Cast
- Cillian Murphy as Jim
- Naomie Harris as Selena
- Christopher Eccleston as Major Henry West
- Megan Burns as Hannah
- Brendan Gleeson as Frank
- Ricci Harnett as Corporal Mitchell
- Stuart McQuarrie as Sergeant Farrell
- Noah Huntley as Mark
- Leo Bill as Private Jones
- Luke Mably as Private Clifton
- Junior Laniyan as Private Bell
- Ray Panthaki as Private Bedford
- Sanjay Rambaruth as Private Davis
- Marvin Campbell as Private Mailer
- David Schneider as Scientist
On the DVD, Boyle explains that, with the aim of preserving the suspension of disbelief, relatively unknown actors were cast in the film. Cillian Murphy had starred primarily in small independent films, while Naomie Harris had acted on British television as a child, and Megan Burns had only one previous film credit. However, Christopher Eccleston and Brendan Gleeson were well-known character actors.
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