Beau Is Afraid

From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Comedy Adventure Fantasy

Joaquin Phoenix

(Beau Wassermann)

Patti LuPone

(Mona Wassermann)

Amy Ryan

(Grace)

Nathan Lane

(Roger)

Kylie Rogers

(Toni)

Denis Ménochet

(Jeeves)

Parker Posey

(Elaine Bray)

Zoe Lister-Jones

(Young Mona)

Armen Nahapetian

(Teen Beau)

Julia Antonelli

(Teen Elaine)

Stephen McKinley Henderson

(Therapist)

Richard Kind

(Dr. Cohen)

Hayley Squires

(Penelope)

Julian Richings

(Strange Man)

Bill Hader

(UPS Guy)

Alicia Rosario

(Liz)

James Cvetkovski

(Boy Beau)

Catherine Bérubé

(Hero Beau's Wife)

Stephanie Herrera

(Martha)

Bradley Fisher

(Birthday Boy Stab Man)

Peter Seaborne

(Ceiling Man)

Michael Esper

(Officer Johnson)

Manuel Tadros

(Cheapo Depot Cashier)

Karl Roy

(Man with Face Tattoos)

Marc-André Brisebois

(Comatose Junkie)

Tyrone Benskin

(Rattled Businessman)

Ernest-James Chuipka

(Crazy Man)

Archie Madekwe

(Laughing Man)

Greg Halpin

(Crust Punk (Eye Gouger))

Luis Oliva

(Crust Punk (Eyes Gouged))

Charles Hardy

(Boat Boy)

Marie-Michelle Garon

(Fraught Mother Looking for Boat Boy)

Maev Beaty

(Angel / Play Narrator)

Patrick Kwok-Choon

(Orphan Hero)

Michael Gandolfini

(Beau’s Son)

Théodore Pellerin

(Beau’s Son)

Mike Taylor

(Beau’s Son)

Luke Alexander James McPhail

(Hero Beau's Young Son)

Ryan S. Hill

(Hero Beau's Young Son)

Bentley Hughes

(Hero Beau's Young Son)

Kwasi Songui

(Orphan Ladybug Man)

Sylvain Landry

(Orphan Man w/Mandolin)

Tristan D. Lalla

(Costume Designer Orphan)

Emmanuel Schwartz

(Orphan Chorus Member)

Cat Lemieux

(Orphan Chorus Member)

Lily Bird

(Samanda)

Arthur Holden

(Duncan / God on Cloud / Hero Beau’s Wife)

François Paquette

(Yesekov's Body)

Alex Bisping

(Orphan Production Designer)

Lucas Gosselin

(Orphan Papa Boy)

Joe Cobden

(News Correspondent (Brian Galloway))

Harry Strandjofski

(Superintendent / Catering Manager)

Anana Rydvald

(Teen Elaine's Mother)

Isabelle Brabant

(Nurse)

Tarah Schwartz

(News Anchor (BB Stab Man))

Barry Morgan

(News Anchor (MW Obit))

David Mamet

(Rabbi)

John Walsh

(Hearse Driver)

Karim Babin

(Caterer)

Lee Villeneuve

(Mona Henchman Who Throws Lawyer)

Steve Newburn

(Monster Puppeteer)

Kayla Dobilas

(Monster Puppeteer)

Gord Robertson

(Monster Puppeteer)

Pamela Iveta

(Monster Puppeteer)

Jason Detheridge

(Monster Puppeteer)

Luz Tercero

(Mourning Woman)

Geneviève Marin

(Elaine Body Double)

Julien Fortin

(Beau's Twin in Attic)

Marc-André Casavant

(Dancer (uncredited))

Ari Aster

(A Neighbor of Beau's (uncredited))