The day players of ODIE, sixteen actors with one day each and no room to miss, plus the casting decision we are proudest of: Austinites who have lived homelessness, on set as paid background artists.

ODIE's supporting cast: Edwina Thompson, Syd Goin, Mirtha Martinez, Mathew Mitchell, and Daniel Freeberg. Five actors who turn a one-day odyssey across Austin into a world.

Dean Stanfield leads ODIE as Owen 'Odie' Harper, a grieving Austin handyman with 294 days on the street and one curfew between him and a bed. Meet the actors at the center of the film.

We’re excited to officially welcome several new cast members to ODIE as the film continues to come together here in Austin. Each of these performers brings something distinct to the project, and we’re grateful to have them joining the production. Leading this round of cast announcements is Syd Goin, who joins ODIE as Blu. A gifted stand-up comedian and a sharp sketch and improv performer, Syd has trained at Upright Citizens Brigade in New York and also studied at The Hideout,

Angela is not an easy part to pull off. She has lived hard, adapted hard, and learned to move through the world with a level of toughness that can read as control, self-protection, or calculation depending on the moment. She is independent in the purest sense of the word, not because life rewarded her for it, but because it left her with little choice. The role needs someone who can carry that history without flattening her into a type, and Edwina has the weight and instinct

Casting the title role in Odie was always going to matter. This is a film that depends on the humanity of its central performance. The story asks an audience to stay close to one man’s experience, to walk beside him through exhaustion, isolation, quiet absurdity, and the stubborn dignity required to keep moving. That kind of role cannot be carried by surface-level charm or performance tricks. It needs truth. It needs presence. It needs someone who can make a character feel li