Denzel Washington

as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Meg Ryan

as Captain Karen Emma Walden

Lou Diamond Phillips

as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Michael Moriarty

as Brigadier General Hershberg

Matt Damon

as Ilario

Bronson Pinchot

as Bruno

Seth Gilliam

as Stephen Altameyer

Regina Taylor

as Meredith Serling