Hugh Grant (Martin Tweed), Dennis Quaid (Präsident Staton), Mandy Moore (Sally Kendoo), Willem Dafoe (Stabschef), Jennifer Coolidge (Martha Kendoo), Marcia Gay Harden (First Lady Staton), Chris Klein (William Williams), Seth Meyers (Chet Krogl), John Cho (Frank Ittles), Noureen DeWulf (Shazzy Riza), Bernard White (Agha Babur), Judy Greer (Deborah Accordo), Lawrence Pressman (Butler im Weißen Haus), Marley Shelton (Jessica), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nazneen Riza), Haaz Sleiman (Mujeheddinanführer), Adam Busch (Sholem Glickstein), Aldis Hodge (Soldat Chuck), Nicholas Schutt (Kameramann), Lisa K. Wyatt (Tante Edna), Beau Holden (Onkel Fitz), Tim Rhoze (Stagemanager), Jay Harik (Ali Riza), Tony Yalda (Iqbal Riza), Sam Golzari (Omer)