
Plot
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Cast

Jason Clarke
Ted Kennedy

Kate Mara
Mary Jo Kopechne

Ed Helms
Joseph Gargan

Bruce Dern
Joseph Kennedy

Jim Gaffigan
Paul Markham

Olivia Thirlby
Rachel Schiff

Clancy Brown
Robert McNamara

Taylor Nichols
Ted Sorensen

John Fiore
Chief Arena

Gillian Mariner Gordon
Cricket

Katie Henoch
Suzy

Lexie Roth
Nance Lyons

Angela Hope Smith
Maryellen Lyons

Vincent Tycer
David Burke

Victor Warren
Stephen Smith

David De Beck
Sargent Shriver

Barry Press
Burke Marshall

Matthew Lawler
Dun Gifford

Beth Petrou
Ann Gargan

Thomas Kee
Walter Steele

Andria Blackman
Joan Kennedy

Donald Watson
Dr. Watt

Walter Driscoll
Dr. Mills

Joe Chase
John Farrar

Joseph Zamparelli
Officer Look

Charlotte Dore
Gwen Kopechne

Tim Jackson
Joseph Kopechne

Damien Di Paola
Ray LaRosa

Ed Peed
Eugene Frieh

Bill Humphreys
James Reston

Gary Tanguay
TV Interviewer

Diana Boudreau
Police Secretary

Alison Wachtler
Liz Trotta

Tony Viveiros
Floor Producer

Sean Patrick Hopkins
Ross Richards

Tamara Hickey
Marilyn Richards

Nancy O'Brien
Neighbor

Tom O'Brien
Neighbor's Husband

Noah Carpenter
Teddy Jr.

Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell
Senate Secretary

A.J. Accardi
Hotel Clerk

Theresa Curran
Cantor

Michele Proude
Vicki

Michael Fennimore
Chief of Staff

George Capaccio
Doctor

Dustin Tucker
Senatorial Aide

Jack Harte
Reporter #1

Bob Jaffe
Reporter #2

Brian Currie
Reporter #3

Paul Pape
Dick Drayne (voice)

Jake Head
James Smith (voice)

Chris Edgerly
Edmund Dinis (voice)

Wally Wingert
Newscaster (voice)

Piotr Michael
Newscaster (voice)

Bill Mootos
Older Reporter

Jody Ebling
Ethel Kennedy

Philip Dorn Hebert
Jack Crimmins

Holt Murray
Mr. Samuels

Sawyer Murray
Donnie

Rick Malone
Steele Cronie

Rick Hamilton
Ferry Captain

Caleb Enos
Deckhand

Paul Taft
Vineyard Gazette Photographer

David Callanan
Charles Tretter

Thomas Whitestone
Organist

Patrick Sheehan
Lawyer

Jeff Savage
John Culver

Tom Briody
Lawyer

David Lucas
Lawyer

Ed O'Keefe
Funeral Priest

Thomas Brogan
Edgartown Policeman

Robert Burke
Admin Worker

Charles Mathison
Admin Worker

Luke Nelson
Admin Worker

Robert Tremouille
Admin Worker

Skye Gladstone
Dike House Inhabitant

Timothy Canady
Security Agent

Patrick Parhiala
Security Agent

Whitney Cass
Security Agent

Robert Conley
Security Agent

Michael Swanson
Security Agent

Ralph Bennett
Fire Truck Driver

Nathan Bruckler
Tow Truck Driver

Camille Faman
Female Employee

Carrie Ann Quinn
RMV Attendant

Susan Garfield
Senate Staffer (uncredited)

Marinko Radakovic
Reporter

Paul Bellefeuille
Dike House Resident (uncredited)

Joe Cali
Reporter (uncredited)

Jesse Christensen
Reporter (uncredited)

Rob DiNinni
Reporter #4 (uncredited)

Stephen F Feeley
Funeral guest / mourner (uncredited)

William Galatis
Shiretown Inn Guest (uncredited)

Johnny Hawe
Stephen Sorenson (uncredited)

Bobby Kenney
Investigative News Reporter (uncredited)

Dov Kling-Levine
Protester / Local (uncredited)

Jimmy Malcolm
News Photographer (uncredited)

Jason Mulcahy
Reporter (uncredited)

Anthony Pelton
Plymouth Pennsylvania Polic Officer (uncredited)

Bill Porter
Investigative News Reporter (uncredited)

Harold Rudolph
Funeral attendee (uncredited)

John Sarnie
Mourner (uncredited)

Alexander Platt
Stan Moore

Sigrid Lium
Senate Staffer (uncredited)