Michael Douglas as Andrew Shepherd

Annette Bening as Sydney Ellen Wade

Martin Sheen as A.J. MacInerney

Michael J. Fox as Lewis Rothschild

Anna Deavere Smith as Robin McCall

Samantha Mathis as Janie Basdin

Shawna Waldron as Lucy Shepherd

David Paymer as Leon Kodak

Anne Haney as Mrs. Chapil

Richard Dreyfuss as Senator Rumson

Nina Siemaszko as Beth Wade

Wendie Malick as Susan Sloan

Beau Billingslea as Agent Cooper

Gail Strickland as Esther MacInerney

Joshua Malina as David

Clement von Franckenstein as President D'Astier

Efrat Lavie as Madame D'Astier

John Mahoney as Leo Solomon

Taylor Nichols as Stu

John Mahon as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Tom Dahlgren as Defense Secretary

Ralph Meyering Jr. as General

Kurt A. Boesen as Security Advisor

Joseph Latimore as Secret Service Agent

Darryl Alan Reed as Secret Service Agent

Andrew Steel as Secret Service Agent

Jordan Lund as Carl

Richard McGonagle as Rumson Staffer

Frank Cavestani as Rumson Staffer

Richard Stahl as Rumson Staffer

Alice Kushida as Carol

Renee Faia as Lisa

Beans Morocco as Doorkeeper

Kathryn Ish as Education Secretary

Kamilah Martin as Flower Girl

Augie Blunt as Groundskeeper

Thom Barry as Guard

Steven Gonzalez as Hud Secretary

Gabriel Jarret as Jeff

Karen Maruyama as Leo's Secretary

Nancy Kandal as Leslie

George Murdock as Congressman

Bernie McInerney as Congressman Millman

Jack Gilroy as Congressman Pennybaker

Matthew Saks as Congressional Staffer

Googy Gress as Gil

Ron Canada as Reporter Lloyd

Brian Pietro as Reporter

Rick Garcia as Reporter

Aaron Sorkin as Aide in Bar

Kymberly Newberry as Sally

Greg Poland as Mark

Leslie Bega as White House Staffer Laura

Jennifer Crystal Foley as White House Staffer Maria

Arthur Senzy as Deputy

Nick Toth as White House Aide

Jorge Noa as White House Aide

Maud Winchester as White House Aide

Jeffrey Anderson as T.V. News Anchorman

Suzanne Michaels as T.V. News Anchorwoman

Mark Thompson as Kenneth Michaels

David Drew Gallagher as New Guy

Todd Odom as Uniformed Secret Service Agent

Michael G. Alexander as Color Guard Officer

Anthony Backman as Senator from Arizona (uncredited)

Rose Barrett as Reporter #4 (uncredited)

Faith Burton as Reporter (uncredited)

Jan Citron as Lobbyist Banquet (uncredited)

Arthur Eckdahl as TV Anchor (uncredited)

Roger Ferreira as Congressman (uncredited)

Star Halm as White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Betty Hankins as White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Suzanne Lodge as White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Gorja Max as Political Assistant (uncredited)

Mark Norris as Reporter (uncredited)

Sherry O’Keefe as White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Roger Steffens as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Helen Thomas as Helen Thomas (uncredited)

Ray Uhler as Senator (uncredited)

Michael Wajacs as White House State Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Mark Watson as Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Janet Dey as Banquet Attendee (uncredited)