The Program

The Program (working title Icon) is a 2015 biographical drama film about Lance Armstrong directed by Stephen Frears, starring Ben Foster as Armstrong and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh. The film is based on Walsh's 2012 book Seven Deadly Sins. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2015 and was theatrically released in France on 16 September and the United Kingdom on 14 October. Cast Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong Chris O'Dowd as David Walsh Guillaume Canet as Michele Ferrari Jesse Plemons as Floyd Landis Lee Pace as Bill Stapleton Denis Menochet as Johan Bruyneel Dustin Hoffman as Bob Hamman Edward Hogg as Frankie Andreu Elaine Cassidy as Betsy Andreu Laura Donnelly as Emma O'Reilly Sam Hoare as Stephen Swart Kevin Hulsmans as Filippo Simeoni John Schwab as Travis Tygart Lucien Guignard as Alberto Contador Nicolas Robin as Christophe Bassons James Harkness as Wayne Josh O'Connor as Rich Nathan Wiley as Charles Pelkey