Tom Cruise character Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
Miles Teller character Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw
Jennifer Connelly character Penny Benjamin
Jon Hamm character Adm. Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson
Glen Powell character Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
Ed Harris character Radm. Chester 'Hammer' Cain
Val Kilmer character Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Lewis Pullman character Lt. Robert 'Bob' Floyd
Charles Parnell character Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
Bashir Salahuddin character Wo-1. Bernie 'Hondo' Coleman
Monica Barbaro character Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace
Jay Ellis character Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
Danny Ramirez character Lt. Mickey 'Fanboy' Garcia
Jack Schumacher character Lt. Neil 'Omaha' Vikander
Manny Jacinto character Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
Kara Wang character Lt. Callie 'Halo' Bassett
Greg Tarzan Davis character Lt. Javy 'Coyote' Machado
Jake Picking character Lt. Brigham 'Harvard' Lennox
Raymond Lee character Lt. Logan 'Yale' Lee
Jean Louisa Kelly character Sarah Kazansky
Lyliana Wray character Amelia Benjamin
Chelsea Harris character Admiral's Aide
Darnell Kirkwood character Comms-Crew Tech
Austin Bowerman character Comms-Crew Tech
Stephanie Andrea Barron character Comms-Crew Tech
Alec Williams character Cain's Aide
Rachel Winfree character Waitress
Peter Mark Kendall character Meek Engineer
Ian Gary character Jaded Engineer
Bob Stephenson character Senior Engineer
Landon Gordon character Kid in Truck Stop
Margaret Strabala character Air Control Officer
Ryan Heilmann character Air Control Officer
Shantel Limbo character Staff Seargeant
James Handy character Bartender (Jimmy)
Whylip Lee character Fuel
Tristan Henry character Surfaces
Jason Robert Boles character Mini Boss
Brian Ferguson character Fighter Pilot in Bar
Chido Nwokocha character Mission Controller
Chaz Ingram character Mission Controller
Rachael Markarian character Mission Controller
Shannon Kane character Mission Controller
Norman Ralph Eliasen character Mission Controller
Anthony Edwards character LTJG Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meg Ryan character Carole Bradshaw (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kelly McGillis character Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood (archive footage) (uncredited)
