Chief of Station: Full list of cast in the movie

Chief of Station is an American thriller film directed by Jesse V. Johnson and released on May 3, 2024. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Ben Malloy, the titular Station Chief of the CIA in Eastern Europe. The film's official synopsis reads as follows:

"After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew."

Alongside Aaron Eckhart, the film features Olga Kurylenko as former Russian agent Krystyna Kowerski and Alex Pettyfer as John Branca.

Chief of Station has received mixed reviews from critics. The Guardian's Phil Hoad considers it a "ham-fisted thriller" and has awarded it two stars out of five. Moreover, Phil Walsh from GeekVibesNation has praised Aaron Eckhart's performance, saying the actor has made the otherwise generic film enjoyable.

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Chief of Station cast and characters

The main cast of the film includes Aaron Eckhart as CIA Chief of Station Ben Malloy. After his wife is deliberately targeted in a cafe bombing, Ben goes on a crusade against her killers and gets drawn into a conspiracy regarding the CIA's dirty laundry.

Meanwhile, Laëtitia Eïdo portrays Farrah Malloy (Ben's wife) who dies at the beginning of the film. Ben's investigation into her death reveals that she used to work with foreign intelligence agents in the past, unbeknownst to him. Actor Alex Pettyfer steps into the role of John Branca, Ben's old partner from Hungary.

The other cast members include Chris Petrovski as Nick Malloy, Ben's son. Actor Nick Moran plays Evgeny, an FSB agent questioned by Ben during the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Bernhardt stars as Kharon, a Chechen assassin. Olga Kurylenko plays Krystyna Kowerski, an old associate of Farrah's.

The supporting cast is as follows:

• James Faulkner as CIA Deputy Director Williams
• Nina Bergman as Hitchens
• Kris Johnson as Ted Waltz
• Isobel Wood as Veronique
• Jonathan Ajayi as Desmond Jackson
• Josef Cannon as Jansson
• Gabor Piroch as Maitre'd
• Junior Luiz Henrique as Security Guard
• Kevin Ezekiel Ogunleye as Night Watchman
• Hans Peterson as Inspector General Attorney
• Tehrani Nishat as Gunman

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Chief of Station follows a sinister CIA conspiracy

Chief of Station stars Alex Pettyfer as John Branca. (Image via Vertical)

Ben Malloy's wife is killed in a cafe bombing in Budapest. Realizing that it may have been a murder, not an accident, he begins an investigation into her death, which leads to him confronting FSB agent, Evgeny.

Evgeny reveals that Farrah was involved in dealings Ben never had a clue about, but a Chechen assassin named Kharon murders him before he can reveal anything else. Ben gets bailed out by John Branca, an old partner he knew back in Hungary.

Unfortunately, Branca is revealed to be a treacherous snake who lures Ben into a trap so he can interrogate Ben regarding what he knows about his wife. Ben is then rescued by Krystyna Kowerski, a former Russian agent who used to work with Farrah.

The two head to Farrah's cache and discover a laptop where she'd documented evidence of CIA Deputy Director Williams taking bribes. Ben's son, Nick, is abducted in Croatia under orders from Branca, and Ben offers to surrender the laptop in exchange for Nick's safety.

Ben meets Nick's captors in Hungary, where he and Krystyna proceed to turn the tables on them and rescue Nick. CIA Deputy Director Williams is subsequently exposed for his corruption, thanks to Farrah's evidence.

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Distributed by Vertical, Chief of Station released in theaters on May 3, 2024.