<P> On August 19 , 2014 , casting began , with actor Mark Wahlberg added in the lead role of the film . Wahlberg plays Mike Williams , a real - life electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig . On March 18 , 2015 , Gina Rodriguez was set to play a woman named Andrea Fleytas , who was on the bridge on board the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the blowout , and frantically tried to contact the Coast Guard . On April 10 , 2015 , Deadline reported that Dylan O'Brien was in talks to play Caleb Holloway . Kurt Russell joined the film on the same day O'Brien was in talks . Soon after , John Malkovich was confirmed cast , as a BP representative who fatally underestimates the dangers of working on the rig . Kate Hudson was announced as a cast member in May , 2015 , and playing the wife of Wahlberg 's character ; her role will be her first on - screen pairing with Russell , her stepfather , although they shared no dialogue in the film . </P>
<P> On August 19 , 2014 , casting began , with actor Mark Wahlberg added in the lead role of the film . Wahlberg plays Mike Williams , a real - life electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig . On March 18 , 2015 , Gina Rodriguez was set to play a woman named Andrea Fleytas , who was on the bridge on board the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the blowout , and frantically tried to contact the Coast Guard . On April 10 , 2015 , Deadline reported that Dylan O'Brien was in talks to play Caleb Holloway . Kurt Russell joined the film on the same day O'Brien was in talks . Soon after , John Malkovich was confirmed cast , as a BP representative who fatally underestimates the dangers of working on the rig . Kate Hudson was announced as a cast member in May , 2015 , and playing the wife of Wahlberg 's character ; her role will be her first on - screen pairing with Russell , her stepfather , although they shared no dialogue in the film . </P>
who plays mark wahlberg 's wife in deepwater horizon
who plays mark wahlberg 's wife in deepwater horizon
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson