The Matthew Shepard Story

Overview

In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

Top cast

Stockard Channing

Judy Shepard

Shane Meier

Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson

Sarah

K

Kristen Thomson

Romaine Patterson

J

Joseph Ziegler

Cal

Yani Gellman

Pablo

Sam Waterston

Dennis Shepard

Drew Nelson

Lance

D

Damien Atkins

Donny

P

Philip Eddolls

Aaron McKinney

P

Paul Robbins

Russell Henderson

Judah Katz

Defense Attorney

Nazneen Contractor

Shima

Makyla Smith

Casey

Lindsay Murrell

Matthew's Date

J

James Bearden

Protester

B

B.J. McLellan

Logan Shepard - age 17

Davin Broadhurst

Logan Shepard - age 12

S

Shawna Lori Burnett

Female Officer

John Henry Canavan

Painter

Details