Larry Pine as Bob Birch, the House Minority Leader and a Democratic U.S.Lars Mikkelsen as Viktor Petrov, the President of the Russian Federation.Joel Kinnaman as Will Conway, the Republican nominee for president and Governor of New York.LisaGay Hamilton as Celia Jones, Doris' daughter.Cicely Tyson as Doris Jones, a Texas congresswoman.Colm Feore as General Ted Brockhart, Republican Vice Presidential candidate.Ellen Burstyn as Elizabeth Hale, Claire's mother.Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt, the former editor of The Washington Herald and former boss of Lucas Goodwin.Sebastian Arcelus as Lucas Goodwin, former reporter at The Washington Herald.Paul Sparks as Thomas Yates, an author and speechwriter for the Underwoods.Damian Young as Aidan Macallan, data scientist and friend of LeAnn Harvey.Molly Parker as Jacqueline "Jackie" Sharp, the Deputy House Minority Whip and Democratic presidential candidate.Dominique McElligott as Hannah Conway, wife of New York Governor and Republican presidential nominee Will Conway.Elizabeth Marvel as Heather Dunbar, the former Solicitor General of the United States and Democratic presidential candidate.Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum, the Underwoods' Secret Service bodyguard.Derek Cecil as Seth Grayson, the White House Press Secretary.Neve Campbell as LeAnn Harvey, a Texas-based political consultant.Jayne Atkinson as Catherine Durant, Secretary of State.Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton, the former White House Chief of Staff under President Underwood.Michael Kelly as Douglas "Doug" Stamper, the White House Chief of Staff.Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, First Lady of the United States and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Underwood, the President of the United States On February 10, Ellen Burstyn and Cicely Tyson were announced as cast members in conjunction with the release of the first trailer for the season. In February 2016, Joel Kinnaman was announced as having a recurring role. In September 2015, Colm Feore was announced as having a recurring role. On July 1, 2015, Neve Campbell was announced as having been cast for season 4. The press release associated with the trailer said "In an election year, the stakes are now higher than ever, and the biggest threat they face is contending with each other." Cast The first trailer for the season, which focused on the contentious relationship between the Underwoods, was released on February 10. In January, show creator, executive producer and showrunner Beau Willimon's departure following the season was announced. In December 2015, it was revealed during a 2016 Republican Party presidential debate through faux advertising that the season would premiere on March 4, 2016. Film crews were spotted filming on June 16, 2015. The first casting calls were announced on May 5, 2015, to occur on May 15. On April 2, 2015, Netflix announced via its Twitter account that it had renewed House of Cards for a fourth season of undisclosed length, to be released in early 2016.