▁movie " ▁and ▁considered ▁him ▁" the ▁ant agon ist ▁[...] ▁who ▁comes ▁into ▁someone ' s ▁life ▁and ▁f li ps ▁it ▁ups ide ▁down ▁through ▁his ▁philosophy ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁lived ▁his ▁life ". ▁ ▁Susan ▁Ke le chi ▁Watson ▁as ▁Andrea ▁Vog el : ▁A ▁public ▁att orney , ▁Lloyd ' s ▁wife , ▁and ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁Rog ers ' ▁show . ▁Watson , ▁herself ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁M ister ▁Rog ers ' ▁Ne igh bor hood , ▁described ▁her ▁character ▁as ▁a ▁" care er ▁woman " ▁who ▁faces ▁unique ▁challeng es ▁of ▁p atience ▁and ▁adaptation ▁as ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁a ▁new born . ▁ ▁Chris ▁Cooper ▁as ▁Jerry ▁Vog el : L loyd ' s ▁est r anged ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁phil ander er ▁who ▁che ated ▁on ▁his ▁wife ▁L ila ▁and ▁abandoned ▁Lloyd ▁and ▁Lor raine ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁children . ▁In ▁a ▁press ▁interview ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁Cooper ▁described ▁his ▁character ▁as ▁" mult id im ensional " ▁and ▁compared ▁film ing ▁a ▁scene ▁with ▁H anks ▁to ▁seeing ▁the ▁" ey es ▁of ▁God ". ▁ ▁Mary ann ▁Pl unk ett ▁as ▁Jo anne ▁Rog ers : F red ' s ▁wife . ▁Pl unk ett ▁met ▁with ▁Jo anne ▁Rog ers ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁En rico ▁Col ant oni ▁as ▁Bill ▁Is ler : The ▁President ▁& ▁CE O ▁of ▁Family ▁Communic ations . ▁In ▁a ▁radio ▁interview , ▁Col ant oni ▁said ▁he ▁became