Cast of Homeland

Damian Lewis plays Nicholas Brody, a Marine Corps Scout Sniper who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war.

Claire Danes portrays Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer with bipolar disorder.

Numan Acar acts as Haissam Haqqani, a suspected terrorist leader.

Rupert Friend plays Peter Quinn, a CIA black ops officer.

Nimrat Kaur is featured as Tasneem Qureshi, an intelligence officer for Pakistan's ISI.

Mandy Patinkin takes on the role of Saul Berenson, a mentor to Carrie and the CIA's Middle-East Division Chief.

Nazanin Boniadi plays Fara Sherazi, a CIA analyst.

Sarah Sokolovic plays Laura Sutton, a journalist with a penchant for controversy.

Linus Roache plays David Wellington, an advisor to the President of the United States.

Sebastian Koch plays Otto Düring, a philanthropist and the head of the Düring Foundation.

Tracy Letts is cast as Senator Andrew Lockhart, a senior U.S. senator.