Tom Hanks (Captain Richard Phillips), Catherine Keener (Andrea Phillips), Barkhad Abdi (Muse), Barkhad Abdirahman (Bilal), Faysal Ahmed (Najee), Mahat M Ali (Elmi), Michael Chernus (Shane Murphy), David Warshofsky (Mike Perry), Corey Johnson (Ken Quinn), Chris Mulkey (John Cronan), Max Martini (SEAL-Commander), Christopher Stadulis (Charlie Spotter), John Magaro (Dan Phillips), Mahat M. Ali (Elmi), Yul Vazquez (Captain Frank Castellano), Omar Berdouni (Nemo), Mohamed Ali (Asad), Issak Farah Samatar (Hufan), Thomas Grube (Maersk Alabama Crew), Mark Holden (Maersk Alabama Crew), Terence Anderson (Maersk Alabama Crew), Vincenzo Nicoli (Maersk Alabama Crew), Louis Mahoney (Maersk Alabama Crew), Angus MacInnes (Maersk Alabama Crew), Kristian Hjordt Beck (Maersk Alabama Crew), Bader Choukouko (Somali-Junge), Idurus Shiish (Piratenanführer), Azeez Mohammed (Piratenanführer), Abdurazak Ahmed Adan (Piratenanführer)