Ryan Gosling (junge Noah Calhoun), Rachel McAdams (junge Allie Hamilton), Gena Rowlands (alte Allie Calhoun), James Garner (alte Noah Calhoun), James Marsden (Lon Hammond), Sam Shepard (Frank Calhoun), Joan Allen (Anne Hamilton), Kevin Connolly (Finn), David Thornton (John Hamilton), Starletta Dupois (Krankenschwester Esther), Obba Babatundé (Bandleader), Cullen Moss (Bodee), Jennifer Echols (Krankenschwester Selma), Nancy De Mayo (Mary Allen), Tim O'Brien (Mr. Tuffington), Meredith O'Brien (Mrs. Tuffington), Heather Wahlquist (Sara Tuffington), Ed Grady (Harry), Geoffrey Knight (Barker)