''The Alternate'' (known in the U.S. as ''Agent of Death'') is a 2000 American

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

directed by

Sam Firstenberg Sam Firstenberg (born Shmulik Firstenberg on March 13, 1950) is an Israeli-American film director. He is best known for having made low-budget B-movies most of his career, among them the first two films in the American Ninja series, ''American Ni ...

and starring

Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in '' King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes ...

, Bryan Genesse, Ice-T, and

Michael Madsen Michael Søren Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. He has starred in many films and television series, frequently collaborating with director Quentin Tarantino, most famously in the latter's debut film '' Reservoir Dogs'' (1 ...

Cast

as The Alternate * Bryan Genesse as The Leader * Ice-T as Agent Williams *

as Agent Jack Briggs * John Beck as President John Fallbrook *

Brooke Theiss Brooke Theiss-Genesse (born October 23, 1969) is an American actress who has starred in film and on television. Early life Theiss was born in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California to actors Dick Thies and Kathleen Mitchell. She changed the spell ...

as Mary *

Larry Manetti Lawrence Francis Manetti (born July 23, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright on the CBS television series ''Magnum, P.I.'' which starred Tom Selleck as the title character. He also starred in ...

as Agent Harris * Eliza Roberts as Chief of Staff Donaldson * J. Cynthia Brooks as Mrs. Fallbrook *

Richard Steinmetz Richard Steinmetz is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Fitzgerald on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions''. Early life A native of Chicago, his was a police officer on the South Side. Steinmetz graduated from ...

as SWAT Leader *

Ronn Moss Ronald Montague Moss (born March 4, 1952) is an American actor, musician and singer/songwriter, a member of the band Player, and best known for portraying Ridge Forrester, the dynamic fashion magnate on the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the B ...

as Fake President

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* * 2000 films 2000 direct-to-video films 2000 action films 2000 independent films American action films American independent films Direct-to-video action films Films about fictional presidents of the United States Films about kidnapping American films about revenge Films about terrorism in the United States Films directed by Sam Firstenberg 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-action-film-stub