| Kevin Spacey | Francis Underwood |
| Robin Wright | Claire Underwood |
| Kate Mara | Zoe Barnes |
| Corey Stoll | Rep. Peter Russo |
| Michael Kelly | Doug Stamper |
| Sakina Jaffrey | Linda Vasquez |
| Kristen Connolly | Christina Gallagher |
| Sebastian Arcelus | Lucas Goodwin |
| Boris McGiver | Tom Hammerschmidt |
| Constance Zimmer | Janine Skorsky |
| Jayne Atkinson | Catherine Durant |
| Michel Gill | President Garrett Walker |
| Reg E. Cathey | Freddy |
| Dan Ziskie | VP Matthews
(as Dan Ziske) |
| Elizabeth Norment | Nancy Kaufberger |
| Reed Birney | Rep. Donald Blythe |
| Kevin Kilner | Michael Kern |
| Francie Swift | Felicity Holburn |
| Karl Kenzler | Sen. Charles Holburn |
| Chuck Cooper | Barney Hull |
| Maryann Plunkett | Evelyn |
| Chance Kelly | Steve |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Call Girl |
| Dani Englander | 1st Lady Patricia Walker |
| Carl Schurr | Chief Justice |
| Samuel Ray Gates | Police Officer |
| Matthew Bowerman | Tech Guy |
| Steven Ted Beckler | Henry Chapman |
| Samuel Maupin | Minister |
| Gary Ray Moore | Jack Warton
(as Gary Moore) |
| Frances Mitchell | Sue Warton |
| Bryan Langlitz | Brian |
| Kamal Jones | Cop |
| Kyle Johnson | Walker Kid 1 |
| Kirsten Johnson | Walker Kid 2
(as Kristen Johnson) |
| Alexandra Linn | Dance Couple 1 |
| Eliot Malamud | Dance Couple 1 |
| Ann Marlow | Dance Couple 2 |
| Dan Vanbey | Dance Couple 2 |
| Anna Damen | Dance Couple 3 |
| Sean Climer | Dance Couple 3 |
| Carol Berger | Dance Couple 4 |
| Ed Costlow | Dance Couple 4 |
| Catherine Noblitt | Dance Couple 5 |
| Mark Norton | Dance Couple 5 |
| Debbie Winchell | Dance Couple 6 |
| Chris Endres | Dance Couple 6 |
| Karen Trimble | Dance Couple 7 |
| Dimitri Klubov | Dance Couple 7 |
| Honey Kessler | Dance Couple 8 |
| Bob Kessler | Dance Couple 8 |
| Lucy Henningfield | Dance Couple 9 |
| Jack Henningfield | Dance Couple 9 |
| Linda Ha | Dance Couple 10 |
| David Flynn | Dance Couple 10 |
| Natalya Franklin | Dance Couple 11 |
| Stephen Gonzales | Dance Couple 11 |
| Sally Meints | Dance Couple 12 |
| George Winchell | Dance Couple 12 |
| Yana Karp | Dance Couple 13 |
| Dan Callaway | Dance Couple 13
(as Dan Calloway) |
| Yuko Yu | Dance Couple 14 |
| Thomas Yu | Dance Couple 14 |
| Charlie Dreizen | 20-Year-Old Hit and Run Driver |
| W. Keith Scott | DC Cop 1
(as Willie Keith Scott) |
| Don Whatley | DC Cop 2 |
| Ron Decker | Opera Couple 1 |
| Victoria Morrison | Opera Couple 1 |
| Joanna Becker | Herald Staffer
(uncredited) |
| Frank Bliss | Vice President's Drunk Friend
(uncredited) |
| Aaron Bryant | Rude Politician
(uncredited) |
| Juan Eloy Carrera | Ballroom Attendee
(uncredited) |
| James Cottingham | Politician
(uncredited) |
| Alex Drummond III | Community member
(uncredited) |
| Chris Dyer | New Years Eve Partygoer
(uncredited) |
| Dave Fairbanks | Parishoner
(uncredited) |
| Brian Foreman | Politician
(uncredited) |
| Tom Gambrill | Newspaper Reporter
(uncredited) |
| Pete Garvey | Politician
(uncredited) |
| Marc Goodman | Opera Attendee
(uncredited) |
| John Hagy | Congressman
(uncredited) |
| Doug Henderson | Opera Patron
(uncredited) |
| Donald Imm | Press Corp
(uncredited) |
| Jaci Jones | Staffer
(uncredited) |
| George Kardulias | Opera Attendee
(uncredited) |
| Marcus LaRon | Secret Service
(uncredited) |
| Micheila Leighland | Opera VIP
(uncredited) |
| Benjamin Loeh | Bartender
(uncredited) |
| David L. Marston | New Years Eve Partygoer
(uncredited) |
| Neal McNeil | Parishoner
(uncredited) |
| Anita Moore | Outgoing First Lady
(uncredited) |
| Tony Moore | DC Arts Gala Patron
(uncredited) |
| Peter Muggleworth | Inauguration Guest
(uncredited) |
| Robert Lucas Nelson | Parishoner
(uncredited) |
| Melissa Panos | White House Reporter
(uncredited) |
| Jennifer Richards | Politicians Wife
(uncredited) |
| Bob Schwartz | Waiter
(uncredited) |
| David Murray Solomon | New Years Eve Partygoer
(uncredited) |
| Patrick Michael Strange | Commuter
(uncredited) |
| Richard Strasser | Diplomat
(uncredited) |
| Katrinka Stringfield | Parishioner
(uncredited) |
| Lawrence Whitener | New Years Eve Partygoer
(uncredited) |