Directed by:
Alfonso Gomez-RejonScreenplay:
Michael MitnickCinematography:
Chung-hoon ChungCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Katherine Waterston, Stanley Townsend, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen (more)Plots(1)
Fuelled by the intense rivalry between electricity titans Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse, The Current War tells the dramatic story of the late 19th century race to light up America and power the world. Rounding out the cast are Nicholas Hoult as the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, Katherine Waterston as Westinghouse's outspoken wife Marguerite, Tom Holland as Edison's confident young secretary Samuel Insull, Matthew Macfadyen as the famous financier and banker J.P. Morgan, and Tuppence Middleton as Edison's supportive wife Mary. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Cast
![Benedict Cumberbatch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/211/166211759_670f1e.jpg)
Benedict Cumberbatch
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
![Michael Shannon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277464_6c0bc7.jpg)
Michael Shannon
USA
Best movies:
Groundhog Day (1993)
Knives Out (2019)
Bullet Train (2022)
![Nicholas Hoult](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/063/167063615_5e1b9b.jpg)
Nicholas Hoult
UK
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Wallander (2008) (series)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
![Tom Holland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226570_cb9ad9.jpg)
Tom Holland
UK
Best movies:
Billy Elliot the Musical (2014) (theatrical recording)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Katherine Waterston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/742/162742406_bab1a7.jpg)
Katherine Waterston
UK
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
Mid90s (2018)
Michael Clayton (2007)
![Stanley Townsend](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/274/161274197_051173.jpg)
Stanley Townsend
Ireland
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
![Tuppence Middleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/730/162730437_2b83cc.jpg)
Tuppence Middleton
UK
Best movies:
The Imitation Game (2014)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
![Matthew Macfadyen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/452/160452229_c7c822.jpg)
Matthew Macfadyen
UK
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
![Damien Molony](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/460/162460251_09f97f.png)
Damien Molony
Ireland
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
No Man’s Land (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Current War (2017)
![Nigel Whitmey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/192/163192743_465a88.jpg)
Nigel Whitmey
Canada
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
![Celyn Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/595/158595523_62a874.jpg)
Celyn Jones
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
![Tom Sweet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/882/161882394_304691.jpg)
Tom Sweet
Best movies:
Where Hands Touch (2018)
Ashes in the Snow (2018)
The Current War (2017)
![Corey Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273975_ff5363.jpg)
Corey Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
![Craig Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/370/370002_81c27e.jpg)
Craig Roberts
UK
Best movies:
Care (2000) (TV movie)
Jane Eyre (2011)
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
![Harry Melling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/596/164596649_9e21e2.jpg)
Harry Melling
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Keeper (2018)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
![Conor MacNeill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/449/168449993_j34ses.jpg)
Conor MacNeill
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Parked (2010)
The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
Iain McKee
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Arthur Christmas (2011)
Kevin Millington
Best movies:
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
The Current War (2017)
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
Tom Bell
Best movies:
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
2nd Date Sex (2019)
![Louis Ashbourne Serkis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/100/163100528_5de11b.jpg)
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)