Kevin Spacey

as Lester Burnham

Annette Bening

as Carolyn Burnham

Thora Birch

as Jane Burnham

Wes Bentley

as Ricky Fitts

Mena Suvari

as Angela Hayes

Peter Gallagher

as Buddy Kane

Allison Janney

as Barbara Fitts

Chris Cooper

as Colonel Fitts