Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits, however Hanssen is really suspected of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia for years and being responsible for the deaths of agents working for the United States.
Chris Cooper
as Robert Hanssen
Ryan Phillippe
as Eric O'Neill
Laura Linney
as Kate Burroughs
Caroline Dhavernas
as Juliana O'Neill
Gary Cole
as Rich Garces
Dennis Haysbert
as Dean Plesac
Kathleen Quinlan
as Bonnie Hanssen
Bruce Davison
as John O'Neill
Jonathan Watton
as Geddes
Tom Barnett
as Jim Olsen
Jonathan Potts
as D.I.A. Suit
David Huband
as Photographer