The Fifth Estate: cast and crew

• Bill Condon 57 at release Also in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)

Actors

29

Crew

4

Youngest at release

22 yearsJamie Blackley

Eldest at release

67 yearsGeorge Bush

• Peter Capaldi Alan Rusbridger 55 at release Also in World War Z (2013)
• Daniel Brühl Daniel Berg 35 at release Also in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• David Thewlis Nick Davies 50 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Anatole Taubman Holger Stark 42 at release Also in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Alexander Beyer Marcel Rosenbach 40 at release Also in Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
• Dan Stevens Ian Katz 31 at release Also in Beauty and the Beast (2017)
• Benedict Cumberbatch Julian Assange 37 at release Also in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Jamie Blackley Ziggy 22 at release Also in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
• Alicia Vikander Anke Domscheit 25 at release Also in The Danish Girl (2015)

The whole cast 29

1. Peter Capaldi Alan Rusbridger
2. Daniel Brühl Daniel Berg
3. David Thewlis Nick Davies
4. Anatole Taubman Holger Stark
5. Alexander Beyer Marcel Rosenbach
6. Dan Stevens Ian Katz
7. Benedict Cumberbatch Julian Assange
8. Jamie Blackley Ziggy
9. Alicia Vikander Anke Domscheit
10. Carice Van Houten Birgitta Jónsdóttir
11. Marleen Lohse Tacheles Waitress
12. Michael Culkin Ralph Zilke
13. Moritz Bleibtreu Marcus
14. Laura Linney Sarah Shaw
15. Sonya Cassidy Alan's Secretary
16. Anthony Mackie Sam Coulson
17. Stanley Tucci James Boswell
18. Edgar Selge Daniel's Father
19. Alexander Siddig Dr. Tarek Haliseh
20. Lydia Leonard Alex Lang
21. Darren Evans Private Manning
22. Kyle Soller Young Staffer
23. Nigel Whitmey General Thomason
24. Christian Contreras Times War Correspondent
25. Camilla Rutherford Guardian Lawyer
26. Mounir Margoum Border Guard
27. Hera Hilmar Wikileaks Staffer #2
28. George Bush Self
29. Walter Cronkite Self

Production companies

TriPictures

Who plays Alan Rusbridger in The Fifth Estate?

Peter Capaldi plays Alan Rusbridger.

Who plays Daniel Berg in The Fifth Estate?

Daniel Brühl plays Daniel Berg.

Who plays Nick Davies in The Fifth Estate?

David Thewlis plays Nick Davies.

Who plays Holger Stark in The Fifth Estate?

Anatole Taubman plays Holger Stark.

Who plays Marcel Rosenbach in The Fifth Estate?

Alexander Beyer plays Marcel Rosenbach.

Who plays Ian Katz in The Fifth Estate?

Dan Stevens plays Ian Katz.

Who directed The Fifth Estate?

Bill Condon.

Who wrote The Fifth Estate?

Josh Singer.

How many actors are in The Fifth Estate?

29 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Bill Condon has also directed Michael Culkin in 2 films: The Good Liar (2019) and Mr. Holmes (2015).

• Bill Condon has also directed Laura Linney in 2 films: Mr. Holmes (2015) and Kinsey (2004).

• Walter Cronkite and George Bush have worked together on 4 other films: It Ain't Over (2022), The Reagan Show (2017), 13th (2016) and 1 more.

• Benedict Cumberbatch and David Thewlis have worked together on 2 other films: The Thing with Feathers (2025) and War Horse (2011).

• Moritz Bleibtreu and Anatole Taubman have worked together on 2 other films: Bye Bye Germany (2017) and Speed Racer (2008).

• Benedict Cumberbatch and Anthony Mackie have worked together on 2 other films: Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Stanley Tucci (63), David Thewlis (49) and George Bush (47).

• The cast’s average age at release is 39 (of the 20 actors whose birth date we know).