Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs

Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh

Joe Pesci as Leo Getz

Rene Russo as Lorna Cole

Chris Rock as Det.Lee Butters

Jet Li as Wah Sing Ku

Darlene Love as Trish Murtaugh

Traci Wolfe as Rianne Murtaugh

Kim Chan as Benny Chan

Steve Kahan as Captain Murphy

Damon Hines as Nick Murtaugh

Ebonie Smith as Carrie Murtaugh

Michael Chow as Benny's Assistant

Danny Arroyo as Gomez

Elizabeth Sung as Hong's Wife

Bob Jennings as Sheriff #1

Jeanne Chinn as Ping's Mother

Conan Lee as Four Father Michael Sing Ku

Mary Ellen Trainor as Dr. Stephanie Woods

Jessica Jann as Little Girl

Eddy Ko Hung as Hong

Al Leong as Wah Sing Ku Triad Member

Danny Wynands as Flamethrower Villain

Jack Kehler as State Department Man

Richard Riehle as INS Agent

Tony Keyes as Ng's Partner

Roger Yuan as Chu

Jeff Imada as Thug

Simon Rhee as Thug

Zu-Wu Qian as Uncle Chung

Raymond Ma as Dr. Cheng

Paul Tuerpe as Helicopter Co-Pilot

James Lew as Freighter's Captain

James Wing Woo as Four Father James Wing Chow

Raymond Moy as Four Father #3

François Chau as Four Father Li Lum Chung

Stephen Liska as Detective

Roland Kickinger as Detective

Benjamin King as Detective

Al Sapienza as Detective

Jamie Donovan as Detective

Marian Collier as Maternity Worker

Barret Swatek as Nurse

Kerry Kletter as Nurse

Sarah Sullivan as News Reporter

Greg Bronson as CHP Officer (uncredited)

Ray Chang as Ping's Father

Dana Lee as General

George Cheung as Fan

Philip Tan as Waiter

Shawn Michaels as Detective

Calvin Jung as Detective Ng

Al Goto as General's Men (uncredited)

Rick Hoffman as Police Officer at Port

Bill Henderson as Angry Patient

Phil Hawn as Businessman (uncredited)

Richard Libertini as Rabbi Gelb (uncredited)

Sheb Wooley as Screaming Terrorist (archive sound) (uncredited)