The Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War cast is led by John Krasinski as Jack Ryan, with Wendell Pierce as James Greer, Sienna Miller as Emma Marlow and Michael Kelly as Mike November. Max Beesley plays Liam Crown and Betty Gabriel plays Elizabeth Wright, while JJ Feild, Douglas Hodge and Dominic Mafham play Andrew Spear, Nigel Cooke and MI6 Chief Arnold. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026), directed by Andrew Bernstein, premiered on Prime Video on May 20, 2026, and TMDB credits 30 players. The cast stands out for its continuity. Krasinski, Pierce, Kelly and Gabriel all bring their characters over from the Prime Video Jack Ryan series, which ran four seasons after premiering in 2018. Sienna Miller is new to the franchise, and TVLine reported her casting as an MI6 agent on December 4, 2024. Deadline reported Beesley, Hodge and Feild joining the cast in February 2025, in the same early 2025 period in which scenes were filmed in Dubai.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Krasinski | Jack Ryan |
| 2 | Wendell Pierce | James Greer |
| 3 | Sienna Miller | Emma Marlow |
| 4 | Michael Kelly | Mike November |
| 5 | Max Beesley | Liam Crown |
| 6 | Betty Gabriel | Elizabeth Wright |
| 7 | JJ Feild | Andrew Spear |
| 8 | Douglas Hodge | Nigel Cooke |
| 9 | Dominic Mafham | MI6 Chief Arnold |
| 10 | Alex Brockdorff | Mark Whitaker |
| 11 | Nick Adamson | Trocken |
| 12 | James Allen | Colonel Jones |
| 13 | Khalid Laith | Jamal Ali |
| 14 | Ashley Dyke | Aria |
| 15 | Akbar Kurtha | Wealth Management Exec |
| 16 | Kiran Sonia Sawar | Claudia |
| 17 | Keshav Shree | Bashir |
| 18 | Eddie Eyre | MI6 Strike Team Leader |
| 19 | Ikky Kabir | Delivery Driver |
| 20 | Brian Bususu | British Army Officer |
| 21 | Diarmuid de Faoite | Arthur the Bartender |
| 22 | Emi Aramaki | Flight Attendant |
| 23 | Riad Gadelrab | Server Room Security Guard |
| 24 | Alia Sohail | Apartment Resident |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Also in the cast: Sandeep Sharma (Apartment Resident), Bhupinder Brown (Apartment Resident), Demetri Goritsas (Colonel Lewis), Billy Clements (Jiminez), Bobby Holland Hanton (Tobias Wilks), Thomas Billings (Wilson Tyre).
John Krasinski plays Jack Ryan, who has left the field and is living in New York when James Greer pulls him back to deal with unfinished business with MI6. Krasinski returns to the role from the Prime Video series and also works behind the camera: he wrote the screenplay with Aaron Rabin, shares the story credit with Noah Oppenheim and produces with Allyson Seeger and Andrew Form.
Wendell Pierce plays James Greer, the CIA Deputy Director who asks Jack to clear up unfinished business from a past joint operation with MI6. Pierce returns to the part from the Prime Video series, and Variety's trailer report lists him among the returning players. The plot ties a revived black ops unit called Starling to Greer's past, so his character carries much of the story's history.
Sienna Miller plays Emma Marlow, the MI6 officer who moves to arrest Jack in Dubai. Miller is new to the franchise, and TVLine reported her casting on December 4, 2024, describing the part as an MI6 agent starring opposite John Krasinski. TheWrap later called Marlow a new character who teams up with Jack and his crew.
Michael Kelly plays Mike November, whom Variety describes as a former CIA station chief who now works as a private security contractor. Jack teams up with November and travels with him to Dubai, where the story's first confrontation takes place. Kelly reprises the role from the Prime Video series, and TheWrap names him as one of the returning faces around Krasinski.
Max Beesley plays Liam Crown, the antagonist of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War. The News on Sunday describes Crown as a cold terrorist with no remorse for Greer and the United States. Deadline reported Beesley's casting on February 12, 2025, in the same announcement as Douglas Hodge, JJ Feild and Betty Gabriel, and it pointed to his recent work in The Gentlemen and Hijack.
Betty Gabriel plays Elizabeth Wright, the CIA director, a role she first played in seasons three and four of the Prime Video series. Deadline's February 2025 casting report mentioned those earlier seasons, along with her work in Get Out and Manhunt. Variety's trailer coverage confirms that Gabriel is back in the role for the film.
JJ Feild is credited as Andrew Spear and sits seventh in TMDB's billing. Deadline reported his casting on February 12, 2025, together with Max Beesley, Douglas Hodge and Betty Gabriel. The report listed earlier credits including Ford v Ferrari, the Captain America films, The Peripheral and The Romanoffs.
Douglas Hodge plays Nigel Cooke, who confronts Jack in Dubai with frightened, cryptic warnings and is then killed by an assassin. Hodge was part of Deadline's February 2025 casting announcement, which cited his work in Joker, Red Sparrow and The Great. The report also noted that he was set to appear in G20 with Viola Davis.
Dominic Mafham is credited as MI6 Chief Arnold and is ninth in the billing order on TMDB, where he appears among the top billed cast. His character belongs to the British intelligence side of the story. That side matters from the start, because the mission Greer sends Jack to finish began as a joint CIA and MI6 operation.
Alex Brockdorff plays Mark Whitaker and is tenth in TMDB's billing order. That puts his credit in the top half of a 30 name cast list, above the long run of smaller parts such as the MI6 Strike Team Leader, the Delivery Driver and the three Apartment Residents who appear further down the credits.
Nick Adamson is credited as Trocken and is eleventh in TMDB's billing order. Trocken is one of several supporting characters credited by a single name, along with Aria, Claudia and Bashir further down the list. Adamson's credit falls between Alex Brockdorff's Mark Whitaker and James Allen's Colonel Jones in the billing.
James Allen plays Colonel Jones and is twelfth in TMDB's billing. He is one of several military characters in the credits, along with Colonel Lewis (Demetri Goritsas) and a British Army Officer (Brian Bususu). That fits a story built around a joint CIA and MI6 operation and a revived black ops unit.
Most of the casting news for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War came out in two announcements, and both were built around John Krasinski. On December 4, 2024, TVLine reported that Sienna Miller would star opposite him as an MI6 agent. The same report said Andrew Bernstein would direct and Aaron Rabin, a writer on season four of the series, would write the script. Bernstein had already directed three episodes of the show's second season.
Deadline added four more names on February 12, 2025: Max Beesley, Douglas Hodge, JJ Feild and Betty Gabriel. The announcement came in early 2025, when scenes were also being filmed in Dubai in collaboration with the Dubai Media Council.
So, how does the cast line up with the story? Krasinski, Pierce, Kelly and Gabriel carry the CIA side, Miller and Mafham represent MI6, and Beesley's Crown is the opposing force (you can see why Greer's history matters so much). For the plot, release details and crew, see our jack ryan ghost war page.
Four principal actors return from the Prime Video series, which premiered in 2018 and ran for four seasons: John Krasinski as Jack Ryan, Wendell Pierce as James Greer, Michael Kelly as Mike November and Betty Gabriel as Elizabeth Wright. Gabriel first played Wright in seasons three and four. Variety counts Ghost War as the sixth film in the franchise, which places it in the same line as The Hunt for Red October (1990), directed by John McTiernan. Our jack ryan movies hub covers that full run.
Among the new names, TheWrap and the Dubai Media Office both confirm that Sienna Miller is new to the franchise as Emma Marlow. Max Beesley, JJ Feild and Douglas Hodge were reported by Deadline as joining the cast, playing Liam Crown, Andrew Spear and Nigel Cooke. If you are coming straight from season four, it is a bit like a favorite diner keeping its kitchen staff while changing the menu: the core team is familiar, but many of the faces across the table are new.
| Director | Andrew Bernstein |
|---|---|
| Writers | Aaron Rabin, Tom Clancy, John Krasinski, Noah Oppenheim |
| Producers | John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, Andrew Form |
| Music | Ramin Djawadi |
| Cinematography | Arnau Valls Colomer |
John Krasinski plays Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War, returning to the role he led for four seasons of the Prime Video series. He also wrote the screenplay with Aaron Rabin, shares the story credit with Noah Oppenheim and produces the film with Allyson Seeger and Andrew Form.
Liam Crown, played by Max Beesley, is the main villain in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War. The News on Sunday describes Crown as a cold terrorist with no remorse for Greer and the United States. The same outlet separately describes Starling as a revived black ops unit tied to James Greer's past. Deadline reported Beesley's casting on February 12, 2025.
Yes, Sienna Miller is in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War as Emma Marlow, an MI6 officer. TVLine reported her casting on December 4, 2024, and she is new to the franchise. Marlow first moves to arrest Jack in Dubai. Miller is third in TMDB's billing, after John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce.
Yes, Betty Gabriel returns as Elizabeth Wright, the CIA director, in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War. She first played Wright in seasons three and four of the Prime Video series. Deadline reported her return on February 12, 2025, along with new cast members Max Beesley, Douglas Hodge and JJ Feild.
No, only part of the series cast returns for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War. John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly and Betty Gabriel reprise their roles. The rest of the top billed cast, led by Sienna Miller and Max Beesley, play characters credited for this film. The Prime Video series ran four seasons after premiering in 2018.
Michael Kelly plays Mike November in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War, reprising his role from the Prime Video series. Variety describes November as a former CIA station chief who now works as a private security contractor. In the film, he teams up with Jack for the trip to Dubai that starts the story.
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