The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

6.954

111 minutes

10/21/2021

Overview

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Cast List

Benedict Cumberbatch
as Louis Wain
Claire Foy
as Emily Wain
Andrea Riseborough
as Caroline Wain
Toby Jones
as Sir William Ingram
Sharon Rooney
as Josephine Wain
Aimee Lou Wood
as Claire Wain
Hayley Squires
as Marie Wain
Stacy Martin
as Felicie Wain
Phoebe Nicholls
as Mrs Wain
Adeel Akhtar
as Dan Rider
Asim Chaudhry
as Herbert Railton
Taika Waititi
as Max Kase
Crystal Clarke
as Alicia Simmonds
Daniel Rigby
as Bendigo
Richard Ayoade
as Henry Wood
Julian Barratt
as Dr Elphick
Dorothy Atkinson
as Mrs Du Frayne
Nick Cave
as H.G. Wells
Olivia Colman
as Narrator
Fehinti Balogun
as Praga
Jamie Demetriou
as Woodville Jr.
Sophia Di Martino
as Judith
Siobhán McSweeney
as Dr Cooke
Stewart Scudamore
as Dr Quantock
Simon Munnery
as Jem Mace
James Eeles
as Train Attendant
Olivier Richters
as Journeyman Boxer
Indica Watson
as Young Felicie Wain
Dorothy Atkinson
as Mrs. DuFrayne
Kiki May
as Paper Girl (1891)