 | Woody Harrelson als Dave Brown |
 | Steve Buscemi als Bill Blago |
 | Ice Cube als Kyle Timkins |
 | Ben Foster als General Terry |
 | Anne Heche als Catherine |
 | Robin Wright als Linda Fentress |
 | Matt McTighe als 30-Year-Old Cop |
 | Jon Foster als Michael Whittaker |
 | Jon Bernthal als Dan Morone |
 | Stella Schnabel als Jane |
 | Rubén Garfias als Pharmacy Security Guard |
 | Deadlee als Pharmacy Punk |
 | Dominic Flores als Latino Detective |
 | Cynthia Nixon als Barbara |
 | Brie Larson als Helen |
| Sammy Boyarsky als Margaret |
| Billy Hough als Piano Player |
 | Audra McDonald als Sarah |
 | Sigourney Weaver als Joan Confrey |
 | Ned Beatty als Hartshorn |
 | Robert Wisdom als Captain |
 | Harriet Sansom Harris als Stacy Cranston |
 | Rachel Ann Mullins als Dominatrix (uncredited) |
| James Ellroy | Screenplay |
| Oren Moverman | Director |
| Ben Foster | Producer |
| Lawrence Inglee | Producer |
| Oren Moverman | Screenplay |
| Ken Kao | Producer |
| Rachel Tenner | Casting |
| Linda Dowds | Makeup Department Head |
| Laura Rosenthal | Casting |
| Bobby Bukowski | Director of Photography |
| Catherine George | Costume Design |
| Jim Black | Music Supervisor |
| David Wasco | Production Design |
| Ariel Gold | Costume Supervisor |
| Dickon Hinchliffe | Original Music Composer |
| Tim Trella | Stunt Coordinator |
| Austin Gorg | Art Direction |
| Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Lori Guidroz | Hair Department Head |
| Sandy Reynolds-Wasco | Set Decoration |
| Scott Peterson | Script Supervisor |
| Dottie Starling | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Mary Burton | Makeup Artist |
| Haley Clause | Art Department Assistant |
| Venessa De Anda | Art Department Coordinator |
| Curtis Corbitt | Assistant Property Master |
| Mike Medina | Construction Coordinator |
| William Paul Clark | First Assistant Director |
| Tim DeLuca | Greensman |
| Karen Ruth Getchell | Production Supervisor |
| Bret Mayo | Hairstylist |
| Mark Hunstable | Assistant Art Director |
| Debra Denson | Makeup Artist |
| Jason Bedig | Leadman |
| Lisa Layman | Key Makeup Artist |
| Anthony Veader | Hairstylist |
| Benjamin Nowicki | Graphic Designer |
| Paul J. Lindsey | Painter |
| Timothy Knoll | Painter |
| Noah Plunkett | Greensman |
| Samantha Wade | Key Hair Stylist |
| Steven Hanks | Greensman |
| Bo Hrupcho | Painter |
| David Redier-Linsk | Graphic Designer |
| Terry Haskell | Property Master |
| Jennie Harris | Assistant Set Decoration |
| David M. Hernandez | Greensman |
| Joshua Borgese | Greensman |
| Calvin Magnum | Propmaker |
| Nicholas Rake | Set Dresser |
| Trevor Champion Rogers | Set Dresser |
| James Wright | Dolby Consultant |
| Chad Van Baalbergen | Special Effects Technician |
| Mike Blauvelt | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Bart Dion | Special Effects Technician |
| Tom Lamb | Compositor |
| Eric Pender | Compositor |
| Mike Selemon | First Assistant Editor |
| Scott Hatley | Grip |
| Anthony Nevarez | Rigging Grip |
| Lisa Pinero | Sound Mixer |
| Edward Viola | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Jessica Albertson | Set Costumer |
| Robert Jackson | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Matt Horochowski | Dolly Grip |
| Jason McCormick | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| William Clouter | Grip |
| Bobby Johanson | ADR Mixer |
| Javier Bennassar | Sound Designer |
| Fritz Weber | Grip |
| Charley Gilleran | Key Rigging Grip |
| Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| David Raymond | Boom Operator |
| Gabriel J. Serrano | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Edward Bunker | In Memory Of |
| Michael Koepke | Grip |
| Brian Dunlop | Foley Editor |
| A. Josh Reinhardt | Foley Mixer |
| Vasco Nunes | Camera Operator |
| Brian Branton | Grip |
| Michael Rivera | ADR Recordist |
| Larz Anderson | Special Effects Coordinator |
| John Nicolard | Digital Intermediate |
| Mark A. Freid | Location Manager |
| Mike Bonnaud | Best Boy Electric |
| Eric Jensch | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lauren Ritchie | Visual Effects Producer |
| Philip Beckner | Digital Intermediate |
| Carlos DePalma | Rigging Grip |
| Callie Thurman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Caleb Owens | Compositor |
| Rich King | Extras Casting |
| Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Javier Bennassar | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sarah Catizone | Set Medic |
| Jon 'Scooter' Cousins | Best Boy Grip |
| James Coffin | Grip |
| Walter Volpatto | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Cameron Smith | Electrician |
| Michael Tolochko | Electrician |
| Michael Witczak | Electrician |
| Tana Dubbe | Key Grip |
| Dann Fink | ADR Voice Casting |
| Cameron Dale | Costumer |
| Elbert Irving IV | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Susan Alexander | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Michael Klastorin | Unit Publicist |
| John Mang | Dolly Grip |
| Francine Natale | Electrician |
| Thomas M. Dangcil | Electrician |
| Mark Avery | Costumer |
| Brian Gallagher | ADR Mixer |
| Jim Schultz | Music Editor |
| Nadia Venesse | Dialect Coach |
| Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |
| Michael Lyon | Electrician |
| Michael Bauman | Gaffer |
| Andrew Taylor | Grip |
| Paul Metcalf | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Brian Hendricks | Extras Casting |
| Michael Santopolo | Foley |
| Brad Holtzman | Set Costumer |
| Jay Rabinowitz | Editor |
| David Lloyd | Set Dresser |
