Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier

Dakota Fanning as Rachel Ferrier

Justin Chatwin as Robbie Ferrier

Miranda Otto as Mary-Ann

Tim Robbins as Harlan Ogilvy

Rick Gonzalez as Vincent

Yul Vazquez as Julio

Lenny Venito as Manny the Mechanic

Lisa Ann Walter as Bartender

Ann Robinson as Grandmother

Gene Barry as Grandfather

David Alan Basche as Tim

Roz Abrams as Herself

Camillia Monet as News Producer

Michael Brownlee as TV Reporter, Osaka

Marlon Young as News Cameraman

John Eddins as News Van Driver

Peter Gerety as Hatch Boss / Load Manager

David Harbour as Dock Worker

Miguel Antonio Ferrer as Brazilian Neighbor

January LaVoy as Brazilian Neighbor's Wife

Stephen Gevedon as Neighbor with Lawnmower

Julie White as Woman

Marianne Ebert as Hysterical Woman

Rafael Sardina as Mechanic's Assistant

Amy Ryan as Neighbor With Toddler

Ed Vassallo as Intersection Guy

Michael Arthur as Intersection Guy

Danny Hoch as Intersection Guy Cop

Sharrieff Pugh as Man Studying Street

Erika LaVonn as Photographer

Christopher Evan Welch as Photographer

John Michael Bolger as Man Holding Woman

Omar Jermaine as Man Holding Woman

Robert Cicchini as Guy in Suit

Jim Hanna as Bus Driver

Tracy Howe as Crowd Onlooker

Adam Lazarre-White as Crowd Onlooker

Vito D'Ambrosio as Crowd Onlooker

Laura Zoe Quist as Crowd Onlooker

Ana Maria Quintana as Crowd Onlooker

Lorelei Llee as Crowd Onlooker

Mark Manley as Ferry Worker

John Scurti as Ferry Captain

Becky Ann Baker as Disaster Relief Volunteer

Mariann Mayberry as Mother

Ty Simpkins as 3 Year Old Boy

Jerry Walsh as Smart Guy

Tommy Guiffre as National Guardsman

Daniel Franzese as National Guardsman

Ed Schiff as Older Man

Ellen Barry as Woman from Upstate

Amy Hohn as Panicky Woman

Dan Ziskie as Informative Guy

David Conley as Ill-Informed Guy

Daniel Eric Gold as Conspiracy Buff

Booker T. Washington as Conspiracy Debunker

Maggie Lacey as Upset Mother

Eric Zuckerman as Doomsday Guy

Daniel A. Jacobs as Younger Man

Asha R. Nanavati as Woman in Crowd

Joaquin Perez-Campbell as Young Soldier in Tank

Dendrie Taylor as Well Meaning Mother

James DuMont as Well-Meaning Father

Travis Aaron Wade as Soldier

Benny Ciaramello as Soldier

Ricky Luna as Soldier

Columbus Short as Soldier

Kent Faulcon as Soldier

Kevin Collins as Marine Major

Terry Thomas as Marine Major

Clay Bringhurst as Airforce Pilot

Jorge-Luis Pallo as Army Private

Suanne Spoke as Businesswoman

Kirsten Nelson as Businesswoman

Melody Garrett as Older Woman

Lauri Johnson as Older Woman

Takayo Fischer as Older Woman

Shanna Collins as Teenager

Elizabeth Jayne Hong as Teenager

Art Chudabala as Man in Basket

Jeffrey Hutchinson as Man in Basket

Dempsey Pappion as Man in Basket

Chris Todd as Man in Basket

Johnny Kastl as Boston Soldier

Juan Carlos Hernández as Boston Soldier

Bruce W. Derdoski Jr. as Boston Soldier

John N. Morales as Boston Soldier

Morgan Freeman as Narrator (voice)

Peter E. Tasciotti as Soldier (uncredited)

David Gere as Survivor (uncredited)

James Boss as Refugee (uncredited)

Martin Dew as Looter in Diner (uncredited)

Joe Duffy as Refugee fleeing Martians / Ferry passenger (uncredited)

Freddie Johnson as Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Anthony Jennings as Amputee (uncredited)

Ingrid Johnson as Ray's Neighbor (uncredited)

Tanda Kerín as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Victor Magnusson as Child in Crowd (uncredited)

Robert O'Connor as Homeless Patron (uncredited)

Miho Nakamura as Passenger (uncredited)

Vladislav Kozlov as Survivor (uncredited)

Channing Tatum as Boy in Church (uncredited)

Kyle S. Brown as Marine Rifleman (uncredited)

Benjamin Popolukus as Soldier (uncredited)

Jason Latief Anderson as Refugee (uncredited)

Dustin Ardine as Refugee outside the Diner (uncredited)

Cass Asher as Soldier (uncredited)

Claudia Barroso as Portuguese Woman (uncredited)

Alan Kemper Armani as Survivor (uncredited)

Timothy Burd as Burned Victim (uncredited)

Paul Bunnell as Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Stella Croxon as Survivor Mother with Boy (uncredited)

Joseph DeBona as Newark Deliveryman (uncredited)