Carl Lumbly

Mac Brashear

Robert De Niro

Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')

Chris Warren

Young Carl Brashear

Charlize Theron

Gwen Sunday

Hal Holbrook

'Mr. Pappy'

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Senior Chief Carl Brashear

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Jo

Dulé Hill

Red Tail

Tyler Posey

Boy (uncredited)

Holt McCallany

MM1 Dylan Rourke

Joshua Leonard

PO2 Timothy Douglas Isert

Powers Boothe

Captain Pullman

Michael Rapaport

GM1 Snowhill

Bill Cosby

Executive Producer

David Keith

Captain Hartigan

David Conrad

Lt. / Cmdr. / Capt. Hanks

Lonette McKee

Ella Brashear

Glynn Turman

Chief Floyd

Theo Nicholas Pagones

FC Mellegrano

Richard Sanders

Donny Moor Bartender

Henry Harris

Rescued Pilot

Dennis Troutman

Boots

Heath Centazzo

Navy Deck Hand (uncredited)

Stan Robertson

Executive Producer

George Tillman Jr.

Director