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