cast
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Sam Riley
Ian Curtis
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Samantha Morton
Debbie Curtis
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Alexandra Maria Lara
Annik Honoré
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Joe Anderson
Hooky
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Toby Kebbell
Rob Greton
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Craig Parkinson
Tony Wilson
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James Anthony Pearson
Bernard Sumner
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Harry Treadaway
Steve Morris
- Robert Shelly Twinny
- Andrew Sheridan Terry
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Richard Bremmer
Ian's Father
- Tanya Myers Ian’s Mother
- Martha Myers Lowe Ian's Sister
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Matthew McNulty
Nick
- David Whittington Chemistry Teacher
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Margaret Jackman
Mrs. Brady
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Mary Jo Randle
Debbie's Mother
- Ben Naylor Martin Hannet
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John Cooper Clarke
Self
- James Fortune MC
- Angus Addenbrooke Colin
- Nicola Harrison Corrine
- June Alliss Corinne's Mother
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George Newton
Studio Owner
- Mark Jardine Other Band Manager
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Herbert Grönemeyer
Local GP
- Paul Arlington Hospital Doctor
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Tim Plester
Earnest
- Joanna Swain Maternity Nurse
- Joseph Marshall Alan from Crispy Ambulance
- Laura Chambers Claire
- Eliot Otis Brown Walters Footballing Kid
- Monica Axelsson Tony Wilson's Girlfriend
- Lotti Closs Gillian Gilbert
- Eady Williams Baby Natalie