The Godzilla 2014 cast is led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ford Brody, with Bryan Cranston as his father Joe Brody, Juliette Binoche as Sandra Brody and Elizabeth Olsen as Elle Brody. Ken Watanabe plays Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, Sally Hawkins plays Dr. Vivienne Graham and David Strathairn plays Admiral William Stenz. Godzilla (2014), directed by Gareth Edwards, opened in the United States on May 16, 2014, and TMDB credits 96 roles in all. That makes for a long credit list (much like a baseball roster, where a few stars sit on top of a long list of players doing the daily work). The cast was assembled one trade report at a time through early 2013, and the principal lineup was announced as filming began in Vancouver. Two of its cast members, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins, later came back in their roles for the 2019 sequel.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Ford Brody |
| 2 | Elizabeth Olsen | Elle Brody |
| 3 | Juliette Binoche | Sandra Brody |
| 4 | Bryan Cranston | Joe Brody |
| 5 | Ken Watanabe | Dr. Ishiro Serizawa |
| 6 | Sally Hawkins | Dr. Vivienne Graham |
| 7 | Al Sapienza | Huddleston |
| 8 | David Strathairn | Admiral William Stenz |
| 9 | James Pizzinato | HALO Jumper |
| 10 | CJ Adams | Young Ford |
| 11 | Richard T. Jones | Captain Russell Hampton |
| 12 | Victor Rasuk | Tre Morales |
| 13 | Patrick Sabongui | Master Sargeant Marcus Waltz |
| 14 | Carson Bolde | Sam Brody |
| 15 | Jared Keeso | Jump Master |
| 16 | Luc Roderique | Bomb Tracker |
| 17 | Eric Keenleyside | Boyd |
| 18 | Primo Allon | Mine Team Member |
| 19 | George Allen Gumapac Jr. | Lead Guerrilla Fighter |
| 20 | Ken Yamamura | Takashi |
| 21 | Garry Chalk | Stan Walsh |
| 22 | Hiro Kanagawa | Hayato |
| 23 | Kevan Ohtsji | Nervous Engineer |
| 24 | Kasey Ryne Mazak | Team Member #1 |
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: Terry Chen (Team Member #2), Mas Morimoto (Team Member #3), James D. Dever (Captain Freeman), Akira Takarada (Immigration Officer), Yuko Kiyama (Mom in Japanese Jail Waiting Room), Takeshi Kurokawa (Dad in Japanese Jail Waiting Room), James Yoshizawa (Goth Dressed Boy), Jason Furukawa (Gruff Smuggler), Brian Markinson (Whelan), Ty Olsson (Jainway), Gardiner Millar (Fitzgerald), Kurt Max Runte (Crow's Nest Tech), Peter Shinkoda (Muto Crow's Nest Tech #1), Christian Tessier (Muto Crow's Nest Tech #3), Bill Marchant (Muto Crow's Nest Tech #2), Derrick Yamanaka (Muto Base Camp Guard), Peter Kawasaki (Muto Crane Operator), Jason Riki Kosuge (Muto Base Camp Security #1), Hiroyoshi Kajiyama (Muto Base Camp Security #2), Tetsuro Shigematsu (Muto Base Camp Security #3), Dean Redman (National Guard #1), Taylor Nichols (Military Analyst), Anthony Konechny (Thach), Jake Cunanan (Akio), Yuki Morita (Akio's Mother), Jill Teed (Head Nurse), Eli Goree (PO #3), Warren Takeuchi (Akio's father), Chuck Church (Survivor), Dalias Blake (Missile Tech #1), Lane Edwards (Missile Tech #2), Todd Scott (Transport Vessel Soldier), Zoe Krivatsy (Young Girl on Beach), Serge M. Krivatsy (Father on Beach), Lise Krivatsy (Mother on Beach), Josh Cowdery (Pilot), Steven M. Murdzia (Beret Leader), Keo Woolford (Airport Worker), Lynne Halevi (Older Woman at Beach Bar), Martin Kogan (Older Man at Beach Bar), Sandy Ritz (FEMA Worker), Kyle Riefsnyder (SFPD Cop), Eric Breker (Army Soldier), Jesse Reid (Ordinance Tech), Melody B. Choi (SF School Bus Kid #1), Catherine Lough Haggquist (PO Martinez), Amy Fox (Evacuation Worker #2), Rich Paul (Officer), Aaron Pearl (Evacuation Worker #1), Dee Jay Jackson (Bus Driver), Erika Forest (SF School Bus Kid #3), Michael Denis (Golden Gate Navy Man on Deck), Toby Levins (Lead Fighting Pilot), Taya Clyne (SF School Bus Kid #2), Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey (SF School Bus Kid #5), Justin Blayne Lowery (Praying Soldier), Marci T. House (Government Spokesperson), Chris Shields (Dispatch Officer), Zach Martin (Airman), Darren Dolynski (Civilian Analyst #1), P. Lynn Johnson (Civilian Analyst #2), Antonio Anagaran (Airforce Loadmaster), Kevin O'Grady (Bucket Brigadier), Leif Havdale (SF Ground Troop #3), T.J. Storm (Godzilla Performance Capture (uncredited)), Michael Rowe (Air Force #1 (uncredited)), Michael Leone ((additional voices)), Bill Blair (Las Vegas Gambler (uncredited)), Michael Love Toliver (Special Forces Soldier (uncredited)), Curtis Bush (FEMA Agent), Ed Heavey (Medic #2 (uncredited)), Tahkyah Brings Plenty (Ground troop #9).
Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Ford Brody in Godzilla (2014), a naval bomb disposal officer with a family in San Francisco who flies to Japan to bail out his father. Deadline reported in January 2013 that Legendary was eyeing him for the lead. The same report said Joseph Gordon-Levitt had been on the studio's list before passing on the part.
Elizabeth Olsen plays Elle Brody in Godzilla (2014), part of the family Ford leaves in San Francisco when he flies to Japan. The Hollywood Reporter said in February 2013 that she and Bryan Cranston were in talks to join. Its early report described her part as the lead's girlfriend, and the final credits list her as Elle Brody.
Juliette Binoche plays Sandra Brody in Godzilla (2014), who is killed with her team in the 1999 disaster at the Janjira nuclear plant. Her death sets her husband Joe on his long search for the real cause. Binoche was named in the principal cast that Warner Bros. and Legendary announced in March 2013, as filming began in Vancouver.
Bryan Cranston plays Joe Brody in Godzilla (2014), the Janjira plant engineer who will not accept the official explanation for the disaster. CBS News reported in May 2014 that he almost turned the role down because he felt he should follow Breaking Bad with something serious. He changed his mind after his agent urged him to read the script, and he said he grew up loving the Japanese Godzilla films.
Ken Watanabe plays Dr. Ishiro Serizawa in Godzilla (2014), billed fifth on TMDB, just ahead of Sally Hawkins as Dr. Vivienne Graham. Deadline reported his casting in March 2013, as the principal cast was announced and filming began in Vancouver. He was named as reprising his role when production on the next Godzilla film began, mainly in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2017.
Sally Hawkins plays Dr. Vivienne Graham, a scientist, in Godzilla (2014). Deadline reported in April 2013 that she had taken the final lead role, a scientist, after the rest of the principal cast was set. In May 2017, Deadline reported that she would play Dr. Vivienne Graham again in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Al Sapienza plays Huddleston in Godzilla (2014), and TMDB bills him seventh, between Sally Hawkins and David Strathairn. That puts him in the top ten of a credit list that runs to 96 roles, so his is one of the first names a viewer reaches when scrolling down from the leads to the wider ensemble.
David Strathairn plays Admiral William Stenz in Godzilla (2014), billed eighth on TMDB. Variety reported on March 11, 2013 that he was in talks to play a military figure, rounding out the cast alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen and Bryan Cranston. He was also named in the principal lineup that Warner Bros. and Legendary announced as filming started in Vancouver.
James Pizzinato is credited as HALO Jumper in Godzilla (2014), one of the soldiers in the film's HALO jump sequence. American Cinematographer reports that the sequence was shot largely with helmet cameras on two jumper cameramen, plus aerial photography from a helicopter. That ties the jumper roles to a set piece built from real parachute footage.
CJ Adams plays Young Ford in Godzilla (2014), the childhood version of Aaron Taylor-Johnson's character in the 1999 opening in Japan. The story then jumps fifteen years ahead, which is why one character needs two actors: Adams plays the boy and Taylor-Johnson plays the grown naval officer. TMDB bills Adams tenth, ahead of Richard T. Jones as Captain Russell Hampton.
Richard T. Jones plays Captain Russell Hampton in Godzilla (2014), and TMDB bills him eleventh, between CJ Adams as Young Ford and Victor Rasuk as Tre Morales. His credited rank puts him below David Strathairn's Admiral William Stenz, alongside named military roles such as Patrick Sabongui's Master Sargeant Marcus Waltz and James D. Dever's Captain Freeman.
Victor Rasuk plays Tre Morales in Godzilla (2014) and completes the top twelve of the TMDB billing, just ahead of Patrick Sabongui as Master Sargeant Marcus Waltz and Carson Bolde as Sam Brody. With 96 credited roles in total, these twelve names run from the leads to the Young Ford of the 1999 opening.
The Godzilla 2014 cast came together through a run of trade reports in early 2013. Most of the leads were linked to the film in turn before Warner Bros. and Legendary announced the principal lineup in March. Deadline reported in January 2013 that Legendary was eyeing Aaron Taylor-Johnson for the lead, with Gareth Edwards directing. In February, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety both reported that Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen were in talks while the script was still being polished.
More of the cast followed in March. Variety reported on March 11, 2013 that David Strathairn was in talks to play a military figure. Ken Watanabe was then added when Warner Bros. and Legendary announced the principal cast on March 18, 2013, as filming began in Vancouver. Sally Hawkins followed in April 2013, taking what Deadline called the final lead role, a scientist.
The cast also worked opposite a monster that was never physically there. American Cinematographer reports that Godzilla was never built as a prop, so previs was shown on set as a reference (a little like rehearsing a toast to an empty banquet hall). The full film record, including plot and crew, is on the godzilla 2014 page.
Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins returned from the Godzilla 2014 cast, and both were named as reprising their roles when production began on the next film in June 2017. Godzilla (2014) is the first release in the franchise, opening on May 16, 2014, so nobody in its ensemble returns from an earlier film. Production began on Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), directed by Michael Dougherty, in June 2017, with filming mainly in Atlanta, Georgia.
Deadline had already reported in May 2017 that Hawkins would play Dr. Vivienne Graham again, and the June 19, 2017 announcement said Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins would reprise their roles. So, these two are the cast members from this ensemble who carry forward into the next film. To see where every release fits and which films follow, start with the guide to the monsterverse movies.
| Director | Gareth Edwards |
|---|---|
| Writers | David Callaham, Max Borenstein |
| Producers | Brian Rogers, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull, Mary Parent |
| Music | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
Bryan Cranston played Joe Brody, the engineer at the Janjira nuclear plant whose wife Sandra dies in the 1999 disaster. Joe spends the next fifteen years trying to disprove the official explanation, and that search pulls his son Ford back to Japan. CBS News reported in May 2014 that Cranston nearly passed on the part after Breaking Bad, until his agent urged him to read the script.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the main human character, Ford Brody, and takes top billing on TMDB. Ford is a naval bomb disposal officer with a family in San Francisco. The story follows him from bailing his father out in Japan to the creature attacks that follow. Deadline reported Legendary's interest in Taylor-Johnson in January 2013.
Yes, Elizabeth Olsen is in Godzilla 2014 as Elle Brody, and TMDB bills her second, just behind Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter both reported in February 2013 that she had entered talks to join alongside Bryan Cranston. She was part of the principal cast announced when filming began in Vancouver.
Ken Watanabe played Dr. Ishiro Serizawa in Godzilla 2014, billed fifth on TMDB, just ahead of Sally Hawkins as Dr. Vivienne Graham. Deadline reported his casting in March 2013, as the principal cast was announced and filming began in Vancouver. He was named as reprising his role when production on Godzilla: King of the Monsters began, mainly in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2017.
The main threat in Godzilla 2014 is the creature that Joe and Ford find as a huge chrysalis feeding on the Janjira plant's reactors. Godzilla himself is a separate creature. The human cast, led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ford Brody and Bryan Cranston as Joe Brody, plays the people caught up in the creature attacks that follow.
No, the production announcement for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) named two members of the Godzilla 2014 cast as reprising their roles, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins. That announcement came on June 19, 2017, as production began, mainly in Atlanta, Georgia. Deadline had reported in May 2017 that Hawkins would return as Dr. Vivienne Graham.
Godzilla was never built as a physical prop for the 2014 shoot, so there was no creature on set for the cast to act opposite. American Cinematographer reports that previs was shown on set as a reference instead, and that the creature's scale varied from shot to shot.
The realistic Godzilla in Godzilla (2014), directed by Gareth Edwards, was a digital creature built with anatomical detail and animated using animal movement references.
Hollow Earth in Godzilla's Monsterverse is a fictional underground world associated with Titans.
Godzilla in water is a fast swimmer and a skilled underwater fighter in the Monsterverse.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), directed by Masaaki Tezuka, follows the use of Kiryu, a biomechanical Mechagodzilla built to fight Godzilla.
Godzilla Planet refers to Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017), directed by Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita, in which humanity returns to Earth after 20,000 years have passed there.
Godzilla contra King Ghidorah is the Spanish title of Godzilla vs.