Michael Douglas (Robert Wakefield), Steven Bauer (Carlos Ayala), Erika Christensen (Caroline Wakefield), Topher Grace (Seth Abrahams), Benicio del Toro (Javier Rodriguez), Tomas Milian (General Arturo Salazar), Luis Guzmán (Ray Castro), Catherine Zeta Jones (Helena Ayala), Miguel Ferrer (Eduardo Ruiz), Don Cheadle (Montel Gordon), Dennis Quaid (Arnie Metzger), Jacob Vargas (Manolo Sanchez), Salma Hayek (Rosario), James Brolin (General Ralph Landry), Michael O'Neill (Anwalt Rodman), Marisol Padilla Sanchez (Ana Sanchez), Amy Irving (Barbara Wakefield), D. W. Moffett (Jeff Sheridan), Albert Finney (Stabschef des Weißen Hauses), Tucker Smallwood (Partygast), Majandra Delfino (Vanessa), Benjamin Bratt (Juan Obregón), David Jensen (John)