Who Played Me in "One Hour Photo"? Quiz

Answer: Robin Williams

Williams, born on July 21st, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois was cast as Sy Parrish. Sy was a socially awkward guy that worked as a photo technician at SavMart's photo department. Sy took his job seriously and felt that people could not master printing beautiful photos by merely attending a two day seminar. One of Sy's longest customers is Nina Yorkin and Sy took many photos of her family and hung them in his apartment as he longed for the idyllic life Nina's family lived.

At the end of the film, Sy was arrested and mentioned how disgusted he was that Will Yorkin had a great family but threw it all away. Williams landed roles in the films, "Jumanji", "Night at the Museum" and "Dead Poets Society".

In 1988, he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor for "Good Morning, Vietnam", but lost to Michael Douglas of "Wall Street".

Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor that year were Jack Nicholson for "Ironweed", Marcello Mastroianni for "Dark Eyes" and William Hurt for "Broadcast News".

Answer: Connie Nielsen

Nielsen, a native of Elling, Frederikshavn, Denmark played Nina Yorkin. Nina was a housewife and did most the shopping for the family and usually shopped at SavMart. This was where she knew Sy from and she once commented in a scene that Sy had been handling her family's photos for many years. Midway through the movie, Sy bumped into Nina at a food court in the mall and Nina was shocked to see that she and Sy were reading the same book. Near the end of the film, Nina brought a roll of film for Sy to process and asked Sy if he was doing alright since she sensed he was in a foul mood. Nielsen had parts in the movies, "Justice League", "Wonder Woman" and "The Devil's Advocate".

Answer: Dylan Smith

Smith, born on November 30th, 1992 in Los Angeles, California played the character of Jake Yorkin. Jake was first seen at SavMart with his mom, Nina, as they dropped off some film for Sy to process. Nina commented that the photos were of Jake's recent birthday party so Sy gave Jake a free disposable camera as a belated gift. Early on in the film, Jake was going to bed and he brought to his mother's attention that Sy was a sad person.

When Nina said Sy may have a lot of friends, Jake expressed incredulity over this prediction. One day, Jake was at soccer practice and was shocked to see Sy there. Sy commented after the practice about what he perceived to be Jake's coach's harshness as Jake attempted to score a goal during practice. Smith starred in the film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

He had a role in the short film, "The Stranger". Smith had a guest starring stint on the TV show, "Gilmore Girls".

Answer: Erin Daniels

Daniels, born in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri was cast as Maya Burson. Maya was first seen dropping off a roll of film at SavMart and Sy commented on how beautiful her name was. Maya commented that she likely would not be able to pick up the processed film until the next day. Sy looked through her pictures and noticed her in very intimate moments with Will Yorkin.

He put these pictures in a package of Nina Yorkin's photos. At the end of the movie, Sy followed Will and Maya as they went to a nearby hotel.

He violently confronted Will and Maya when the latter two were in a hotel room. Daniels played characters in the movies, "Chill Factor", "House of 1000 Corpses" and "Wheelmen".

Answer: Michael Vartan

Vartan, a native of France, was cast in the role of Will Yorkin in "One Hour Photo". Will worked at a company and the hours were long, which his wife, Nina, commented on when they argued about Will being an emotionally neglectful husband and father. In one scene, Will went to SavMart and was in the computers aisle.

He asked Sy if he could answer a question but Sy could not so he called for assistance. Another worker assisted Will and, as Sy walked back to the photo counter, he bumped into Jake. Jake and Sy spoke for a little but Will called for Jake and told him he could not get any toys from SavMart. Vartan starred in the films, "Never Been Kissed", "Colombiana" and "Stringer".

Answer: Gary Cole

Cole, born on September 20th, 1956 in Park Ridge, Illinois got the part of Bill Owens. Bill was a manager at SavMart and spoke to Sy in the break room in one scene. He spoke to Sy about a verbal spat that Sy had in the store and Sy apologized for what happened. Bill then recommended that Sy take some time off and relax. Later on in the film, Bill terminated Sy's employment from SavMart and told him to clear out his locker at the end of the week. Later in the movie, Sy brought a roll of film to be processed and Bill was upset when he saw that the photos were all images of his daughter. Cole had roles in the movies, "Office Space", "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" and "In the Line of Fire".

Answer: Paul Hansen Kim

Kim, a native of Hollywood, California won the role of Yoshi Araki. Yoshi worked in the photo department at SavMart with Sy and he mentioned in his first scene to Sy that Sy accidentally sliced through some exposure on a roll that was dropped off. Later on in the movie, Yoshi was surprised when Sy told him that Bill let him go. Yoshi thanked Sy for teaching him what he needed to know to process film. Yoshi went to Bill Owens' office later in the film and showed Bill some disturbing photos that involved Bill's young daughter. Kim played characters in the films, "Hulk", "Dorm Daze" and "Carts".

Answer: Nick Searcy

Searcy, born in 1959 in Cullowhee, North Carolina had the small part of the AGFA repairman. Sy called the AGFA repairman out since he noticed a shift in some of the coloring for the machine that printed the photos. Sy pleaded with the repairman to look at the pictures but the repairman was upset because he felt the shift in coloring that Sy complained about was miniscule. Sy threatened to report the repairman to his boss and the repairman scoffed at Sy potentially contacting his supervisor. Searcy appeared in the movies, "Runaway Jury", "The Shape of Water" and "Fried Green Tomatoes".

Answer: Lee Garlington

Garlington, a native of Teaneck, New Jersey had the minor role of a waitress. Early in the film, Sy went to dinner at a restaurant and the waitress noticed Sy looking at some pictures. She asked Sy if she could look at them and Sy said that was alright.

She complimented him on a photo that he took and that was when Sy said that the young boy in the photos (Jake) was his nephew. The waitress asked Sy if he wanted anything else but Sy said he was fine. Garlington starred in the films "Dante's Peak", "Field of Dreams" and "Psycho III".

Answer: Eriq La Salle

La Salle, born on July 23rd, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut starred as Detective James Van Der Zee. Detective Van Der Zee spoke to Bill Owens after the police were notified of the multiple photos that Sy took of Bill's young daughter. Detective Van Der Zee asked Bill how Sy took to being fired and Bill replied that Sy was pretty upset about it. Detective Van Der Zee assured Bill that the police were taking his case very seriously because Bill's young daughter's life had been indirectly threatened.

In the final scene, Sy spoke to Detective Van Der Zee and mentioned that it appeared that Detective Van Der Zee was a family man. La Salle guest starred on the TV shows, "L.A. Law" and "Quantum Leap". La Salle is best known for his portrayal of Peter Benton on the primetime drama series, "ER".