Henry Cavill (Clark Kent / Kal-El), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Michael Shannon (General Zod), Russell Crowe (Jor-El), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Antje Traue (Faora-Ul), Ayelet Zurer (Lara Lor-Van), Christopher Meloni (Colonel Nathan Hardy), Tahmoh Penikett (Jed Eubanks), Michael Kelly (Steve Lombard), Richard Schiff (Dr. Emil Hamilton), Doug Abrahams (Heraldson), Ian Tracey (Ludlow), David Lewis (Major Laramore), Chad Krowchuk (Glen Woodburn), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick), Dylan Sprayberry (Clark Kent mit 13 Jahren), Jack Foley (Pete Ross als Jugendlicher), Samantha Jo (Car-Vex), Mary Black (Ro-Zar), Mackenzie Gray (Jax-Ur), Julian Richings (Lor-Em), Brad Kelly (Byrne), jadin Gould (Lana Lang), Richard Cetrone (Tor-An), Howard Siegel (Weaver), Apollonia Vanova (Nadira), Rowen Kahn (Ken Braverman), Revard Dufresne (Dev-Em), Rebecca Buller (Jenny), Robert Gerdisch (Whitney Fordham), Christina Wren (Captain Carrie Farris), Joseph Cranford (Pete Ross), Coburn Goss (Vater Leone), Heidi Kettenring (Helen Ross)