Half Nelson
Secrets don't let go.
6.6(976) 2006-08-11 107 minDrama
Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom, idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a startling discovery of his secret life, causing a tenuous bond between the two that could either end disastrously or provide a catalyst of hope.
ProducerLynette Howell Taylor
DirectorRyan Fleck
ProducerRosanne Korenberg
ProducerAlex Orlovsky
ProducerJamie Patricof
ProducerAnna Boden
Original Music ComposerKevin Drew
WriterRyan Fleck
Cast & characters
Ryan Gosling
as Dan Dunne
Shareeka Epps
as Drey
Anthony Mackie
as Frank
Jeff Lima
as Roodly
Monique Gabriela Curnen
as Isabel
Tina Holmes
as Rachel
Nathan Corbett
as Terrance
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Tyra Kwao-Vovo
as Stacy
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Rosemary Ledee
as Gina
Tristan Mack Wilds
as Jamal
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Bryce Silver
as Bernard
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Kaela C. Pabon
as Lena
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Erica Rivera
as Erika
Stephanie Bast
as Vanessa
Eleanor Hutchins
as Simone
Sebastian Sozzi
as Javier
Karen Chilton
as Karen
Starla Benford
as Principal Henderson
Denis O'Hare
as Jimbo
Deidre Goodwin
as Tina
Collins Pennie
as Mike
Deborah Rush
as Jo Dunne
Jay O. Sanders
as Russ Dunne
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David Easton
as Jeff Dunne
