Tom Hiddleston (Captain James Conrad), Samuel L. Jackson (Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard), John Goodman (Bill Randa), Brie Larson (Mason Weaver), Jing Tian (San Lin), Toby Kebbell (Maj. Jack Chapman / Kong Mo-Cap Services), John Ortiz (Victor Nieves) more..., Corey Hawkins (Houston Brooks), Jason Mitchell (Glenn Mills), Shea Whigham (Earl Cole), Thomas Mann (Reg Slivko), Terry Notary (Kong Mo-Cap Services), John C. Reilly (Hank Marlow), Marc Evan Jackson (Steve Woodward), Eugene Cordero (Reles), Miyavi (Gunpei Ikari), Will Brittain (Young Marlow / Marlow's Son), Richard Jenkins (Senator Al Willis), Allyn Rachel (Secretary O'Brien), Robert Taylor (Athena Captain), James M. Connor (General Ward (voice)), Thomas Middleditch (Jerry (voice)), Brady Novak (Base Guard), Peter Karinen (Chinook Pilot), Brian Sacca (Chinook Co-Pilot), Joshua Funk (Seismic Soldier), Daniel F. Malone (Boat Captain), Glenn Kiwi Hall (Boat Captain), Garreth Hadfield (Crew Chief), Shannon Brimelow (Kamikaze Pilot), Jon Quested (Dead Pilot), Korey Williams (Sunglasses Pilot), Dat Phan (Bar Thug), Cynthy Wu (Thug's Girlfriend), Beth Kennedy (Marlow's Wife), Bryan Chojnowski (Chicago Taxi Driver), Nick Robinson (Bar Guest (uncredited))

Max Borenstein (Screenplay), Stefan Dechant (Production Design), Thomas Tull (Producer), Jon Jashni (Producer), Mary Parent (Producer), Henry Jackman (Music), Sarah Finn (Casting) more..., John Lord Booth III (Art Direction), Priscilla Elliott (Art Direction), Cynthia La Jeunesse (Set Decoration), Mary E. Vogt (Costume Design), Erin Mast (Script Supervisor), Dawn Gilliam (Script Supervisor), Ilram Choi (Fight Choreographer), Larry Fong (Director of Photography), Dan Gilroy (Screenplay), John Gatins (Story), Alex Garcia (Producer), Bob Murawski (Editor), Richard Pearson (Editor), Christian Wagner (Editor), Sasha DeMello (Art Department Coordinator), Mike Piccirillo (Art Department Coordinator), Tricia McInally (Art Department Coordinator), Alyssah Powell (Art Department Assistant), Aashrita Kamath (Assistant Art Director), Mike Piccirillo (Assistant Art Director), Jonas Kirk (Construction Coordinator), Michael Herlihy (Construction Coordinator), Steven B. Melton (Property Master), Sean Mannion (Property Master), Sue Chipperton (Animal Coordinator), Larry Zanoff (Armorer), Doug Uttecht (Pilot), Alan D. Purwin (Pilot), Brian Reynolds (Pilot), Frédéric North (Aerial Coordinator), Daniel F. Malone (Marine Coordinator), Jack Dolman (Music Editor), Clint Bennett (Music Editor) and others.