Thought The Stars Of Disclosure Day Looked Familiar? Where You've Seen The Stars Before

Steven Spielberg has made a dramatic return to the sci-fi genre with his new movie Disclosure Day, a star-studded blockbuster about aliens, religion and government secrets.

The film follows a meteorologist and a cybersecurity expert who find themselves in the middle of a government conspiracy to expose the cover-up of extraterrestrial secrets.

Disclosure Day has already been called a “masterfully executed sci-fi thriller” that reminds audiences why Spielberg is one of the best and most celebrated directors of all time.

Its stacked cast has also been lauded with praise, with the film featuring some of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars alongside some exciting upcoming talent.

Here is where you’ll have seen Disclosure Day’s stars before…

Emily Blunt

Disclosure Day is the second blockbuster for Emily Blunt this year, following the success of The Devil Wears Prada 2. 

The British actor found international fame playing Miranda Priestly’s assistant Emily in the first Devil Wears Prada film, before embarking on a successful and varied career in Hollywood.

She earned acclaim for her role as Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria, starred alongside Ewan McGregor in Salmon Fishing In The Yemen and appeared in the 2016 adaptation of The Girl On The Train.

No stranger to a blockbuster, Emily also co-starred with Matt Damon in the romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau, Bruce Willis in time travel action Looper, Tom Cruise in Edge Of Tomorrow and Ryan Gosling in 2024’s The Fall Guy.

She’s also a  triple threat, having appeared in numerous big-screen musicals, including 2014’s adaptation of Into The Woods where she played the Baker’s wife and Mary Poppins Returns, in which she took over the role of the magical nanny.

She earned her first Oscar nomination in 2024 for her role as Kitty in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, before scoring a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the MMA biopic The Smashing Machine opposite Dwayne Johnson.

Emily also worked with her real-life husband, John Krasinski, in the horror film A Quiet Place and its sequels.

Colin Firth

Colin Firth is one of the most celebrated British actors of his generation, becoming a household name the moment he stepped out of the water in his white shirt as Mr Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice.

This widespread attention led to roles in British classics The English Patient, Shakespeare In Love, and Girl With The Pearl Earring.

He is perhaps most recognisable for his work in numerous romantic comedies, playing Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’ Diary and its sequels, appearing in Love Actually and starring in Mamma Mia! as one of Sophie’s potential fathers. 

In 2010, Colin earned his first Academy Award nomination for playing a grieving man in Tom Ford’s A Single Man, before winning the following year, thanks to his leading performance as King George VI in The King’s Speech.

He followed this win with a varied range of projects including the John le Carré adaptation Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the Taron Egerton spy flick Kingsman: The Secret Service and the Sam Mendes war epic 1917.

Josh O’Connor

Josh O’Connor is one of Hollywood’s most exciting up-and-coming names, and Disclosure Day promises to propel him to yet another whole new level of global fame.

Early in his career, Josh became known for playing Lawrence Durrell in the ITV drama The Durrells, before landing the role of the future King Charles in seasons three and four of The Crown.

TV fans may remember him from his early work in the Doctor Who episode Cold War, playing Ada’s roommate James in Peaky Blinders and for his eight-episode arc in Father Brown as PC Bobby Grace.

On film, Josh is best recognised for starring opposite Zendaya in Challengers and for his lead role in the Knives Out threequel Wake Up Dead Man, alongside Daniel Craig and Glenn Close.

His other film credits include the queer cult love story Gods Own Country, the 2020 Austen adaptation of Emma, and the 2025 period drama The History Of Sound, co-starring Paul Mescal.

Colman Domingo

Coman Domingo is having a real moment right now.

Disclosure Day is Colman’s latest major project following his work in the Michael Jackson biopic, in which he played the late singer’s father, Tina Fey’s Netflix series The Four Seasons and Sam Levinson’s divisive drama Euphoria.

The Oscar nominee has been working in the industry for years, with his past roles including the villainous Victor Strand in Fear The Walking Dead as villainous Victor Strand and a breakthrough part in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, in which he appeared alongside Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman.

In 2024, his career exploded after he became the first American openly gay actor to be nominated for an Oscar, whe hem received a Best Actor nom for playing civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.

A year later, he received another Academy Award nomination for playing John “Divine G” Whitfield in the prison drama Sing Sing.

His other film credits include the film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, Ethan Coen’s Drive Away Dolls and Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man.

Eve Hewson

Eve Hewson is probably best known for playing Becka Garvey in the Apple TV+ dramedy Bad Sisters, Lucy Elkins in the medical drama The Knick and Amelia in Nicole Kidman’sNetflix miniseries The Perfect Couple.

She made her feature acting debut in the 2013 Clive Owen film Blood Ties before appearing in Enough Said with the late James Gandolfini and the 2017 remake of Papillon with Charlie Hunnam.

Disclosure Day is not Eve’s first time working with Spielberg, having previously appeared in 2015’s Bridge Of Spies alongside Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance.

In 2018, she played Maid Marian to Taron Egerton’s Robin Hood, and in 2020 had a role in the biopic Tesla, which saw Ethan Hawke play the inventor.

Last year, Eve also had a minor role in the George Clooney-led Jay Kelly.

Oh – and if you’re not familiar with Eve, you’ll definitely know her dad, U2 frontman Bono.

Wyatt Russell

Another celebrity offspring in the Disclosure Day cast is Wyatt Russell, the son of acting icons Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.

You may recognise Wyatt for playing a younger version of his dad in Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters or for playing failed Captain America John Walker in numerous Marvel projects, including The Falcon And The Winter Soldier and Thunderbolts.*

Wyatt’s other film credits include Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!!, nazi zombie thriller Overlord and Blumhouse horror Night Swim.

Elizabeth Marvel

Under the nun’s habit in Disclosure Day is Elizabeth Marvel, a prolific character actor best known for her regular role as Nancy Parras in crime procedural The District.

Elizabeth also portrayed Heather in Netflix’s political drama House Of Cards, and the president-elect Elizabeth Keane in Homeland.

Her other notable TV credits include appearing as Defence Attorney Rita Calhoun in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the mysterious Major-General in Manifest and the defence attorney’s wife Lo in Jake Gyllenhaal’s Apple TV+ drama Presumed Innocent.

Hettienne Park

Before being cast in Disclosure Day, Hettienne Park’s biggest role was as crime scene investigator Beverly Katz in the TV show Hannibal.

She has also had notable roles in two recent Netflix projects. She appeared alongside Jude Law in Black Rabbit, where she plays Detective Ellen Seung and alongside Claire Danes as Agent Erika Breton in The Beast In Me.

In 2025, she landed her biggest film role to date when she played the attorney who conducts the jury pool interview in Sorry, Baby.

Gabby Beans

Theatre fans may well be with Tony nominee Gabby Beans’ work already.

After making her Broadway debut in The Skin Of Our Teeth, she landed the dual role of Mercutio and Friar in the 2024 musical production of Romeo + Juliet, in which she shared the stage with Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor.

On TV, her biggest role to date came when she starred in Presumed Innocent as a young defence attorney, Mya. 

Her only other notable film role, so far, is playing Spider in Honey Don’t, alongside Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans.

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos is a Tony-nominated actor who is best known to TV fans as Dickie Glenroy in Only Murders In The Building.

He also appeared in Better Call Saul as the treasurer for Bernalillo County Craig, as Norwegian exec Johanes Karlsen in Nurse Jackie and Mr Gilbert in period drama The Gilded Age.

His other film roles include Best Picture winner Birdman, Hugh Jackman’s political thriller Bad Education and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, in which he appeared with fellow Disclosure Day star Colman Domingo.

Elliot Villar

Elliot is most recognisable for his role as the violent drug dealer Fernando Vera in the Ramli Malek led Mr. Robot.

He also appeared in five episodes of Succession as politician Daniel Jiménez, with his other TV credits including The Affair, crime comedy Sneaky Pete and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

As for his movie work, his biggest big-screen credit is playing a driver in the film The Internet.

Michael Gaston

You might know Michael Gaston for the many authority figures he has played on TV over the years.

Some of his most notable roles include playing Gray Anderson in Jericho, advertising exec Burt Peterson in Mad Men, CBI director Gale Bertram in The Mentalist and Deputy Director of the CIA in Tom Carter in Blindspot.

The character actor has more than 100 credits in films and TV to his name, including projects as varied as the satirical George W Bush biopic W, the Mark Wahlberg action comedy Spenser Confidential and another major Spielberg production, Bridge Of Spies.

You might have recently also see Michael playing Chief Of Police Phil Gallo in Daredevil: Born Again, who meets a deadly end at the hands of Kingpin in that dramatic season one finale.

Disclosure Day is in cinemas now.