Breach Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

When young Eric O'Neill (Phillippe) is promoted out of his low-level surveillance job and into the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent is on the verge of becoming a reality. Even more impressive, O'Neill is handpicked to work for renowned operative Robert Hanssen (Cooper), within "information assurance," a new division created to protect all classified FBI Intelligence. O' Neill is quickly confronted with the true reason behind his hire: Hanssen is the sole subject of a long-term, top-secret investigation, a suspected mole made all the more dangerous by the sheer global import of the information he is charged with protecting.

The Bureau asks O'Neill to use Hanssen's growing trust to slowly draw the traitor out of deep cover. Engaged in a lethal game of spy-versus-spy, O'Neill finds himself fighting to bring down Hanssen before the treacherous double agent can destroy O'Neill, his family and the nation they are both sworn to serve.

Linney portrays Special Agent Kate Burroughs, the FBI staffer in charge of O'Neill, and Dennis Haysbert (Far From Heaven, TV's 24) is Special Agent Dan Plesac, who teams with Burroughs to bring Hanssen down. Also

Drama Suspense Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Breach.

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  Chris Cooper

  The Town, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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  Ryan Phillippe

  The Locksmith, Prey

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  Laura Linney

  Nocturnal Animals, Suncoast

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  Dennis Haysbert

  Send Help, Ted 2

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  Kathleen Quinlan

  Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, Elektra Luxx

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  Gary Cole

  The Pineapple Express, Hop

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  Caroline Dhavernas

  Devil, Wrecked

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  Bruce Davison

  Pearl, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty

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  Mary Jo Deschanel

Crew Behind the Film

The Breach behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Billy Ray last directed Secret in Their Eyes and Shattered Glass. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.

Director

Billy Ray

Screenwriters

Billy Ray
Adam Mazer
Bill Rotko

Producers

Scott Kroopf
Bobby Newmyer
Scott Strauss

Production Details

What we know about the Breach movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on "The Eleventh Hour" by Adam Mazer and Bill Rotko and inspired by true events.

Production Updates for Breach

Dec 2004

Completed

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