Official Secrets

Nothing is more dangerous than the truth

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

Keira Knightley

(Katharine Gun)

Matt Smith

(Martin Bright)

Ralph Fiennes

(Ben Emmerson)

Adam Bakri

(Yasar Gun)

Matthew Goode

(Peter Beaumont)

Rhys Ifans

(Ed Vulliamy)

Indira Varma

(Shami Chakrabarti)

John Heffernan

(James Welch)

Conleth Hill

(Roger Alton)

Jack Farthing

(Andy Dumfries)

MyAnna Buring

(Jasmine)

Peter Guinness

(TinTin)

Chris Reilly

(Jerry)

Shaun Dooley

(John)

Ray Panthaki

(Kamal Ahmed)

Chris Larkin

(Nigel Jones)

Monica Dolan

(Fiona Bygate)

Clive Francis

(Rear Admiral Nick Wilkinson)

Tamsin Greig

(Elizabeth Wilmshurst)

Hattie Morahan

(Yvonne Ridley)

Kenneth Cranham

(Judge Hyam)

Jeremy Northam

(Ken MacDonald)

Hanako Footman

(Nicole Mowbray)

Angus Wright

(Mark Ellison)

Katherine Kelly

(Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent)

Raad Rawi

(Mel)

Fiona Skinner

(Policewoman)

Niccy Lin

(Mi-Yung)

Lindy Whiteford

(Edie Rielly)

Janie Dee

(Jan Clements)

Will Barton

(Paul Beaver)

Martin Bright

(Male Journalist)

Vanessa Thorpe

(Female Journalist)

Sophie Duval

(Female Custody Sergeant)

Stuart Ramsay

(Police Officer)

Jodie McNee

(Duty Solicitor)

David Maybrick

(Officer Pitt)

Simon Rogers

(Officer Knowles)

Raquel Cassidy

(Anne Emmerson)

Corinna Wilson

(Young Romanian Girl)

Brett Allen

(Duty Officer)

Patrick Moy

(Driver)

Vinta Morgan

(BBC Reporter)

Jessica Fostekew

(Courtroom Guard)

Michael James

(Clerk of the Court)

Gabrielle Downey

(Mrs. Archer)

Tony Blair

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

George W. Bush

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Katharine Gun

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Colin Powell

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))