Temple Grandin features a talented cast bringing the story to life. The main characters include Temple Grandin played by Claire Danes, Professor Carlock by David Strathairn, Randy by Barry Tubb, Alice by Melissa Farman, Billy by Charles Baker, Ellen by Blair Bomar, Marcia by Cherami Leigh, and Nancy by Tamara Jolaine.
Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, a woman with autism whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures.