Liam Neeson Admiral Shane
Natalia Castellanos Spanish Newscaster
Alexander Skarsgård Commander Stone Hopper
Jesse Plemons Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
Billy Slaughter BIP Technician
Rick Hoffman Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rami Malek Watch Officer
Taylor Kitsch Lieutenant Alex Hopper
Griff Furst BIP HQ Controller #2
Steve Jung Conceptual Illustrator
Tadanobu Asano Captain Yugi Nagata
David Jensen NASA Director
Josh Pence Combat Systems Coordinator
Peter Berg JPJ 2nd Gunner, Producer, Director
Dominic Sidoli Visual Effects Producer
Peter MacNicol Secretary of Defense
Hamish Linklater Cal Zapata
William Ladd Skinner Art Direction
Rihanna Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
Carlos Huante Conceptual Illustrator
Pete Romano Underwater Director of Photography
Tobias A. Schliessler Director of Photography
Xinyi Puah Visual Effects Editor
Aaron Haye Art Direction
Michelle Arthur British Newscaster
Charleen Richards-Steeves ADR Mixer
Joe Chrest JPL Controller
Larry Blanford Second Unit Director of Photography
George O'Hanlon, Jr. Tourist Guide
Adam Godley Dr. Nogrady
Jay Jackson American Newscaster
Alex Gibson Music Editor
Grady Cofer Visual Effects Supervisor
David Lucarelli ADR Recordist
Christine Youngstrom Art Department Coordinator
Gary Grubbs Air Force Chief of Staff
Darrell L. Wight Set Designer
Douglas Fox Property Master
James Lew Stunt Double
Joel Shryack ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Kim Heath Key Rigging Grip
Mitzi Haralson Set Costumer
Michael P. Sweeney Assistant Property Master
Jerry Ferrara Sampson JOOD Strodell
Arlene Newman Naval Officer
Louis Lombardi Bartender
Heather Rae Miller Costumer
Miguel Pask Second Assistant "A" Camera
Zach Selwyn Soccer Announcer
Brooklyn Decker Sam
Rick O'Connor Lead Animator
Robin Atkin Downes Soccer Announcer
Marcus Lyle Brown Regent Land Commander
John Bell Angus
Kerry Cahill Cal's Female Colleague
Shauna Duggins Stunt Double
Joseph Wilson Alien Regent Scientist / MO CAP (uncredited)
Jose Julian Karam Lopez Digital Compositor
Conor McCarry Ronnie
Mark Vanselow Stunt Double
Edward J. Protiva Leadman
Stephen Bishop JPJ OOD
Drew Rausch Sampson XO
Sala Baker Stunts
Tani Kunitake Conceptual Illustrator
Nathan McGuinness Visual Effects Supervisor
Barack Obama Self (uncredited)
Jeremy Stewart Animation
Yutaka Takeuchi Myoko XO
Mark Robert Taylor Assistant Art Director
Faith Fay Harrison (uncredited)
Citizen Cope Singer at Bar