Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason

Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC

John Spencer as FBI Director James Womack

David Morse as Major Tom Baxter

William Forsythe as Special Agent Ernest Paxton

Michael Biehn as Commander Charles Anderson

Vanessa Marcil as Carla Pestalozzi

John C. McGinley as Marine Captain Hendrix

Gregory Sporleder as Captain Frye

Tony Todd as Captain Darrow

Bokeem Woodbine as Sergeant Crisp

Jim Maniaci as Private Scarpetti

Greg Collins as Private Gamble

Brendan Kelly as Private Cox

Steve Harris as Private McCoy

Danny Nucci as Lieutenant Shephard

Claire Forlani as Jade Angelou

Celeste Weaver as Stacy Richards

Todd Louiso as Marvin Isherwood

David Bowe as Dr. Ling

Raquel Krelle as Agent Margie Wood

Dennis Chalker as Seal Boyer

Marshall R. Teague as Seal Reigert

Duffy Gaver as Seal Dando

Steve Decker as Navy Seal

Joseph Hawes as Navy Seal

Mike Mahrer as Navy Seal

Carlos Sandoval as Navy Seal

Rick Toms as Navy Seal

Billy Devlin as Navy Seal

Jack Yates as Hummel Marine 'A'

Juan A. Riojas as Hummel Marine 'B'

Joseph Patrick Kelly as Hummel Marine 'C'

Ingo Neuhaus as Marine That Dies

John Laughlin as General Peterson

Harry Humphries as Navy Admiral

Howard Platt as Louis Lindstrom

Willie Garson as Francis Reynolds

John Nathan as F.B.I. Radar Technician

Robert M. Anselmo as F.B.I. Radar Technician

Jack Ford as Military Official

Thomas J. Hageboeck as F.B.I. Agent Cord

Dwight Hicks as F.B.I. Agent Star

Ralph Peduto as F.B.I. Agent Hunt

Anthony Clark as Paul the Hotel Barber

Andy Ryan as Lab Technician

Hans Georg Struhar as Valet

Robert C. Besgrove as F.B.I. Agent

Sean Skelton as Kid on Motorcycle

Raymond O'Connor as Park Ranger Bob

Jane Sanguinetti as Female Tourist

Luenell as Female Tourist

John W. Love Jr. as Male Tourist

Sam Whipple as Larry Henderson

Tom Towles as Alcatraz Park Ranger

Ronald Simmons as Alcatraz Park Ranger

Robert Ben Rajab as Alcatraz Park Ranger

Leonard McMahan as Cable Car Conductor

Anthony Guidera as Lead F-18 Pilot

Jim Caviezel as Rear F-18 Pilot

John Enos III as Sea Stallion Pilot

Ken Kells as Spotter

Fred Salvallon as Chef

Buck Kartalian as Reverend

Xander Berkeley as Lonner (uncredited)

Raymond Cruz as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)

Matthew James Gulbranson as U.S. Marine (uncredited)

Philip Baker Hall as Chief Justice (uncredited)

Pat Skipper as Navy Lt. Commander (uncredited)

Stuart Wilson as General Al Kramer (uncredited)

Stanley Anderson as The President (uncredited)

David Marshall Grant as Chief of Staff Hayden Sinclair (uncredited)