In the 1992 film Sneakers, which actor plays security expert Martin Bishop?

Robert Redford plays security expert Martin Bishop in the 1992 film Sneakers.

Martin Bishop leads a team that tests the security of banks and other organizations. The group includes specialists in electronics, sound, lockpicking, psychology, and computing. Their work changes when they are forced to retrieve a device capable of breaking modern cryptographic systems.

The film’s ensemble includes Sidney Poitier as Donald Crease, Dan Aykroyd as Mother, River Phoenix as Carl Arbogast, and David Strathairn as Whistler. Whistler is a blind computer expert whose skills are central to the team’s operations.

Sneakers was directed by Phil Alden Robinson and released in 1992. Its plot combines computer security, espionage, cryptography, and ethical questions about who should control information. The movie is often remembered for treating security testing as a team discipline rather than presenting hacking as a solitary activity.