Emile Hirsch als Christopher McCandless / Alexander Supertramp | |
Marcia Gay Harden als Billie McCandless | |
William Hurt als Walt McCandless | |
Jena Malone als Carine McCandless / Additional Narration (voice) | |
Brian H. Dierker als Rainey | |
Catherine Keener als Jan Burres | |
Vince Vaughn als Wayne Westerberg | |
Kristen Stewart als Tracy Tatro | |
Hal Holbrook als Ronald "Ron" Franz | |
Thure Lindhardt als Mads | |
Signe Egholm Olsen als Sonja | |
Jim Gallien als Jim Gallien | |
James J. O'Neill als Graduation Reader | |
Malinda McCollum als Waitress | |
Paul Knauls als Building Manager | |
Zach Galifianakis als Kevin | |
Craig Mutsch als Wayne's Crew #1 | |
Jim Beidler als Wayne's Crew #2 | |
John Decker als Hutterite #1 | |
John Hofer als Hutterite #2 | |
Jerry Hofer als Hutterite #3 | |
Terry Waldner als Hutterite #4 | |
Robin Mathews als Gail Borah | |
Candice Campos als Bar Girl | |
Steven Wiig als Lee's Ferry Ranger | |
Floyd Wall als Man In Phone Booth | |
Bryce Walters als Christopher McCandless (age 4) | |
Jim Davis als Immigration Officer | |
Cheryl Francis Harrington als Social Worker | |
R. D. Call als Bull | |
Haley Ramm als Carine McCandless (age 11) | |
Merritt Wever als Lori | |
Everett 'Insane Wayne' Smith als Insane Cain | |
John Jabaley als Announcer | |
Leonard Knight als Leonard Knight | |
Matt Contreras als Book Shopper #1 | |
Denise Sitton als Book Shopper #2 | |
Sharon Olds als Additional Narration (voice) | |
Carine McCandless als Additional Narration (voice) | |
J. Nathan Simmons als Tourist (uncredited) | |
Parris Mosteller als Young Boy (voice) (uncredited) | |
Timothy Levine als Atlanta Braves fan (uncredited) | |
Haley Sweet als Bank Teller (uncredited) | |
Aaron Wayne Hill als Big Wheel Boy (uncredited) | |
Bart the Bear II als Bear |
Sean Penn | Screenplay |
Éric Gautier | Director of Photography |
Eddie Vedder | Music |
Kaki King | Music |
Mary Claire Hannan | Costume Design |
Sean Penn | Director |
Jay Cassidy | Editor |
Michael Brook | Original Music Composer |
Derek R. Hill | Production Design |
Domenic Silvestri | Art Direction |
Francine Maisler | Casting |
Chuck Zlotnick | Still Photographer |
Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Danielle Berman | Set Decoration |
Martín Hernández | Supervising Sound Editor |
David Franco | Music Supervisor |
Jacqueline Aronson | Costume Supervisor |
Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Christopher Neely | Set Decoration |
Martín Hernández | Sound Designer |
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler | Casting Associate |
Arturo Zarate | Sound Effects Editor |
Lauren Grey | Casting Associate |
John Richardson | Art Direction |
Jacques Jouffret | Steadicam Operator |
Christopher Barnett | Sound Effects Editor |
Robin Mathews | Makeup Department Head |
Sterfon Demings | Hair Department Head |
Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
Lyn Matsuda Norton | Script Supervisor |
John J. Kelly | Executive Producer |
Frank Hildebrand | Executive Producer |
David Webb | Assistant Director |
David Blocker | Executive Producer |
Donald Frazee | Special Effects Supervisor |
Brinton Bryan | Second Unit |
Chris Regan | Color Timer |
John R. Saunders | Assistant Director |
Rod Park | Visual Effects Producer |
Haley Sweet | Production Supervisor |
Doug Seus | Stunt Coordinator |
Jack Nicholson | Thanks |
Jonathan Bell | Thanks |
Mychael Bates | Property Master |
Jon Krakauer | Book |
Nerses Gezalyan | Sound Mixer |
Tricia Pifer | Visual Effects Producer |
Amy Fegely | Set Costumer |
Critter Pierce | Set Costumer |
Mike Smithson | Makeup Artist |
Edward Tise | Sound Mixer |
Eddie Vedder | Songs |
Bill Pohlad | Producer |
Sean Penn | Producer |
Art Linson | Producer |
Jon Krakauer | Thanks |
Carine McCandless | Thanks |
Walt McCandless | Thanks |
Billie McCandless | Thanks |
Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
Cole S. McKay | Stunts |
Gary J. Wayton | Stunts |