A House of Dynamite: Full list of cast and characters explored

Kathryn Bigelow returned to feature filmmaking after an eight-year hiatus with the apocalyptic political thriller, A House of Dynamite. Written by former NBC News president Noah Oppenheim, the film centers on a terrifyingly timely scenario: the U.S. government's scrambled response to a single, unidentified nuclear missile launched toward the American mainland, specifically inbound for Chicago.

The plot, which is structured in three segments that rewind to cover the same high-stakes 18-minute window from different perspectives, explores the chaos and devastating protocols in the White House Situation Room and various military command centers. A House of Dynamite was released on October 10, 2025, after its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025.

A House of Dynamite features an ensemble cast, led by Idris Elba as the President of the United States and Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker, a senior officer in the Situation Room. The cast also includes Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, and Moses Ingram, among others.

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The main cast of A House of Dynamite

The following are the main cast members in A House of Dynamite:

• Idris Elba as POTUS: The English actor features as the President of the United States in the film.
• Rebecca Ferguson features as Captain Olivia Walker, who is a senior officer in the White House Situation Room.
• Gabriel Basso features as Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington in the film.
• Jared Harris features as the Secretary of Defense Reid Baker in the film.
• Tracy Letts features as General Anthony Brody, a senior military officer at the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM), in the film.
• Anthony Ramos features as Major Daniel Gonzalez in the film. He plays the commander of a military base responsible for detecting threats.
• Moses Ingram features as Cathy Rogers, one of the FEMA officials.
• Jonah Hauer-King features as Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves, a retaliatory strategy advisor.
• Greta Lee features as Ana Park, the NSA's North Korea expert.
• Jason Clarke features as Admiral Mark Miller, the senior official in the Situation Room, in the film.

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Other cast featured in A House of Dynamite

Listed below are all the other featured cast and characters in A House of Dynamite:

• Malachi Beasley as SCPO William Davis
• Brian Tee as SAIC Ken Cho
• Brittany O'Grady as Lily Baerington
• Gbenga Akinnagbe as Major General Steven Kyle
• Willa Fitzgerald as Abby Jansing
• Renée Elise Goldsberry as The First Lady
• Kyle Allen as Captain Jon Zimmer
• Kaitlyn Dever as Caroline Baker
• Neal Bledsoe as Ben Walker
• Nicholas Monterosso as Liam Walker
• Chance Kelly as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
• Enid Graham as NORTHCOM Commander
• J.W. Cortes as INDOPACOM Commander
• Brandon James Ellis as USFK Commander
• Samuel H. Levine as NSA Duty Officer
• De'Laney Ortiz as Army Duty Officer
• Catherine Missal as CIA Duty Officer
• Yadira Guevara-Prip as NGA Duty Officer
• Ayana Anise as Navy Duty Officer
• Brett Tomberlin as State Department Duty Officer
• Gail Quintos as FBI Duty Officer
• Riya Ray as DIA Duty Officer
• Izabel Mar as Air Force Duty Officer
• Joe Rizzo as CBP Duty Officer
• Caleb Eberhardt as Colonel Greg Marshall
• Dean Neistat as Maintenance Tech
• Sam Vartholomeos as Captain Will Kagan
• Francesca Carpanini as Staff Sergeant Ali Jones
• Abubakr Ali as Lieutenant Dan Buck
• Aminah Nieves as Sergeant Mary Nolan
• Daniel L. Karbler as STRATCOM Chief of Staff
• Philip Lenz as STRATCOM Strike Advisor
• Timothy Brester as STRATCOM Mission Director 'Whisper Mic'
• Ben Chase as STRATCOM J2 Intelligence Director
• Renrick Palmer as STRATCOM Deputy J3 Operations
• Patrick Feeney as STRATCOM J5 Plans Director
• Bryan Harlow as STRATCOM Senior Enlisted Leader
• Shane R Duffy as STRATCOM Deputy Commander
• Vincent Hickman as STRATCOM Political Advisor
• Kevin O'Connor as STRATCOM Aide de Camp
• Evan Rubin as Isabel
• Gary Wilmes as FEMA Operations Director Mike Brown
• Emily Chastain as FEMA Staffer #1
• Jack Cherry as FEMA Staffer #2
• Maria Jung as FEMA Staffer #3
• Sara Rettig as FEMA Staffer #4
• Ezrah Lin asAidan Park
• Kemo Coleman as CID Officer
• Andrei Kouznetsov as Russian Foreign Minister
• Alexander Sokovikov as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
• Leonid Citer as Russian General #1
• Nikolai Tsankov as Russian General #2
• Spencer House as Lieutenant Colonel Mark Belcher
• John Zdrojeski as Major Dan Stevens
• Samantha Soule as Lindsay Watts
• Quincy Dunn-Baker as Bruce Blair
• Jared Reinfeldt as Caroline's Boyfriend
• Sara Hogrefe as White House Staffer
• William Jousset as Uniformed USS Agent
• Lynn Adrianna Freedman as Betty
• Holly Cinnamon as Deputy Press Secretary
• Pedro Hector Mojica as Secret Service CAT Officer
• Edmond Cofie as Briefing Room Reporter #1
• Katya Collazo as Briefing Room Reporter #2
• Zsuzska Beswick as Sports Stadium Reporter #1
• Paul Robert Williams III as Sports Stadium Reporter #2
• Michelle McMahon as Sports Stadium Reporter #3
• Tai Bennett as Chef Winston
• Greg Schweers as Senator Martin Clancy
• Jordan Dean as Admiral Miller Secret Service Agent #1
• Airon Armstrong as Admiral Miller Secret Service Agent #2
• Eli Kollman as Golf Caddy
• Maura Kirzon Malone as Doctor Office Receptionist
• CJ Williams as Submarine Captain
• Aleksander Krutainis as Submarine Executive Officer
• Ky Fehlbaum as Submarine Weapons Officer
• Joe Klaunberg as Jake Secret Service Agent #1
• Christopher R. Anderson as Jake Secret Service Agent #2
• Lea Zawada as White House Aide
• Alan Aisenberg as White House Staffer #1
• Ian Duff as White House Staffer #2
• Thom Niemann as White House Staffer #3
• Angel Reese as WNBA Star
• LuMarcus Certain as Fort Greely Military Personnel
• Jewel Rouge as Fort Greely Sergeant
• Joshua Hurley-Curran as Fort Greely Guard
• Joanne Goodhart as Female News Anchor
• Jonathan Boynton-Lee as First Lady Secret Service Agent #1
• Rampepe Mohohlo as First Lady Secret Service Agent #2
• Mwajuma Belle as Female Ranger
• Ines De La Cuetara as Reporter
• George Kinyanjui as Sound News Crew Member
• Luke Gent as Camera News Crew Member
• Stevie Place as Girl in Car Window
• Jed Goff as Joint Base Andrews Secret Service Agent
• Brian D. Coats as POTUS Off Camera Voice

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A House of Dynamite will be streaming on Netflix starting October 24, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates.