 | Denzel Washington als Lt. Commander Ronald "Ron" Hunter |
 | Gene Hackman als Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey |
 | Matt Craven als Lt. Roy Zimmer |
 | George Dzundza als Chief of the Boat Cob |
 | Viggo Mortensen als Lt. Peter 'Weps' Ince |
 | James Gandolfini als Lt. Robert 'Bobby' Dougherty |
 | Rocky Carroll als Lt. Darik Westergard |
 | Jaime Gomez als Officer of the Deck Mahoney |
 | Michael Milhoan als Chief of the Watch Hunsicker |
 | Scott Burkholder als Tactical Supervising Officer Billy Linkletter |
 | Danny Nucci als Petty Officer Danny Rivetti |
 | Lillo Brancato als Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler Russell Vossler |
 | Eric Bruskotter als Bennefield |
 | Ricky Schroder als Lt. Paul Hellerman |
 | Steve Zahn als Seaman William Barnes |
 | Marcello Thedford als Lawson |
 | R.J. Knoll als Marty Sotille |
 | Billy Devlin als Navigator |
 | Matthew Barry als Planesman |
| Christopher Birt als Helmsman |
 | Jim Boyce als Diving Officer |
 | Jacob Vargas als Sonarman #2 |
 | Kai Lennox als Sonarman #3 |
| Michael D. Weatherred als Radioman #1 |
 | Tommy Bush als Admiral Williams |
 | Earl Billings als Rick Marichek |
 | Mark Christopher Lawrence als Head Cook Rono |
 | Michael Chieffo als Chief Kline |
| Ashley Smock als Guard #1 |
 | James Lesure als Guard #2 |
 | Trevor St. John als Launcher |
 | Dennis Garber als Fire Control Technician |
 | Vanessa Bell Calloway als Julia Hunter |
 | Brenden Jefferson als Luke |
 | Ashley Calloway als Robin |
 | Daniel von Bargen als Vladimir Radchenko |
 | Richard Valeriani als Richard Valeriani |
| Warren Olney als Anchorman |
 | Rad Daly als Lt. Comdr. Nelson |
 | Sean O'Bryan als Phone Talker |
 | Victor Togunde als Sailor with Oba |
| Troy A. Cephers als Sailor #1 |
| Armand Watson als Seaman Davis |
| Brent Goldberg als Phone Talker #2 |
 | Scott Grimes als Petty Officer Hilaire |
 | Ryan Phillippe als Seaman Grattam |
| Dale Andre Lee Everett als Firing Key Runner |
| Angela C. Tortu als Ramsey Aide |
| Ronald Ramessar als Westergaurd Dad |
| Robin Faraday als Westergaurd Mom |
| Bob Stone als Bob the Magician |
 | Henry Mortensen als Henry Ince |
 | Chris Ellis als Additional Magician |
 | Mo Gallini als Seaman Kuhne (uncredited) |
 | Jason Robards als Rear Admiral Anderson (uncredited) |
 | Marianne Hettinger als Board of Inquiry Member (uncredited) |
| Skip Beard als Board of Inquiry Member (uncredited) |
| Crys Forsyth-Smith | Production Coordinator |
| Dariusz Wolski | Director of Photography |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Chris Lebenzon | Editor |
| Matthew Barry | Casting Associate |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Don Simpson | Producer |
| James J. Murakami | Art Direction |
| Michael White | Production Design |
| Tony Scott | Director |
| Mickey S. Michaels | Set Decoration |
| Donald B. Woodruff | Art Direction |
| James W. Skotchdopole | Associate Producer |
| James W. Skotchdopole | First Assistant Director |
| Bill Unger | Executive Producer |
| Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Michael Fottrell | Unit Production Manager |
| Lucas Foster | Executive Producer |
| George L. Little | Costume Design |
| Dan Mindel | Additional Photography |
| Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Greg P. Russell | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dianne Wager | Art Direction |
| Michael Schiffer | Screenplay |
| Michael Schiffer | Story |
| Claudio Miranda | Chief Lighting Technician |
| William B. Kaplan | Sound mixer |
| Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Nick Glennie-Smith | Conductor |
| Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Hoyt Yeatman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Chris Haynes | Driver |
| Jim Dickson | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Christopher Ward | Additional Music |
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Richard P. Henrick | Story |
| Bruce Fowler | Orchestrator |
| Jan Richter-Friis | Lighting Camera |
| Andrea Bottigliero | Assistant Editor |
| Al Di Sarro | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Fred Burke | Foley Editor |
| Mike Moder | Executive Producer |
| Sean Hargreaves | Production Illustrator |
| Gregory H. Watkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Daniel Maltese | Assistant Art Director |
| Michael Antunez | Transportation Coordinator |
| Mark B. Johnson | Assistant Location Manager |
| Richard Lawrence | Set Designer |
| Kevin Bartnof | Foley Artist |
| George Watters II | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kevin O’Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Will Kaplan | Music Editor |
| John P. Fasal | Special Sound Effects |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Dennis DeWaay | Construction Coordinator |
| Midge Costin | Sound Editor |
| David Bartholomew | Gaffer |
| Kurt E. Soderling | Aerial Camera |
| Gabriela Gutentag | Unit Publicist |
| Steve Picerni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Craig Pointes | Location Manager |
| Thomas R. Bryant | Visual Effects Editor |
| Dow Griffith | Location Scout |
| Martin Schaer | Camera Operator |
| Dan Kneece | Steadicam Operator |
| Darrell Pritchett | Special Effects |
| Michael Papac | Property Master |
| P.R. Tooke | Script Supervisor |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Matsune Suzuki | Modeling |
| Ted Lewis | Rigging Grip |
| Monte Swann | 24 Frame Playback |
| John Wildermuth | Second Assistant Director |
| Tom Boyd | Underwater Camera |
| Linda R. Chen | Still Photographer |
| Ellen Wong | Makeup Artist |
| Ron Scott | Hairstylist |
| Vanessa Bendetti | Production Assistant |
| Ellis Cohen | Costume Supervisor |
| John Murrah | Compositing Artist |
| Dan DeLeeuw | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Robert Dawson | Title Designer |
| Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Hilary Klym | Grip |
| Tim Sassoon | Visual Effects |
| Rick Chavez | Assistant Property Master |
| Mary Beth Smith | Negative Cutter |
| Thomas Gibson | Best Boy Grip |
| Ernest H. Lauterio | Craft Service |
| John Hinkle | Standby Painter |
| Bruno Roussel | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| J. Michael Popovich | Key Grip |
| Larry Sweet | Dolly Grip |
| Steve Fegley | Construction Foreman |
| Angie Russell | Digital Producer |
| Marva Fucci | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Eric Gotthelf | Foley Mixer |
| Conn Horgan | Stunts |
| Michael S. Adler | Electrician |
| Bob Baron | ADR Mixer |
| John Ellingwood | Second Assistant Camera |
| Dennis J. Laine | First Assistant Camera |
| Kevin Clark | Sound Effects Editor |
| Edward G. Fitzgerald | Leadman |
| Peggy Names | Cableman |
| Miguel Ángel Poveda | Post Production Supervisor |
| Eddie A. Canett | Transportation Captain |
| Rick Howe | First Assistant Editor |
| Jan Garner | Production Accountant |
| Matt Araki | Sound Recordist |
| Cecil Kramer | Visual Effects Producer |
| Angela C. Tortu | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Linda C. Azevedo | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Blaine Kennison | Compositing Supervisor |
| Linden Johnson | First Assistant Accountant |
| David Anthony | Extras Casting |
| Robert Camron | Swing |
| Gustavo R. Ferreyra | Special Effects Technician |
| Duane Mieliwocki | Assistant Camera |
| Shai Greenberg | Camera Loader |
| David Dresher | Associate Editor |
| Al DeMayo | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Jennifer Good | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Skip Beard | Technical Advisor |
| Michael McCormack | Utility Sound |
