George Clooney Fred Friendly Director, Actor David Strathairn Edward R. Murrow Actor Patricia Clarkson Shirley Wershba Actor Jeff Daniels Sig Mickelson Actor Robert Downey Jr. Joe Wershba Actor Frank Langella William Paley Actor Ray Wise Don Hollenbeck Actor Robert John Burke Charlie Mack Actor Reed Diamond John Aaron Actor Tate Donovan Jesse Zousmer Actor Grant Heslov Don Hewitt Actor, Producer Tom McCarthy Palmer Williams Actor Matt Ross Eddie Scott Actor Rose Abdoo Millie Lerner Actor Alex Borstein Natalie Actor Peter Jacobson Jimmy Actor Robert Knepper Don Surine Actor Dianne Reeves Jazz singer Actor Marc Butan Executive Producer Ben Cosgrove Executive Producer Mark Cuban Executive Producer Jennifer Fox Executive Producer Barbara A. Hall Co-Producer Zygi Kamasa Co-Producer Kiyotaka Ninomiya Co-Producer Robert Elswit Cinematographer Stephen Mirrione Film Editing Jim Papoulis Original Music Jim Bissell Production Design Christa Munro Art Director Jan Pascale Set Decoration Louise Frogley Costume Design Ellen Chenoweth Casting