A Complete Unknown
2024New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
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Timothée Chalamet
as Bob Dylan
Edward Norton
as Pete Seeger
Elle Fanning
as Sylvie Russo
Monica Barbaro
as Joan Baez
Joe Tippett
as Dave Van Ronk
Eriko Hatsune
as Toshi Seeger
Peter Gray Lewis
as Frank (Lawyer)
Peter Gerety
as Federal Judge
Lenny Grossman
as Federal Court Clerk
David Wenzel
as Cab Driver
Scoot McNairy
as Woody Guthrie
Riley Hashimoto
as Danny Seeger
Eloise Peyrot
as Tinya Seeger
Maya Feldman
as Mika Seeger
Dan Fogler
as Albert Grossman
Reza Salazar
as Tito (Gerdes Stage Manager)
James Austin Johnson
as Gerdes M.C.
David Alan Basche
as John Hammond
Joshua Henry
as Brownie McGhee (Blues Musician)
Norbert Leo Butz
as Alan Lomax
Alaina Surgener
as Gena Russo
Martin Fisher
as Civil Rights Speaker
Craig Geraghty
as Mailman
Michael Everett Johnson
as Orderly
Jater Webb
as Young Musician at Party
Boyd Holbrook
as Johnny Cash
Andy Talen
as Jimmy Dean
Andrew Kober
as Man On Payphone
Eric Berryman
as Tom Wilson
Molly Jobe
as CBS Receptionist
Sophia Feldman
as Girl #1 (D.C. Hotel)
Taylor Valentine Lupini
as Girl #2 (D.C. Hotel)
P.J. Byrne
as Harold Levanthal
Nick Pupo
as Peter Yarrow
Brendan Burke
as Street Vendor
Laura Kariuki
as Becka
Zoe Zien
as Tilda
Kevyn Morrow
as Party Guest #1
Andy Grotelueschen
as Party Guest #2
Jonathan Spivey
as Party Guest #3
Cilda Shaur
as Party Guest #4
Clark Carmichael
as Party Guest #5
Will Harrison
as Bob Neuwirth
Taylor Goodwyn
as Woman at McAnn's
Arthur Langlie
as Sylvie's New Boyfriend
Michael Chernus
as Theodore Bikel
Jordan Goodsell
as Roy Halee (Engineer)
Eli Brown
as Mike Bloomfield
Big Bill Morganfield
as Jesse Moffette
Liam Craig
as Jonah (TV Floor Director)
Charlie Tahan
as Al Kooper
Ian Kagey
as Harvey Brooks (Columbia Records)
Dave Maulbeck
as Newport Cab Driver
Lorin Doctor
as Spacey Girl
Aidan Close
as Kid In Crowd
Irina Chelidze
as Girl In Crowd
Jenna Veal
as Newport Festival Fan #1
Joshua Flinchbaugh
as Newport Festival Fan #2
Cameron G. Quevedo
as Newport Festival Fan #3
Alexis Felix
as Newport Festival Fan #4
Will Price
as Joe Boyd (Sound Engineer)
Sunny Vinsavich
as Angry Fan
Kayli Carter
as Maria Muldaur
Steve Bell
as Sony Terry (Blues Musician)
Malcolm Gold
as Marshall Grant (Tennessee 3)
Patrick Phalen
as Luther Perkins (Tennessee 3)
Douglas Marriner
as W.S. Holland (Tennessee 3)
Justin Levine
as Barry Goldberg (Newport Band '65)
Mark Whitfield, Jr.
as Sam Lay (Newport Band '65)
Joshua Crumbley
as Jerome Arnold (Newport Band '65)
Felix Lemerle
as Kenny Rankin (Columbia Records)
Malick Koly
as Bruce Langhorne (Columbia Records)
Andre Chez Lewis
as Paul Griffin (Columbia Records)
Jimmy Caltrider
as Bobby Gregg (Columbia Records)
Kyle A. Sanna
as Patsy Celtic Band Member
Patrick M. Dennis
as Patsy Celtic Band Member
Nick Baxter
as Patsy Celtic Band Member
Alan Murray
as Musician Outside Viking #1
Mark Gross
as Musician Outside Viking #2
Andy Stein
as Musician Outside Viking #3
Jean Rohe
as Musician Outside Viking #4
Farley Rene
as Texas Prison Working Group #1
Junior Cius
as Texas Prison Working Group #2
Travis Patton
as Texas Prison Working Group #3
Victor Sho
as Texas Prison Working Group #4
Vincent Mp Filliatre
as Texas Prison Working Group #5
Amos J. Machanic
as Texas Prison Working Group #6
Sunny Jain
as Man Playing Tambourine
James Archie Worley
as Vendor Sings Opera
Jon Gennari
as Newport Festival Stage Manager (uncredited)