Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver

Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin

Teri Hatcher as Paris Carver

Ricky Jay as Henry Gupta

Götz Otto as Stamper

Joe Don Baker as Wade

Vincent Schiavelli as Dr. Kaufman

Judi Dench as M

Desmond Llewelyn as Q

Samantha Bond as Moneypenny

Colin Salmon as Robinson

Geoffrey Palmer as Admiral Roebuck

Julian Fellowes as Minister of Defence

Terence Rigby as General Bukharin

Cecilie Thomsen as Inga Bergstrom

Nina Young as Tamara Steel

Daphne Deckers as PR Lady

Colin Stinton as Dave Greenwalt

Al Matthews as Master Sergeant 3

Mark Spalding as Stealth Boat Captain

Bruce Alexander as HMS Chester Captain

Anthony Green as HMS Chester Firing Officer

Christopher Bowen as HMS Devonshire Commander Day

Dominic Shaun as HMS Devonshire Lieutenant Commander Hume

Julian Rhind-Tutt as HMS Devonshire Yeoman

Gerard Butler as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

Adam Barker as HMS Devonshire Sonar

Michael Byrne as HMS Bedford Admiral Kelly

Pip Torrens as HMS Bedford Captain

Hugh Bonneville as HMS Bedford Air Warfare Officer

Jason Watkins as HMS Bedford Principal Warfare Officer

Eoin McCarthy as HMS Bedford Yeoman

Brendan Coyle as HMS Bedford Leading Seaman

David Ashton as First Sea Lord

William Scott-Masson as Staff Officer #1

Laura Brattan as Staff Officer #2

Nadia Cameron-Blakey as Beth Davidson

Liza Ross as Mary Golson

Hugo Napier as Jeff Hobbs

Rolf Saxon as Philip Jones

Vincent Wang as Mig Pilot

Phillip Kwok as General Chang

Khan Bonfils as Satoshi Isagura (uncredited)

Romo Gorrara as Carver's Thug (uncredited)

Dinny Powell as Carver's Thug (uncredited)

Antje Schmidt as AVIS Lady #1 (uncredited)

Sophie Schütt as AVIS Lady #2 (uncredited)