Cast
- George Clooney as Major Archie Gates
He is a career Special Forces soldier close to retirement, who is disillusioned with the war. - Mark Wahlberg as Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow
He is a United States office worker with a wife and baby daughter at home. - Ice Cube as Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin
He is an airline baggage handler who believes he is protected by a ring of "Jesus-fire". - Spike Jonze as Private First Class Conrad Vig
He is a jobless, semi-literate soldier from a group home who idolizes Troy. - Cliff Curtis as Amir Abdullah
He is a Shi'ite Iraqi rebel who has been captured by Saddam's troops. Educated in the US at Bowling Green State University he was an entrepreneur in Baghdad, running several cafes before they were destroyed by Coalition bombs. - Nora Dunn as Adriana Cruz
She is a tough cable news correspondent who is determined to get a good story. - Jamie Kennedy as Specialist Walter Wogaman,
He is a bumbling soldier who Archie uses to distract Adrianna. - Saïd Taghmaoui as Captain Saïd
He is an Iraqi interrogator who tortures Barlow with electric shocks after he is captured. - Mykelti Williamson as Colonel Ron Horn
He is Archie's superior officer, who discovers the plan to steal the gold. - Holt McCallany as Captain Doug Van Meter
He is Troy's superior officer, an obstreperous stickler for the rules who claims he grew up wanting to be either a veterinarian or a CIA sharpshooter. - Judy Greer as Cathy Daitch
She is a journalist competing with Adrianna who has sex with Archie early in the film. - Liz Stauber as Debbie Barlow
Troy's wife.
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