 | Julia Ormond als Smilla Jasperson |
 | Gabriel Byrne als The Mechanic |
 | Richard Harris als Dr. Andreas Tork |
 | Jim Broadbent als Dr. Lagermann |
 | Tom Wilkinson als Prof. Loyen |
 | Robert Loggia als Moritz Jasperson |
 | Vanessa Redgrave als Elsa Lübing |
 | Bob Peck als Ravn |
 | David Hayman als Telling |
 | Peter Capaldi als Birgo Lander |
 | Mario Adorf als Capt. Sigmund Lukas |
 | Erik Holmey als Hansen |
 | Matthew Marsh als Detective |
 | Jürgen Vogel als Nils Jakkelsen |
 | Charlotte Bradley als Mrs. Lagermann |
 | Ona Fletcher als Inuit Jäger |
| Agga Olsen als Juliane Christiansen |
| Patrick Field als Polizist |
| Clipper Miano als Isaiah Christiansen |
| Emma Croft als Benja |
| Jörgen Persson | Director of Photography |
| Ann Biderman | Screenplay |
| Martin Moszkowicz | Producer |
| Bille August | Director |
| Rosanne Korenberg | Producer |
| Peter Høeg | Novel |
| Bernd Eichinger | Producer |
| Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Janus Billeskov Jansen | Editor |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Wooster | Second Unit Director |
| André Bendocchi-Alves | Sound Designer |
| Adam Milo Smalley | Music Editor |
| Eva Claudius | Dialogue Editor |
| Nick Lowe | Dialogue Editor |
| Bjørn Ole Schroeder | Dialogue Editor |
| Claudia Fröhlich | Foley Editor |
| Joo Fürst | Foley Artist |
| Andreas Schneider | Foley Artist |
| Michael Kranz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stephan Fandrych | Foley Mixer |
| Stephan Fandrych | ADR Mixer |
| Hubertus Rath | Foley Mixer |
| Hubertus Rath | ADR Mixer |
| Brad Kuehn | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jim Livolsi | Visual Effects Producer |
| Terry Madden | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Guy Travers | First Assistant Director |
| Emma Pounds | Second Assistant Director |
| William Booker | Third Assistant Director |
| Penny Dyer | Dialogue Coach |
| Ilse Schwarzwald | Production Coordinator |
| Marianne Jul Hansen | Production Coordinator |
| Mouns Overgaard | Location Manager |
| Rolf Konow | Still Photographer |
| Ole Kragh-Jacobsen | Still Photographer |
| Jamie Harcourt | Camera Operator |
| Mike Tiverios | Steadicam Operator |
| Colin Wood | Boom Operator |
| Paul Weston | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sy Holland | Stunt Double |
| Del Baker | Stunt Double |
| Gabe Cronnelly | Stunt Double |
| David Forman | Stunt Double |
| Deni Jordan | Stunt Double |
| Bo Thomas | Stunt Double |
| Marco Scotti | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Gerlinde Kunz | Makeup Supervisor |
| Gerlinde Kunz | Hair Supervisor |
| Horst Stadlinger | Makeup Supervisor |
| Horst Stadlinger | Hair Supervisor |
| Malin Birch-Jensen | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
