The Human Stain
2003Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.
Acted in
Anthony Hopkins
as Coleman Silk
Nicole Kidman
as Faunia Farley
Ed Harris
as Lester Farley
Gary Sinise
as Nathan Zuckerman
Wentworth Miller
as Young Coleman Silk
Jacinda Barrett
as Steena Paulsson
Harry Lennix
as Mr. Silk
Clark Gregg
as Nelson Primus
Anna Deavere Smith
as Mrs. Silk
Lizan Mitchell
as Ernestine
Phyllis Newman
as Iris Silk
Margo Martindale
as Psychologist
Kerry Washington
as Ellie
Ron Canada
as Herb Keble
Mili Avital
as Young Iris
Danny Blanco Hall
as Walter
Marie Michel
as Young Ernestine
Anne Dudek
as Lisa Silk
Mimi Kuzyk
as Professor Delphine Roux
John Finn
as Louie Borero
Jeff Perry
as Tennis Player
Rick Snyder
as Tennis Player
Danny Stone
as Tennis Player
Vito DeFilippo
as Mark Silk
Robert Higden
as Jeff Silk
Vlasta Vrana
as Solly Tabak
Richard Mawe
as Doc Chizner
Tom Rack
as Bobcat
Bill Rowat
as Swift
Richard Russo
as Faculty Committee Member
Stella Arroyave
as Faculty Committee Member
Jude Beny
as Sally
John Cenatiempo
as Boxer
Lydia Zadel
as Nature Center Girl
Jimmy Chan
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Russell Yuen
as Chinese Waiter
Kate Whitney
as Mrs. Primus
Jessica Schulte
as Student
Philip Pretten
as Record Store Manager
Luc Morissette
as Street Photographer