 | Daniel Craig als Mikael Blomkvist |
 | Rooney Mara als Lisbeth Salander |
 | Christopher Plummer als Henrik Vanger |
 | Stellan Skarsgård als Martin Vanger |
 | Robin Wright als Erika Berger |
 | Yorick van Wageningen als Nils Bjurman |
 | Steven Berkoff als Dirch Frode |
 | Joely Richardson als Anita Vanger |
 | Geraldine James als Cecilia Vanger |
 | Goran Visnjic als Dragan Armansky |
 | Donald Sumpter als Detective Inspector Gustaf Morell |
 | Ulf Friberg als Hans-Erik Wennerström |
 | Bengt C.W. Carlsson als Holger Palmgren |
 | Tony Way als Plague |
 | Per Myrberg als Harald |
 | Josefin Asplund als Pernilla |
 | Eva Fritjofson als Anna |
 | Moa Garpendal als Harriet Vanger Jeune |
| Maya Hansson-Bergqvist als Young Anna |
| Sarah Appelberg als Young Cecilia |
 | Julian Sands als Young Henrik Vanger |
 | Anna Björk als Young Isabella |
 | Gustaf Hammarsten als Young Harald Vanger |
 | Simon Reithner als Young Martin |
 | David Dencik als Young Gustaf Morell |
| Marcus Johansson als Young Nilsson |
| Mathilda von Essen als Young Anita |
| Mathias Palmér als Young Birger |
 | Martin Jarvis als Birger |
 | Inga Landgré als Isabella Vanger |
| Reza Dehban als Hussein |
 | Anders Berg als Young Frode |
| Mats Andersson als Nilsson |
 | Anders Jansson als Doctor |
 | Jürgen Klein als Gottfried |
| Kalle Josephson als Tech at MacJesus |
 | Sandra Andreis als Photo Editor |
 | Arly Jover als Liv |
| Pierre Sjö Östergren als Tattoo Artist |
| Tess Panzer als TV Newscaster |
 | Alastair Duncan als Greger |
 | Alan Dale als Detective Isaksson |
 | Julia Rose als Nurse |
 | Peter Carlberg als Hardware Clerk |
| Jan Abramson als Forsman |
 | Lena Strömdahl als Mildred |
 | Matthew Wolf als Tech Clerk |
| Anne-Li Norberg als Lindgren |
 | Leo Bill als Trinity |
 | Marco Albrecht als Junkie |
| Martina Lotun als Reporter at Vanger |
 | Anna Carlson als FSA Official |
| Yvonne Åstrand als FSA Reporter |
 | Fredrik Dolk als Wennerström's Lawyer |
 | Christian Heller als Banker |
 | Werner Biermeier als Banker |
 | Christine Adams als Barbados TV Reporter |
 | Peter Hottinger als Zurich TV Reporter |
 | Joyce Giraud als Spain TV Reporter |
| Bengt Wallgren als Tailor |
 | Élodie Yung als Miriam Wu |
 | Anna Charlotta Gunnarson als Reporter |
| Andreas Björklund als Reporter |
 | Embeth Davidtz als Annika Blomkvist Giannini |
 | Joel Kinnaman als Christer Malm |
| Karen E. Wright als Magda Lovison |
| Leah Shaw als Book of Death Victim |
 | George Gerdes als Udevalla Detective |
| Jenifer Brougham als Murder Victim (uncredited) |
| Laurence Fuller als Hospital Visitor (uncredited) |
| Henry Hereford als Lars (uncredited) |
 | Darri Ingolfsson als Karlstad Police Officer (uncredited) |
 | Christopher Maleki als Hanzel (uncredited) |
 | Sahlima als Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Malin Toverud als Abused woman (uncredited) |
 | Lennart B. Sandelin als Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Mitcho Batalov als Wennerströms Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Melissa Ciesla als Mari Holmberg (uncredited) |
| Amanda Dyar als Bar Patron (uncredited) |
 | Patrick Holland als CNN Newscaster (uncredited) |
 | Maja Kin als Young Mrs Brunnlund (uncredited) |
| Shaun R.L. King als Henning Manderstierna (uncredited) |
| Ian Kitzmiller als Swedish Police (uncredited) |
 | Annica Bejhed als TV Reporter (uncredited) |
| Britt Soderberg als Millennium Employee (uncredited) |
| Yasmine Vine als Assyrian Immigrant (uncredited) |
| Mike Zehr als The Locksmith (uncredited) |
 | Peter Haber als Wennerström Spokesperson (Uncredited) |
| Steven Zaillian | Executive Producer |
| Steven Zaillian | Writer |
| Scott Rudin | Producer |
| Trent Reznor | Original Music Composer |
| Kyrsten Mate | Sound Effects Editor |
| David Fincher | Director |
| Ceán Chaffin | Producer |
| Jeff Cronenweth | Director of Photography |
| Laray Mayfield | Casting |
| Ren Klyce | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ben Cooke | Stunt Coordinator |
| David Worley | Camera Operator |
| Angus Wall | Editor |
| K.C. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Donald Graham Burt | Production Design |
| Sally Thornton | Set Designer |
| Christian Kitter | Special Effects |
| Corinna Glaus | Casting Associate |
| Dawn Swiderski | Art Direction |
| Giles Keyte | Still Photographer |
| Stieg Larsson | Novel |
| David Gleeson | Music Editor |
| Daniel M. Stillman | Unit Production Manager |
| Ronald G. Roumas | Sound Recordist |
| Arnold Bucher | Location Manager |
| Marco Albrecht | Stunts |
| Scott Maginnis | Property Master |
| Atticus Ross | Original Music Composer |
| Mark Sussman | ADR & Dubbing |
| Søren Stærmose | Producer |
| Kirk Baxter | Editor |
| Eva von Bahr | Makeup Department Head |
| Trish Summerville | Costume Design |
| Mikael Wallen | Executive Producer |
| Jeanette Klintberg | Casting |
| Pontus Klänge | Second Assistant Director |
| Sasha Robertson | Casting |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| Pernilla Olsson | Art Direction |
| Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Angel Radefeld | Makeup Artist |
| Monica Rottmeyer | Set Decoration |
| Ole Søndberg | Producer |
| Fredrik Bäckar | Additional Camera |
| Michael Patterson | Scoring Mixer |
| Steve Cremin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Donald Mowat | Makeup Artist |
| Lori DeLapp | Costume Supervisor |
| Linda Matthews | Costume Supervisor |
| Kajsa Severin Palme | Art Direction |
| Patrick Rolfe | Art Direction |
| Lorrie Campbell | Set Designer |
| Tex Kadonaga | Set Designer |
| Chris Snyder | Construction Coordinator |
| Robin L. D'Arcy | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tim Croshaw | Set Designer |
| Alex Baily | Art Department Assistant |
| Brice Liesveld | Visual Effects Producer |
| James Pastorius | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Anshuman Prasad | Set Designer |
| Randall D. Wilkins | Set Designer |
| Malte Forssell | Line Producer |
| Michael Semanick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Max Leonard | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Richard Quinn | ADR & Dubbing |
| Diana Dill | Script Supervisor |
| Theodore Sharps | Set Designer |
| J. Bryan Holloway | Sculptor |
| Alyson Dee Moore | Foley |
| David C. Hughes | Sound Effects Editor |
| Paul Gustavsson | Property Master |
| Clark Kelly | Sculptor |
| Patrick Perez | Animation |
| Andrea D'Amico | Visual Effects Producer |
| David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Martin Schaer | Camera Operator |
| Jane Wuu | Set Designer |
| Des Carey | Digital Intermediate |
| Jonah Coombes | Location Manager |
| Marina Marit | Set Costumer |
| Scott Guitteau | Sound Effects Editor |
| E. Larry Oatfield | Sound Effects Editor |
| Victor Lizarraga | CG Supervisor |
| Lisa Beroud | Visual Effects Producer |
| Eric Barba | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Marie Ebbing | Music Editor |
| Lisa A. Doyle | Set Costumer |
| Sean Andrew Faden | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Al Nelson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ron Bolanowski | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Jonathon Stevens | Music Editor |
| Zoe Tahir | Hairstylist |
| Richard Lambert | Leadman |
| Michael Cioni | Digital Intermediate |
| Katie Fellion | Digital Intermediate |
| Harold Skinner | Gaffer |
| Peter Degerfeldt | Helicopter Camera |
| Maria Billberg | Location Manager |
| Jenny Fred | Makeup Artist |
| Johan Sjölin | Construction Coordinator |
| Frida Arvidsson | Art Direction |
| Adam Davis | Art Direction |
| Linda Janson | Art Direction |
| Mikael Varhelyi | Supervising Art Director |
| Fredrik Myrtell | Art Department Coordinator |
| Kat Wilson | Art Department Coordinator |
| Lasse Johansson | Construction Coordinator |
| Ulrika Huss | Greensman |
| Craig Cheeseman | Property Master |
| Erik Videgard | Set Decoration |
| Torsten Witte | Makeup Department Head |
| Zoe Hosking | Hairstylist |
| Sharisse Fine | Hairstylist |
| Oleg Kulchytskyi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Johan Harnesk | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Jeremy Landman | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Kyle Gaulin | Animation |
| Jason Hendrich | Animation |
| Wayne England | Visual Effects Producer |
| Antonio Gallardo | Visual Effects Editor |
| Wei Zheng | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Alex Roman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Wick Finch | Gaffer |
| Nils Wallin | Gaffer |
| Jacob Marlow | Rigging Gaffer |
| Jani Lehtinen | Rigging Gaffer |
| Baldur Bragason | Still Photographer |
| Linn Eklund | Set Costumer |
| Mimmi Gedda | Set Costumer |
| Sandra Woltersdorf | Set Costumer |
| Sophie Hedberg | Transportation Coordinator |
| Pontus Klereborn | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Caroline Johansson | Script Supervisor |
| Peter Kimay | Location Manager |
| Tobias Reiner | Location Manager |
| Jonas Rydergren | Location Manager |
| Immie Hessling | Dialect Coach |
| Daniel Erickson | Visual Effects |
| Thom Brennan | Foley |
| Sid Karne | Stunts |
| Alex Olivares | Assistant Editor |
| Carey Len Smith | Visual Effects |
| Allen Kupetsky | Second Assistant Director |
| Chris Samp | Standby Painter |
| Cesar Orozco | Propmaker |
| David Raymond | Sound |
| Fred Pienkos | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Maciek Sokalski | Digital Compositors |
| Patty Connolly | ADR & Dubbing |
| Scotty Richards | Stunts Coordinator |
| Mattias Berg | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Dave Levine | Visual Effects |
| Liina Prii | Stunts |
| Tyler Nelson | Assistant Editor |
| Bo Persson | Sound Mixer |
| Bob Wagner | First Assistant Director |
| Florian Engelhardt | Third Assistant Director |
| Stephanie Portnoy Porter | Costumer |
| Paul Taylor | Second Assistant Director |
| Hanna Nilsson | Second Assistant Director |
| Niklas Siöström | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Serge Garcia | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Mark Gillespie | Third Assistant Director |
