"An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape."
Sally Hawkins
as Elisa Esposito
Michael Shannon
as Richard Strickland
Richard Jenkins
as Giles
Octavia Spencer
as Zelda Fuller
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler
Doug Jones
as Amphibian Man
David Hewlett
as Fleming
Nick Searcy
as General Hoyt
Stewart Arnott
as Bernard
Nigel Bennett
as Mihalkov
Lauren Lee Smith
as Elaine Strickland
Martin Roach
as Brewster Fuller
Allegra Fulton
as Yolanda
John Kapelos
as Mr. Arzounian
Morgan Kelly
as Pie Guy
Marvin Kaye
as Burly Russian
Dru Viergever
as Military Policeman
Wendy Lyon
as Sally (Secretary)
Cody Ray Thompson
as Guard
Diego Fuentes
as Worker
Madison Ferguson
as Tammy Strickland
Jayden Greig
as Timmy Strickland
Karen Glave
as African American Wife
Danny Waugh
as African American Husband
Dan Lett
as Cadillac Salesman
Deney Forrest
as Lou
Brandon McKnight
as Duane
Clyde Whitham
as Wet Cinema Patron
Jonelle Gunderson
as Bus Passenger #1
Cameron Laurie
as Bus Passenger #2
Evgeny Akimov
as Russian Band
Sergey Nikonov
Vanessa Oude-Reimerink
Alexey Pankratov
Dave Reachill
as Scientist (uncredited)
Amanda Smith
as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
Maxine Grossman
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Matthew MacCallum
as Shoe Store Owner (uncredited)
Victoria Charters
Shaila D'Onofrio
Stunt Double
Edward Tracz
Dennis Berardi
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sidney Wolinsky
Editor
Kristin Wayne
Makeup Artist
Mike Hill
Sculptor
Greg Sigurdson
Other
Guillermo del Toro
Producer
David G. Fremlin
Assistant Art Director
Vanessa Taylor
Screenplay
Luis Sequeira
Costume Design
Shane Vieau
Set Decoration
Jordan Samuel
Makeup Department Head
Guy Davis
Conceptual Design
Luca Nemolato
Jeff Vitkuske
Paul D. Austerberry
Production Design
Samantha Dick
Jean Frenette
Stunt Coordinator
Mary Juric
Assistant Editor
David Best
Lisa Shamata
Unit Publicist
J. Miles Dale
Marc Kuitenbrouwer
Construction Coordinator
Evan Webber
John B. Harper
First Assistant Camera
Danny Haeberlin
Researcher
Christina Pitts Jazzar
Associate Choreographer
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Director
Story
Kazu Hiro
Jeff Melvin
Christian T. Cooke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brad Zoern
Nathan Robitaille
Supervising Sound Editor
Nigel Churcher
Art Direction
Lukas Press
Hairstylist
Dan Laustsen
Director of Photography
Rossana Vendramini
Key Hair Stylist
Paula Fleet
Hair Designer
Patricia Keighran
Key Makeup Artist
Robin D. Cook
Casting
Chris Bacik
Drone Operator
Roberto Campanella
Choreographer
Dug Rotstein
Script Supervisor
Brent Robinson
Underwater Camera
Jonathan Oliveira
Casting Associate
Tom Starnes
Gaffer
Jason Dodds
Rigging Gaffer
Ann Steel
Assistant Costume Designer
Sarah Riley
Digital Intermediate
Sophie Giraud
Additional Still Photographer
Catherine Gilchrist
Casting Assistant
Rob Hegedus
Music Editor
Dustin Harris
Cam McLauchlin
Jeff Poulis
Set Dresser
Jordan Worrell
Animal Wrangler
Gilles Corbeil
Camera Operator
Robert Johnson
Key Grip
Ashley Gray
Lisa Pagliaro
Seamstress
Title Designer
Hayley Fromstein
Animation
Paul Gosse
Sound Mixer
Jean-Pascal Beintus
Orchestrator
Peter Dydo
Nicolas Charron
Dashen Naidoo
Sound Effects Editor
Kevin Scott
Animation Director
Ryan MacDuff
Visual Effects Coordinator
Carlos Arancibia
Steve Switzer
Boom Operator
Steve Baine
Foley
John Soukup
Sound Recordist
Kirsten Bligh
Nate Thomas
Anastasia Starova
Warren Appleby
Special Effects Coordinator
Trey Harrell
Digital Effects Supervisor
Jae Won D. Lee
Brandon Schaafsma
Visual Effects Editor
Luke Groves
Visual Effects Producer
Kevin Howard
Tyler Whitham
Sylvain Morizet
John Markle
Jill Purdy
Dialogue Editor
Alex Bullick
Clifford J. Tasner
Bruce McLean
Transportation Coordinator
James D. Brown
Douglas Wilkinson
Post Production Supervisor
Jeremy Johnson
Digital Compositor
Glenn Hughes
Picture Car Coordinator
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
Daniel Kraus
John O'Grady
Chuck Ryant
James Cameron
Thanks
Alfonso Cuarón
Joann Sfar
Joel Coen
David S. Goyer
Tamara Deverell
Edgar Wright
Steve Wang
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Ethan Coen
Karl I. Muntz
Ron Fitzgerald
Nelson Ferreira
ADR Supervisor
Glen Gauthier
Production Sound Mixer
Pierre Henry
First Assistant Director
Tyler Delben
Second Assistant Director
Steve Lucescu
Lize van der Bijl
Third Assistant Director
Nicole Dipietro
JP Locherer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Associate Editor