The Contender

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Joan Allen

Gary Oldman

(Shelly Runyon)

Jeff Bridges

(President Jackson Evans)

Christian Slater

(Reginald Webster)

Sam Elliott

(Kermit Newman)

William Petersen

(Jack Hathaway)

Saul Rubinek

(Jerry Tolliver)

Philip Baker Hall

(Oscar Billings)

Mike Binder

Robin Thomas

(William Hanson)

Kathryn Morris

(Paige Willomina)

Kristen Shaw

(Fiona Hathaway)

Douglas Urbanski

Noah Fryrear

Angelica Page

Joseph Lyle Taylor

Kevin Geer

(Congressman Skakle)

Doug Roberts

(Congressman Harding)

Mariel Hemingway

Bev Appleton

(Congressman Marshall)

Sandra Register

Anthony Booth

(Peter Crenshaw)

Andrew Boothby

(Steve Poullet)

Irene Ziegler

(Maggie Runyon)

Del Driver

(Director Friend)

Sean Pratt

Bill Bevins

Ed Sala

(Show Producer)

Kirk Penberthy

Justin Dray

David Laubacher

David Bridgewater

Kevin Grantz

(Secret Service Chief)

Michael Kennedy

(Congressman Fletcher)

David Londoner

(Congressman Jones)

Larry King

Amit Mehta

Catherine Shaffner

(Patricia Lavameer)

Liz Marks

Sherri Richmond

Teresa Jones

Lynn West

Heather Rosbeck

(Elaine Bidwell)

Dawn Westbrook

Jolene Carroll

Michael Goodwin

Ashly Covington

(Aide (uncredited))

Cynthia Webb

(Nurse (uncredited))

Caryn Mower

(Drowning Victim (uncredited))

Robert Shepherd

(Congressman (uncredited))

Denis Maloney

(White House Photographer (uncredited))

Lucas N. Hall

(Congressional Aid (uncredited))