Better Man
Better Manincludes an entertaining and gifted cast in its strange portrayal of a popular Isaac Bashevis Singer ’s career . Directed by Michael Gracey , Better Manfocuses on the biography and calling of British Isaac Bashevis Singer , Robbie Williams , during his fourth dimension as a member of the popular son stripe , Take Thatand his eventual winner as a solo performer . The movie also focuses on the unlike relationships Williams had with his crime syndicate members and the struggles he faced with genial health and drug before he was able to overcome his demons and revive his life history in the late 2000s .
release in theaters in 2024,Better Manwas bring out to high praise for its depiction of the highs and lows of Williams ’ vocation . The movie was also praise for its casting , soundtrack , andthe decision to depict Williams as an anthropomorphic chimpanzeeamong humans;Better Manreceived a track record - breaking 16 award nominating address at the 2025 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards , including proficient Film . The other characters inBetter Manhelp bring Williams ’ story to sprightliness and the movie includes an impressive team of role player that help the moving-picture show jointhe ranking of the best medicine biopics ever made .
Actor
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Robbie Williams
Himself ( Voice )
Paramount Pictures
Jonno Humphrey Davy
Robbie Williams ( Chimpanzee )
Steve Pemberton
Directed by Michael Gracey, Better Man explores the life and career of singer Robbie Williams through his own eyes.
Peter Williams
Kate Mulvany
Janet Williams
Alison Steadman
Betty Williams
Damon Herriman
Nigel Martin - Smith
Raechelle Banno
Nicole Appleton
Tom Budge
Guy Chambers
Jake Simmance
Gary Barlow
Liam Head
Howard Donald
Chase Vollenweider
Jason Orange
Jesse Hyde
Mark Owen
Robbie Williams as Himself (Voice)
Date of Birth: February 13, 1974
Character : Better Man ’s champion , Robbie Williams , last in Stoke - on - River Trent , England with his parent and grandmother . He struggles with confidence growing up and has difficulty connect to his founding father . Williams has a loving kinship with his grandmother , who encourages him to follow his aspiration . After his parents split up , Robbie decide to become a singer and land a spot in the boy band , Take That . After a slow start , the five member of the pop chemical group eventually rose in popularity , lead to Williams achieving the celebrity he wanted , but also clamber with ego - doubt .
Year
product
Role
1999
Hooves of Fire
teller
2004
De - Lovely
Musical Performer
2005
The Magic Roundabout
Dougal ( Voice )
2013
Gangsta Granny
Flavio Flavoli
Actor : Robbie Williams began his career as a member of the British boyband , Take That , in the early nineties , before launch a solo calling in 1996 . Some of his popular songs include “ Angels , ” “ Let Me Entertain You ” and “ She ’s The One . ”He has release 12 solo album between 1997 and 2019 , six of which have been listed in the top 100 biggest - selling album in the United Kingdom ( viaBest Selling Albums ) . Outside of euphony , Williams has serve as a judge on the UK variant ofThe X Factorand has several acting credits , includingThe Magic RoundaboutandGangsta Granny .
Jonno Davies as Robbie Williams (Chimpanzee Form)
Date of Birth: July 17, 1992
histrion : British actor Jonno Davies get his career on stage , portray Alex DeLarge in the stage production ofA Clockwork Orangebetween 2014 and 2015 . He had a little role in the British medical drama series , Casualty , before land his first movie role in 2014’sKingsman : The Secret Service . Davies has had guest appearances in the pop British shows , HollyoaksandHolby City , and asterisk as Tobias in the play series , Hunters , alongside Al Pacino .
2014
Kingsman : The Secret Service
Lee Unwin
2014 - 2015
Hollyoaks
Connor
2016
Ben - Hur
Adrian
2020
Orion
Tobias
2022
Shakespeare & Hathaway : Private researcher
Bertie tankful
type : InBetter Man , Robbie Williams is depicted as an anthropomorphous Pan troglodytes , interact with a human cast . InBetter Man’strailer , Williams say that he " did n’t see himself as others saw him . " In consultation , the theater director , Michael Gracey , unveil that the decision to portray Williams as a chimp was inspired by Williams ’ description of himself as “ a performing monkey ” ( viaBBC ) . Throughout the movie , the chimpanzee version of Williams was portrayed by Jonno Davies in a performance capture suit , with added CGI in the motion picture .
Steve Pemberton as Peter Williams
Date of Birth: September 1, 1967
Actor : Steve Pemberton is a British actor and comedian who began his career as a fellow member of the sketch comedy squad , The League of Gentlemen , in 1995 . He received acknowledgment for his roles in the popular drollery serial publication , BenidormandPsychovilleand made guest appearances inDoctor WhoandHorrible Histories . Among his accolades , Pemberton win a BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance in 2019 , for his employment in theBritish anthology series , Inside , No . 9 . He is determine to appear in a stage product ofInside No . 9 in 2025 .
1999 - 2002
The League of valet
Various Characters
Lassie
Hynes
2007 - 2014
Benidorm
Mick Garvey
2008
MD Who
Strackman Lux
2009
Whitechapel
Edward Buchan
2014 - 2024
Inside No . 9
eccentric : Throughout the movie , Robbie Williams has a conflict relationship with his father , Peter . Robbie draw his father as " well - enamored by the asterisk of the twenty-four hours " and he strives to make his father proud of him . While there are some occasions where Peter supports his son , as get wind through his teaching Robbie to sing , he also emotionally anguish his Logos , which affects Robbie ’s confidence as he grows up . Peter finally leaves the family , further upsetting Robbie , who keeps hold of Peter ’s old ownership , as a way to keep his father penny-pinching to him .
Kate Mulvany as Janet Williams
Date of Birth: February 24, 1977
player : Kate Mulvany is an Australian actress who has won awards for her work in multiple theater productions , includingRichard IIIandEvery Brilliant Thing . She has also won Sydney Theatre Awards for her body of work as a author for the degree production , MedeaandThe Harp in the South . Outside of theater of operations , Mulvany has star in several Australian movies , includingThe MergerandHow to Make Gravy , and had roles in American drama moving-picture show includingThe Great GatsbyandElvis . In 2020,Mulvany received an OAM for her work in the performing arts .
The Great Gatsby
Mrs McKee
2018
The Merger
Angie Barlow
2020 - 2023
Sister Harriet
Elvis
Marion Keisker
2024
How to Make Gravy
Stella
Alison Steadman as Betty Williams
Date of Birth: August 26, 1946
Actor : Alison Steadman has an play career across house , television , and movies that has spanned more than 50 class . She pull ahead an Olivier Award in 1993 for her piece of work in the original stage production ofThe Rise and Fall of Little Voiceand was put up for a BAFTA for her work in the 1986 BBC serial , The Singing Detective . Steadman has appeared in multiple motion-picture show , includingShirley ValentineandLife Is Sweet , and has starred in several British television shows , includingGavin & StaceyandHold the Sunset . She is currently starring as Sue in the BBC sitcomHere We Go .
1986
The Singing Detective
Lili Marlow
1989
Shirley Valentine
Jane
2004 - 2006
The Worst Week of My Life
Angela Cook
2007 - 2024
Gavin & Stacey
Pam Shipman
2022 - present
Here We Go
Sue Jessop
Character : Betty Williams is Robbie Williams ' paternal grandmother , who plays a poignant part in Williams ' life as a untested male child . She was regard as a warm and caring adult female who was adored by her grandson ( viaRWDB ) . After his parents split up inBetter Man , Robbie finds comfort and support from his grandmother and frequently visits her at her home . Robbie confess his veneration to his grandmother about being nothing in life , and Betty ensure him " You are enough . “Betty ’s demise deeply affected Williams and contributed to his dependency problems and mental breakdownas portray in the moving picture .
Damon Herriman as Nigel Martin-Smith
Date of Birth: March 31, 1970
player : Australian actor , Damon Herriman , has won AACTA awards for his roles in the psychological thriller , The Nightingaleand the dim clowning film , Judy and Punch . Herriman turn out to outside attention for his employment in the westerly series , Justified , and attain further success for his functioning as nonparallel killerCharles Manson inOnce Upon a metre in Hollywood . Herriman has also allow for voice study in movie , includingPeter Rabbit 2 : The RunawayandMortal Kombat . He is set to look as Quan Chi in the forthcoming action moving picture , Mortal Kombat 2 .
2010 - 2015
Justified
Dewey Crowe
The Nightingale
Ruse
2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Charles Manson
2021
deadly Kombat
Kabal ( Voice )
2023
The Artful Dodger
Captain filth
graphic symbol : Nigel Martin - Smith serves as the managing director of the isthmus , Take That , and recruits the five boys into the chemical group . ThroughoutBetter Man , Martin - Smith coaches the boy on how to perform and also tells Robbie that he will use the name Robbie Williams , as opposed to his veridical name , Robert . Martin - Smith predicts that the dance orchestra members will finally detest each other , but will become a success and bring in money . In the movie , while Robbie does name Martin - Smith as " an right-down sweetheart , " the two had a difficult workings human relationship that continued after Robbie left Take That in 1995 ( viaIndependent ) .
Better Man Supporting Cast & Characters
Raechelle Banno as Nicole Appleton : a member of the British girlfriend mathematical group , All Saints , who becomes Robbie ’s fiancé inBetter Man . Banno appeared as Olivia Richards in the Australian goop opera house , Home & Away , between 2015 and 2018 and has since starred inPandoraand100 % Wolf : Legend of the Moonstone .
Tom Budge as Guy Chambers : a singer - ballad maker and manufacturer , Chambers imprint a euphony partnership with Robbie Williams after his departure from Take That . Budge has asterisk in several Australian film productions , includingKokodaandLast Train to Freo .
Jake Simmance as Gary Barlow : one of the five members of Take That , alongside Robbie Williams , who served as a spectacular songster for the group . Simmance has made Edgar Albert Guest appearances in the BBC drama , Call the Midwife , and the Netflix series , Anatomy of a Scandal .
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Liam Head as Howard Donald : one of the members of Take That , who launched a life history as a disc jockey after the dance orchestra ’s rip . Head performed in several amateurish musical product , includingGreaseandLegally blond , and made guest appearing as Leo in the drama series , Life of Jess .
Chase Vollenweider as Jason Orange : one of the member of Take That , who launched a vocation as an role player in the late nineties . Vollenweider made his film entry in 2011’sA Heartbeat Awayand has since seem as a dancer onThe Masked Singer AustraliaandLord Mayor ’s Christmas Carols .
Jesse Hyde as Mark Owen : one of the five boy recruited to Take That inBetter Man , who launch a solo career after the band split in 1996 . Hyde seem as Michael in the 2018 movie , Ladies in Blackand Ronald in 2022’sGolden Delicious . He has also appear in several short films , includingBuggedandAmir .
Sources : Best Selling Albums , BBC , Hello Magazine , RWDB , Independent
guide by Michael Gracey , Better Man explore the life and calling of Isaac Merrit Singer Robbie Williams through his own eye .
