 | Kevin Costner als Mariner |
 | Dennis Hopper als Deacon |
 | Jeanne Tripplehorn als Helen |
 | Tina Majorino als Enola |
 | R. D. Call als Enforcer |
 | Gerard Murphy als Nord |
 | Michael Jeter als Old Gregor |
 | Rick Aviles als Gatesman |
 | Kim Coates als Drifter |
 | Chaim Jeraffi als Drifter |
 | Sab Shimono als Elder |
 | Zitto Kazann als Elder / Survivor |
 | Rita Zohar als Atoller |
 | Jack Black als Pilot |
 | Zakes Mokae als Priam |
 | Jack Kehler als Banker |
 | Leonardo Cimino als Elder |
 | Lanny Flaherty als Trader |
 | Robert A. Silverman als Hydroholic |
| Henry Kapono Ka'aihue als Gatesman |
 | Neil Giuntoli als Hellfire Gunner |
 | Robert Joy als Ledger Guy |
 | John Fleck als Doctor |
 | Greg Goossen als Sawzall Smoker |
| William Preston als Depth Gauge |
 | John Toles-Bey als Plane Gunner |
 | Ari Barak als Atoll Man |
| Chris Douridas als Atoller |
 | Alexa Jago als Atoll Woman |
 | Sean Whalen als Bone |
 | Robert LaSardo als Smitty |
 | Lee Arenberg als Djeng |
 | Doug Spinuzza als Spun |
 | Hal Douglas als Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
 | Anne Gaybis als Deacon Gang Member (uncredited) |
 | Annie Costner als Atoll Girl (uncredited) |
 | John Otrin als Wild Lines (uncredited) |
| Michael Haddad als Smoker (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey A. Mueller | Executive Producer |
| Lawrence Gordon | Producer |
| Andrew Licht | Executive Producer |
| Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Dean Semler | Director of Photography |
| Ilona Herzberg | Executive Producer |
| John Davis | Producer |
| Kevin Costner | Producer |
| Charles Gordon | Producer |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| John Bloomfield | Costume Design |
| David Rubin | Casting |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Nick Scarano | Costume Supervisor |
| David F. Klassen | Art Direction |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley |
| Mark O'Kane | Camera Operator |
| John Dexter | Set Designer |
| John Frazier | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Ben Glass | Still Photographer |
| Richard King | Sound Effects Editor |
| Martin Bresin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Mark O'Kane | Steadicam Operator |
| Anthony J. Lipin | Set Costumer |
| Liloa Wong | Greensman |
| Michael J. McAlister | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Peggy Casey | Art Department Coordinator |
| Fred Arbegast | Sculptor |
| Darrell L. Wight | Set Designer |
| Michael Schorr | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Kimberly Nelson LoCascio | Visual Effects Producer |
| Don Cinderella | Set Designer |
| Chad Randall | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ian Fox | Camera Operator |
| Melton C. Maxwell | Gaffer |
| Jay B. Richardson | Music Editor |
| Robert Greenfield | Leadman |
| John Villarino | Construction Coordinator |
| Laura Baker | Set Costumer |
| Gary Diamond | Set Designer |
| Marco Rubeo | Set Designer |
| Robin Griffin | Visual Effects Producer |
| Jim Weidman | Music Editor |
| Paul Sonski | Set Designer |
| Brenna Charlebois | Set Costumer |
| Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Norman Howell | Stunt Coordinator |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Natalie Richards | Set Designer |
| Jay Wilkinson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Gene Levy | Line Producer |
| David Fulton | Associate Producer |
| Lee Scott | Music Editor |
| Kevin Reynolds | Director |
| Kieran Woo | Production Controller |
| Ric Delgado | Electrician |
| Jeff Atmajian | Orchestrator |
| Bruce Byall | Grip |
| Alan Barnett | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Terry Ahue | Stunts |
| Levon Besnelian | Rigging Grip |
| Doug Ikeler | 3D Artist |
| Ralph Kerr | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Shannon Rawls | Security |
| Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Dina Farnell | Production Coordinator |
| Wendy Rogers | CG Supervisor |
| William 'Bear' Paul | Key Grip |
| Scott Kidner | Lighting Technician |
| Jakki Fink | Casting Associate |
| John French | Standby Painter |
| Richie Gaona | Utility Stunts |
| Kurt E. Soderling | Aerial Camera |
| Chris Haynes | Driver |
| Lou Angelo | Sound Editor |
| Steve Kohler | Sound |
| David Aaron | Armorer |
| Chad Rivetti | Loader |
| Michael Denering | Scenic Artist |
| Alan B. Curtiss | First Assistant Director |
| Tony Hibbard | Best Boy Electric |
| Rick A. Benedetto | Rigging Gaffer |
| Sandra McNeil | Studio Teachers |
| Daniel Turk | Carpenter |
| Ginger Peterson | Location Manager |
| Timothy P. Salmon | Boom Operator |
| Keith A. Wester | Sound Mixer |
| Richard Bain | Visual Effects |
| Steve Burg | Assistant Art Director |
| Bill Meadows | Sound Recordist |
| Richard Merryman | Additional Photography |
| Janis Clark | Hairstylist |
| Danny Rowe | Stand In |
| Ana Maria Quintana | Script Supervisor |
| Karin Joy | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Bud S. Smith | Creative Consultant |
| David LeRoy Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| David Burk | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jason Dowdeswell | Digital Compositors |
| Pete Romano | Underwater Camera |
| Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Richard F. Anderson | Set Dresser |
| Doreen A. Dixon | Post Production Supervisor |
| Krystyna Demkowicz | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Stefan Dechant | Production Illustrator |
| Louis Dinson | Transportation Co-Captain |
| John J. Smith | Production Manager |
| Stephen Traxler | Production Supervisor |
| Michael C. Mason | Music Score Producer |
| Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| David Twohy | Writer |
| Peter Rader | Writer |
| Cheyenne Ellis | Stunts |
| David Hallinan | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Susan Dudeck | ADR Editor |
| James Ashwill | Foley Mixer |
| Francisco X. Pérez | Makeup Supervisor |
| Eric Ladd | Opening Title Sequence |
| Lauren Palmer | Supervising ADR Editor |
| David R. Ellis | Second Unit Director |
| John T. Cucci | Foley Artist |
| Paige Augustine | Lead Set Dresser |
| Mark Ulano | Additional Production Sound Mixer |
| Bill W. Benton | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Vargo | VFX Director of Photography |
| Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Recordist |
| Mark C. Grech | Utility Sound |
| Alex Frisch | VFX Artist |
| Kirk Bloomberg | Second Assistant Camera |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Jonny Winograd | Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
| Carole Henderson Harrington | Assistant Editor |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Michael Guthrie | Best Boy Grip |
| Robert Beverlin | Assistant Camera |
| Caitlin McKenna | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Scott M. Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Rick Canelli | ADR Recordist |
| Kurt E. Soderling | Visual Effects Camera |
| Larry Nicholas | Stunt Double |
| John W. Murphy | Dolly Grip |
| Robert Huberman | Second Assistant Director |
| George Zamora | Special Effects Assistant |
| Stan Blackwell | Special Effects Technician |
| Jack Holland | Production Assistant |
| Sandy Brundage | Negative Cutter |
| David M. Bernstein | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Jeff Atmajian | Conductor |
| Chela Fiorini | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Gary D'Amico | Pyrotechnician |
| Carol Ashley | Compositing Supervisor |
| Jonathan Lucas | Associate Editor |
| Joseph Kelly Padovich | Generator Operator |
| Lawrence Gordon | Presenter |
| Anne Johns | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Tom Prince | Production Executive |
| John K. Stirber | Effects Supervisor |
| Cliff Fleming | Pilot |
| Craig Hosking | Aerial Coordinator |
| Mike Gerzevitz | Underwater Gaffer |
| Mary Leitz | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Terri Cadiente | Stunts |
| Patricia A. Walrod | Stunts |
| Cris Thomas-Hice | Stunts |
| Kira Tashjian | Stunts |
| Lori Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Nancy Emerson | Stunts |
| Jani D. Davis | Stunts |
| Christy Cotton | Stunts |
| Tammy Brady Conrad | Stunts |
| Kenneth Chamitoff | Extras Casting |
| Louis Niemeyer | First Assistant Camera |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Jeff Imada | Stunts |
| Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Richard M. Ellis | Stunts |
| Troy Robinson | Stunts |
| Troy Brown | Stunts |
| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Lance Gilbert | Stunts |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Danny Epper | Stunts |
| Clay Cullen | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Danny Wynands | Stunts |
| Al Goto | Stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Gladys Vega | First Assistant Editor |
