Tom Cruise as Cage

Emily Blunt as Rita

Brendan Gleeson as General Brigham

Bill Paxton as Master Sergeant Farell

Jonas Armstrong as Skinner

Tony Way as Kimmel

Kick Gurry as Griff

Franz Drameh as Ford

Dragomir Mrsic as Kuntz

Charlotte Riley as Nance

Masayoshi Haneda as Takeda

Terence Maynard as Cruel Sergeant

Noah Taylor as Dr. Carter

Lara Pulver as Karen Lord

Madeleine Mantock as Julie

Assly Zandry as Infirmary Nurse

Sebastian Blunt as Young Soldier / Tarmac

Beth Goddard as Secretary - Judith

Ronan Summers as Dog Soldier 1

Aaron Romano as Dog Soldier 2

Usman Akram as Dog Soldier 3

Bentley Kalu as Dog Soldier 4

Mairead McKinley as Bar Maid

Andrew Neil as Old Man

Martin Hyder as Drunk

Tommy Campbell as Drop Ship Pilot

John Dutton as Old Man 2

Harry Landis as Old Man 3

Rachel Handshaw as Military Spokesperson 1

Martin McDougall as Military Spokesperson 2

Anna Botting as Sky News Anchor

Jane Hill as BBC News Anchor

Erin Burnett as CNN News Anchor

Danny Kushmaro as Channel 2 News Anchor

David Kaye as UDF Commercial (voice)

Johnny Otto as Dog Soldier (uncredited)

Stuart Matthews as Soldier (uncredited)

Lamin Tamba as Mercer - Civilian Staff (uncredited)

Philip Harvey as UDF Aide (uncredited)