The Mayday cast features Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh and Marcin Dorocinski. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s 2026 Apple TV movie on Amazon and Peacock. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Mayday takes place in 1987. When a U.S. Navy pilot named Troy Kelly crashes in Russia, he receives help from a former KGB agent. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they strategize against the head of Russian state security. Here’s every actor and character in Mayday.

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Mayday Cast: Ryan Reynolds as Troy Kelly

Character Profile: A U.S. Navy pilot. He crashes in Russia during a mission and gets tracked by state security officers. Troy receives help from a former KGB agent while trying to return home to America.

Reynolds’ Resume: Michael “Berg” Bergen in Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (1998-2001), Van Wilder in Van Wilder (2002), Wade Wilson/Deadpool in the X-Men/Deadpool Movie Franchise (2009-), Michael Bryce in The Hitman’s Bodyguard Movie Franchise (2017-), Jonas in Ghosted (2023)

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Mayday Cast: Kenneth Branagh as Nikolai Ustinov

Character Profile: An ex-KGB agent. He is a doctor who takes care of Troy after a plane crash. Nikolai uses his counterintelligence skills to help the protagonist to safety.

Branagh’s Resume: Director of Thor (2011) and Belfast (2021) — Also, King Henry V in Henry V (1989), Hamlet in Hamlet (1996), Sator in Tenet (2020)

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Mayday Cast: Marcin Dorocinski as Alexander Volkov

Character Profile: The head of the KGB. He is a Russian state security agent who keeps an eye on Troy and Nikolai. Alexander tries to implicate the U.S. Navy in a conspiracy.

Dorocinski’s Resume: Jack Strong in Jack Strong (2013), Ladislav Vanék in Anthropoid (2016), Vasily Borgov in The Queen’s Gambit (2020), Yaroslav the Wise in Vikings: Valhalla (2023-24), Captain in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

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Mayday Cast: Maria Bakalova as Anna Ustinov

Character Profile: Nikolai’s daughter. She is a queer woman who works for a human rights organization. Anna provides a safe house for Nikolai and Troy.

Bakalova’s Resume: Yana in Transgression (2017), Tutar Sagdiyev in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Anika in The Bubble (2022), Bee in Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), Ivana Trump in The Apprentice (2024)

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The Mayday cast also includes:

• David Morse as Harold Kelly
• Clark Johnson as CDR Keith Hardwick
• Wendy Crewson as Assistant Director Karen Meadows
• Louis Cancelmi as Maj. Pete Sanders
• Josh Hamilton as Consul General Dan Hennessy
• Alex Mallari Jr. as Danny “Longshot” Bowers
• Alden Aldair as James “Mullet” Mullen
• Lovell Adams-Gray as Tomas “Boomer” Garcia
• John Francis Daley as LSO
• Robert Crooks as Air Boss #1

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