 | Denzel Washington als Alonzo |
 | Ethan Hawke als Jake |
 | Scott Glenn als Roger |
 | Tom Berenger als Stan Gursky |
 | Harris Yulin als Doug Rosselli |
 | Raymond J. Barry als Lou Jacobs |
 | Cliff Curtis als Smiley |
 | Dr. Dre als Paul |
 | Snoop Dogg als Blue |
 | Macy Gray als Sandman's Wife |
 | Charlotte Ayanna als Lisa |
 | Eva Mendes als Sara |
 | Nick Chinlund als Tim |
 | Jaime Gomez als Mark |
 | Raymond Cruz als Sniper |
 | Noel Gugliemi als Moreno |
 | Samantha Esteban als Letty |
 | Richard Browner als Waiter (Dining Car) |
| Ronald Ellis als Gangster |
| William English als Dice Player #4 |
 | Kyjel N. Jolly als Alonzo's Son |
 | Fran Kranz als College Driver |
| Janeen Krikorian als Waitress (Diner) |
| Princera Lee als Wig Store Owner |
 | Seidy López als Dreamer |
| Robert Leon als Veterano |
| Kenneth Allen Madden als Dice Player #1 |
 | Sarah Danielle Madison als Female College Passenger |
| Chris Patterson als Dice Player #2 |
| Rudy Perez als PeeWee |
| Darrell Sellers als Dice Player #3 |
| Ben Skorstad als LAPD Pilot |
 | Cle Sloan als Bone |
| Brett Sorenson als Male College Passenger |
| Abel Soto als Neto |
 | Will Stewart als Crackhead #2 |
 | Denzel Whitaker als Dimitri |
 | Garland Whitt als Crackhead #1 |
 | David Ayer als First Russian Hitman (uncredited) |
| Jon A. Barnes als LAPD Street Cop (uncredited) |
 | Greg Bronson als Homeless Man (uncredited) |
| Michael Ray Clark als Gang Member (uncredited) |
 | Terry Crews als Gang Member (uncredited) |
 | Namrata Singh Gujral als Latina Beauty (uncredited) |
 | Peter Greene als Jeff (uncredited) |
 | Gary Rodriguez als Precision Driver (uncredited) |
 | Vince Romo als Cholo (uncredited) |
| Julie Stranahan als Female Cop (uncredited) |
 | Nancy Young als Russian Driver (uncredited) |
| George Meyers als Cop (uncredited) |
| Antoine Fuqua | Director |
| David Ayer | Screenplay |
| Jeffrey Silver | Producer |
| Mark Mancina | Original Music Composer |
| Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Naomi Shohan | Production Design |
| Mauro Fiore | Director of Photography |
| Michele Michel | Costume Design |
| Conrad Buff IV | Editor |
| Davis Guggenheim | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Berman | Executive Producer |
| Susan E. Novick | Associate Producer |
| David Ayer | Co-Producer |
| David Wisnievitz | Co-Producer |
| Robert F. Newmyer | Producer |
| Scott Strauss | Co-Producer |
| Maritza Garcia-Roddy | Costume Supervisor |
| John Houlihan | Music Supervisor |
| Nancy Young | Stunts |
| Nicole Rubio | Script Supervisor |
| Randy Fletcher | First Assistant Director |
| Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| David Lazan | Art Direction |
| Kirk R. Gardner | Steadicam Operator |
| Emil Hampton | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Maurice K. McGuire | Camera Operator |
| Mark Spath | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| David O'Brien | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Robert Zuckerman | Still Photographer |
| Russell Williams II | Sound Mixer |
| Tony McCovey | Boom Operator |
| Dempsey Tillman | Video Assist Operator |
| Chris Wagganer | Video Assist Operator |
| Michael Bauman | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Thomas M. Dangcil | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Victor Svimonoff | Rigging Gaffer |
| Stuart Abramson | Key Grip |
| Ken Diaz | Key Makeup Artist |
| John Rizzo | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Fullerton | Makeup Artist |
| Dino Ganziano | Key Hair Stylist |
| Larry Waggoner | Hairstylist |
| Larry M. Cherry | Hairstylist |
| Malou Magnusson | Key Costumer |
| Frank Perry Rose | Wardrobe Master |
| Martin Bresin | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Michael Haro | Location Manager |
| David Wisnievitz | Unit Production Manager |
| Don Wilkerson | Second Assistant Director |
| Jay Wejebe | Makeup Artist |
| Alan Burg | Set Dresser |
| Robert C. Goldstein | Set Designer |
| Susan Lomino | Set Designer |
| Edward Tamayo | Set Dresser |
| John P. Fasal | Sound Effects Editor |
| Michael Herbick | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Jonascu | Sound Effects Editor |
| Daniel J. Leahy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Lee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Piero Mura | Sound Effects Editor |
| Steve Pederson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Eric Potter | Sound Effects Editor |
| George Simpson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| David E. Stone | Sound Effects Editor |
| Robert C. Mathews III | Key Hair Stylist |
| Eric Leal | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Mark Scoon | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Ime Etuk | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Bill Gray | Second Assistant Director |
| James LaRocca | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Kenny Bates | Second Unit Director |
| Michelene Mundo | Assistant Director |
| Kurt Bryant | Stunts |
| Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| Diana R. Lupo | Stunts |
| Kenny Bates | Stunt Coordinator |
| Scotty Richards | Stunt Coordinator |
| Robert Powell | Stunts |
| Denney Pierce | Stunts |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Alan D. Purwin | Stunts |
| LaFaye Baker | Stunts |
| Pete Antico | Stunts |
| William Barillaro | Stunts |
| Richard Bucher | Stunts |
| David Ayer | Stunts |
| Brian Davis | Stunts |
| Kofi Elam | Stunts |
| Christopher Doyle | Stunts |
| Wally Crowder | Stunts |
| Bobby Hamilton | Stunts |
| Dennis Keiffer | Stunts |
| Ousaun Elam | Stunts |
| Wayne King | Stunts |
| Jay Krueger | Stunts |
| Kevin L. Jackson | Stunts |
| Tony Lazzara | Stunts |
| Brock Little | Stunts |
| Randolph LeRoi | Stunts |
| Rusty McClennon | Stunts |
| Gary Price | Stunts |
| Austin Priester | Stunts |
| Michael Patterson | Stunts |
| Mike Ryan | Stunts |
| Justin Sundquist | Stunts |
| Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Frank Torres | Stunts |
| Dain Turner | Stunts |
| Tierre Turner | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael Trisler | Stunts |
| Gino Woulard | Stunts |
| Gene Williams | Stunts |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunt Coordinator |
