Jack Reacher: cast and crew

• Christopher McQuarrie Also in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015)

Actors

13

Crew

3

Youngest at release

26 yearsJai Courtney

Eldest at release

81 yearsRobert Duvall

• Tom Cruise Reacher 50 at release Also in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Rosamund Pike Helen 33 at release Also in Wrath of the Titans (2012)
• Richard Jenkins Rodin 65 at release Also in Friends with Benefits (2011)
• David Oyelowo Emerson 36 at release Also in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Werner Herzog The Zec 70 at release Also in The Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
• Jai Courtney Charlie 26 at release Also in Suicide Squad (2016)
• Joseph Sikora Barr Also in Shutter Island (2010)
• Michael Raymond-James Linsky 35 at release Also in Black Snake Moan (2006)
• Josh Helman Jeb 26 at release Also in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

The whole cast 13

1. Tom Cruise Reacher
2. Rosamund Pike Helen
3. Richard Jenkins Rodin
4. David Oyelowo Emerson
5. Werner Herzog The Zec
6. Jai Courtney Charlie
7. Joseph Sikora Barr
8. Michael Raymond-James Linsky
9. Josh Helman Jeb
10. Robert Duvall Cash
11. Dylan Kussman Gary
12. Sara Lindsey Woman on Bus
13. Jason McCune Construction Foreman

Production companies

Paramount Pictures

Who plays Reacher in Jack Reacher?

Tom Cruise plays Reacher.

Who plays Helen in Jack Reacher?

Rosamund Pike plays Helen.

Who plays Rodin in Jack Reacher?

Richard Jenkins plays Rodin.

Who plays Emerson in Jack Reacher?

David Oyelowo plays Emerson.

Who plays The Zec in Jack Reacher?

Werner Herzog plays The Zec.

Who plays Charlie in Jack Reacher?

Jai Courtney plays Charlie.

Who directed Jack Reacher?

Christopher McQuarrie.

Who wrote Jack Reacher?

Christopher McQuarrie.

How many actors are in Jack Reacher?

13 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.

• Christopher McQuarrie has also directed Tom Cruise in 4 films: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025), Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (2023), Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) and 1 more.

• Christopher McQuarrie has also directed Dylan Kussman in 2 films: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) and The Way of the Gun (2000).

• Tom Cruise and Dylan Kussman have worked together on 2 other films: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) and The mummy (2017).

• Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo have worked together on one other film: A United Kingdom (2016).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Tom Cruise (55), Richard Jenkins (49) and Robert Duvall (45).

• The cast’s average age at release is 47 (of the 9 actors whose birth date we know).