Top Gun: Maverick: cast and crew

• Joseph Kosinski 48 at release Also in Oblivion (2013)

Actors

21

Crew

11

Youngest at release

17 yearsLyliana Wray

Eldest at release

77 yearsJames Handy

• Jack Schumacher Lt. Neil 'Omaha' Vikander 28 at release
• Charles Parnell Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates 47 at release Also in Transformers: Age of Extintion (2014)
• Manny Jacinto Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone 34 at release Also in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
• Tom Cruise Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell 59 at release Also in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Jennifer Connelly Penny Benjamin 51 at release Also in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Val Kilmer † 2025 Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky 62 at release Also in Alexander (2004)
• Jon Hamm Adm. Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson 51 at release Also in Shrek Forever After (2010)
• Miles Teller Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw 35 at release Also in Divergent (2014)
• Monica Barbaro Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace 31 at release Also in Crime 101 (2026)

The whole cast 21

1. Jack Schumacher Lt. Neil 'Omaha' Vikander
2. Charles Parnell Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates
3. Manny Jacinto Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone
4. Tom Cruise Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
5. Jennifer Connelly Penny Benjamin
6. Val Kilmer Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
7. Jon Hamm Adm. Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson
8. Miles Teller Lt. Bradley 'Rooster' Bradshaw
9. Monica Barbaro Lt. Natasha 'Phoenix' Trace
10. Ed Harris Radm. Chester 'Hammer' Cain
11. Glen Powell Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin
12. Lewis Pullman Lt. Robert 'Bob' Floyd
13. Jay Ellis Lt. Reuben 'Payback' Fitch
14. Greg Tarzan Davis Lt. Javy 'Coyote' Machado
15. Danny Ramírez Lt. Mickey 'Fanboy' Garcia
16. Jean Louisa Kelly Sarah Kazansky
17. Jake Picking Lt. Brigham 'Harvard' Lennox
18. Lyliana Wray Amelia
19. James Handy Bartender (Jimmy)
20. Bob Stephenson Senior Engineer
21. Filip Sertic Naval Officer

Production companies

Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Paramount Pictures

Distributor in the UK

Paramount Pictures

Who plays Lt. Neil 'Omaha' Vikander in Top Gun: Maverick?

Jack Schumacher plays Lt. Neil 'Omaha' Vikander.

Who plays Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates in Top Gun: Maverick?

Charles Parnell plays Adm. Solomon 'Warlock' Bates.

Who plays Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone in Top Gun: Maverick?

Manny Jacinto plays Lt. Billy 'Fritz' Avalone.

Who plays Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick?

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell.

Who plays Penny Benjamin in Top Gun: Maverick?

Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin.

Who plays Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in Top Gun: Maverick?

Val Kilmer plays Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky.

Who directed Top Gun: Maverick?

Joseph Kosinski.

Who wrote Top Gun: Maverick?

Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren.

Who composed the music for Top Gun: Maverick?

Lady Gaga and Hans Zimmer.

How many actors are in Top Gun: Maverick?

21 actors are credited, and 11 people in the crew.

• Joseph Kosinski had already directed Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013).

• Joseph Kosinski had already directed Jennifer Connelly in Only the Brave (2017).

• Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly had already worked together on 3 films: A Beautiful Mind (2001), Waking the Dead (2000) and Pollock (2000).

• Tom Cruise and Charles Parnell have worked together on 2 other films: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (2023).

• Charles Parnell and Greg Tarzan Davis have worked together on 2 other films: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025) and Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part 1 (2023).

• Jon Hamm and Manny Jacinto had already worked together on one film: Bad Times at the El Royale (2018).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Tom Cruise (55), Ed Harris (46) and Jennifer Connelly (40).

• The cast’s average age at release is 42 (of the 20 actors whose birth date we know).