Cast of The Current War - Edison vs. Westinghouse rivalry

Released on February 01, 2018
Drama History America / United States 1800s

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Full Cast of The Current War

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Thomas Edison

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and s...

Michael Shannon

as George Westinghouse

Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has ...

Nicholas Hoult

as Nikola Tesla

Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born December 7, 1989) is an English actor. His body of work includes supporting work in big-...

Katherine Waterston

as Marguerite Westinghouse

Katherine Boyer Waterston (born March 3, 1980) is a British-American actress. She made her feature film debut in Mich...

Tom Holland

as Samuel Insull

Thomas "Tom" Stanley Holland is an English actor and dancer. He is best known for playing Peter Parker / Spider-Man ...

Matthew Macfadyen

as J.P. Morgan

David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, h...

Tuppence Middleton

as Mary Edison

Tuppence 'Tupps' Middleton (born 21 February 1987) is an English actress. In 2010, she was nominated for the London E...

Stanley Townsend

as Franklin Pope

Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor.

Damien Molony

as Bourke Cockran

Conor MacNeill

as William Kemmler

Conor MacNeill was born on July 4, 1988 and is currently 36 years old.

Harry Edward Melling (born 13 March 1989) is an English actor, best known for his role as Dudley Dursley in the Harry...

Colin Stinton

as Daniel Burnham

Colin Stinton (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian actor.

Oliver Powell

as Leo

Oliver Powell was born on April 5, 1985 and is currently 39 years old.

John Schwab

as Rudolph Young

American born actor best known for his role in the British mini-series Dark money

Abigail Johns

as Emily Faulk

Tom Bell

as Reverend Vincent

Tom Bell is a British stage, film and television actor, comedian and writer.

Tom Sweet

as Boy

Iain McKee

as Reporter

Jason Matthewson

as Stock Broker

Woody Norman

as Dash Edison

Louis Ashbourne Serkis

as Older Dash

Faye Ormston

as Party Guest

Phil Hodges

as City Gent

Ekow Quartey

as Journalist 1

Adam Lazarus

as Wabco Worker

Simon Connolly

as Sioux City

Joseph Balderrama

as Horace Kaden

Steven I. Dillard

as NYSE member

Martyn Mayger

as Lawyer

Toby Williams

as Fort Worth Investment Banker

Tim Steed

as Maurice Manesburg

Christopher McMullen

as New York Stockbroker

Jeremy Oliver

as Mr. Westinghouse's Secretary

Liza Ross

as Beti

Steve Carroll

as Cinema Goer

James Chalmers

as South Dakota Delegate

Nancy Crane

as Gladys

Will Irvine

as Reporter 1

Adam Pearce

as New Orleans Investment Banker

Sophia Ally

as Dotty Edison

Kevin Millington

as Henry Walsh

Ben Mars

as Francis Upton

Greg Haiste

as South Dakota Delegate

Katy Poulter

as Hannah

Jed Aukin

as Westinghouse Secretary

John Kinory

as Scientist

Michael Yates

as Stock Enchange Gent

Andy Cockell

as City Gent

Giacomo Joshua Brunelli

as WABCO Worker

Nigel Wilcock

as J.P. Morgan Lawyer

Jay William Whittington Barrette