In Firewall (2006), which actor plays bank-security expert Jack Stanfield?

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In Firewall (2006), Harrison Ford plays bank-security expert Jack Stanfield.

Jack Stanfield is a computer-security specialist working for a Seattle bank. Criminals exploit his expertise and threaten his family, forcing him to help them bypass the institution’s security systems. The film combines a technology-centered crime plot with a family hostage thriller.

Paul Bettany plays Bill Cox, the criminal who orchestrates the extortion. The title refers to a firewall, a security system designed to control or filter network traffic, although the film also uses the word as a metaphor for institutional protection.

Firewall was directed by Richard Loncraine and released in 2006. Harrison Ford’s role is not a conventional hacker character: Stanfield is a professional security architect whose knowledge is coerced by criminals.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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