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| Actor | Character | Role in the Film | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | John Keating | The charismatic, unconventional English teacher whose passion for poetry and life inspires his students. | | Robert Sean Leonard | Neil Perry | The enthusiastic and natural leader of the Dead Poets Society. He dreams of being an actor and is the film's tragic hero. | | Ethan Hawke | Todd Anderson | Neil's painfully shy new roommate who, under Keating's influence, blossoms into a confident and poetic soul. | | Josh Charles | Knox Overstreet | A lovestruck romantic who pursues a girl named Chris, learning to be bold in the name of love. | | Gale Hansen | Charlie Dalton | The most rebellious of the group, who renames himself "Nuwanda" and pushes the limits of Keating's lessons. | | Norman Lloyd | Gale Nolan | The stern and traditional headmaster of Welton Academy, who sees Keating as a threat to the school's rigid order. | | Kurtwood Smith | Mr. Perry | Neil's authoritarian father, whose rigid plans for his son's future create the film's central conflict. | dead poets society full film
