Kevin Kline

Character: Donald Woods

Denzel Washington

Character: Steve Biko

Penelope Wilton

Character: Wendy Woods

Kate Hardie

Character: Jane Woods

John Matshikiza

Character: Mapetla

Zakes Mokae

Character: Father Kani

John Thaw

Character: Kruger

Kevin McNally

Character: Ken

John Hargreaves

Character: Bruce

Juanita Waterman

Character: Ntsiki Biko

Julian Glover

Character: Don Card

Josette Simon

Character: Dr Ramphele

Timothy West

Character: Capt. De Wet

Miles Anderson

Character: Lemick

Ian Richardson

Character: State Prosecutor

Andrew McCulloch

Character: Policeman Nel

Gerald Sim

Character: Police Doctor

Gary Whelan

Character: Guard

Glen Murphy

Character: Guard

Peter Cartwright

Character: Police Sergeant

Badi Uzzaman

Character: Mortician

Gwyneth Powell

Character: Girl at Funeral

Philip Bretherton

Character: Major Boshoff

Alec McCowen

Character: Acting High Comissioner

Joseph Marcell

Character: Moses

Judy Cornwell

Character: Receptionist

John Paul

Character: Wendy's Father

Gwen Watford

Character: Wendy's Mother

William Marlowe

Character: Police Sergeant

Paul Jerricho

Character: Sergeant Louw

Nick Tate

Character: Pilot

Andrew Whaley

Character: Sub-Editor

Shelley Borkum

Character: Woods' Receptionist

Albert Ndinda

Character: Alec

Evelyn Sithole

Character: Nurse at Clinic

Xoliswa Sithole

Character: Nurse at Clinic

James Coine

Character: Young Boy

Wabei Siyolwe

Character: Tenjy

Tony Vogel

Character: 2nd Roadblock Policeman

Michael Graham Cox

Character: 3rd Passport Control Officer

Hepburn Graham

Character: Soga

Graeme Taylor

Character: Dillon Woods

Sophie Mgcina

Character: Evalina

Jim Findley

Character: Peter Jones

Garrick Hagon

Character: McElrea

Adam Stuart Walker

Character: Duncan Woods

Hamish Stuart Walker

Character: Gavin Woods

Spring Stuart Walker

Character: Meg Woods

Patricia Gumede

Character: Shebeen Queen

Angela Gavaza

Character: Shebeen Queen's Niece

Nocebo Mlambo

Character: Aunt

Walter Matemavi

Character: Nephew

Clement Muchachi

Character: Father

Ruth Chinamando

Character: Mother

Basil Chidyamathamba

Character: Brother-in-Law

Marcy Mushore

Character: Niece

Alton Kumalo

Character: Speaker

Lawrence Simbarashe

Character: Informer

Carl Chase

Character: Policeman

William Morgan Sheppard

Character: Policeman (as Morgan Sheppard)

Tichatonga Mazhindu

Character: Dilima

Neil McPherson

Character: Lemick's Assistant

Claude Maredza

Character: 1st Rugby Player

Carlton Chance

Character: 2nd Rugby Player

Russell Keith Grant

Character: 2nd Security Guard

Munyaradzi Kanaventi

Character: Samora Biko

George Lovell

Character: Nkosinathi Biko

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Character: Nel's Partner

Karen Drury

Character: Young Secretary

Niven Boyd

Character: 1st Roadblock Policeman

Christopher Hurst

Character: 3rd Roadblock Policeman

Dudley Dickin

Character: Nationalist Party Delegate

David Trevena

Character: Mortician

Robert Phillips

Character: Speaker at Funeral

Fishoo Tembo

Character: Biko's Brother

Peggy Marsh

Character: Helen Suzman

Gwyneth Strong

Character: Girl at Funeral

Paul Herzberg

Character: Beukes

Robert MacNamara

Character: Security Policeman

Hans Sittig

Character: Security Policeman

Kimpton Mativenga

Character: Black Security Policeman

David Henry

Character: Afrikaner Farmer

Michael Turner

Character: Judge Boshoff

Mawa Makondo

Character: Jason

Kalie Hanekom

Character: Magistrate Prins

Star Ncube

Character: 1st Prisoner

David Guwaza

Character: 2nd Prisoner

Tommy Buson

Character: Tami

Hilary Minster

Character: 1st Passport Control Officer

James Aubrey

Character: 2nd Passport Control Officer

Peter Cary

Character: White Frontier Policeman

Dominic Kanaventi

Character: Black Frontier Policeman

Sam Mathambo

Character: Lesotho Passport Officer

Walter Muparutsa

Character: Lesotho Businessman

Louis Mahoney

Character: Lesotho Goverment Official

John Hartley

Character: 4th Passport Control Officer

Simon Shumba

Character: Young Lesotho Official

Marilyn Poole

Character: Acting High Commissioner's Wife