| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Avy Kaufman | Crew | Production | Casting |
 Burtt Harris | Crew | Directing | First Assistant Director |
 Conrad L. Hall | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
David Coatsworth | Crew | Production | Unit Production Manager |
David Gropman | Crew | Art | Production Design |
David Wisnievitz | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Dennis Davenport | Crew | Art | Assistant Art Director |
Fred Waitzkin | Crew | Writing | Novel |
Gregory P. Keen | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
 James Horner | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Jonathan Filley | Crew | Production | Unit Production Manager |
 Julie Weiss | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Designer |
Ronald Roose | Crew | Editing | Co-Editor |
 Scott Rudin | Crew | Production | Producer |
Steve Shewchuk | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
 Steven Zaillian | Crew | Directing | Director, Screenplay |
 Sydney Pollack | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Tina Gerussi | Crew | Production | Casting |
Walter Gasparovic | Crew | Directing | Second Assistant Director |
Wayne Wahrman | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 William Horberg | Crew | Production | Producer |
Tony Gittelson | Crew | Directing | First Assistant Director |
Andrew Sardella | Cast | Josh's Syracuse Opponent | |
 Anthony Heald | Cast | Actor | Fighting Parent |
 Austin Pendleton | Cast | Actor | Asa Hoffman |
 Ben Kingsley | Cast | Actor | Bruce Pandolfini |
 Dan Hedaya | Cast | Actor | Tournament Director |
 David Paymer | Cast | Actor | Kalev |
 Hal Scardino | Cast | Actor | Morgan |
 Joan Allen | Cast | Actress | Bonnie Waitzkin |
 Joe Mantegna | Cast | Actor | Fred Waitzkin |
 John Bourgeois | Cast | Actor | Gym Parent |
 Josh Kornbluth | Cast | Actor | Chess Club Regular |
 Josh Mostel | Cast | Actor | Chess Club Regular |
 Laura Linney | Cast | Actress | School Teacher |
 Laurence Fishburne | Cast | Actor | Vinnie |
 Maria Ricossa | Cast | Actress | Gym Parent |
Matt De Matt | Cast | Actor | Night Park Player |
 Max Pomeranc | Cast | Actor | Josh Waitzkin |
Michael Nirenberg | Cast | Actor | Jonathan Poe |
Nathan Carter | Cast | Josh's Teammate | |
Ona Fletcher | Cast | Reporter | |
 Robert Stephens | Cast | Actor | Poe's Teacher |
 Steven Randazzo | Cast | Actor | Man of Many Signals |
 Tom McGowan | Cast | Actor | Reporter |
 Tony De Santis | Cast | Actor | Jounalist |
 Tony Shalhoub | Cast | Actor | Chess Club Member |
 Vasek Simek | Cast | Actor | Russian Park Player |
 William H. Macy | Cast | Actor | Tunafish Father |
 Bobby Fischer | Cast | Actor | Himself (archive footage) |
 R.D. Reid | Cast | Actor | Final Tournament Director |
Caroline Yeager | Cast | Screaming Mom | |
William Colgate | Cast | Actor | Statistician |
Joel Benjamin Mowdy | Cast | Actor | Himself |
Vincent Smith | Cast | Washington Square Patzer | |
Nicky Mellina | Cast | Birthday Friend | |
Ryder Fleming-Jones | Cast | Petey | |
Harris Krofchick | Cast | Running Chess Kid | |
Jerry Poe McClinton | Cast | Park Player | |
Jerry Rakow | Cast | Washington Square Patzer | |
Kamran Shirazi | Cast | Himself | |
Anthony McGowan | Cast | Park Dealer | |
Elizabeth Gropman | Cast | Birthday Friend | |
Katya Waitzkin | Cast | 82nd Girl | |
Nicholas Taylor | Cast | Birthday Friend | |
Jonathan Fazio | Cast | Birthday Friend | |
Philip Neiman | Cast | Birthday Friend | |
Chelsea Moore | Cast | Katya Waitzkin | |
Roman Dzindzichashvili | Cast | Himself | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
