The Mauritanian: cast and crew

• Kevin Macdonald 53 at release Also in The Eagle (2011)

Actors

15

Crew

3

Youngest at release

29 yearsShailene Woodley

Eldest at release

66 yearsMatthew Marsh

• Darron Meyer Bob the Spy 43 at release Also in They Will Kill You (2026)
• Saamer Usmani Arjun 31 at release
• Benedict Cumberbatch Stuart Couch 44 at release Also in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Tahar Rahim Mohamedou Ould Slahi 39 at release Also in The Eagle (2011)
• Baya Belal Mohamedou's Mother Also in Munich (2005)
• Jodie Foster Nancy Hollander 58 at release Also in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Shailene Woodley Teri Duncan 29 at release Also in Divergent (2014)
• Denis Ménochet Emmanuel Also in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• Langley Kirkwood Sergeant Sands 47 at release Also in Invictus (2009)

The whole cast 15

1. Darron Meyer Bob the Spy
2. Saamer Usmani Arjun
3. Benedict Cumberbatch Stuart Couch
4. Tahar Rahim Mohamedou Ould Slahi
5. Baya Belal Mohamedou's Mother
6. Jodie Foster Nancy Hollander
7. Shailene Woodley Teri Duncan
8. Denis Ménochet Emmanuel
9. Langley Kirkwood Sergeant Sands
10. Corey Johnson Colonel Bill Seidel
11. Zachary Levi Neil Buckland
12. Bonko Khoza Camp India Minder
13. Matthew Marsh General Geoffrey Mandel
14. Meena Rayann Wafa
15. Leon Clingman Government Lawyer Patton

Production companies

BBC Films

Who plays Bob the Spy in The Mauritanian?

Darron Meyer plays Bob the Spy.

Who plays Arjun in The Mauritanian?

Saamer Usmani plays Arjun.

Who plays Stuart Couch in The Mauritanian?

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Stuart Couch.

Who plays Mohamedou Ould Slahi in The Mauritanian?

Tahar Rahim plays Mohamedou Ould Slahi.

Who plays Mohamedou's Mother in The Mauritanian?

Baya Belal plays Mohamedou's Mother.

Who plays Nancy Hollander in The Mauritanian?

Jodie Foster plays Nancy Hollander.

Who directed The Mauritanian?

Kevin Macdonald.

How many actors are in The Mauritanian?

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

• Kevin Macdonald had already directed Tahar Rahim in The Eagle (2011).

• Kevin Macdonald had already directed Corey Johnson in How I Live Now (2013).

• Tahar Rahim and Denis Ménochet had already worked together on 2 films: Mary Magdalene (2017) and Grand Central (2013).

• Benedict Cumberbatch and Corey Johnson had already worked together on one film: The Current War (2017).

• Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Levi had already worked together on one film: Thor: Ragnarok (2017).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Benedict Cumberbatch (41), Corey Johnson (38) and Denis Ménochet (27).

• The cast’s average age at release is 46 (of the 10 actors whose birth date we know).