 | Helen Mirren als Colonel Katherine Powell |
 | Aaron Paul als Steve Watts |
 | Alan Rickman als Lieutenant General Frank Benson |
 | Barkhad Abdi als Jama Farah |
 | Jeremy Northam als Brian Woodale |
 | Phoebe Fox als Carrie Gershon |
 | Armaan Haggio als Musa Mo'Allim |
| Aisha Takow als Alia Mo'Allim |
 | Monica Dolan als Angela Northman |
 | Richard McCabe als George Matherson |
 | Babou Ceesay als Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq |
 | John Heffernan als Major Harold Webb |
 | Michael O'Keefe als Ken Stanitzke |
 | Laila Robins als Ms. Jillian Goldman |
 | Iain Glen als James Willett |
| Faisa Hassan als Fatima Mo'Allim |
| Bob Chappell als Simon Powell |
| Alex Gallafent als Reporter |
 | Carl Beukes als Sergeant Mike Gleeson |
 | Kate Liquorish als Female Sergeant |
| Richard Stephenson als Staff Sergeant |
| Gabriella Pinto als Female Corporal |
| Tylan Wray als Male Corporal |
| Hossain Dahir als Driver One |
| Mondé Sibisi als Muhammad Abdisalaam |
| Warren Masemola als Agent Atieno |
| Ahmed Mohamed Ali als Omar |
 | Lemogang Tsipa als Matt Levery |
| Paul Spaulding als Command Support Staff |
 | Gavin Hood als Lieutenant Colonel Ed Walsh |
 | Kenneth Fok als First Crewman |
 | Zak Rowlands als Second Crewman - K. Moore |
| Henry Pilime als Parklands Gate Guard |
| Sammy Maina als Parklands Gate Guard |
| Hassan Abdullah als Shahid Ahmed |
 | Ebby Weyime als Damisi |
 | Vusi Kunene als Major Moses Owiti |
| Mohammed Ali Sahra als Militia Leader |
| Chaltu Ahmed als Poor Woman |
 | Francis Chouler als Jack Cleary |
| Ed Suter als Benson's Aide-De-Camp |
| Roberto Kyle als Rasheed Hamud |
| Omar Abu Kadir als Driver Two |
 | Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht als Lucy Galvez |
 | James Alexander als Image Analyst |
| Dileef Rahim als Amadu Gate Guard |
| Robert Omache als Amadu Gate Guard |
| Istar Takow als Woman Buying Bread |
| Bronson Mwangi als Kenyan Captain |
 | Lex King als Susan Danford / Ayesha Al-Hady |
| Andrew Ahula als Street Vendor (Buckets) |
| Hilowli Hassan als Militia Man |
| Abdi Mohamed Osman als Amadu Mukhtar |
| Dek Hassan als Abdullah Al-Hady |
| Ali Mohamed als Khalid |
| Ma Mohamed als Osman Abade |
| Jessica Jones als Kate Barnes |
 | Daniel Fox als Tom Bellamy |
 | Graham Hopkins als Nigel Adler |
| Sonia Esgueira als Esther Alvarez |
| Mohamed Abdirahmaan als Abdi |
| Mohamed Fidow als Abdi Militia Soldier |
| Sabrina Hassan Abdulle als Woman Buying Bread |
| Fatima Mohamed Mohamud als Woman Buying Bread |
| Timayare Shamso Hassan als Passerby |
| Fowzia Dahir als Woman Buying Bread |
| Abdilatief Takow als Ali |
| Fatumo Sheknoor Ali als Pedestrian |
| Hamdi Adam Shire als Pedestrian |
| Thelma Mabina als Nurse |
| Sandile Ntobla als Doctor |
| Gavin Hood | Director |
| Haris Zambarloukos | Director of Photography |
| Johnny Breedt | Production Design |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Ged Doherty | Producer |
| Kate Dowd | Casting |
| Colin Firth | Producer |
| David Lancaster | Producer |
| Megan Gill | Editor |
| Graeme Cowie | Art Direction |
| Bill R. Dean | Sound Designer |
| Patrick O'Connor | Supervising Art Director |
| Tricia Wood | Casting |
| Ruy Filipe | Costume Design |
| James Frater | Steadicam Operator |
| Keith Bernstein | Still Photographer |
| Mickey Kirsten | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Adam Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Vasili Rinquest | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Nick Angel | Music Supervisor |
| Raine Rafter | Makeup Designer |
| Joseph Mosikwa | Assistant Art Director |
| Fred Du Preez | Set Decoration |
| John McKay | Gaffer |
| Sheena Peters | Armorer |
| Clare Harlow | Casting Associate |
| Morag Cameron | Script Supervisor |
| Stacey Dunn | Costume Supervisor |
| Joe Schiff | Dialogue Editor |
| Mark Kilian | Original Music Composer |
| Zane D. Bruce | Foley Artist |
| Paul Hepker | Original Music Composer |
| Nico Louw | Sound Recordist |
| John Sievert | Foley Artist |
| Chase Keehn | Dialogue Editor |
| Cheryl Eatock | Unit Production Manager |
| Osias Mndaweni | Costume Assistant |
| Portia Mavityo | Costume Assistant |
| Hazel Adams | Seamstress |
| Raine Rafter | Hair Designer |
| Camilla Crewe | Makeup Artist |
| Etienne van Niekerk | Location Manager |
| Matthew Janszen | Orchestrator |
| Guy Hibbert | Executive Producer |
| Minuche Snyman | Key Makeup Artist |
| Juanette Van Der Merwe | Key Makeup Artist |
| Ronald Eng | Sound Designer |
| Paul Hepker | Orchestrator |
| Stephen Wright | Executive Producer |
| Tendai Gava | Construction Coordinator |
| Wikus van der Merwe | Unit Manager |
| Randy Wilson | Foley Mixer |
| Andre Weavind | First Assistant Director |
| Mieke Vlaming | Assistant Editor |
| Tim Shaw | Production Coordinator |
| Moonyeenn Lee | Casting |
| Malwande Sigabi | Draughtsman |
| Carol Heij | Production Manager |
| Ronald Eng | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ron Mellegers | Foley Mixer |
| Skip Margetts | Aerial Director of Photography |
| J.P. Ridgway | Key Grip |
| Dan Sigobongo | Best Boy Grip |
| Tony Lamberti | Sound Designer |
| Xavier Marchand | Executive Producer |
| James Frater | "B" Camera Operator |
| Juhlene Moller | Transportation Coordinator |
| Craig Swanepoel | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Guy Hibbert | Writer |
| Anne Sheehan | Executive Producer |
| Robyn Glaser | Second Assistant Director |
| Bhodi Schoeman | Dolly Grip |
| Kelly Watson | Costume Standby |
| Rebekah Russell | Costume Assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Mario Jansen | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Kobus Swart | Property Master |
| Johan "Dries" Andries | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Joy Sapieka | Publicist |
| Stefan Fraticelli | Foley Artist |
| Craig Mann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sonja Lowicki | Script Supervisor |
| Tony Lamberti | Sound Effects Editor |
| Trent Richmond | Foley Editor |
| Judah Getz | ADR Mixer |
| Aaron Becker | Title Designer |
| Alan Rickman | In Memory Of |
| Tamara Gagarin | Post Production Supervisor |
| Dudley Fillies | Rigging Gaffer |
| Cynthia Voorslag | Seamstress |
| Mark Kilian | Orchestrator |
| Claudia Bluemhuber | Executive Producer |
| Karen Lunder | Co-Producer |
| Mbali Gladys Silere | Seamstress |
| Thato Mogoje | Production Coordinator |
| Benedict Carver | Executive Producer |
| Maeve Slemon | Art Department Coordinator |
| Lucille Doman | Graphic Designer |
| Odette Rebok | Key Hair Stylist |
| Amanda Kwange | Production Secretary |
| Darrell McLean | Stunt Coordinator |
| Haris Zambarloukos | "A" Camera Operator |
| Tarryn Kohler | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Antony Zeller | Foley Mixer |
| Jim Harrison | Music Editor |
| Jennifer L. Smith | Casting Associate |
| Mark Kilian | Conductor |
