<Ul> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong , the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li> <Li> Claire Foy as Janet Shearon , Armstrong 's first wife . </Li> <Li> Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin , the second man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li> <Li> Pablo Schreiber as Jim Lovell , Gemini astronaut and backup commander on Armstrong 's Apollo 11 mission . </Li> <Li> Jason Clarke as Ed White , the first American to walk in space , who died during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1 , which was to be the first manned Apollo mission . </Li> <Li> Kyle Chandler as Deke Slayton , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts , who became NASA 's first Chief of the Astronaut Office . </Li> <Li> Christopher Abbott as David Scott , who flew with Armstrong on the Gemini 8 mission . </Li> <Li> Patrick Fugit as Elliot See , a member of NASA Astronaut Group 2 . Armstrong and See were the backup crew for Gemini 5 , and both were later chosen for command assignments : Armstrong on Gemini 8 , and See on Gemini 9 . See was killed in 1966 when his NASA trainer jet crashed into the McDonnell Space Center in St. Louis , where he was training for that mission . </Li> <Li> Lukas Haas as Michael Collins , the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 , who also flew on Gemini 10 . </Li> <Li> Shea Whigham as Gus Grissom , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts . He was killed during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1 , which was to be the first manned Apollo mission . </Li> <Li> Brian d'Arcy James as Joseph A. Walker , Armstrong 's fellow X-15 test pilot who became the seventh man in space by taking that plane into space twice . </Li> <Li> Cory Michael Smith as Roger B. Chaffee , capsule communicator for the Gemini 3 and Gemini 4 missions , and the third crew member who was killed with Grissom and White in the Apollo 1 pre-launch test . </Li> <Li> J.D. Evermore as Christopher C. Kraft Jr. , NASA 's first Flight Director , who was in charge of America 's first manned spaceflight and first manned orbital flight , as well as the Gemini 4 mission . </Li> <Li> John David Whalen as John Glenn , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts . He became the first American to orbit the Earth . </Li> <Li> Ethan Embry as Pete Conrad , Pilot of Gemini 5 and backup commander for Gemini 8 . </Li> <Li> Skyler Bible as Richard F. Gordon Jr. , the backup pilot for Gemini 8 and pilot of Gemini 11 . </Li> <Li> Ben Owen as John Hodge , the NASA Flight Director in charge of Gemini 8 . </Li> <Li> Olivia Hamilton as Patricia White , Ed 's wife . </Li> <Li> Kris Swanberg as Marilyn See , Elliot 's wife . </Li> <Li> Ciarán Hinds as Robert R. Gilruth , the first director of NASA 's Manned Spacecraft Center . </Li> <Li> Shawn Eric Jones as Wally Schirra , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the ninth person to travel to space . </Li> <Li> William Gregory Lee as Gordon Cooper , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts , who piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight . He was commander of Gemini 5 . </Li> <Li> Steven Coulter as Guenter Wendt , the launch pad leader who was in charge of the spacecraft close - out crews , at the launch pads for the Mercury and Gemini programs , and all manned Apollo missions . </Li> <Li> Leon Bridges as Gil Scott - Heron , a singer and poet . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong , the astronaut who became the first man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li> <Li> Claire Foy as Janet Shearon , Armstrong 's first wife . </Li> <Li> Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin , the second man to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 . </Li> <Li> Pablo Schreiber as Jim Lovell , Gemini astronaut and backup commander on Armstrong 's Apollo 11 mission . </Li> <Li> Jason Clarke as Ed White , the first American to walk in space , who died during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1 , which was to be the first manned Apollo mission . </Li> <Li> Kyle Chandler as Deke Slayton , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts , who became NASA 's first Chief of the Astronaut Office . </Li> <Li> Christopher Abbott as David Scott , who flew with Armstrong on the Gemini 8 mission . </Li> <Li> Patrick Fugit as Elliot See , a member of NASA Astronaut Group 2 . Armstrong and See were the backup crew for Gemini 5 , and both were later chosen for command assignments : Armstrong on Gemini 8 , and See on Gemini 9 . See was killed in 1966 when his NASA trainer jet crashed into the McDonnell Space Center in St. Louis , where he was training for that mission . </Li> <Li> Lukas Haas as Michael Collins , the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 , who also flew on Gemini 10 . </Li> <Li> Shea Whigham as Gus Grissom , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts . He was killed during a pre-launch test for Apollo 1 , which was to be the first manned Apollo mission . </Li> <Li> Brian d'Arcy James as Joseph A. Walker , Armstrong 's fellow X-15 test pilot who became the seventh man in space by taking that plane into space twice . </Li> <Li> Cory Michael Smith as Roger B. Chaffee , capsule communicator for the Gemini 3 and Gemini 4 missions , and the third crew member who was killed with Grissom and White in the Apollo 1 pre-launch test . </Li> <Li> J.D. Evermore as Christopher C. Kraft Jr. , NASA 's first Flight Director , who was in charge of America 's first manned spaceflight and first manned orbital flight , as well as the Gemini 4 mission . </Li> <Li> John David Whalen as John Glenn , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts . He became the first American to orbit the Earth . </Li> <Li> Ethan Embry as Pete Conrad , Pilot of Gemini 5 and backup commander for Gemini 8 . </Li> <Li> Skyler Bible as Richard F. Gordon Jr. , the backup pilot for Gemini 8 and pilot of Gemini 11 . </Li> <Li> Ben Owen as John Hodge , the NASA Flight Director in charge of Gemini 8 . </Li> <Li> Olivia Hamilton as Patricia White , Ed 's wife . </Li> <Li> Kris Swanberg as Marilyn See , Elliot 's wife . </Li> <Li> Ciarán Hinds as Robert R. Gilruth , the first director of NASA 's Manned Spacecraft Center . </Li> <Li> Shawn Eric Jones as Wally Schirra , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the ninth person to travel to space . </Li> <Li> William Gregory Lee as Gordon Cooper , one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts , who piloted the longest and final Mercury spaceflight . He was commander of Gemini 5 . </Li> <Li> Steven Coulter as Guenter Wendt , the launch pad leader who was in charge of the spacecraft close - out crews , at the launch pads for the Mercury and Gemini programs , and all manned Apollo missions . </Li> <Li> Leon Bridges as Gil Scott - Heron , a singer and poet . </Li> </Ul>
who plays neil armstrongs wife in first man
who plays neil armstrongs wife in first man
Claire Foy
Claire Foy