Editing Ronin (film) (section)

== Cast ==
[[File:DeniroRenoMcElhoneSkarsBeanPryce.png|thumb|Top-billed cast of ''Ronin'': (''clockwise from top left'') Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Natascha McElhone and Jonathan Pryce]]
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* [[Robert De Niro]] as Sam, an American mercenary formerly associated with the [[CIA]].<ref name="travers"/> According to director [[John Frankenheimer]], De Niro "was always dream casting" for the film.<ref name="commentary"/>
* [[Jean Reno]] as Vincent, a French gunman who befriends Sam.<ref name="wapo"/>{{sfn|Pomerance|Palmer|2011|p=79}} Frankenheimer sought to establish the friendship between Reno's and De Niro's characters, which he considered pivotal to the story, and wanted to strengthen the off-screen bond between the actors.<ref name="commentary"/>
* [[Natascha McElhone]] as Deirdre, an [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] operative commissioned to steal a briefcase by Seamus O'Rourke.{{sfn|Pomerance|Palmer|2011|p=79}}<ref name="tvguide"/> An on-set dialect coach helped McElhone speak with a [[Ulster English|Northern Ireland accent]].<ref name="commentary"/> McElhone said she was thrilled to play the role because she portrayed a character that moved the action forward.<ref name="fast"/>
* [[Stellan Skarsgård]] as Gregor, a German computer specialist formerly associated with the [[KGB]].{{sfn|Pomerance|Palmer|2011|p=79}} A fan of Skarsgård, Frankenheimer praised the Swedish actor for "bring[ing] so much to the role".<ref name="commentary"/> Skarsgård suggested Gregor had been abandoned by his wife and son, for which he became "quite suicidal and cold".<ref name="fast"/>
* [[Sean Bean]] as Spence,  an Englishman who purports to be a firearms specialist formerly associated with the [[Special Air Service|SAS]].<ref name="keeling"/>{{sfn|Armstrong|2008|p=157}} During production, Frankenheimer did not know what the future held for the character and considered having him killed off-screen after the team drives out of the warehouse, or snatched from a Paris street into a van driven by the IRA. Ultimately, he had Spence dismissed from the team.<ref name="commentary"/> Bean described the character as egotistic and "a little bit out of his depth".<ref name="fast"/>
* [[Jonathan Pryce]] as Seamus O'Rourke, a rogue operative in pursuit of the case through Deirdre.{{sfn|Pomerance|Palmer|2011|p=79}}<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web|title=Ronin|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/ronin/review/2030039809/|last=McDonagh|first=Maitland|author-link=Maitland McDonagh|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=December 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052727/http://www.tvguide.com/movies/ronin/review/133279/|archive-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> Like McElhone, the Welshman Pryce was coached to hone his Northern Irish accent.<ref name="commentary"/>
* [[Skipp Sudduth]] as Larry, another American and the team's designated driver.{{sfn|Armstrong|2008|p=157}} Sudduth, who had appeared in Frankenheimer's ''[[George Wallace (film)|George Wallace]]'' (1997),<ref name="casting">{{cite web|title=''Ronin'': The Casting|url=http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=302|website=Cinema Review|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020924090204/http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=302|archive-date=September 24, 2002|url-status=live}}</ref> performed most of his character's driving stunts.<ref name="commentary"/>
* [[Michael Lonsdale]] as Jean-Pierre, Vincent's friend and colleague whose pastime is creating [[miniature art|miniatures]].{{sfn|Pomerance|Palmer|2011|p=82}} Frankenheimer intended to make the character a miniature artist, partially due to his own love of creating miniatures.<ref name="commentary"/> The film was Lonsdale's third collaboration with Frankenheimer.<ref name="casting"/>
* [[Jan Triska]] as the dapper gent, the first Russian to try and kill Gregor for the case
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In addition, [[Féodor Atkine]] plays Mikhi, the Russian who is buying the case, while East German Olympic and World Champion figure skater [[Katarina Witt]] has an extended cameo as Natacha Kirilova, a Russian Olympic and World Champion figure skater.