Hamish Linklater Cal Zapata
Rihanna Petty Officer Cora "Weps" Raikes
Liam Neeson Admiral Shane
Taylor Kitsch Lieutenant Alex Hopper
Tadanobu Asano Captain Yugi Nagata
Jesse Plemons Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
Rick Hoffman Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robin Atkin Downes Soccer Announcer
Rami Malek Watch Officer
Alexander Skarsgård Commander Stone Hopper
Peter Berg JPJ 2nd Gunner, Director, Producer
John Tui Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch
Jerry Ferrara Sampson JOOD Strodell
John Bell Angus
Peter MacNicol Secretary of Defense
Brooklyn Decker Sam
Stephen Bishop JPJ OOD
Adam Godley Dr. Nogrady
Yutaka Takeuchi Myoko XO
Barack Obama Self (uncredited)
Josh Pence Combat Systems Coordinator
Phil Neilson JPJ Sailor
George O'Hanlon, Jr. Tourist Guide
Louis Lombardi Bartender
Gerardo Celasco Ensign Chavez
Jon Hoeber Screenplay
Sala Baker Stunts
Griff Furst BIP HQ Controller #2
Kerry Cahill Cal's Female Colleague
Gary Grubbs Air Force Chief of Staff
Erich Hoeber Screenplay
Jay Jackson American Newscaster
Drew Rausch Sampson XO
Kyle Clements Regent Sea Commander
Kristen StephensonPino Hot Chick (uncredited)
Joe Chrest JPL Controller
Mychael Bates Property Master
Mark Vanselow Stunt Double
Jason Kwan Cinematography
Melissa Lawson Cheung First Assistant Editor
Duane 'DC' Manwiller Camera Operator
Kevin Kaska Orchestrator
Neil Spisak Production Design
Yann Delpuech Sound Designer
Gregory King Supervising Sound Editor, Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tara Macken Stunts
Greg Hyman Visual Effects Editor
Tim Blanchard Regent (uncredited)
Jeff Julian Conceptual Illustrator
Maurice K. McGuire Camera Operator
Scott Stuber Producer
Steve Jablonsky Original Music Composer
Marcus Lyle Brown Regent Land Commander
Chris Haarhoff Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
Allan A. Apone Makeup Department Head
Ronnie E. Williams Jr. Digital Compositor
Beau Borders Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shaughnessy Hare Sound Designer
Ron Mellegers Foley Mixer
Julie Pitkanen Script Supervisor
Arlene Newman Naval Officer
Chris Harvey Visual Effects Supervisor
Janene Carleton Stunts
Conor McCarry Ronnie
Eric Heffron First Assistant Director
David McGrory Electrician
Duncan Henderson Producer
Frank Masi Still Photographer
Brian Slack ADR Mixer
Jamie Castro Casting
Joel Shryack Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor
Cheri Minns Makeup Artist