The sports comedy The Longest Yard features a talented cast of not just actors but also NFL football players, WWE wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.
The cast of 2005's The Longest Yard includes a talented bunch of comedic actors, many of whom have worked with leading man Adam Sandler on multiple projects. Directed by Peter Segal, the sports comedy is a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Revolving around a washed-out quarterback serving time in prison, The Longest Yard deals with the protagonist’s chance at redemption as he assembles a team of fellow incarcerated to play against the guards.
Burt Reynolds As Coach Nate Scarborough The cast of the 2005 version of The Longest Yard includes the original's lead, Burt Reynolds. Instead of playing Paul this time, Reynolds is credited as Coach Nate Scarborough. A former college football star, Nate is a seasoned veteran in the game who allows inmates a chance to get back at the abusive guards. Reynolds was a Hollywood icon in the 1970s with his breakout role being Lewis Medlock in the thriller Deliverance.
The Longest Yard Supporting Cast & Characters Bill Goldberg as Joey "Battle" Battaglio - Former NFL defensive tackle and pro wrestler Bill Goldberg appears in the cast of The Longest Yard as the prison team’s linebacker, Joey "Battle" Battaglio. Goldberg also played Romeo in Universal Soldier: The Return and the DC Comics character Big Sir in two episodes of The Flash.
Steve Austin as Guard Dunham - Another pro wrestler to act in The Longest Yard, WWE icon Steve Austin plays the prison guard Dunham, who takes the fullback position on his team. After his tenure as a wrestler under the title “Stone Cold," Austin rebranded himself as an action star with prominent roles in The Expendables, The Condemned, and Damage. He reunited with Adam Sandler in Grown Ups 2 playing the character Tommy Cavanaugh.
David Patrick Kelly as Unger - A prisoner who spies on his peers for the guards, Unger is played by actor and musician David Patrick Kelly. Debuting as the villainous Luther in the cult action film The Warriors, he is best known for The Crow, Commando, and his numerous collaborations with directors Spike Lee and David Lynch, including the former's Malcolm X and the latter's series Twin Peaks. He also played President Harry S.
Joey “Coco” Diaz as Anthony “Big Tony” Cobianco: Cuban-American stand-up comedian and actor Joey “Coco” Diaz delivers his brand of laid-back humor as Big Tony, an inmate who serves in the defensive line for the prisoners’ team. Diaz’s famous TV and film roles include Joey the Bar Criminal in My Name is Earl, pizzeria owner Sal in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the mobster Pussy Bonpensiero's father Buddha in the Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark.
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