Official Secrets
Thriller
History
Drama
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.
2019-08-30
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Cast
Director
Gavin Hood
Keira Knightley as Katharine Gun
Matt Smith as Martin Bright
Ralph Fiennes as Ben Emmerson
Adam Bakri as Yasar Gun
Matthew Goode as Peter Beaumont
Rhys Ifans as Ed Vulliamy
Indira Varma as Shami Chakrabarti
John Heffernan as James Welch
Conleth Hill as Roger Alton
Jack Farthing as Andy Dumfries
MyAnna Buring as Jasmine
Peter Guinness as TinTin
Chris Reilly as Jerry
Shaun Dooley as John
Ray Panthaki as Kamal Ahmed
Chris Larkin as Nigel Jones
Monica Dolan as Fiona Bygate
Clive Francis as Rear Admiral Nick Wilkinson
Tamsin Greig as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Hattie Morahan as Yvonne Ridley
Kenneth Cranham as Judge Hyam
Jeremy Northam as Ken MacDonald
Hanako Footman as Nicole Mowbray
Angus Wright as Mark Ellison
Katherine Kelly as Jacqueline Jones, MI6 Agent
Raad Rawi as Mel
Fiona Skinner as Policewoman
Niccy Lin as Mi-Yung
Lindy Whiteford as Edie Rielly
Janie Dee as Jan Clements
Will Barton as Paul Beaver
Sophie Duval as Female Custody Sergeant
Jodie McNee as Duty Solicitor
Raquel Cassidy as Anne Emmerson
Corinna Wilson as Young Romanian Girl
Brett Allen as Duty Officer
Vinta Morgan as BBC Reporter
Jessica Fostekew as Courtroom Guard
Gabrielle Downey as Mrs. Archer
Tony Blair as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Colin Powell as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grant Crookes as GCHQ Security
Rene Costa as Iraqi Protestor (uncredited)