Syriana
2005The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Acted in
George Clooney
as Bob Barnes
Matt Damon
as Bryan Woodman
Jeffrey Wright
as Bennett Holiday
Chris Cooper
as Jimmy Pope
Amanda Peet
as Julie Woodman
William Hurt
as Stan
Christopher Plummer
as Dean Whiting
Alexander Siddig
as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Kayvan Novak
as Arash
Amr Waked
as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Robert Foxworth
as Tommy Barton
Nicky Henson
as Sydney Hewitt
Nicholas Art
as Riley Woodman
Steven Hinkle
as Max Woodman
Daisy Tormé
as Rebecca
Peter Gerety
as Leland "Lee" Janus
Richard Lintern
as Bryan's Boss
Mazhar Munir
as Wasim Khan
Jocelyn Quivrin
as Vincent
Shahid Ahmed
as Saleem Ahmed Khan
Bikram Singh Bhamra
as Pakistani Translator
Roger Yuan
as Chinese Engineer
Jamey Sheridan
as Division Chief
Randall Boffman
as Distinguished Gentleman #1
Max Minghella
as Robby Barnes
Nadim Sawalha
as Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Akbar Kurtha
as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Sonnell Dadral
as Farooq
Tim Blake Nelson
as Danny Dalton
Mark Strong
as Mussawi
Badria Timimi
as Nasir's Wife
Viola Davis
as CIA Chairwoman
Ozzie Yue
as Chinese Oil Executive
Donna Mitchell
as Pat Janus
David Clennon
as Donald
Susan Allenback
as Paralegal #1
Katherine Hoskins Mackey
as Paralegal
Linda E. Williams
as Paralegal
Susan Duvall
as Assistant at CIA
Bahar Soomekh
as Yassi (uncredited)
Susan Halsey Singer
as Mother (uncredited)
Elena Rosa
as CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)
Lauren Minite
as Restaurant Girl (uncredited)
Anna George
as Reza's Sister (uncredited)
Wendy Kush
as Witness (uncredited)
Mike Monroe
as Lawyer (uncredited)