# The Number 23 (2007)  > **First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.** > Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise. **Runtime**: 1h 37m **Genres**: Thriller, Mystery, Crime ## Cast - [[Jim Carrey]] as Walter Sparrow / Fingerling - [[Virginia Madsen]] as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia - [[Logan Lerman]] as Robin Sparrow - [[Danny Huston]] as Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix - [[Lynn Collins]] as Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother - [[Rhona Mitra]] as Laura Tollins - [[Mark Pellegrino]] as Kyle Finch - [[Ed Lauter]] as Father Sebastian - [[David Stifel]] as Hotel Clerk - [[Corey Stoll]] as Sergeant Burns - [[Bud Cort]] as Dr. Sirius Leary - [[Michelle Arthur]] as Sybil - [[Paul Butcher]] as Young Fingerling / Young Walter - [[Troy Kotsur]] as Barnaby - [[Patricia Belcher]] as Dr. Alice Mortimer - [[Shannon Gayle]] as Lucinda - [[Bob Zmuda]] as Desk Clerk - [[Lesli Margherita]] as Attractive Coed - [[Tara Karsian]] as Box Company Clerk - [[Walter Soo Hoo]] as Chinese Restaurant Owner --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/3594) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0481369)