In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans are taken hostage. However, six manage to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA is eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devises a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez creates the ruse and proceeds to Iran as its associate producer. However, time is running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House have grave doubts about the operation themselves.
Ben Affleck | Tony Mendez |
Bryan Cranston | Jack O'Donnell |
Alan Arkin | Lester Siegel |
John Goodman | John Chambers |
Victor Garber | Ken Taylor |
Tate Donovan | Bob Anders |
Clea DuVall | Cora Lijek |
Scoot McNairy | Joe Stafford |
Rory Cochrane | Lee Schatz |
Christopher Denham | Mark Lijek |
Kerry Bishé | Kathy Stafford |
Kerry Bishé | Kathy Stafford |
Kyle Chandler | Hamilton Jordan |
Chris Messina | Malinov |
Zeljko Ivanek | Robert Pender |
Titus Welliver | Bates |
Keith Szarabajka | Adam Engell |
Alexandre Desplat | Composer |
Rodrigo Prieto | Cinematographer |
Bob Gunton | Cyrus Vance |
William Goldenberg | Editor |
Richard Kind | Max Klein |
Richard Dillane | OSS Officer Nicholls |
Omid Abtahi | Reza Borhani |
Page Leong | Pat Taylor |
Farshad Farahat | Azizi Checkpoint #3 |
Sheila Vand | Sahar |
Karina Logue | Elizabeth Ann Swift |
Ryan Ahern | Sgt. Sickmann |
Bill Tangradi | Alan B. Golacinski |
Jamie McShane | William J. Daugherty |
Matthew Glave | Col. Charles W. Scott |
Roberto Garcia | Sgt. William Gallegos |
Christopher Stanley | Thomas L. Ahern, Jr. |
Jon Woodward Kirby | Fred Kupke |
Alborz Basiratmand | Student with Poster |
Ruty Rutenberg | Marine #1 |
Michael Woolston | Marine #2 |
Sharareh Sedghi | Lady with Radio |
Bobby Zegar | Tear Gas Student |
Victor McCay | Malick |
Yuriy Sardarov | Rossi |
Rami Malek | |
Matt Nolan | Peter Genco |
J.R. Cacia | Brice |
Bill Kalmenson | Hal Saunders |
Rob Brownstein | Landon Butler |
David Sullivan | Jon Titterton |
Jean Carol | Jordan's Secretary |
Michael Cassidy | Jordan's Analyst |
John Boyd | Lamont |
Yuri Sardarov | Rossi |
Nikka Far | Tehran Mary |
Aidan Sussman | Ian Mendez |
Barry Livingston | David Marmor |
Mark Smith | Evil Villain |
Ali Saam | Ali Khalkhali |
Araz Vahid Ebrahim Nia | Moradi |
Scott Anthony Leet | The Minotaur |
Ashley Wood | Space Lab Nurse |
Rob Tepper | Film Director |
Ray Porter | First A.D. |
Stephen J. Lattanzi | Pa |
Danielle Barbosa | Lester's Housekeeper |
Michael Parks | Jack Kirby |
Eric Scott Cooper | Publicist |
Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
Adrienne Barbeau | Nina |
Jeeda Barford | Costume Supervisor |
Tom Lenk | Variety Reporter |
Şafak Binay | Casting |
Nelson Franklin | LA Times Reporter |
Kelly Curran | Princess Aleppa |
Mark Rhino Smith | Evil Villain |
Scott Elrod | Achilles Crux |
Bill Blair | Humanoid Robot |
Daston Kalili | Green Jacket |
Chris Brigham | Executive Producer |
Joseph S. Griffo | Nestor the Android |
Chay Carter | Executive Producer |
Andrew Varenhorst | Blue Monster |
Tim Headington | Executive Producer |
Amitis Frances Ariano | Persian Dancer |
Shaun Daley | Chancery Hostage |
Graham King | Executive Producer |
Alison Fiori | Sci Fi Body Suit Girl |
David Klawans | Executive Producer |
Taies Farzan | Middle Class Iranian Woman |
Nina Wolarsky | Executive Producer |
Rafi Pitts | Middle Class Iranian Man |
Allegra Carpenter | British Airways Flight Attendant |
Bobby Naderi | Airport Husband |
Ray Haratian | Immigration Officer |
Mehrdad Sarlak | Immigration Officer |
Soheil Tasbihchi | Immigration Officer |
Hovik Gharibian | Immigration Officer |
Hooshang Tooze | Deputy Minister of Islamic Guidance |
Dorianne Pahlavan | Airport Hysterical Wife |
Houshang Touzie | Deputy Minister of Islamic Guidance (as Hooshang Tooze) |
Peter Henry Schroeder | Producer (as Peter-Henry Schroeder) |