Cast & Crew

Directed by

Christopher Smith

Writing Credits

Christopher Smith
(written by)

Cast

Jim Broadbent
Santa Claus
Rafe Spall
Steve
Kit Connor
Tom
Ewen Bremner
PS Finkerton
Warwick Davis
Sally
Stephen Graham
Barber
Joanna Scanlan
Ruth
Jodie Whittaker
Alison
Nonso Anozie
Marlon 'Knuckles' Baxter
Matt King
Brian
Perry Benson
Jimbo
Joshua McGuire
Tony
Bjarne Henriksen
Lars
Hera Hilmar
WPC Boyle
Mick Walter
Entwhistle
Graham Hughes
Buster Evergreen
Leigh Gill
Specs
Brian Bovell
Policeman
Bernadette Windsor
Dolores
Russ Booth
Governor
Simon Kunz
Ugly Sister
Jon Snow
Self
Susanna Reid
Self
Gary Overton
Prisoner (Sam Peters)
Mark del Amo
Hoarse Prisoner
Neil Ashton
Another Prisoner
Dan Hooper
Spivvy Prisoner
Nicholas Camm
Guard
Fiona McKinnon
Helicopter Radio Presenter
Alisdair Simpson
News Reporter
Daniel Barker
Radio News Reporter
Roman Strong
Kid on Santa's Lap
Ben Grove
Skateboarder
Craig Fackrell
The Haircut
Mikey Thompson
Elf
Karen Anderson
Elf
Phil Baggaley
Party Guest
Richard Buck
Christmas Shopper
Rick S. Carr
Prisoner
Kwang Leon Chai
Elf
Gerry Cole
Prisoner
Krysten Coombs
Elf
Bethany Morgan Cottrial
Prisoner's Wife
Stacey Lynn Crowe
Villager
Craig Davies
Prisoner
Wayne Devlin
Prisoner
Matthew James Edge
Prisoner
Craig Garner
Elf
Martin Gledhill
Ugly Sister
Philip Nicholas Jones
Prisoner
Maxwell Laird
Elf
Velton Lishke
Prisoner
Blake Lisle
Elf
Patrick J. Maxwell
Prison Officer
Zoe Midgley
Elf
Alexander Mounsey
Jim / Pantomime Horse (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brien
Office Worker
Mark John Phillips
Prisoner
Nathan Phillips
Elf
Trish Pope
Villager
Maria Popska
Elf
Davida Wilkins
Prisoner's Wife

Produced by

Jack Arbuthnott
co-producer
Andrew Boswell
executive producer
Will Clarke
executive producer
Carlo Dusi
executive producer
Hugo Heppell
executive producer
Andrew Litvin
co-producer
Liza Marshall
producer
Andy Mayson
executive producer
Norman Merry
executive producer
Ridley Scott
executive producer
Tony Scott
producer
Natascha Wharton
executive producer
Sarah-Jane Wheale
line producer
Fredrik Zander
executive producer

Music by

Ilan Eshkeri
(music by)

Cinematography by

Christopher Ross
director of photography

Editing by

Stuart Gazzard

Casting By

Dixie Chassay

Production Design by

John Frankish

Art Direction by

Julian Ashby
Matt Gray
supervising art director
James Lewis
Louise Marzaroli
Dominic Masters

Set Decoration by

Anita Gupta

Costume Design by

Steven Noble

Makeup Department

Jill Conway
make-up artist / makeup & hair artist
Caroline Greenough
hair & make up artist / hair & make-up artist
Karen Hartley
hair designer (as Karen Hartley Thomas) / make-up designer (as Karen Hartley Thomas)
Amy Stewart
make-up daily / makeup & hair: daily
Sarah Weatherburn
facial hair maker (uncredited)

Production Management

Gisela Evert
post-production supervisor
Fiona Morham
head of production: BFI
Jason Nightingale
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Daisy Baldry
crowd assistant director
Matt Carver
first assistant director (as Matthew Carver)
Joey Coughlin
second assistant director
Péter Fazakas
second unit director (as Pater Fazakas)
Holly Gardner
third assistant director
Heidi Gower
third assistant director: pickup shoot
Martin Harrison
first assistant director: second unit
Nanw Rowlands
second assistant director: London
Samuel A. Smith
third assistant director: London (as Sam Smith)
Phil Booth
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Marco Ciglia
first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

Eddie Baker
standby props
Annabelle Bevan
petty cash buyer
Jason Bond
property master
Ged Comerford
decorator: Christmas
James Fennessy
standby painter
Richard Ford
graphic designer
Gary Fox
standby propman / standby props
Victor Georgiev
concept artist
Matthew Henshaw
standby props: second unit (as Matt Henshaw)
Ruby Alexandra Hirst
art department runner (as Ruby Hirst)
Mark Jones
dressing props / props
Bethan King
petty cash buyer
Rod Lee
storeman
Louise Marzaroli
standby art director
Dominic Masters
draughtsman
Jay Pales
dressing props
Allan Prior
decorator: Christmas
Michael Redmond
hod rigger
Verity Scott
production buyer
Jake Shepherd
storyboard artist
Neil Smith
dressing props: dailies
Chloe Taylor
researcher
John Thorpe
construction manager
Sam Thorpe
standby carpenter
Dave Wheeler
hod rigger
Daniel Williams
decorator: Christmas
Dave Lawson
stand-by props: dailies (uncredited)

Sound Department

Keshia Agyei
assistant: producer
Martin Beresford
production sound mixer
Sandy Buchanan
adr recordist
Paul Conway
adr supervisor
Ben Cross
foley mixer & editor
Paul Davies
supervising sound designer
Chris Devlin
boom operator
Simon Diggins
adr mixer
Gavin Dunn
sound mixer: second unit
Robert Farr
re-recording mixer
Simon Hill
adr mixer / mix technician
Lee Hodgkinson
post producer: senior
Rob Hughes
adr mixer
Joe Jackson
mix technician (as Jo Jackson)
Darren T. Jennings
adr recording engineer
Lisa Jordan
facility manager
Tushar Manek
re-recording mixer
Garth Merry
vt sound: operator
Ian Morgan
dialogue supervisor
Ben North
vt sound: operator
Bernard O'Reilly
sound effects editor
Patrick Oldacre
sound mixer: second unit
Ric Perrin
boom man: second unit
Jens Rosenlund Petersen
sound effects editor
Louise Purvis
vt sound: operator
Matis Rei
additional sound effects editor / sound trainee
Sven Taits
re-recording mixer
Lee Thompson
second boom operator
Ian Waggott
foley artist
Josh Robinson Ward
boom operator: additional filming (as Josh Ward)
Rick White
technical support: head

Special Effects by

Andy Collings
special effects technician (as Andy Collins)
Mike Crowley
senior special effects technician
Graham Hills
senior special effects technician
Ana McKillop
special effects (as Anna McKillop)
Brian Patterson
special effects assistant
Alister Reynolds
special effects trainee
Chris Reynolds
special effects supervisor
Jody Taylor
senior special effects technician
John Timlin
special effects technician
Joe White
model maker

Visual Effects by

Dominic Alderson
lighting artist (as Dom Alderson)
Ross Allen
compositor: Milk VFX
Andreas Andersson
visual effects artist
Keith Barton
technical support: Milk VFX
David Bennett
lead animator
Sara Bennett
visual effects supervisor: Milk VFX
Olle Black
visual effects artist (as Olle Petersson)
Richard Blank
visual effects artist
Miron Blocki
visual effects artist
Martin Borell
visual effects artist
Jason Lee Brown
modeller (as Jason Brown)
Stefan Brown
modeller
Vasco Cerqueira
compositor: Milk VFX
Nick Drew
visual effects executive producer: Milk VFX
Dan Faxe
visual effects artist
Amy Felce
lead tracker / matchmove artist: Milk VFX (as Amy Lloyd)
Tim Field
visual effects producer
Urban Forsberg
visual effects artist
Jarek Gawron-Gawronski
visual effects artist
Tomi George
rotoscope artist
Andreas Gidstedt
visual effects artist
Henning Glabbart
lead compositor
Turlo Griffin
matte painter: Milk VFX
Krzysztof Grygowski
visual effects supervisor: Chimney
Niklas Gunnarsson
visual effects producer: Chimney
Steve Gurr
motion graphic artist
Alex Hansson
visual effects supervisor: Haymaker
Jonathan Harris
visual effects artist
Nicolas Hernandez
cg supervisor: Milk VFX (as Nico Hernandez)
Andreas Hylander
visual effects producer: Chimney
Sarah Iduwe
compositor
Lukasz Jablonski
matchmove artist: Chimney
Duncan Kinnaird
visual effects
Henrik Klein
visual effects artist (as Henirc Klein)
Muzaffer Korkut
effects technical director (as Muzzafer Korkut)
Toby Lloyd
visual effects editor (as Tobias Lloyd)
Luciano Lopes
compositor
Guy Lubin
compositor / compositor: Milk VFX
Sam Lucas
lead modeller
Björn Lundgren
visual effects artist
Petter Lundgren
visual effects artist
Ulf Lundgren
visual effects artist
Bastien Mortelecque
lighting artist
Andy Mulligan
matchmove artist: Milk VFX
Boris Nawratil
visual effects designer
Victor Norberg
visual effects artist
David Nord
visual effects artist
Fredrik Nord
lead compositor
Collette Nunes
visual effects editor
Robert Nzengou-Tayo
tracking artist
Timo Närhi
visual effects artist
Ruslan Ogorodnik
visual effects artist
Matle Ohnestam
visual effects artist
Michael Orbing
visual effects artist
Dan Pearson
data wrangler (as Daniel Pearson)
Daniel Pereira
rotoscope artist: Milk VFX
Gavin Platt
modeller
Will Pryor
rigging
Neil Roche
lead rigger
Natalie Rocks
matchmove artist: Milk VFX
Behrooz Roozbeh
visual effects artist
Kristian Rydberg
visual effects artist
Jan Schubert
lighting artist
Elisa Simoncelli
compositor
Chris Smallfield
visual effects artist
Johan Sonestedt
visual effects artist
Sebastian Stanczak
visual effects artist
Mariangela Suma
visual effects coordinator: Milk VFX
Eleanor Sutton
compositor (as Ellie Sutton)
Fredrik Swerin
visual effects artist
Wojciech Swiatkiewicz
matchmove artist: Chimney
Joe Tarrant
animator (as Joe Tarrent)
Oskar Wahlberg
visual effects supervisor: Chimney
Nick Webber
effects technical director
Chris West
rotoscope artist
Toby Winder
animator
Martin Öhgren
visual effects artist

Stunts

David Anders
stunt performer
Lloyd Bass
stunt driver / stunt performer
Marc Cass
stunt performer
Clive Curtis
stunt performer
Ray De-Haan
stunt coordinator
Kelly Dent
stunt performer
Rick English
stunt performer
Paul Heasman
stunt performer
Gary Hoptrough
stunt performer
Rob Hunt
stunt performer
Paul Kennington
stunt performer
Paul Lowe
stunt performer (as Paul Vincent Lowe)
Andy Merchant
stunt performer
Curtis Rivers
Stunt Double: Jim Broadbent
Gordon Seed
stunt coordinator
Mens-Sana Tamakloe
stunt performer (as Mens-Sana Tamakole)
Ian van Temperley
stunt double: Rafe Spall / stunt performer
Stephen Walsh
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Westley Agius
electrician
David Ashby
grip
Steve Avison
grip: "b" camera
Anthony Bagley
digital imaging technician
Sean Beasley
video assistant
Theo Berman
first assistant a camera
Laura Booth
camera trainee
Amos Bowler
grip assistant
James Bridger
best boy
Mark Bull
camera trainee
Adam Conlon
focus puller: second unit
Heather Crompton
focus puller/second unit "b" camera: daily
Warwick Drucker
key grip
Rob Finch
second assistant b camera
John Fisher
skateboarding videographer
Matthew French
video assist: dailies
Noah Furrer
lighting programmer
Daniel Gadd
first assistant camera: second unit (as Dan Gadd)
Chris Georgas
gaffer
Andy Gowing
electrician
Samuel Grant
video assistant (as Sam Grant)
Rory Grierson
electrician
Mel Hayward
electrician
Geoff Healey
additional electrician
Owen Henley
camera trainee: dailies
Steffan Hill
stills photographer
Mat Holloway
electrician
Paul Jakeman
digital imaging technician: pickup shoot
Stuart Johnson
electrician
Patrick King
digital imaging technician: second unit (as Pat King)
Ed Lancaster
grip
Tom Lane
second assistant camera: second unit
Iain Mackay
camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam
Steve Marles
first assistant camera: second unit
John Marzano
aerial director of photography
Danny Mendieta
second assistant camera: second unit
Jim Neale
grip
Rob Osborne
spark: London
Jessica Oxley
camera trainee
James Powell
grip
Mike Richardson
first assistant b camera
Craig Shiels
grip
Steven Sinclair
second assistant camera: second unit
Andy D. Stewart
electrician
Tom Storey
playback
Mark Sullivan
electrician
Ian Sykes
electrician
Esther Vardy
second assistant camera dailies: second unit
Vanessa Whyte
director of photography: second unit
Leon Willis
camera assistant
Stacey Hancox
remote head technician (uncredited)
Seán McDermott
second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Tom Storey
additional camera trainee (uncredited)

Animation Department

Joe Tarrant
animator

Casting Department

Louis Elman
adr voice casting
Laura MacFadden
casting assistant
Paula McKie
extras casting
Isabella Odoffin
child casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bartholomew Cariss
assistant costume designer (as Bart Cariss)
William Cheshire
jewellery: Santa Claus
Emily Newby
key costumer
Anna Spencer
standby costume
Ailsa Windsor
costume assistant
Lauren Angela Coe
costume assistant (uncredited)
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Corkish
costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Linden Brownbill
post-production engineer
Katie Bullock-Webster
post-production coordinator
Giles Burgess
first assistant editor
Malcolm Crowe
associate editor
Ireneusz Dabrowski
digital intermediate technician
Johan Hofverberg
digital media coordinator
Mats Holmgren
digital colourist
Jonas Jangvad
digital intermediate supervisor
Lisa Jordan
facility manager
Mariana Kasses
conform editor
Marta Krol
producer: DCP
Harry Mayes
epk editor
Anneli Oscarsson
digital intermediate producer
Jakub Sokolowski
digital intermediate technician
Chimney Warsaw
dcp technician: creation
Fredrik Zander
executive post production producer

Location Management

Jason Allen
location scout
Ross Barnwell
location marshall
Olivia Clarkson
location runner
Tom Crooke
location manager: London
Alastair Don
locations scout
Rupert Grimshaw
location assistant
Bryony Jackson
location marshall
Vinnie Jassal
location manager: pickup shoot
Steve Keane
security and location assistant
Duncan Laing
location scout
Hannah Lamb
assistant location manager
Helene Lenszner
location manager
David Powell
assistant location manager: London
Elliott Purchase
location marshall (as Elliot Purchase)
Jessica Woodland
assistant location manager: pickup shoot

Music Department

John Barrow
music recording engineer
Andy Brown
music conducted by
Tim Carter
guitar
Daisy Chute
music production assistant
Peter Clarke
music editor: temp mix
Josine Cohen
music production coordinator
Jessica Dannheisser
orchestrations
Robert Elhai
supervising orchestrator (as Bob Elhai)
Andrew Glen
music editor (as Andy Glen)
Poppy Kavanagh
assistant music recording engineer
The London Metropolitan Orchestra
music performed by / orchestra
Greg McAllister
music recording engineer
Stephen McLaughlin
music produced by (as Steve McLaughlin)
Scott Shields
drums
Rob Sutcliffe
music supervisor
Steve Wright
music arranging / music programming
Lillie Harris
music production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Harwood
musician: principal cello (uncredited)
Matt Jones
score assistant engineer (uncredited)
Tom Pigott Smith
musician: violin (uncredited)
Marli Wren
assistant music copyist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Debbie Banbury-Morley
script clearances
Liz Briggs
continuity
Irene Chawko
script supervisor
Tamsin Spivey
continuity

Transportation Department

John Armistead
transportation coordinator
Phil Ashman
facilities
Buddy Blackwell
minibus driver
Steve Davies
unit driver
Tony Henshaw
props driver
Paul Hughes
facilities
Dave Lovell
facilities
Stuart MacDonald
unit driver
Brian Robson
minibus driver
Ronnie Robson
minibus driver (as Ron Robson)
Linton Small
camera truck driver
Steve Smith
minibus driver
Liz Turner
facilities captain (as Loz Turner)
Rak Varma
unit driver

Additional Crew

Aaron Anderson
development executive: Scot Free Films
Charles Auty
for: Ingenious
Caroline Bean
travel coordinator
Fraser Bloom
legal services
Andrew Boswell
commercial director: LipSync
Ted Cawrey
business affairs services: Fernden Productions, Ingenious Media / for: Ingenious
Colin Coombs
set security
Matt Curtis
titles by
Sue Darley
animal handler
Matteo de Castello
executive assistant business and commercial affairs: Scott Free Films
Nilan Dharmadasa
additional runner: dailies
Mark Dillen
security
Scott Eaton
production coordinator
Philip Endsor
assistant: to reindeer handler
Scott English
elf
Miles A. Fletcher
specialist film pilot (as Miles Fletcher)
Lucia Foster Found
aerial operations coordinator
James Fox
insurance broker
Ned Frankau
production runner: pickup shoot
Alain Gales
epk producer
Deborah Grech-Cini
head chef
Kathryn Greenwood
accountant: Scot Free Films
Sally Gunnell
courtesy of: poster 'Sally Gunnell posing with Gold Medal'
Peter Hampden
director: LipSync
Sheila Harrington
unit medic
Lucy Harrison
assistant accountant
Hugo Heppell
investment executive: Screen Yorkshire
Brady Hood
floor runner: pickup shoot
Barbara Howes
squirrel wrangler
Richard Isles
production assistant
Laura Jackson
floor runner: London
Danny James
caterer
Steve Joberns
auditor
Andy Johnston
medic
Sally Joynson
chief executive: Screen Yorkshire
Ian Kirk
head of production finance
Isabelle Knight
assistant publicist
Jack Leigh
production assistant
Mark Lobatto
assistant to christopher smith
Emma Mager
completion bond guarantor
Mike Merritt
floor runner: London
Norman Merry
director: LipSync
Dawn Midgley
medic: second unit
Julie Payne
managing director: Scot Free Films
Matthew Peacock
assistant production coordinator
Freya Pinsent
financial controller
Billy Prentice
head chef
Louise Purvis
technical support
Gill Raddings
animal handler
Jim Ranyard
health & safety officer
Steve Redford
elf
Ben Roberts
director of lottery film fund: bfi
Sam Rook
key floor runner
Craig Salisbury
elf
Harriet Sams
production assistant
David Segal Hamilton
development executive: BFI
Sanjay Sharma
production coordinator: Scott Free Films
Matthew Shipley
floor runner
Neville Shulman
special advisor: to Ridley Scott
Andy Stephens
aerial operations manager
Uri Stramer
for: Ingenious
Stephen Swinnerton
reindeer handler
Di Thompson
chaperone/tutor
Ian Thomson
unit publicist (as Ian Thompson)
Sonia Turner
assistant: to animal handlers
John Walbeoffe
DIT equipment support engineer
Sally Watts
squirrel wrangler
Daniel Wellstead
production runner dailies
Ashley Wild
floor runner
Ben Wilkinson
business affairs manager
Simon Williams
for: Ingenious
Eleanor Windo
for: Ingenious
Andy Winspear
medic
Lesley Wise
for: Ingenious
George Jenkins
production trainee (uncredited)
Zoe Midgley
elf (uncredited)

Thanks

Brian Cox
the filmmakers wish to thank
Stephen Dixon
thanks to: Metropolitan Police Film Unit
Sally Gunnell
the filmmakers wish to thank
Peter Vaughan
the filmmakers wish to thank
James Alexander Waller
the producers wish to thank
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