outlines and things that helped me to keep track of where we were." Toby Regbo as Nemo (age 15) Thomas Byrne as Nemo (age 9) Sarah Polley as Elise. Polley was the first actor to be cast in the film. She described Elise as "a young woman who carries a lot of love inside her. She yearns to be the best of mothers but just can't do it. She's frustrated because of this inability to live the way she would like to live, all of this stemming from her depression. She doesn't understand why she can't pull out of it. Over time she develops a feeling of shame and guilt towards her husband and her children." Clare Stone as Elise (age 15) Diane Kruger as Anna. Kruger described Anna as "the most complete of all the characters. She never makes any compromises, in any one of her lives. She gets married and keeps her promise until the end: she will not fall in love with anyone else." Actress Eva Green was originally reported to have been cast in the role. Juno Temple as Anna (age 15) Laura Brumagne as Anna (age 9) Linh Dan Pham as Jean. Pham said that Jean "loves Nemo Nobody with a passion but he doesn't love her. Their meeting was a misunderstanding. She thought he was honest and full of love for her. But as soon as they start a family she realizes that something is missing in their relationship, that he's never really there. It also shows that lives that seem perfect on paper might not be so perfect in reality." Audrey Giacomini as Jean (age 15) Rhys Ifans as Nemo's Father. Van Dormael chose Ifans for the part after seeing his "multifaceted" performances in Notting Hill (1999) and Enduring Love (2004). Natasha Little as Nemo's Mother. Little was suggested for the part by the casting director in London. Van Dormael said that "her role was decisive for the film: it was necessary that the mother should destroy the childhood happiness but that one would feel the need to go with her at the same time. That's what Natasha managed to achieve." Allan Corduner as Dr. Feldheim Daniel Mays as Young Journalist Michael Riley as Harry, Anna's father Harold Manning as TV Host Ben Mansfield as Stefano (both 22- and 40-years-old), teenage-Elise's boyfriend Director Jaco Van Dormael makes a cameo appearance as Brazilian Man,