Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist

Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander

Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger

Stellan Skarsgård as Martin Vanger

Robin Wright as Erika Berger

Yorick van Wageningen as Nils Bjurman

Steven Berkoff as Dirch Frode

Joely Richardson as Anita Vanger

Geraldine James as Cecilia Vanger

Goran Višnjić as Dragan Armansky

Donald Sumpter as Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell

Ulf Friberg as Hans-Erik Wennerström

Bengt C.W. Carlsson as Holger Palmgren

Tony Way as Plague

Per Myrberg as Harald

Josefin Asplund as Pernilla

Eva Fritjofson as Anna

Moa Garpendal as Harriet Vanger Jeune

Maia Hansson Bergqvist as Young Anna

Sarah Appelberg as Young Cecilia

Julian Sands as Young Henrik Vanger

Anna Björk as Young Isabella

Gustaf Hammarsten as Young Harald Vanger

Simon Reithner as Young Martin

David Dencik as Young Gustaf Morell

Marcus Johansson as Young Nilsson

Mathilda von Essen as Young Anita

Mathias Palmér as Young Birger

Martin Jarvis as Birger

Inga Landgré as Isabella Vanger

Reza Dehban as Hussein

Anders Berg as Young Frode

Mats Andersson as Nilsson

Anders Jansson as Doctor

Jürgen Klein as Gottfried

Kalle Josephson as Tech at MacJesus

Sandra Andreis as Photo Editor

Arly Jover as Liv

Pierre Sjö Östergren as Tattoo Artist

Tess Panzer as TV Newscaster

Alastair Duncan as Greger

Alan Dale as Detective Isaksson

Julia Rose as Nurse

Peter Carlberg as Hardware Clerk

Jan Abramson as Forsman

Lena Strömdahl as Mildred

Matthew Wolf as Tech Clerk

Anne-Li Norberg as Lindgren

Leo Bill as Trinity

Marco Albrecht as Junkie

Martina Lotun as Reporter at Vanger

Anna Carlson as FSA Official

Yvonne Åstrand as FSA Reporter

Fredrik Dolk as Wennerström's Lawyer

Christian Heller as Banker

Werner Biermeier as Banker

Christine Adams as Barbados TV Reporter

Peter Hottinger as Zurich TV Reporter

Joyce Giraud as Spain TV Reporter

Bengt Wallgren as Tailor

Elodie Yung as Miriam Wu

Anna Charlotta Gunnarson as Reporter

Andreas Björklund as Reporter

Embeth Davidtz as Annika Blomkvist Giannini

Joel Kinnaman as Christer Malm

Karen E. Wright as Magda Lovison

Leah Shaw as Book of Death Victim

George Gerdes as Udevalla Detective

Jenifer Brougham as Murder Victim (uncredited)

Laurence Fuller as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Henry Hereford as Lars (uncredited)

Darri Ingolfsson as Karlstad Police Officer (uncredited)

Christopher Maleki as Hanzel (uncredited)

Sahlima as Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Malin Toverud as Abused woman (uncredited)

Lennart B. Sandelin as Lawyer (uncredited)

Mitcho Batalov as Wennerströms Lawyer (uncredited)

Melissa Ciesla as Mari Holmberg (uncredited)

Amanda Dyar as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Patrick Holland as CNN Newscaster (uncredited)

Maja Kin as Young Mrs Brunnlund (uncredited)

Shaun R.L. King as Henning Manderstierna (uncredited)

Ian Kitzmiller as Swedish Police (uncredited)

Annica Bejhed as TV Reporter (uncredited)

Britt Soderberg as Millennium Employee (uncredited)

Yasmine Vine as Assyrian Immigrant (uncredited)

Mike Zehr as The Locksmith (uncredited)

Peter Haber as Wennerström Spokesperson (Uncredited)