August Rush

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.

Cast

Freddie Highmore

as August Rush

Keri Russell

as Lyla Novacek

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

as Louis Connelly

Terrence Howard

as Richard Jeffries

Robin Williams

as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace

William Sadler

as Thomas Novacek

Marian Seldes

as The Dean

Mykelti Williamson

as Reverend James

Leon Thomas III

as Arthur

Aaron Staton

as Nick

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