Näyttelijät

• Tom Hanks — Captain Richard Phillips
• Angus MacInnes — Maersk Alabama Crew
• Catherine Keener — Andrea Phillips
• Corey Johnson — Ken Quinn
• David Warshofsky — Mike Perry
• John Magaro — Dan Phillips
• San Shella — Maersk Alabama Crew
• Amr El-Bayoumi — Maersk Alabama Crew
• Barkhad Abdi — Muse
• Chris Mulkey — John Cronan
• Max Martini — SEAL Commander
• Michael Chernus — Shane Murphy
• Yul Vazquez — Captain Frank Castellano
• Nasir Jama — Asad's Crew
• Faysal Ahmed — Najee