Cate Blanchett character Mary Mapes
Robert Redford character Dan Rather
Dennis Quaid character Lt. Colonel Roger Charles
Elisabeth Moss character Lucy Scott
Bruce Greenwood character Andrew Heyward
Stacy Keach character Lt. Colonel Bill Burkett
John Benjamin Hickey character Mark Wrolstad
Topher Grace character Mike Smith
Dermot Mulroney character Lawrence Lanpher
David Lyons character Josh Howard
Rachael Blake character Betsy West
Andrew McFarlane character Dick Hibey
Natalie Saleeba character Mary Murphy
Noni Hazlehurst character Nicki Burkett
Connor Burke character Robert Mapes
Felix Williamson character Mike Missal
Helmut Bakaitis character Dick Thornburgh
Lewis Fitz-Gerald character Louis Boccardi
Philip Quast character Ben Barnes
Zahra Newman character Dana Roberson
Elizabeth Nabben character CNN Reporter
Matt Ruscic character Burly Security Guard
Steve Bastoni character Gil Schwartz
Gael Ballantyne character Receptionist
Jo Turner character Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt
Tim McCunn character Scott Johnson
Patrick St. Esprit character Brig. Gen. Buck Staudt
Chris Mulkey character Maurice Udell
Louis Herthum character Bill Hollowell
Rose Riley character Josh Howard's Assistant
Christopher Stollery character Reporter Jim Moore
Tom O'Sullivan character Newscaster
Martin Sacks character Robert Strong
Nicholas Hope character Marcel Matley
Adam Saunders character Tom - Editor
Aaron Glenane character Fox News Reporter
Brandon McClelland character Lawyer
Nancy Denis character Woman in Bakery
Eliza Logan character Emily Will
Valerie Bader character Mrs. Hodges
Gareth Hamilton-Foster character CBS Employee
Wassim Hawat character Fox News
Marcus Johnson character Atlanta Anchor
Annick Ahlan character CBS Employee (uncredited)
Penelope Andrews character Patron (uncredited)
Joy Baines character CBS Employee (uncredited)
Elena Bello character Reporter Channel 6 (uncredited)
Ben Brighton character CBS Office Intern (uncredited)
George W. Bush character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fred Chen character Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Rakesh Dasgupta character Reporter (uncredited)
Mike DeCambra character Reporter (uncredited)
William Devane character Gen. Hodges (voice) (uncredited)
Lee Anne Ford character Military Wife (uncredited)
Andrew Fritz character Reporter (uncredited)
Diana Gyllén character CBS Employee (uncredited)
Alison Headrick character Office Intern (uncredited)
Martin Jacobs character (uncredited)
John-Paul Jory character Reporter (uncredited)
Hiroshi Kasuga character Traveller at Texas Airport (uncredited)
John Kerry character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
So Mang Lee character Business Man (uncredited)
Rosemarie Marino character CBS Employee (uncredited)
Bilal Masood character College Student (uncredited)
Marilyn Mattor character Widow's Daughter (uncredited)
John McCabe character NYC Pedestrian (uncredited)
Katie McConnell character Journalist (uncredited)
Filip Mitrovic character Fox News Crew (uncredited)
Chris Polzot character Passenger (uncredited)
Elizabeth Saunders character Reporter (uncredited)
Carma Sharon character CBS Employee (uncredited)
Rob Sheens character CBS Dallas Journalist (uncredited)
Matt Sigloch character Senior Non-Commisioned Officer (uncredited)
Ezekiel Simat character CBS Employee (uncredited)
Suzie Steen character Reporter (uncredited)
George Stephanopoulos character Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Melissa Thompson character CBS Receptionist (uncredited)
Craig Walker character CNN TV Crew Member (uncredited)
Bernard Woodcock character Mike Smith's Lawyer (uncredited)