| Mel Gibson | Benjamin Martin |
| Heath Ledger | Gabriel Edward Martin |
| Joely Richardson | Charlotte Selton |
| Jason Isaacs | Colonel William Tavington |
| Chris Cooper | Colonel Harry Burwell |
| Tcheky Karyo | Jean Villeneuve |
| Rene Auberjonois | Rene Auberjonois |
| Lisa Brenner | Anne Howard |
| Tom Wilkinson | His Lordship, General Sir Charles Cornwallis |
| Donal Logue | Dan Scott |
| Leon Rippy | John Billings |
| Adam Baldwin | Captain Wilkins |
| Gregory Smith | Thomas Martin |
| Mika Boorem | Margaret Martin |
| Skye McCole Bartusiak | Susan Martin |
| Trevor Morgan | Nathan Martin |
| Joey D. Vieira | Mr. Peter Howard |
A pacifist farmer of South Carolina reluctantly joins the Revolutionary War and fights alongside his son .
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