 | Robert De Niro als Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy') |
 | Cuba Gooding Jr. als Senior Chief Carl Brashear |
 | Charlize Theron als Gwen Sunday |
 | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor als Jo |
 | Hal Holbrook als 'Mr. Pappy' |
 | Michael Rapaport als GM1 Snowhill |
 | Powers Boothe als Captain Pullman |
 | David Keith als Captain Hartigan |
 | Dulé Hill als Red Tail |
 | Holt McCallany als MM1 Dylan Rourke |
 | David Conrad als Lt. / Cmdr. / Capt. Hanks |
 | Joshua Leonard als PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert |
 | Carl Lumbly als Mac Brashear |
 | Lonette McKee als Ella Brashear |
 | Glynn Turman als Chief Floyd |
 | Theo Nicholas Pagones als FC Mellegrano |
 | Richard Sanders als Donny Moor Bartender |
| Henry Harris als Rescued Pilot |
 | Tyler Posey als Boy (uncredited) |
| Dennis Troutman als Boots |
| George Tillman Jr. | Director |
| Scott Marshall Smith | Screenplay |
| Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Bill Cosby | Executive Producer |
| Stan Robertson | Executive Producer |
| Robert Teitel | Producer |
| Mark Isham | Music |
| Anthony B. Richmond | Director of Photography |
| Dirk Westervelt | Editor |
| John Carter | Editor |
| David Leitch | Stunts |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Second Unit Director |
| Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Anne McCarthy | Casting |
| Leslie Dilley | Production Design |
| Kate J. Sullivan | Set Decoration |
| Lawrence A. Hubbs | Art Direction |
| Stacye P. Branche | Makeup Department Head |
| Salvador Pérez Jr. | Costume Design |
| Ilona Herman | Makeup Artist |
| Ilona Herman | Hairstylist |
| KG Ramsey | Hair Department Head |
| Bari Dreiband-Burman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Susan Sittko Schaefer | Hairstylist |
| Thomas R. Burman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| RaMona Fleetwood | Makeup Artist |
| Denise Fischer | Key Makeup Artist |
| Deborah K. Larsen | Makeup Artist |
| Thomas A. Imperato | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Douglas A. Raine | Second Assistant Director |
| Barry K. Thomas | First Assistant Director |
| Larry Mann | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Bruno Van Zeebroeck | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Rich Thorne | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art Hickman | Stunts |
| Adam S. Katz | Stunts |
| Jeff Bramstedt | Stunts |
| David Hugghins | Stunts |
| Bret Kiene | Stunt Double |
| Ron Otis | Stunts |
| Dain Turner | Stunts |
| Justin Sundquist | Stunts |
| Jim Pearson | Stunts |
| Tierre Turner | Stunts |
| Nancy Young | Stunt Double |
| Russell Engels | Gaffer |
| Phillip V. Caruso | Still Photographer |
| Pete Romano | Additional Photography |
| Paul Stewart | Music Supervisor |
| George Richmond | Camera Operator |
