| Channing Tatum | .... | Cale |
| Jamie Foxx | .... | President Sawyer |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | .... | Finnerty |
| Jason Clarke | .... | Stenz |
| Richard Jenkins | .... | Raphelson |
| Joey King | .... | Emily |
| James Woods | .... | Walker |
| Nicolas Wright | .... | Donnie the Guide |
| Jimmi Simpson | .... | Tyler |
| Michael Murphy | .... | Vice President Hammond |
| Rachelle Lefevre | .... | Melanie |
| Lance Reddick | .... | General Caulfield |
| Matt Craven | .... | Agent Kellerman |
| Jake Weber | .... | Agent Hope |
| Peter Jacobson | .... | Wallace |
| Barbara Williams | .... | Muriel Walker |
| Kevin Rankin | .... | Killick |
| Garcelle Beauvais | .... | Alison Sawyer |
| Falk Hentschel | .... | Motts |
| Romano Orzari | .... | Mulcahy |
| Jackie Geary | .... | Jenna |
| Andrew Simms | .... | Roger Skinner |
| Catherine Lemieux | .... | Midwestern Woman |
| Vincent Leclerc | .... | Agent Todd |
| Andreas Apergis | .... | Ritter |
| Victor Cornfoot | .... | Agent Reid |
| Anatoly Zinoviev | .... | Vadim |
| Lee Villeneuve | .... | Chen |
| Patrick Sabongui | .... | Bobby |
| Anthony Lemke | .... | Captain Hutton |
| Kyle Gatehouse | .... | Conrad |
| Yardly Kavanagh | .... | President's Secretary |
| Andrew Shaver | .... | Young Agent |
| Rhys Williams | .... | Sniper |
| Kwasi Songui | .... | North Gate Guard |
| Leni Parker | .... | Speaker's Assistant |
| Faber Dewar | .... | Colonel Cameron |
| Brent Skagford | .... | Marine One Pilot |
| Todd van der Heyden | .... | Reporter in Helicopter |
| Paul Van Der Heyden | .... | Helicopter Pilot |
| Neil Napier | .... | Tank Commander |
| Ahmed Mekallach | .... | Marine Guard |
| Raphael Grosz-Harvey | .... | National Guardsman |
| Chad Connell | .... | Gabriel Byrnes |
| Mark Antony Krupa | .... | Naval Aide - Pentagon |
| Patrick John Costello | .... | NORAD Technician |
| Ralph Prosper | .... | Washington Policeman |
| Jennifer Morehouse | .... | Female Army Major |
| Martin Thibaudeau | .... | Air Force Colonel |
| Simon Gouveia | .... | Tank Gunner |
| Richard Bradshaw | .... | Naval Commander |
| Frank Cavallaro | .... | Reporter |
| Lori Graham | .... | Reporter |
| Barry Morgan | .... | Reporter |
| Andrew Peplowski | .... | Reporter |
| Timothy F. Sargeant | .... | Reporter |
| Tarah Schwartz | .... | Reporter |
| Dan Duran | .... | Reporter |
| David Haydn-Jones | .... | Reporter |
| Janette Luu | .... | Reporter |
| Tamara Sutherland | .... | Reporter |
| Seamus O'Regan | .... | Reporter |
| Lauren Sanchez | .... | Reporter |
| Chris Schauble | .... | Reporter |
| Brooke Anderson | .... | Reporter |
| Ben Mankiewicz | .... | Reporter |
| John Hans Tester | .... | Reporter |
| Schezaad Ausman | .... | Charles (uncredited) |
| Patrick Barbeau | .... | Pentagon Officer (uncredited) |
| Steve Barry | .... | Reporter DC.com (uncredited) |
| Karen Belfo | .... | Military - Pentagon (uncredited) |
| Dan Bingham | .... | Nuclear Scientist (uncredited) |
| Shawn Campbell | .... | Submarine Commander (uncredited) |
| Colby Chartrand | .... | DC Sonic #1 (uncredited) |
| Kren Clausen | .... | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Stéphane Dargis | .... | Park Police (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Dawley-Anderson | .... | Army Staff Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Karl Dorcin | .... | Royal Army's Commander (uncredited) |
| Kevin Frame | .... | Ultimate Arm Driver (uncredited) |
| Mario Geoffrey | .... | Midwestern Father (uncredited) |
| Frédéric Gilles | .... | French Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jesse Gomola | .... | Navy Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jason Gosbee | .... | Secret Service Agent Green (uncredited) |
| Charles Jarman | .... | Radar Tech #1 (uncredited) |
| Patrick Kerton | .... | Mercenary #2 (uncredited) |
| Joey Klein | .... | TV Producer (uncredited) |
| Max Laferriere | .... | Police Driver (uncredited) |
| Tristan D. Lalla | .... | Pentagon Computer / Captain (uncredited) |
| Nina Lauren | .... | Sgt Major (uncredited) |
| John MacDonald | .... | Security Guard #2 (uncredited) |
| Serge Martineau | .... | 3 stars General / US Marine Corps, US Navy - Pentagon Comman (uncredited) |
| Alain Moussi | .... | Agent Reid's Partner (uncredited) |
| Mizinga Mwinga | .... | Blackhawk Pilot #2 (uncredited) |
| Simon Northwood | .... | DC Sonic #3 (uncredited) |
| Griffin O'Connor | .... | Tourist #3 (uncredited) |
| Louis Paquette | .... | DC Sonic #2 (uncredited) |
| Stephan Parent | .... | Marine One Co-Pilot (uncredited) |
| Lindsay Owen Pierre | .... | F-22 Pilot (uncredited) |
| Benoit Priest | .... | Bad Ass Crowd (uncredited) |
| Marc Primeau | .... | Brave Tourist (uncredited) |
| Diezel Ramos | .... | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Shiva Safari | .... | Persian News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Darryl Scheelar | .... | DC Sonic #5 (uncredited) |
| Dan Shea | .... | Secretary of Defense (uncredited) |
| Mélanie Simard | .... | Pentagon Technician (uncredited) |
| Mélodie Simard | .... | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Maurizio Terrazzano | .... | Blackhawk Pilot #3 (uncredited) |
| Holden Wong | .... | Cantonese Reporter (uncredited) |