Chris Cooper
Sam Deeds
Matthew McConaughey
Buddy Deeds
Elizabeth Peña
Pilar
Kris Kristofferson
Charlie Wade
Joe Morton
Del
Frances McDormand
Bunny
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Priscilla Worth
Leo Burmester
Cody
Richard Coca
Enrique
Miriam Colon
Mercedes Cruz
Jeff Monahan
Young Hollis
Eddie Robinson
Chet
Ron Canada
Otis
Chandra Wilson
Athena
Marco Perella
Anglo Father
Gordon Tootoosis
Wesley Birdsong
Vanessa Martinez
Young Pilar
Clifton James
Hollis
Stephen Mendillo
Cliff
Joe Stevens
Deputy Travis
Tony Frank
Fenton
Dee Macaluso
Anglo Mother
Jesse Borrego
Danny
Tony Plana
Ray
Richard Andrew Jones
Ben Wetzel
Beatrice Winde
Minnie Bledsoe
Gabriel Casseus
Young Otis
Randy Stripling
Roderick
Sam Vlahos
Pete
Tony Amendola
Chucho Montoya
Lisa Suarez
Marisol
Stephen J. Lang
Mikey
Oni Faida Lampley
Celie
Eleese Lester
Molly
Gonzalo Castillo
Amado
Damon Guy
Shadow
Luis Cobo
Mexican-American Father
Don Phillips, Jr.
Principal
Mary Jane R. Hernandez
Mexican-American Mother
Carina Martinez
Paloma
Richard Reyes
Jorge
Olga Luna
Waitress
Juan Vega III
Cook
Lizzie Curry Martinez
Girl
Carmen De Lavallade
Carolyn
Tay Strathairn
Young Sam
Maricela Gonzalez
Anselma
Gilbert R. Cuellar Jr.
Eladio
James Borrego
Young Chucho
Jesus Ramirez
Driver
John Griesemer
Football Announcer (voice)
Eduardo Martínez
Jaime
Azalea Mendez
Young Mercedes