“Secrets don't let go”
Released 11 August 2006 107 min Drama More from 2006 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
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How old were they?
Deborah Rush
as Jo Dunne
Ron Cephas Jones
as Mr. Dickinson
Denis O'Hare
as Jimbo
Starla Benford
as Principal Henderson
Deidre Goodwin
as Tina
Tina Holmes
as Rachel
Stephanie Bast
as Vanessa
Nicole Vicius
as Cindy
Monique Gabriela Curnen
as Isabel
Anthony Mackie
as Frank
Ryan Gosling
as Dan Dunne
Collins Pennie
as Mike
Shareeka Epps
as Drey
Tristan Mack Wilds
as Jamal
Jeff Lima
as Roodly
Nathan Corbett
as Terrance
Tyra Kwao-Vovo
as Stacy
Rosemary Ledee
as Gina
Bryce Silver
as Bernard
Kaela C. Pabon
as Lena
Erica Rivera
as Erika
Eleanor Hutchins
as Simone
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The numbers
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
52Deborah Rush — oldest on the call sheet
14Nathan Corbett — youngest billed
30average age of the credited cast