 | Meryl Streep als Janine Roth |
 | Tom Cruise als Senator Jasper Irving |
 | Robert Redford als Dr. Stephen Malley |
 | Andrew Garfield als Todd Hayes |
 | Michael Peña als Ernest Rodriguez |
 | Derek Luke als Arian Finch |
 | Peter Berg als Wirey Pink |
 | Kevin Dunn als ANX Editor |
 | Christopher May als Soldier |
 | Larry Bates als Soldier |
 | David Pease als Soldier |
| Heidi Janson als Soldier |
 | Christopher Carley als Sniper |
 | George Back als Student |
 | Kristy Wu als Student |
 | Josh Zuckerman als Student |
| Bo Brown als Student |
| Samantha Carro als Student |
| Christopher Jordan als Student |
| Angela Stefanelli als Student |
| John Brently Reynolds als Skinny |
 | Paula Rhodes als Summer - ANX News Reporter |
 | Muna Otaru als Nervous Student |
 | Clay Wilcox als Crew Chief |
 | Sarayu Blue als Senator Irving's Receptionist |
 | Amanda Loncar als Young Assistant |
 | Richard Burns als Senate Employee |
 | Kevin Collins als Ranger |
 | Candace Moon als Fate |
 | Louise Linton als Skin Care Consultant |
 | Jennifer Sommerfeld als Today Show Host |
 | Babar Peerzada als Afghan Fighter |
| Chris Hoffman als Bully Dog |
 | Wynonna Smith als Talk Show Host #2 |
| Wade Harlan als Helicopter Pilot |
| Paul Adams als Helicopter Pilot |
| Michael T. Peoples als Veteran Soldier |
 | Mika Brzezinski als Self / Radio Anchor (voice) (uncredited) |
| Michael Ahl als Visitor at Vietnam Memorial (uncredited) |
 | Hans Hernke als Soldier (uncredited) |
| Elise Jackson als Student (uncredited) |
| Richard Kreps als Ranger Lt. (uncredited) |
 | Ajani Perkins als Voice (uncredited) |
| Robert Redford | Director |
| Matthew Michael Carnahan | Producer |
| Tracy Falco | Producer |
| Andrew Hauptman | Producer |
| Robert Redford | Producer |
| Tom Cruise | Executive Producer |
| Paula Wagner | Executive Producer |
| Mark Isham | Music |
| Philippe Rousselot | Director of Photography |
| Joe Hutshing | Editor |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Jan Roelfs | Production Design |
| François Audouy | Art Direction |
| Leslie A. Pope | Set Decoration |
| Mary Zophres | Costume Design |
| Matthew Michael Carnahan | Writer |
| Brian Avery | Stunts |
| Valentine Marvel | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Mustaque M. Ashrafi | Makeup Artist |
| Leo Corey Castellano | Makeup Department Head |
| Gabriel De Cunto | Makeup Artist |
| Corey Hill | Hairstylist |
| Bunny Parker | Hair Department Head |
| Daniel Lupi | Unit Production Manager |
| Graham Stumpf | Post Production Supervisor |
| Will Weiske | Unit Production Manager |
| Dan Bradley | Second Unit Director |
| Lucrezia Casta | Second Assistant Director |
| Jenny Nolan | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Adam Somner | First Assistant Director |
| Ian Stone | Second Assistant Director |
| Russell R. Anderson | Leadman |
| Scott Bauer | Assistant Property Master |
| John Chichester | Set Designer |
| Michael Diersing | Construction Coordinator |
| Howard Fannon | Assistant Property Master |
| Jourdan Henderson | Art Department Coordinator |
| P.K. MacCarthy | Storyboard Artist |
| Steven Melton | Property Master |
| Brent Regan | Construction Foreman |
| Clint Schultz | Graphic Designer |
| Maya Shimoguchi | Assistant Art Director |
| David Boulton | ADR Mixer |
| Christopher Boyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| Sean England | Foley Artist |
| Frank E. Eulner | Sound Designer |
| Carl Fischer | Boom Operator |
| Brian Gallagher | ADR Recordist |
| Pascal Garneau | Foley Editor |
| Michael Gerbes | ADR Mixer |
| Jeff Gomillion | ADR Mixer |
| J.R. Grubbs | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ann Hadsell | ADR Mixer |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Petur Hliddal | Sound Mixer |
| Richard Hymns | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| David Lucarelli | ADR Recordist |
| Marilyn McCoppen | Dialogue Editor |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Frank Rinella | Foley Mixer |
| Philip Rogers | ADR Recordist |
| Ewa Sztompke | Dialogue Editor |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Jana Vance | Foley Artist |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | ADR Supervisor |
| Scott Garcia | Pyrotechnician |
| Charles Croughwell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Myke Schwartz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Xiomara Comrie | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jack English | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Darryl Humber | Dolly Grip |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| April Kelley | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| William Kent | Rigging Grip |
| Mark La Bonge | Steadicam Operator |
| Thomas E. Lee | Rigging Grip |
| Dennis J. Lootens | Rigging Gaffer |
| Sean J. O'Shea | Second Assistant Camera |
| C. Alan Rawlins Sr. | Key Grip |
| Pamela Rittelmeyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Riko Schatke | Best Boy Grip |
| Jed Seus | Assistant Camera |
| Frank R. Sims | Rigging Grip |
| Mark T. Stockwell Sr. | Rigging Grip |
| Elizabeth Greenberg | Casting Associate |
| Lori DeLapp | Costume Supervisor |
| Jenny Eagan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| David Bilow | Associate Editor |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Mike Jackson | Assistant Editor |
| Yvan Lucas | Colorist |
| Jonathan Schwartz | Assistant Editor |
| Jonathan Hook | Location Manager |
| Bill Abbott | Music Editor |
| Conrad Pope | Orchestrator |
| Mike Nowak | Conductor |
| Thomas Johnston | Script Supervisor |
| Jackie Bazan | Publicist |
| Amanda Brand | Unit Publicist |
| Demelza Cronin | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Antonio Evans | Set Medic |
| Thomas W. Foster | Set Medic |
| Brenda Herrera | Publicist |
| Elizabeth Himelstein | Dialect Coach |
| Georgina Marquis | Production Coordinator |
| Keri Moorhouse | Production Secretary |
| Corey Sklov | Production Supervisor |
