Official Secrets
2019The 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.
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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
Martin Bright
as Male Journalist
Vanessa Thorpe
as Female Journalist
Sophie Duval
as Female Custody Sergeant
Stuart Ramsay
as Police Officer
Jodie McNee
as Duty Solicitor
David Maybrick
as Officer Pitt
Simon Rogers
as Officer Knowles
Raquel Cassidy
as Anne Emmerson
Corinna Wilson
as Young Romanian Girl
Brett Allen
as Duty Officer
Patrick Moy
as Driver
Vinta Morgan
as BBC Reporter
Jessica Fostekew
as Courtroom Guard
Michael James
as Clerk of the Court
Gabrielle Downey
as Mrs. Archer
Tony Blair
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Katharine Gun
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Colin Powell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grant Crookes
as GCHQ Security
Rene Costa
as Iraqi Protestor (uncredited)
Neilesh Ambu
as GCHQ Colleague (uncredited)
Joanne James
as Home Office Official Doncaster Airport (uncredited)