Tom Hanks
Captain Miller

Tom Sizemore
Sergeant Horvath

Edward Burns
Private Reiben

Barry Pepper
Private Jackson

Adam Goldberg
Private Mellish

Vin Diesel
Private Caparzo

Giovanni Ribisi
T/4 Medic Wade

Jeremy Davies
Corporal Upham

Matt Damon
Private Ryan

Ted Danson
Captain Hamill

Paul Giamatti
Sergeant Hill

Dennis Farina
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Joerg Stadler
Steamboat Willie

Max Martini
Corporal Henderson

Dylan Bruno
Toynbe

Daniel Cerqueira
Weller

Demetri Goritsas
Parker

Ian Porter
Trask

Gary Sefton
Rice

Steve Griffin
Wilson

Marc Cass
Fallon

Markus Napier
Major Hoess

Neil Finnighan
Ramelle Paratrooper

Peter Miles
Ramelle Paratrooper

Adam Shaw
Delancey

Rolf Saxon
Lieutenant Briggs

Corey Johnson
Radioman

Maclean Burke
Soldier on the Beach

Aiden Condron
Soldier on the Beach

Shashi Rami
Soldier on the Beach

Paul Hickey
Soldier on the Beach

Shane Johnson
Soldier on the Beach

Laird Macintosh
Soldier on the Beach

Martin McDougall
Soldier on the Beach

Lee Aaron Rosen
Soldier on the Beach

Andrew Scott
Soldier on the Beach

Matthew Sharp
Soldier on the Beach

Vincent Walsh
Soldier on the Beach

Grahame Wood
Soldier on the Beach

John Sharian
Corporal

Glenn Wrage
Doyle

Crofton Hardester
Senior Medical Officer

Martin Hub
Czech Wehrmacht Soldier

Raffaello Degruttola
Goldman

Nigel Whitmey
Private Boyd

Erich Redman
German #1

Stéphane Cornicard
Jean

Anna Maguire
Jean's Daughter

Nathan Fillion
Minnesota Ryan

Leland Orser
Lieutenant DeWindt

David Vegh
Paratrooper Oliver

Ryan Hurst
Paratrooper Michaelson

Harve Presnell
General Marshall

Dale Dye
War Department Colonel

Bryan Cranston
War Department Colonel

David Wohl
War Department Captain

Eric Loren
War Department Lieutenant

Valerie Colgan
War Department Clerk

Amanda Boxer
Mrs. Margaret Ryan

Harrison Young
Ryan as Old Man

Kathleen Byron
Old Mrs. Ryan

Rob Freeman
Ryan's Son

Nina Muschallik
Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited)

Mac Steinmeier
Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited)

Derek Lea
Bangalore Assistant (uncredited)

Leo Stransky
German Sniper (uncredited)

Vincent Ventresca
Soldier on Beach (uncredited)