Julia Stiles as Katarina "Kat '' Stratford, the antisocial, shrewish elder Stratford sister. Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona, the "bad boy '' who is hired to date Kat and falls for her in the process. Joseph Gordon - Levitt as Cameron James, the new student at Padua High School who is smitten with Bianca and goes to great lengths to win her favor. Larisa Oleynik as Bianca Stratford, the younger of the two Stratford sisters, superficial and popular. Larry Miller as Walter Stratford, an obstetrician and single parent who is overprotective of his daughters, Kat and Bianca. Andrew Keegan as Joey Donner, an affluent, self - absorbed high school senior and aspiring model who intends to have sex with Bianca, and to that end pays Patrick to date Kat. David Krumholtz as Michael Eckman, a geek who assists Cameron in his quest to woo Bianca, and in the process tries to woo Kat 's friend Mandella. Susan May Pratt as Mandella, Kat 's only close friend and an aficionado of William Shakespeare, who ends up going to the prom with Michael. Gabrielle Union as Chastity Church, Bianca 's best friend, who betrays Bianca by going out with Joey when Bianca spurns him. Daryl Mitchell as Mr. Morgan, teacher of Kat, Patrick, and Joey 's English class. Allison Janney as Ms. Perky, Padua High School 's guidance counselor and a writer of erotic literature. David Leisure as Mr. Chapin, coach of the girls ' soccer team. Greg Jackson as "Scurvy '', a friend of Patrick. Kyle Cease as Bogey Lowenstein, a golf enthusiast and member of a clique of aspiring MBAs. The band Letters to Cleo (singer Kay Hanley, guitarists Greg McKenna and Michael Eisenstein, bassist Scott Riebling, and drummer Jason Sutter) appears as the band performing at Club Skunk, playing their songs "Come On '' and "Co-Pilot '', and playing a cover version of Cheap Trick 's "I Want You to Want Me '' on the school 's rooftop during the closing credits. Hanley and Eisenstein also appear in the prom scene, performing a cover of Nick Lowe 's "Cruel to Be Kind '' with Save Ferris. The band Save Ferris (singer Monique Powell, guitarist Brian Mashburn, bassist Bill Uechi, trumpeter José Castellaños, trombonist Brian Williams, saxophonist Eric Zamora, and drummer Evan Kilbourne) appears as the band performing at the prom, playing their songs "I Know '' and "Ca n't Stop '' as well as covers of The Isley Brothers ' "Shout '' and Nick Lowe 's "Cruel to Be Kind ''.
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Larry Miller as Walter Stratford