THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (2017) Cast & Crew

FRANCES MCDORMAND received a Masters in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. On Broadway, she received the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in Good People.

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MARTIN MCDONAGH (Written and Directed By, Produced By) is a playwright and film-maker born in London to Irish parents in 1970. His plays include The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Lonesome West, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Pillowman and Hangmen, all of which have played both in the West End and on Broadway, and now been performed in over 40 countries and translated into more than 30 languages. His awards include - Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (The Lieutenant of Inishmore), two Olivier Awards for Best New Play (The Pillowman, Hangmen), Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (SIX SHOOTER), BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay (IN BRUGES). Academy Award nomination (Best Original Screenplay, IN BRUGES).

FRANCES MCDORMAND (Mildred) received a Masters in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. On Broadway, she received the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Other stage appearances include The Country Girl directed Mike Nichols on Broadway, Caryl Churchill's Far Away directed by Stephen Daldry at New York Theatre Workshop, her Tony-nominated performance as 'Stella' in A Streetcar Named Desire, The Sisters Rosenzweig directed by Daniel Sullivan at Lincoln Center Theatre, The Swan at The Public Theatre, A Streetcar Named Desire (this time as 'Blanche') at the Gate Theater in Dublin, and Dare Clubb's Oedipus at the Blue Light Theater Company. With The Wooster Group, she performed in To You, The Birdie!, North Atlantic and Early Shaker Spirituals. She recently appeared in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre's production of Macbeth and collaborated and performed at national museums with the conceptual artist Suzanne Bocanegra on a performance piece, Bodycast.

Her next film, Wes Anderson's ISLE OF DOGS, will be released by Fox Searchlight in April 2018. Other films include MOONRISE KINGDOM, THE GOOD DINOSAUR, PROMISED LAND, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED, TRANSFORMERS-DARK OF THE MOON, MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY, FRIENDS WITH MONEY, LAUREL CANYON, SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE, WONDER BOYS, CITY BY THE SEA, MADELINE, PRIMAL FEAR, LONE STAR, PALOOKAVILLE, CHATTAHOOCHEE, DARKMAN, HIDDEN AGENDA, SHORT CUTS, BEYOND RANGOON, PARADISE ROAD, HIDDEN AGENDA, and DARKMAN. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for her work in MISSISSIPPI BURNING, ALMOST FAMOUS, and NORTH COUNTRY, while receiving the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her iconic portrayal of "Marge Gundersen" in Joel and Ethan Coen's FARGO. She has appeared in five additional collaborations with the Coens: HAIL, CAESAR!, BURN AFTER READING, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, RAISING ARIZONA, and BLOOD SIMPLE. With her company Hear/Say, McDormand produced EVERY SECRET THING and "Olive Kitteridge," the latter of which was nominated for 13 Emmys- receiving 8 of the awards including 2 for herself as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series and for Outstanding Limited Series (as an Executive Producer), as well as a SAG award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series. She is currently developing screen adaptations of Michael Pollan's OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA and Conrad Richter's AWAKENING LAND.

She last appeared in a reading of Voices of a People's History of the United States in Pittsburgh focused on labor history. She is a proud board member, and active participant with The 52nd St. Project in New York City's Hell's Kitchen.

WOODY HARRELSON 's (Willoughby) rare mix of intensity and charisma consistently surprises and delights audiences and critics alike in both mainstream and independent projects. His portrayal of a casualty notification officer, opposite Ben Foster, in Oren Moverman's THE MESSENGER garnered him a 2010 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was previously nominated by the Academy, the Golden Globes and SAG Awards in the category of Best Actor for his portrayal of controversial magazine publisher Larry Flynt in Milos Forman's THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT.

Harrelson most recently wrote, directed, produced and starred in an unprecedented live feature film LOST IN LONDON, which was broadcast live into theaters nationwide on January 19, 2017. The comedy also stars Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson.

Harrelson will next be seen in the upcoming untitled Hans Solo Star Wars sequel, THE GLASS CASTLE for director Destin Cretton, LBJ as Lyndon B. Johnson and SHOCK AND AWE for director Rob Reiner.

Recent releases include the third installment of the Planet of The Apes, entitled WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, directed by Matt Reeves; Fox Searchlight's critically acclaimed WILSON with director Craig Johnson, THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, NOW YOU SEE ME 2 for director Jon Chu, TRIPLE NINE for director John Hillcoat. He was recently seen in HBO's "True Detective" co-starring Matthew McConaughey for which he was nominated for Emmy and SAG Awards in the lead actor category and a Golden Globes Award for lead actor in a Mini Series. In 2012 Harrelson starred opposite Julianne Moore and Ed Harris in the HBO film "GAME CHANGE" for which he earned Primetime Emmy, SAG Awards, and Golden Globe nominations for his role as Steve Schmidt, and Martin McDonagh's SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS, alongside Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell and Christopher Walken.

Other highlights from Harrelson's film career include RAMPART with director Oren Moverman, Ruben Fleischer's box office hit, ZOMBIELAND, OUT OF THE FURNACE starring opposite Christian Bale and Casey Affleck, THE HUNGER GAMES film series, NOW YOU SEE ME, THE GRAND; NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN; A SCANNER DARKLY; A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION; SEVEN POUNDS; THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO; NORTH COUNTRY; TRANSSIBERIAN; THE THIN RED LINE; WELCOME TO SARAJEVO; NATURAL BORN KILLERS; INDECENT PROPOSAL; WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP and was recently seen as the on screen host for director Pete McGrain's powerful political documentary ETHOS.

Harrelson first endeared himself to millions of viewers as a member of the ensemble cast of NBC's long-running hit comedy, "Cheers." For his work as the affable bartender 'Woody Boyd,' he won a Primetime Emmy in 1988 and was nominated four additional times during his eight-year run on the show. In 1999, he gained another Primetime Emmy nomination when he reprised the role in a guest appearance on the spin-off series "Frasier."

Balancing his film and television work, in 1999 Harrelson directed his own play, Furthest From The Sun at the Theatre de la Juene Lune in Minneapolis. He followed next with the Roundabout's Broadway revival of The Rainmaker; Sam Shepherd's The Late Henry Moss, and John Kolvenbach's On An Average Day opposite Kyle MacLachlan at London's West End.

Harrelson directed the Toronto premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth at Toronto's Berkeley Street Theatre. In the winter of 2005 Harrelson returned to London's West End, starring in Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana at the Lyric Theatre. In 2011, Harrelson co-wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical comedy Bullet for Adolf at Hart House Theatre in Toronto. In the summer of 2012 Bullet for Adolf made its Off-Broadway debut at New World Stages.

SAM ROCKWELL (Dixon) has emerged as one of the most dynamic actors of his generation by continuing to take on challenging roles in both independent and studio productions. Rockwell starred on Broadway in Sam Shepherd's "Fool For Love," after a critically acclaimed run at Williamstown Theatre Festival last summer. He was seen in DON VERDEAN, written and directed by Jared Hess (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE), about a biblical archeologist who walks the line between faith-promoting spectacle and massive fraud. He also starred opposite Anna Kendrick in Mr. Right, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this year.

Rockwell starred in the remake of the classic film POLTERGEIST opposite Rosemarie Dewitt; DIGGING FOR FIRE, written and directed by Joe Swanberg (DRINKING BUDDIES); and in Lynn Shelton's LAGGIES, opposite Keira Knightley and Chloe Grace Moretz. He was nominated for a 2014 Critics' Choice Award for 'Best Actor in a Comedy' for his performance in THE WAY, WAY BACK written by the Academy Award winning team of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (THE DESCENDANTS), opposite Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Maya Rudolph, and Rob Corddry.

Throughout his career, Rockwell has created memorable and diverse characters. His film credits include Tony Goldwyn's CONVICTION opposite Hilary Swank; Jon Favreau's IRON MAN 2 opposite Robert Downey Jr.; Jon Favreau's COWBOYS AND ALIENS opposite Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig; Duncan Jones' MOON; the blockbuster CHARLIE'S ANGELS, with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu; and Frank Darabont's Oscar-nominated THE GREEN MILE, opposite Tom Hanks.

Additional credits include DreamWorks' box-office hit GALAXY QUEST, opposite Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub; Andrew Dominik's THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD opposite Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck; Martin McDonagh's SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS opposite Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, and Woody Harrelson; David Gordon Green's SNOW ANGELS, opposite Kate Beckinsale; the Russo brothers' comedy WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD, opposite George Clooney and William H. Macy; David Mamet's HEIST, opposite Gene Hackman and Danny DeVito; THE SITTER opposite Jonah Hill; EVERYBODY'S FINE opposite Robert De Niro; FROST/NIXON opposite Frank Langella; JOSHUA opposite Vera Farmiga; THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, opposite Zooey Deschanel; and the Warner Bros.' comedy-drama MATCHSTICK MEN, directed by Ridley Scott and opposite Nicolas Cage. He has also appeared in Woody Allen's CELEBRITY; Michael Hoffman's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, with Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer; John Duigan's LAWN DOGS; John Hamburg's SAFE MEN; Saul Rubinek's dark comedy JERRY AND TOM; Tom DiCillo's BOX OF MOONLIGHT, opposite John Turturro; Peter Cohn's DRUNKS, with Richard Lewis, Parker Posey and Faye Dunaway; Paul Schrader's LIGHT SLEEPER, with Willem Dafoe; Uli Edel's LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN, with Jennifer Jason Leigh; and his feature film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's CLOWNHOUSE, while he was still a student at San Francisco's High School of the Performing Arts.

Rockwell won critical praise, as well as the Berlin Film Festival's Silver Berlin Bear Award and Movieline's Breakthrough Performance of the Year Award, for his portrayal of Chuck Barris in George Clooney's CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND. He starred opposite Clooney, Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts in this adaptation of Barris' memoirs. Other awards include Best Actor at the Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia for his performance in Joshua and the Decades Achievement Award from Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival.

Rockwell's theater credits include Martin McDonagh's critically acclaimed production of A Behanding In Spokane opposite Christopher Walken on Broadway; The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot at The Public Theater, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman; and the off-Broadway production of Goose-Pimples, written by noted film writer/director Mike Leigh. He has also appeared in Streetcar Named Desire, The Dumb Waiter and Hot L Baltimore for the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

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