Cast

• Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon, the leader of an elite team of lifeguards.
• Zac Efron as Matt Brody, a disgraced former Olympian turned lifeguard, used as a PR opportunity.
• Priyanka Chopra as Victoria Leeds,^[7] the new owner of the Huntley Club, suspected of using her business as a front for drug smuggling.
• Alexandra Daddario as Summer Quinn, one of the new recruits, along with Matt and Ronnie, tough, brainy, a skilled surfer, and the love interest of Matt
• Kelly Rohrbach as C.J. Parker, Ronnie’s love interest
• Jon Bass as Ronnie, funny, awkward and a skilled disco dancer at the beach, who falls in love with Parker.
• Ilfenesh Hadera as Stephanie Holden, Mitch’s second-in-command.
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Garner Ellerbee, a police officer who is constantly reminding Mitch that he has no real authority over the bay.
• Rob Huebel as Don Thorpe, Mitch’s superior, who wants to restore the financially troubled Baywatch program.
• Hannibal Buress as Dave the Tech, a bay community local and Ronnie’s friend.
• Belinda as Carmen^[8]
• Jack Kesy as Leon
• Amin Joseph as Frankie
• Izabel Goulart as Amber
• Charlotte McKinney as Julia^[9]
• Arian Foster as himself
• Seth Gordon as Helicopter Pilot

Two of the original stars of the TV series, David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, made cameos in the film portraying Mitch “The Mentor” and Casey Jean Parker, the new captain.