Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix has won a Grammy, a Golden Globe, and been nominated for three Academy Awards throughout his career. He got his start as a child actor along with his siblings, with the encouragement of their hippie parents, who were ex-cult members. After some television roles as a child, Phoenix had a breakout film role in Ron Howard's Parenthood. In 1993, Joaquin's older brother, River, committed suicide, and Joaquin receded from the public eye for awhile.
In 1995, Joaquin returned to film in the Gus Van Sant film To Die For alongside Nicole Kidman. Next came U Turn, Inventing the Abbotts, Clay Pigeons, and The Yards. Joaquin came into mainstream popularity with his role as the evil emperor Commodus in Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other films include Quills, Buffalo Soldiers, Signs, Hotel Rwanda, Walk the Line (for which he was nominated for another Academy Award), We Own the Night, Two Lovers, I'm Still Here, The Master (for which he received his 3rd Academy Award nomination), Her, Inherent Vice, and Irrational Man.
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson never appears in the film, but her voice has a starring role as the operating system, Samantha. The voice of Samantha was initially recorded by Samantha Morton, but they replaced her recordings in post-production with Jonze saying, "we realized that what Samantha and I had done together wasn’t working for what the character needed, and so we ended up having to recast at that point in time."
Scarlett Johansson made her film debut in the comedy North in 1994, before gaining more widespread recognition in the films The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World. Interestingly enough, Johansson's breakout role was in another film about romantic alienation, written and directed by Spike Jonze's ex-wife, Sofia Coppola: Lost in Translation. Johansson followed this up with Girl with a Pearl Earring, A Love Song for Bobby Long, and Match Point. Other films include, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Prestige, The Nanny Diaries, The Other Boleyn Girl, We Bought a Zoo, Don Jon, Her, Under the Skin, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Hail, Caesar!, Ghost in the Shell, Rough Night, and Isle of Dogs.
Amy Adams
Amy Adams is an American actress who has received 5 Academy Award nominations and won 2 Golden Globes. After getting her start as a musical theater actress in dinner theater, she had a small supporting role in the film Drop Dead Gorgeous when she answered a casting call in Minnesota. She then had a small but memorable role in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can before giving a breakout performance in the 2005 film Junebug.
In 2007, Adams starred in the Disney musical Enchanted, which brought her widespread acclaim. Other films include Doubt, The Fighter, Julie and Julia, Superman, The Master, American Hustle (for which she won a Golden Globe), Big Eyes (for which she won a 2nd Golden Globe), Arrival, Nocturnal Animals, and the miniseries Sharp Objects.
Matt Letscher
Letscher is an American actor and playwright. He has appeared in The Mask of Zorro, Gods and Generals, 13 Hours; The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The Flash, Her, and The Kingsman: The Golden Circle.
Rooney Mara
Rooney Mara is an American actress who has been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and won the Best Actress Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. After working in television as a young actress, Mara began appearing in independent films such as Tanner Hall and Youth in Revolt. Mara entered the public eye when she appeared in David Fincher's biopic of Mark Zuckerberg, The Social Network, playing Zuckerberg's ex-girlfriend. In 2010, she completed a competitive casting process to win the role of Lisbeth Salander in the adaptation of the acclaimed novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She immersed herself in the role and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. Other films include Zero Dark Thirty, Her, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Pan, Carol (for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and for which she won the Best Actress Award at Cannes), The Discovery, Song to Song, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, and Mary Magdalene.
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt is a television and film actor. After playing mostly comedic roles, Pratt has transitioned into a Hollywood leading man. His credits include Parks and Recreation, Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty, Jurassic World, The Magnificent Seven, Passengers, Avengers: Infinity War, and Her.
