Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney

Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld

Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush

Alison Pill as Mary Cheney

Eddie Marsan as Paul Wolfowitz

Justin Kirk as Scooter Libby

LisaGay Hamilton as Condoleezza Rice

Jesse Plemons as Kurt

Bill Camp as Gerald Ford

Don McManus as David Addington

Lily Rabe as Liz Cheney

Shea Whigham as Wayne Vincent

Stephen Adly Guirgis as George Tenet

Tyler Perry as Colin Powell

Josh Latzer as Secret Service Agent

Jeff Bosley as Secret Service Agent

Camille James Harman as Mary Matalin

Jillian Armenante as Karen Hughes

Matthew Jacobs as Antonin Scalia

Robert L. Hughes as Justice Warren E. Burger

Scott Christopher as Marshal

Amir Malaklou as Prisoner

Paul Perri as Trent Lott

Edward Fletcher as Democratic Senator

Brian Woo Young Chung as Soldier by Tank

Kawa Mawlayee as Soldier by Tank

Alex MacNicoll as 17 Year Old Dick Cheney

Cailee Spaeny as 17 Year Old Lynne Vincent

Brandon Sklenar as Bobby Prentace

Casey Sander as Old Crew Member

Joe Sabatino as Lineman Boss

Fay Masterson as Edna Vincent

Dan Gilvary as Monotone Congressman

Stephen Friedrich as Alan

Kyle S. More as Roger Ailes

Robyn Wholey as White House Tour Guide

Betsy Koch as Kurt's Wife

Elliot Zetumer as Kurt's Son

Kirk Bovill as Henry Kissinger

Violet Hicks as 8 Year Old Liz Cheney

Colyse Harger as 5 Year Old Mary Cheney

Brandon Bales as CIA Agent

Brian Poth as Secret Service Agent

Sam Massaro as Young Antonin Scalia

Doug Simpson as Campaign Manager

Scott Subiono as Cheney's Doctor

Dennis LaValle as Mayor

Al Carabello as Aide

Melissa K. Marks as Heather Poe

Treisa Gary as Clerk

Chris Dougherty as Philip Perry

John Hillner as George Bush Sr.

Grace Rowe as Teacher

Michael Reilly Burke as David Gribbin

Staci Roberts as Theresa

William Goldman as Dennis Hastert

Tony Forsmark as Grover Norquist

Adam Bartley as Frank Luntz

Daniel Bruington as Doug

Vishesh Chachra as Secret Service Agent

Kevin Flood as Richard Clarke

Michael A. Naggi as Other Man

Melissa Schumacher as Intelligence Officer

Delpaneaux Wills as Intelligence Officer

Scott Alan Smith as Intelligence Officer

Paul Yoo as John Yoo

Brandon Firla as Jay Bybee

Omid Zader as Waterboard Translator

David Yahya as Waterboard Translator

Karim Saleh as Translator

Terri Cavanaugh as Focus Group Leader

Stewart J. Zully as Focus Group Participant

Ptolemy Slocum as Focus Group Participant

Melody Hollis as Focus Group Participant

Matt Champagne as Douglas Feith

Joseph Beck as Karl Rove

Tony Graham as Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

Alex Kingi as Osama Bin Laden

Vanessa Cloke as CIA Analyst

David Fabrizio as Lawrence Wilkerson

Matt Miller as General

Mark Bramhall as Harry Whittington

Holly Hawkins as Katherine Armstrong

John Kellar as Soldier

Dustin Green as Soldier

James Hornbeck as Patrick Leahy

Robert Loftin as GW Doctor / Surgeon

Kevin Symons as Male News Anchor

Stacie Greenwell as Nurse

Amy Moorman as Martha Raddatz

Naomi Watts as News Anchor (uncredited)

Aidan Gail as 12 Year Old Dick Cheney (uncredited)

Alfred Molina as Waiter (uncredited)