The Substance of Fire

Tony Goldwyn

Aaron Geldhart

Timothy Hutton

Martin Geldhart

Ron Rifkin

Isaac Geldhart

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Geldhart

Lee Grant

Cora Cahn

Elizabeth Franz

Miss Barzakian

Benjamin Ungar

Young Issac

Roger Rees

Max

Viola Davis

Nurse

Adolph Green

Mr. Musselblatt

Debra Monk

Martha Hackett

Tom McDermott

Old Printer

George Morfogen

Otto the Printer

Andrew Pang

Mr. Otani Jr

Edmund Ikeda

Mr. Otani Sr

Gil Bellows

Val Chenard

Eric Bogosian

Gene Byck

Ronny Graham

Louis Foukold

John Sullivan

Stewart

Sophia Salguero

Rachel

John Patrick Walker

Peter

David S. Howard

Dr. Bernard Kramer

Gregory Burke

Young Martin Geldhart

William Cain

Mr. Cox

Alec Mapa

New Receptionist

Edgar Martinez

Miquel

John Christopher Jones

Book Binder

Dick Latessa

Mr. McCormack Sr

Patrick Page

Mr. McCormack Jr

Kate Forbes

Rizzoli Book Buyer

Gloria Irizarry

Esme

Barbara Eda-Young

Reena Geldhart

Matt McGrath

Young Book Clerk

José Ramón Rosario

Dennis the Tailor

William Meisle

Customer with Shoes

Gina Torres

Maitre d'

Marc Schneier

Rabbi

Lynn Clayton

Beautiful Woman

Mary Fortune

Art Student (uncredited)

David Boston

Sign Painter (uncredited)