Scott Cooper Director, Screenwriter, Producer Christian Bale Capt. Joseph Blocker Actor Rosamund Pike Rosalee Quaid Actor Wes Studi Chief Yellow Hawk Actor Jesse Plemons Lt. Rudy Kidder Actor Adam Beach Black Hawk Actor Rory Cochrane Master Sgt. Thomas Metz Actor Peter Mullan Lt. Colonel Ross McCowan Actor Scott Wilson Cyrus Lounde Actor Paul Anderson Corp. Tommy Thomas Actor Timothée Chalamet Pvt. Phillipe Dejardin Actor Ben Foster Sgt. Charles Wills Actor Jonathan Majors Corp. Henry Woodsen Actor John Benjamin Hickey Capt. Royce Tolan Actor Q'orianka Kilcher Elk Woman Actor Tanaya Beatty Living Woman Actor Bill Camp Jeremiah Wilks Actor Scott Shepherd Wesley Quaid Actor Ryan Bingham Sgt. Paul Malloy Actor Robyn Malcolm Minnie McCowan Actor Ava Cooper Lucy Quaid Actor Stella Cooper Sylvie Quaid Actor David Midthunder Buffalo Man Actor Gray Wolf Herrera Middle-Aged Apache Man Actor Stafford Douglas Corp. Molinor Actor Stephen Lang Col. Abraham Biggs Actor Xavier Horsechief Little Bear Actor Austin Rising Fort Winslow Lance Corporal Actor Boots Southerland Buffalo Hunter Actor Dicky Eklund Jr. Hatchet Face Actor Scott Anderson Muny Actor Brian Duffy Silas Lounde Actor Richard Bucher Ezekiel Lounde Actor Luce Raines Virgil Lounde Actor James Cady Butte Train Conductor Actor John Lesher Producer Ken Kao Producer Will Weiske Executive Producer Donald Stewart Executive Producer Masanobu Takayanagi Cinematographer Tom Cross Film Editing Max Richter Original Music Donald Graham Burt Production Design Elliott Glick Art Director Edward McLoughlin Set Decoration Jenny Eagan Costume Design Francine Maisler Casting