The Aviator

Some men dream the future. He built it.

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio

(Howard Hughes)

Cate Blanchett

(Katharine Hepburn)

Kate Beckinsale

(Ava Gardner)

John C. Reilly

(Noah Dietrich)

Alec Baldwin

(Juan Trippe)

Alan Alda

(Senator Ralph Owen Brewster)

Ian Holm

(Professor Fitz)

Danny Huston

(Jack Frye)

Gwen Stefani

(Jean Harlow)

Jude Law

(Errol Flynn)

Adam Scott

(Johnny Meyer)

Matt Ross

(Glenn Odekirk)

Kelli Garner

(Faith Domergue)

Frances Conroy

(Mrs. Hepburn)

Brent Spiner

(Robert Gross)

Stanley DeSantis

(Louis B. Mayer)

Edward Herrmann

(Joseph Breen)

Willem Dafoe

(Roland Sweet)

Kenneth Welsh

(Dr. Hepburn)

J.C. MacKenzie

(Ludlow)

Jacob Davich

(Howard Hughes (9 yrs old))

Amy Sloan

(Howard Hughes' Mother)

Sam Hennings

(HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator)

Joe Chrest

(HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography)

Rufus Wainwright

(Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1)

Harry Strandjofski

(Crony of Louis B. Mayer)

Vince Giordano

(Cocoanut Grove Band Member)

Josie Maran

(Cigarette Girl)

Justin Shilton

(HELL'S ANGELS Pilot)

Arthur Holden

(Radio Announcer)

Raymond Ducasse

(Roscoe Turner)

Joseph P. Reidy

(Aide to Howard)

Stéphane Demers

(Maitre d')

Yves Jacques

(Waiter)

Loudon Wainwright III

(Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2)

Jason Cavalier

(Cocoanut Grove Patron)

Chris Ufland

(Engineer)

Al Dubois

(Pan Am Executive #1)

Alan Toy

(Man on Crutches)

Sebastian Tillinger

(Timer)

Francesca Scorsese

(Little Girl)

Charlotte Scott

(Little Girl)

James Bradford

(Uncle Willy)

Joe Cobden

(Another Guest #1)

Linda E. Smith

(Another Guest #2)

Alan Fawcett

(Chairman MPA)

Jordan St. James

(Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing)

David Purdham

(Emcee)

Kevin O'Rourke

(Spencer Tracy)

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

(Noah's Wife)

Emma Campbell

(Jack Frye's Wife, Helen)

Martha Wainwright

(Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3)

Vincent Laresca

(Jorge)

Matt Holland

(Hughes' Staff Person)

Dennis St John

(Custodian)

Keith Campbell

(Marine)

Al Vandecruys

(Doctor)

James Rae

(FBI Agent)

Kathleen McAuliffe

(Brewster's Maid)

Nellie Sciutto

(Secretary)

Terry Haig

(Another Senator)

James McNamara

(James McNamara (voice))

John Koensgen

(Pan Am Executive #2)

Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith

(Caretaker)

Mark Akeson

(Caretaker)

Jason Pollard

(Caretaker)

Heather Petrone

(Vivien Leigh (uncredited))

Danielle Franke

(Esquire Starlet (uncredited))

Meghan Elizabeth

(Starlet (uncredited))

Elizabeth DeCicco

(Starlet (uncredited))

Elisa Dyann

(Coat Check Girl (uncredited))

Isabelle Champeau

(Editor (uncredited))

Al Coronel

(Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited))

Gerardo Lo Dico

(Military Officer (uncredited))

Anne V. Coates

(Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited))