Cast
| Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Russell | Herb Brooks | U.S. Olympic hockey coach who leads the team to an Olympic gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. |
| Patricia Clarkson | Patti Brooks | Wife of Herb Brooks. |
| Noah Emmerich | Craig Patrick | Assistant General Manager and Assistant Coach under Herb Brooks. |
| Sean McCann | Walter Bush | General Manager of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. |
| Kenneth Welsh | Doc Nagobads | Long-time friend of Herb Brooks and the team physician. |
| Eddie Cahill | Jim Craig | U.S. Olympic team’s starting goaltender. |
| Patrick O'Brien Demsey | Mike Eruzione | Plays forward and becomes captain of the U.S. Olympic team. He scores the game-winning goal against the Soviets in the semi-final game. |
| Michael Mantenuto | Jack O'Callahan | Plays on the U.S. Olympic hockey team. He injures his knee in an exhibition game against the Soviets but returns to the semi-final game against the Soviets and makes a key hit that leads to an U.S. goal. |
| Nathan West | Rob McClanahan | Gets into a fight with Jack O’Callahan in the first practice. |
| Kenneth Mitchell | Ralph Cox | Last player cut from the U.S. Olympic team because Herb Brooks can only take twenty players. |
| Eric Peter-Kaiser | Mark Johnson | Scores two out of the four goals in the victory over the Soviets in the semi-final game. He is known as the most skilled player on the team. |
| Bobby Hanson | Dave Silk | Forward on the U.S. Olympic team who received a pair of silky underwear from the guys at Christmas. |
| Joseph Cure | Mike Ramsey | Youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Billy Schneider | Buzz Schneider | Plays left wing and is a part of the Conehead line. Billy is Buzz's son. |
| Nate Miller | John Harrington | Gives Mike Eruzione the assist on the game-winning goal against the Soviets. He plays on the Conehead line. |
| Chris Koch | Mark Pavelich | Assists Bill Baker on the tying goal against Sweden. He is also part of the Conehead line. |
| Kris Wilson | Phil Verchota | Forward on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Stephen Kovalcik | Dave Christian | Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Sam Skoryna | Steve Janaszak | Expected to be the top goaltender of the U.S. Olympic team, but is placed behind goaltender Jim Craig by coach Herb Brooks and never plays during the Olympics. |
| Pete Duffy | Bob Suter | Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Nick Postle | Bill Baker | Scores the game-tying goal against Sweden in the opening game of the Olympics. |
| Casey Burnette | Ken Morrow | Defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Scott Johnson | Steve Christoff | Forward on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Trevor Alto | Neal Broten | Forward on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Joe Hemsworth | Mark Wells | Forward on the U.S. Olympic team. |
| Robbie MacGregor | Eric Strobel | Forward on the U.S. Olympic team. |
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