William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.

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Cast

Aidan Quinn

William Franklin

Iain Glen

Brother John

Marc Warren

Brother Mac

Dudley Sutton

Brother Tom

Alan Devlin

Father Damian

Stuart Graham

Brother Whelan

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Bernard Manning

Rogers 855

John Travers

Liam Mercier 636

Andrew Simpson

Gerard Peters 458

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Mark Butler

Downey 913

Aidan Quinn — William Franklin

Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984) and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987), Avalon (1990), Benny & Joon (1993), Legends of the Fall (1994), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Michael Collins (1996), Practical Magic (1998), Song for a R

Iain Glen — Brother John

Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990)

Marc Warren — Brother Mac

Marc Warren is an English actor, known for his roles in British television series such as Band of Brothers, Hustle, The Vice, State of Play, Mad Dogs, The Musketeers, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and Van Der Valk. He was born in Northampton, England, in 1967. He studied acting at the East 15 Acting School in Essex.