Cast, in order of appearance
Isobel Hawking
Stephen Hawking’s Mother
Stephen Hawking
Self
Janet Humphrey
Stephen Hawking’s Aunt
Mary Hawking
Stephen Hawking’s Sister
Basil King
Hawking Family Neighbor
Derek Powney
Hawking Classmate at Oxford
Norman Dix
Hawking Classmate at Oxford
Robert Berman
Hawking Tutor at Oxford
Gordon Berry
Hawking Classmate at Oxford
Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose, mathematical physicist who worked with Hawking on Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems; Professor at Cambridge
Dennis Sciama
Dennis Sciama, cosmologist and PhD supervisor for Hawking; Professor at Cambridge
John Wheeler
John Wheeler, theoretical physicist who coined the phrase “black hole”
Brandon Carter
Brandon Carter, physicist
John Taylor
John Taylor, physicist
Kip Thorne
Kip Thorne, astrophysicist and friend of Hawking; Research Scientist at Cambridge
Christopher Isham
Christopher Isham, physicist
Brian Whitt
Brian Whitt, physicist and editor of Hawking’s A Brief History of Time
Ray Laflamme
Raymond Laflamme, theoretical physicist, doctoral student of Hawking
Credits
Director
| Errol Morris |
Executive producer
| Gordon Freedman |
Producer
| David Hickman |
Based on the book by
| Stephen Hawking |
Director of photography
| John Bailey |
Additional photography
| Stefan Czapsky |
Production design
| Ted Bafaloukos |
Editor
| Brad Fuller |
Original music composed by
| Philip Glass |
Music produced by
| Kurt Munkacsi |
Art Direction by
| David Lee |
Makeup Department
| Suzie Zamit | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Barney Reisz | production supervisor |
| Paul Sparrow | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nick Heckstall-Smith | first assistant director |
Art Department
| John Bastin | carpenter |
| Bobby Betts | painter (as Robert Betts) |
| Alan Chesters | construction manager |
| Bob Cox | construction manager |
| Terry Dunne | props: UK |
| Jenny Dyer | property buyer / set dresser |
| Jim Foran | carpenter |
| Tommy Gray | stagehand |
| Mark Hedges | props: UK |
| Paul Hedges | property master |
| Michael Hersey | painter |
| Rebekah Ingalls | props: USA |
| David Ned Kelly | carpenter (as Ned Kelly) |
| Pat Lynch | painter |
| Richard Maris | props: UK |
| Alan Pearson | painter |
| Brian Webb | stagehand |
| Michael Webb | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Ed Barteski | assistant sound editor |
| Tony Bell | boom operator (as Antony Bell) |
| Bob Edwards | Rerecording Mixer |
| Bradford L. Hohle | consultant: Dolby Stereo |
| Julie Lindner | assistant sound editor |
| Eliza Paley | sound editor |
| Ira Spiegel | sound editor |
| Randy Thom | re-recording mixer / sound effects |
| Bruce White | sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Dennis Bartlett | blue screen supervisor |
| John Hughes | cg supervisor: Rhythm & Hues / studio head: Rhythm & Hues |
| Aung Min | digital effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Scott Billups | camera operator |
| Kevin Bryan | electrician |
| Peter Butler | grip |
| Philippe Carr-Forster | camera operator (as Philip Carr-Forster) |
| Steve Davis | rigger |
| Dave Everall | rigger |
| John Foster | clapper loader |
| Bill Geddes | grip |
| Sunil Gupta | still photographer |
| Ian Hills | rigger |
| Ed Joyce | animation camera operator |
| Bill Keenan | rigger |
| Brian Kemp | gaffer |
| Steve Kitchen | electrician |
| Eddie Matthews | electrician |
| Stephen Morley | still photographer: production stills |
| Bob Olley | electrician |
| Steve Parker | focus puller |
| John Payne | grip |
| Tony Sankey | grip |
| Chris Schwarz | still photographer |
| Ed Searles | animation camera operator |
| Peter Toley | electrician |
| George C. Webb | electrician |
| Gary Willis | gaffer |
Editorial Department
| William A. Anderson | additional editor |
| Eliza Johnston | assistant editor |
| Julian Rodd | associate editor |
| Lisa Schechter | associate editor |
| Maura E. Shea | apprentice editor (as Maura Shea) |
| Charlie Silver | consulting editor |
| Mary Skinner | editorial assistant |
| Carolyn Stark | apprentice editor |
Music Department
| Suki Buchman | music editor |
| Dante Desole | assistant engineer |
| Angela Dryden | engineer |
| Scott Hollingsworth | assistant engineer |
| Michael Riesman | conductor |
Transportation Department
| Ron Nanson | unit driver (as Ronnie Nanson) |
| John Orsler | driver: props |
| Bill Wright | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Brook Adams | runner |
| Ted Bafaloukos | master drawings |
| Alex Baxter | radiology advisor |
| Jacob Beckenstein | archive photographs |
| Robert Berman | archive photographs |
| Colin Bevan | publicist |
| David Bulbeck | stand-in: Stephen Hawking |
| Suzanna Bunting | production assistant |
| Sidney Coleman | science advisor |
| Becky Crane | production secretary |
| Donna Davis | research assistant |
| Fiona Eldridge | publicist |
| Buck Ewing | transcriptions |
| Philip Gaze | runner |
| Karen Gordon | production secretary |
| David Hohmann | graphics coordinator |
| Alan John | financial controller |
| Raymond Laflamme | time reverse calculations |
| Lynda Levy | unit publicist (as Linda Levy) |
| Sharon Mansfield | runner |
| David Mason | wheelchair/computer consultant |
| Rachel McCallister | publicist |
| Carolyn Moore | production assistant |
| Rosemary Nicholls | chicken wrangler |
| Don Page | archive photographs |
| Keir Pearson | research assistant |
| Nick Powers | back projection supervisor |
| Ana Ransom | transcriptions |
| Christine A. Sacani | production coordinator: USA |
| David Schisgall | assistant: Errol Morris |
| Paul Sowerbutts | production associate |
| Kip Thorne | archive photographs |
| Walter Woltosz | technical advisor |
| Jonathan Dana | studio executive (uncredited) |