 | Christian Bale als Russell Baze |
 | Zoe Saldaña als Lena Taylor |
 | Woody Harrelson als Harlan DeGroat |
 | Sam Shepard als Gerald 'Red' Baze |
 | Willem Dafoe als John Petty |
 | Forest Whitaker als Chief Wesley Barnes |
 | Casey Affleck als Rodney Baze Jr. |
 | Boyd Holbrook als Tattooed Guy |
 | Tom Bower als Dan Dugan |
 | Gordon Michaels als Bergen County Officer |
 | Jack Erdie als Meth Guy |
 | Charles David Richards als Chaplain |
 | Bingo O'Malley als Rodney Baze Sr. |
 | Dendrie Taylor als DeGroat's Date |
 | Nancy Mosser als Woman at Drive In |
 | Carl Ciarfalio als Man at Drive In |
| Bobby Wolfe als Dwight Van Dunk |
| Corey Rieger als Skinny Guy |
| Jason Greear als Undercover Cop |
| Tommy Lafitte als Priest |
| Georin Aquila als Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Matt Baker als Cletus (uncredited) |
| Todd Bobenrieth als Steel Worker (uncredited) |
| Ryan C. Bogdewic als Steven Jones - Prisoner 2011756 (uncredited) |
| Lonell R. Childred als Prisoner (uncredited) |
 | Carl Clemons als Cooch (uncredited) |
| Julian Curi als Inmate (uncredited) |
 | Dicky Eklund Jr. als Dealer Friend (uncredited) |
 | Joe Fishel als Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Vito Grassi als Gang Member (uncredited) |
 | John W. Iwanonkiw als Steelworker (uncredited) |
| Mark Kubr als SWAT Team (uncredited) |
 | Efka Kvaraciejus als Brady (uncredited) |
 | James Quinn als Lewis Doty - Prisoner 4732P1946B (uncredited) |
| Brenna Roth als Meth Girl (uncredited) |
 | Aaron Toney als Jerome (uncredited) |
| Scott Cooper | Screenplay |
| Scott Cooper | Director |
| Gary Kosko | Art Direction |
| Ronna Kress | Casting |
| Ridley Scott | Producer |
| Tony Scott | Producer |
| Thérèse DePrez | Production Design |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | Producer |
| Merissa Lombardo | Set Decoration |
| Masanobu Takayanagi | Director of Photography |
| Brad Ingelsby | Screenplay |
| David Rosenbloom | Editor |
| Ryan Kavanaugh | Producer |
| Ken Diaz | Makeup Department Head |
| Michael Costigan | Producer |
| Wendy M. Craig | Key Costumer |
| Geri Mataya | Key Hair Stylist |
| Michael Mills | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Karen Lovell | Hair Department Head |
| Jennifer Madeloff | Production Supervisor |
| Heather Mages | Key Makeup Artist |
| Jennifer Davisson | Producer |
| Eddie Braun | Stunts |
| Kurt Swanson | Costume Design |
| Bart Mueller | Costume Design |
| Tucker Tooley | Executive Producer |
| Ron Burkle | Executive Producer |
| Jason Colbeck | Executive Producer |
| Robbie Brenner | Executive Producer |
| Brooklyn Weaver | Executive Producer |
| Riza Aziz | Executive Producer |
| Joey McFarland | Executive Producer |
| Christian Mercuri | Executive Producer |
| Joe Gatta | Executive Producer |
| Jeff G. Waxman | Executive Producer |
| Ken Halsband | Co-Producer |
| Jamie Marshall | Co-Producer |
| Michael Ireland | Co-Producer |
| John Ridley | Co-Producer |
| Adam Simpson-Marshall | Co-Producer |
| Danny Dimbort | Co-Producer |
| Dickon Hinchliffe | Original Music Composer |
| Bob Bowen | Music Supervisor |
| Jeff G. Waxman | Unit Production Manager |
| Julie Hartley | Unit Production Manager |
| John Fetterman | Thanks |
| Emmeline Luka Bale | Thanks |
| Jamie Marshall | First Assistant Director |
| Thomas Coe | Second Assistant Director |
| Ken Halsband | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Ben Hernandez Bray | Stunt Coordinator |
| Cherokee Walker | Pilot |
| Dana Reaves Bolla | Associate Producer |
| Christopher Kulikowski | Post Production Supervisor |
| Pascal Vaguelsy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Henry Tirl | "B" Camera Operator |
| Henry Tirl | Steadicam Operator |
| James W. Apted | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Richard S. Crumrine Jr. | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Colin Sheehy | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Amanda Rotzler | Camera Loader |
| Kerry Hayes | Still Photographer |
| Dana Reaves Bolla | Production Accountant |
| Gerrard Coffey | First Assistant Accountant |
| Jeremy Roberts | Payroll Accountant |
| Laura Pliskin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Christina Myal | Graphic Designer |
| Gary Tuers | Property Master |
| Lauren Schad | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| James Eidel | Costumer |
| Kelli French | Seamstress |
| Michael Kelly | Gaffer |
| Allan Barch | Best Boy Electric |
| Jon D. Morrison | Rigging Gaffer |
| John Janusek | Key Grip |
| John P. Shine | Best Boy Grip |
| David Pipik | Rigging Grip |
| Raymond Gieringer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sean Nowlan | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lance R. Walters | Leadman |
| Eugene Doyle | Set Dresser |
| Aaron Streiner | Set Dresser |
| Daragh Byrne | Set Dresser |
| Jim Emswiller | Sound Mixer |
| Ray Bivins | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Judi Townsend | Script Supervisor |
| Deon Boyce | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Emma Sands-Milsom | Casting Assistant |
| Hannah d'Angerio | Casting Assistant |
| Nancy Mosser | Location Casting |
| Michael "Mox" Pappas | Craft Service |
| Katie Scott | Transportation Coordinator |
| Dennis J. Braun | Transportation Captain |
| Joseph Waterkotte | Construction Coordinator |
| Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Leslie Shatz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John Morris | Sound Designer |
| John Morris | Sound Supervisor |
| David A. Cohen | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Jim Brookshire | Dialogue Editor |
| Brian Dunlop | Foley Supervisor |
| Sang Jun Kim | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| A. Josh Reinhardt | Foley Mixer |
| Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| Christos Voutsinas | Visual Effects Editor |
| Thomas A. Carlson | Music Editor |
| Eddie Vedder | Thanks |
| Summer Phoenix | Thanks |
| Merritt Yohnka | Stunts |
| Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts |
