Reese Witherspoon as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi

Jake Gyllenhaal as Douglas Freeman

Meryl Streep as Corrine Whitman

Alan Arkin as Senator Hawkins

Peter Sarsgaard as Alan Smith

Omar Metwally as Anwar El-Ibrahimi

Igal Naor as Abasi Fawal

Hadar Ratzon Rotem as Safiya

J.K. Simmons as Lee Mayer

Simon Abkarian as Said Abdel Aziz

Moa Khouas as Khalid

Zineb Oukach as Fatima Fawal

Aramis Knight as Jeremy El-Ibrahimi

Rosie Malek-Yonan as Nuru El-Ibrahimi

Laila Mrabti as Lina Fawal

David Fabrizio as William Dixon

Mounir Margoum as Rani

Driss Roukhe as Bahi

Bob Gunton as Lars Whitman

Del Hunter-White as DC Female Security Guard

Boubker Fahmi as Senior Prison Guard

Nava Ziv as Samia Fawal

Reymonde Amsallem as Layla Fawal

Wendy Phillips as Samantha

Christian Martin as Senator Lewis' Aide

Hassam Ghancy as Hamadi

Najib Oudghiri as Omar Adnan

Omar Salim as Rashid Salimi

Bunnie Rivera as Corinne's Housekeeper

Noureddine Aberdine as Student Leader

Mohamed El Habib Ahamdane as Hamadi's 2nd in Command

Fatima Regragui as Khalid's Grandmother

Anne Betancourt as Sharon Lopez

Salaheddine Ben Chegra as Al Jazeera Newscaster

Natalia Zonova as French Tourist

Hassan Hammouche as Hospital Doctor

Skylar T. Adams as CIA Agent at DC Airport

Tim Thomas as CIA Agent at DC Airport

Richard Dorton as CIA Agent at DC Airport

Abdellah Lamsabhi as Tea House Owner

Lasfer Abdelghni as Hamid, Douglas' Driver

Floella Benjamin as CIA Staffer

Akram Allie as Cape Town Businessman

Michael Dube as Cape Town Businessman

Pope Jerrod as Cape Town Businessman

Anthony Watterson as Cape Town Businessman

Marisia Moreno as Woman Who Helps Isabella

Tanane Boussif as Prison Soldier

Lofti Hassan as Taxi Driver

El Oualid Mezouar as Donkey Cart Driver

Craig Johnson as Capitol Hill Police

Wade Harlan as Capitol Hill Police

Derek Hansen as Reception Guest

Steve Tom as Reception Guest

Robert Clotworthy as Reception Guest

Muna Otaru as Senate Staffer

Nick Toth as CNN Announcer

David J. Randolph as Todd Hamilton

Mustapha Louchou as Khalid's Brother

Marina Anderson as Neighbor with Collie (uncredited)

David Black as Janitor (uncredited)

Elaine Anne Furst as Labor and Delivery Nurse (uncredited)

Paul Hodge as Capitol Hill Officer (uncredited)

Jason Roehm as Secret Service (uncredited)

Joseph Andrew Schneider as Security Officer (uncredited)

Levi Tinker as Press Member (uncredited)