 | Jamie Foxx als Staff Sgt. Sykes |
 | Jake Gyllenhaal als Anthony Swofford |
 | Peter Sarsgaard als Alan Troy |
 | Scott MacDonald als D.I. Fitch |
 | Chris Cooper als Lt. Col. Kazinski |
 | Laz Alonso als Ramon Escobar |
 | Lucas Black als Kruger |
 | Brian Geraghty als Fergus O'Donnell |
 | Damion Poitier als Poitier |
 | Jocko Sims als Julius |
 | Dennis Haysbert als Major Lincoln |
 | John Krasinski als Corporal Harrigan |
 | Kevin Foster als Branded Marine |
| Riad Galayini als Nurse |
 | Craig Coyne als Young Mr. Swofford |
 | Katherine Randolph als Young Mrs. Swofford |
 | Rini Bell als Swoff's Sister |
 | Dendrie Taylor als Mrs. Swofford |
 | James Morrison als Mr. Swofford |
 | Ming Lo als Bored Gunny |
 | Brianne Davis als Kristina |
 | Evan Jones als PFC Dave Fowler |
 | Todd Jensen als Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Nick Dash als Corp Marine (uncredited) |
 | Jacob Vargas als Juan Cortez |
 | Iván Fenyő als Pinko |
 | Martin Papazian als Brian Dettman |
 | Becky Boxer als Dettman's Wife |
 | Mark Davis als Dettman's Neighbor |
 | Kareem J. Grimes als Welty |
| Sam Mendes | Director |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Walter Murch | Editor |
| Bobby Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Fisher | Producer |
| Pippa Harris | Co-Producer |
| Sam Mercer | Executive Producer |
| Douglas Wick | Producer |
| Debra Zane | Casting |
| Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Stefan Dechant | Supervising Art Director |
| Marco Niro | Art Direction |
| Christina Ann Wilson | Art Direction |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Chris Cummings | Art Department Coordinator |
| A. Todd Holland | Assistant Art Director |
| Jeff Passanante | Construction Coordinator |
| Edward L. Turk | Construction Foreman |
| Richard J. Bell | Greensman |
| Mark Weissenfluh | Leadman |
| Rick Poyner | Location Scout |
| Kasra Farahani | Production Illustrator |
| Carol Koch | Sculptor |
| John Chichester | Set Designer |
| Greg Beaumonte | Camera Technician |
| Andy Harris | First Assistant Camera |
| Mitchell Andrew Lillian | Key Grip |
| Brian Branton | Grip |
| Cliff Fleming | Aerial Coordinator |
| François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| George L. Little | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Robert Q. Mathews | Costume Supervisor |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hair Department Head |
| Deidra Dixon | Hairstylist |
| Steven E. Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Blanca Garcia | Seamstress |
| Corey Bronson | Set Costumer |
| Jack Blanchard | Set Dressing Artist |
| Gary A. Theard | Cableman |
| John Wright | Craft Service |
| L. Chip Crosby Jr. | Driver |
| Kirsten Laube | Camera Loader |
| Dennis McCarthy | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Sean T. Stratton | Post Production Supervisor |
| Robert Hatfield | Projection |
| Mark Sparks | Propmaker |
| Andrew Petrotta | Property Master |
| Lindsay Hudson | Set Medic |
| Cheryl Andryco | Set Production Assistant |
| Steve Cremin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Chris Kephart | Stand In |
| Jeff Habberstad | Stunt Coordinator |
| Greg Anthony | Stunts |
| George A. Parker | Technical Supervisor |
| Fred Teague | Transportation Captain |
| Robert E. Dingle | Transportation Co-Captain |
| John A. Brubaker | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sharon Mann | Unit Production Manager |
| Rob Harris | Unit Publicist |
| Jeff M. Lewis | Utility Stunts |
| Clark Higgins | Video Assist Operator |
| Kent Blocher | Visual Effects Editor |
| Alan B. Curtiss | First Assistant Director |
| Luke Longin | Layout |
| Jayne-Ann Tenggren | Script Supervisor |
| Kenny Becker | Color Timer |
| Richard Quinn | Dialogue Editor |
| Danny Ault | Electrician |
| Ken W. Ballantine | Lighting Technician |
| Edward R. Nedin | Rigging Gaffer |
| Tannis Vallely | Casting Associate |
| Murray Miller | Location Manager |
| Mark Mayer | Production Accountant |
| Lois Walker | Production Coordinator |
| Gerald Scaife | Production Supervisor |
| Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator |
| Brian Chumney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Thomas Pasatieri | Orchestrator |
| Thomas Vicari | Scoring Mixer |
| Kyrsten Mate | Sound Designer |
| Larry Schalit | Sound Editor |
| Kyrsten Mate | Sound Effects Editor |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Pat Jackson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Matt Brumit | Digital Compositors |
| Christopher Cram | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Jennifer Bell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Pablo Helman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Christian Alzmann | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Pat Jackson | Additional Editing |
| Matt Chase | Costumer |
| Ma. Teresa Chavez | Hairdresser |
| Robert Iannaccone | Key Costumer |
| Constantine Sekeris | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Supervisor |
| Glenn H. Roberts | On Set Dresser |
| Cy Roscoe Strickland | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Basti Van Der Woude | Second Assistant Director |
| Jody Spilkoman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Jeff Habberstad | Second Unit Director |
| Mark W. Brown | Assistant Property Master |
| Phillip Cappe | Concept Artist |
| Kim Lincoln | Graphic Designer |
| Eric Ramsey | Storyboard Artist |
| Deborah Ross | Title Designer |
| Jane McCulley | ADR Editor |
| David Boulton | ADR Mixer |
| Krissopher Chevannes | ADR Recordist |
| Jon Logan | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Jeremy Molod | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Alyson Dee Moore | Foley Artist |
| Ben Conrad | Foley Mixer |
| James Willetts | Foley Recordist |
| Christian Eubank | Special Effects Technician |
| Jerome Bakum | Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
| Martin Rosenberg | VFX Director of Photography |
| Todd Martin | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Will Dearborn | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Quinn Grove | Best Boy Grip |
| Jason Corica | Camera Production Assistant |
| Seong Dilg | Dolly Grip |
| Matthew Haskins | Second Assistant Camera |
| Peter Daulton | Lead Animator |
| David H. Kramer | ADR Voice Casting |
| Stacy Opalewski | Casting Assistant |
| R. Orlando Duenas | Assistant Editor |
| Sean Cullen | Associate Editor |
| Curtis Lindersmith | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Terra Bliss | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Bill Ceresia | Post Production Coordinator |
| Bridget Cleary | Assistant Location Manager |
| Timber Kislan | Location Assistant |
| Deedra Ricketts | Location Casting |
| George Budd | Music Consultant |
| Jim Dunbar | Music Coordinator |
| Enriqueta 'Queta' Amador | Accountant |
| Chesley Phipps | Assistant Accountant |
| David Burnett | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Alejandra Cárdenas | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Chris Napolitano | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Ruben Marquez | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Edna Wilkerson | First Assistant Accountant |
| Michael DePue | Generator Operator |
| Gary Kangrga | Key Rigging Grip |
| Jason Blaise Cunningham | Rigging Grip |
| Terrence B. Zinn | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Faith Hibbs-Clark | Local Casting |
| John Montgomery | Payroll Accountant |
| Skip Holm | Pilot |
| Jake Borowski | Production Assistant |
| Julio Salazar | Production Driver |
| R. Dawn Vigil | Production Secretary |
| Stephanie Taubert | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Sam Chouia | Script Consultant |
| Skylar Schmidt | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Jennifer Gillespie | Travel Coordinator |
| Anthony Swofford | Book |
| William Broyles Jr. | Screenplay |
| P. David Miller | Special Effects Assistant |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Jeanie King | Visual Effects Producer |
