Peter Berg Director Taylor Kitsch Lt. Alex Hopper Actor Alexander Skarsgård Stone Actor Rihanna Petty Officer Cora Raikes Actor Brooklyn Decker Sam Shane Actor Tadanobu Asano Capt. Yugi Nagata Actor Liam Neeson Admiral Shane Actor Hamish Linklater Cal Zapata Actor Jesse Plemons Jimmy "Ordy" Ord Actor John Tui Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch Actor Gregory D. Gadson Lt. Col. Mick Canales Actor Joji Yoshida Chief Engineer Hiroki Actor Rico McClinton Brownley Actor Adam Godley Dr. Nogrady Actor Jerry Ferrara Strodell Actor Peter MacNicol U.S. Secretary of Defense Actor Jon Hoeber Screenwriter Erich Hoeber Screenwriter Brian Goldner Producer Scott Stuber Producer Sarah Aubrey Producer Duncan Henderson Producer Bennett Schneir Producer Jon Mone Executive Producer Braden Aftergood Executive Producer Tobias A. Schliessler Cinematographer Colby Parker Jr. Film Editing Billy Rich Film Editing Paul Rubell Film Editing Steve Jablonsky Original Music Neil Spisak Production Design Aaron Haye Art Director Scott P. Murphy Art Director William Ladd Skinner Art Director Larry Dias Set Decoration Louise Mingenbach Costume Design Kimberly A. Tillman Costume Design Linda Lowy Casting John Brace Casting