 | Paul Dano als Brian Wilson 1960s |
 | John Cusack als Brian Wilson 1980s |
 | Elizabeth Banks als Melinda Ledbetter |
 | Paul Giamatti als Dr. Eugene Landy |
 | Jake Abel als Mike Love |
 | Kenny Wormald als Dennis Wilson |
 | Brett Davern als Carl Wilson |
 | Graham Rogers als Al Jardine |
 | Erin Darke als Marilyn Wilson |
 | Bill Camp als Murry Wilson |
 | Joanna Going als Audree Wilson |
 | Nick Gehlfuss als Bruce Johnston |
 | Mark Linett als Chuck Britz |
 | Johnny Sneed als Hal Blaine |
| Gary Griffin als Al De Lory |
| Teresa Cowles als Carol Kaye |
| Vince Meghrouni als Woodwind / Brass Player |
 | Jeff Meacham als Tony Asher |
 | Max Schneider als Van Dyke Parks |
 | Diana Maria Riva als Gloria |
| Erik Eidem als Doug |
 | Dylan Kenin als Rob |
 | Carolyn Stotesbery als Sarah |
 | Fred Cross als Cadillac Colleague |
 | Tyson Ritter als Hipster #1 |
 | Jeff Galfer als Hipster #2 |
| Morgan Phillips als Evan |
 | Wayne Bastrup als Process Server |
| Oliver Pohlad als Young Brian |
| Christopher Reccardi als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Robert Matsuda als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Willie Aron als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Larry Greenfield als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Rob Laufer als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Michele Forest als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Cameron Stone als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| David Crozier als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| John Krovoza als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| John Petring als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Alan Busteed als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Carl Byron als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Todd Jaeger als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Jim Laspesa als Wrecking Crew Musician |
| Hani Abaza als Dancer |
| Tricia Davern als Dancer |
| Misha Hamilton als Dancer |
 | Erica Jenkins als Dancer |
| Ragon Miller als Dancer |
 | Haylee Roderick als Dancer |
 | Brian Wilson als Self (Archive Footage) |
| Oren Moverman | Screenplay |
| Bill Pohlad | Director |
| Robert D. Yeoman | Director of Photography |
| Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Claire Rudnick Polstein | Producer |
| Edward Tise | Sound mixer |
| Keith P. Cunningham | Production Design |
| Jim Lefkowitz | Executive Producer |
| Dino Jonsäter | Editor |
| Scott Peterson | Script Supervisor |
| Maggie Martin | Set Decoration |
| Bill Pohlad | Producer |
| Charlene Amateau | Costume Supervisor |
| Eugene Gearty | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ann Ruark | Executive Producer |
| Atticus Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Danny Glicker | Costume Design |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Nicholas Renbeck | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Paul Schnee | Casting |
| Nicholas Renbeck | Music Editor |
| John Wells | Producer |
| Andrew Max Cahn | Art Direction |
| Oren Moverman | Executive Producer |
| Erin Sahlstrom | Production Coordinator |
| Eugene Gearty | Sound Designer |
| Jim Small | Assistant Location Manager |
| Heidi Moneymaker | Stunts |
| Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Sam Patton | Production Assistant |
| Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Second Unit Director |
| Tim Rigby | Stunts |
| Ann Ruark | Unit Production Manager |
| Thomas Patrick Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Robert E. Kay | Second Assistant Director |
| Alex G. Scott | Production Supervisor |
| Blake Nabavi | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Gerry Robert Byrne | Post Production Supervisor |
| Kenny Wormald | Choreographer |
| Nick Infield | First Assistant Camera |
| Doug Price | Second Assistant Camera |
| Noah Thomson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Diana Ulzheimer | Camera Loader |
| Casey Hotchkiss | "B" Camera Operator |
| Oliver Ponce | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Chris Haarhoff | Steadicam Operator |
| Henry Tirl | Steadicam Operator |
| Robert Jackson | Boom Operator |
| Rene Defrancesch | Utility Sound |
| Joseph Dianda | Key Grip |
| Richard Boyle | Best Boy Grip |
| Bruce Carothers | Grip |
| William J. McDevitt | Grip |
| Dustin VonLossberg | Grip |
| Matthew Thomas Moles | Key Rigging Grip |
| John Vecchio | Gaffer |
| Craig Molsberry | Best Boy Electric |
| Alan Frazier | Electrician |
| Michael Kennedy | Electrician |
| Jerry D. Knight | Electrician |
| Kevin J. Lang | Rigging Gaffer |
| Bradley Rubin | Assistant Art Director |
| Julien Pougnier | Assistant Art Director |
| Candice Muriedas | Art Department Coordinator |
| Ellen Lampl | Graphic Designer |
| Annalisa Adams | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Caroline Patterson | Costumer |
| Danny Vick | Costumer |
| Alessandro Bertolazzi | Makeup Department Head |
| Zoe Hay | Key Makeup Artist |
| Rolf John Keppler | Makeup Artist |
| Martin Samuel | Hair Department Head |
| Cyndra Dunn | Hair Department Head |
| Lauren Upshaw | Hairstylist |
| Karen Zanki | Hairstylist |
| Will Blount | Property Master |
| Jim Stubblefield | Property Master |
| Amina Allean Dieye | Set Dressing Buyer |
| Cheryl Gould Strang | Leadman |
| Gregory Byrne | Set Dresser |
| Paul Ford | Set Dresser |
| Dave DeGaetano | Construction Coordinator |
| Richard J. Bell | Greensman |
| Cliff Berns | Painter |
| Anthony Simonaitis | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Rick Hicks | Marine Coordinator |
| Boyd Wilson | Location Manager |
