Tom Cruise
as Ray Ferrier

Dakota Fanning
as Rachel Ferrier

Justin Chatwin
as Robbie Ferrier

Miranda Otto
as Mary-Ann

Tim Robbins
as Harlan Ogilvy

Rick Gonzalez
as Vincent

Yul Vazquez
as Julio

Lenny Venito
as Manny the Mechanic

Lisa Ann Walter
as Bartender

Ann Robinson
as Grandmother

Gene Barry
as Grandfather

David Alan Basche
as Tim

Roz Abrams
as Herself

Camillia Monet
as News Producer

Michael Brownlee
as TV Reporter, Osaka

Marlon Young
as News Cameraman

John Eddins
as News Van Driver

Peter Gerety
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager

David Harbour
as Dock Worker

Miguel Antonio Ferrer
as Brazilian Neighbor

January LaVoy
as Brazilian Neighbor's Wife

Stephen Gevedon
as Neighbor with Lawnmower

Julie White
as Woman

Marianne Ebert
as Hysterical Woman

Rafael Sardina
as Mechanic's Assistant

Amy Ryan
as Neighbor With Toddler

Ed Vassallo
as Intersection Guy

Michael Arthur
as Intersection Guy

Danny Hoch
as Intersection Guy Cop

Sharrieff Pugh
as Man Studying Street

Erika LaVonn
as Photographer

Christopher Evan Welch
as Photographer

John Michael Bolger
as Man Holding Woman

Omar Jermaine
as Man Holding Woman

Robert Cicchini
as Guy in Suit

Jim Hanna
as Bus Driver

Tracy Howe
as Crowd Onlooker

Adam Lazarre-White
as Crowd Onlooker

Vito D'Ambrosio
as Crowd Onlooker

Laura Zoe Quist
as Crowd Onlooker

Ana Maria Quintana
as Crowd Onlooker

Lorelei Llee
as Crowd Onlooker

Mark Manley
as Ferry Worker

John Scurti
as Ferry Captain

Becky Ann Baker
as Disaster Relief Volunteer

Mariann Mayberry
as Mother

Ty Simpkins
as 3 Year Old Boy

Jerry Walsh
as Smart Guy

Tommy Guiffre
as National Guardsman

Daniel Franzese
as National Guardsman

Ed Schiff
as Older Man

Ellen Barry
as Woman from Upstate

Amy Hohn
as Panicky Woman

Dan Ziskie
as Informative Guy

David Conley
as Ill-Informed Guy

Daniel Eric Gold
as Conspiracy Buff

Booker T. Washington
as Conspiracy Debunker

Maggie Lacey
as Upset Mother

Eric Zuckerman
as Doomsday Guy

Daniel A. Jacobs
as Younger Man

Asha R. Nanavati
as Woman in Crowd

Joaquin Perez-Campbell
as Young Soldier in Tank

Dendrie Taylor
as Well Meaning Mother

James DuMont
as Well-Meaning Father

Travis Aaron Wade
as Soldier

Benny Ciaramello
as Soldier

Ricky Luna
as Soldier

Columbus Short
as Soldier

Kent Faulcon
as Soldier

Kevin Collins
as Marine Major

Terry Thomas
as Marine Major

Clay Bringhurst
as Airforce Pilot

Jorge-Luis Pallo
as Army Private

Suanne Spoke
as Businesswoman

Kirsten Nelson
as Businesswoman

Melody Garrett
as Older Woman

Lauri Johnson
as Older Woman

Takayo Fischer
as Older Woman

Shanna Collins
as Teenager

Elizabeth Jayne Hong
as Teenager

Art Chudabala
as Man in Basket

Jeffrey Hutchinson
as Man in Basket

Dempsey Pappion
as Man in Basket

Chris Todd
as Man in Basket

Johnny Kastl
as Boston Soldier

Juan Carlos Hernández
as Boston Soldier

Bruce W. Derdoski Jr.
as Boston Soldier

John N. Morales
as Boston Soldier

Morgan Freeman
as Narrator (voice)

Peter E. Tasciotti
as Soldier (uncredited)

David Gere
as Survivor (uncredited)

James Boss
as Refugee (uncredited)

Martin Dew
as Looter in Diner (uncredited)

Joe Duffy
as Refugee fleeing Martians / Ferry passenger (uncredited)

Freddie Johnson
as Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Anthony Jennings
as Amputee (uncredited)

Ingrid Johnson
as Ray's Neighbor (uncredited)

Tanda Kerín
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Victor Magnusson
as Child in Crowd (uncredited)

Robert O'Connor
as Homeless Patron (uncredited)

Miho Nakamura
as Passenger (uncredited)

Vladislav Kozlov
as Survivor (uncredited)

Channing Tatum
as Boy in Church (uncredited)

Kyle S. Brown
as Marine Rifleman (uncredited)

Benjamin Popolukus
as Soldier (uncredited)

Jason Latief Anderson
as Refugee (uncredited)

Dustin Ardine
as Refugee outside the Diner (uncredited)

Cass Asher
as Soldier (uncredited)

Claudia Barroso
as Portuguese Woman (uncredited)

Alan Kemper Armani
as Survivor (uncredited)

Timothy Burd
as Burned Victim (uncredited)

Paul Bunnell
as Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Stella Croxon
as Survivor Mother with Boy (uncredited)

Joseph DeBona
as Newark Deliveryman (uncredited)