"Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative."
Ryan Gosling
as Stephen Meyers
George Clooney
as Mike Morris
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Paul Zara
Paul Giamatti
as Tom Duffy
Evan Rachel Wood
as Molly Stearns
Marisa Tomei
as Ida Horowicz
Jeffrey Wright
as Senator Thompson
Max Minghella
as Ben Harpen
Jennifer Ehle
as Cindy Morris
Gregory Itzin
as Jack Stearns
Michael Mantell
as Senator Ted Pullman
Yuriy Sardarov
as Mike
Bella Ivory
as Jenny
Maya Sayre
as Sue
Danny Mooney
as Campaign Editor
John Manfredi
as Advance Guy
Robert Mervak
as Piano Player
Fabio Polanco
as Security Guard
Frank Jones Jr.
as Janitor
Peter Harpen
as Head First Bartender
Rohn Thomas
as Stage Manager
David McConnell
as Director
Mark Stacey White
as Sound Man
Lauren Wainwright
as Student #1
Kris Reilly
as Student #2
Michael Ellison
as Pullman Staffer
Hayley Meyers
as Jill
Leslie McCurdy
as Clinic Nurse
Robert Braun
as Robert Braun
Rachel Maddow
as Rachel Maddow
Chris Matthews
as Chris Matthews
Charlie Rose
as Charlie Rose
Deb Dixon
as Local Achor
Neal Anthony Rubin
as Reporter #1
Loretta Higgins
as Reporter #2
Joe Dinda
as Joe the Staffer
John Repulski
as Organist
Cherie Bowman
as Air Tran Ticket Agent
Chyla Anderson
as Choir
Maxi Anderson
Nelson Beato
Johnny Britt
Alvin Chea
Carmen Carter
Christopher Carter
Carmel Echols
Clydene Jackson
Amy Keys
Lori Perry
Josef Powell
Lamont Van Hook
John J West
Will Wheaton
Nita Whitaker
Screenplay
Producer
Beau Willimon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Executive Producer
Grant Heslov
Theatre Play
Todd Thompson
Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography
Director
Stephen Pevner
Nina Wolarsky
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Guy East
Brian Oliver
Barbara A. Hall
Stephen Mirrione
Editor
Sharon Seymour
Production Design
Louise Frogley
Costume Design
Keith Walters
Property Master
Nigel Sinclair
Chelsea Rebecca
Production Intern
Unit Production Manager
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Carla Shivener
Set Costumer
Michele C. Vallillo
Visual Effects Producer
Dan Lemieux
Stunt Coordinator
Cynthia Bond
Seamstress
Maggie Martin
Set Decoration
Michelle Hutchins
Scott Sprague
Best Boy Electric
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas J. Smith
Visual Effects Supervisor
Waldo Sanchez
Hair Designer
Russell Tyrrell
Special Effects Coordinator
Elmo Weber
Supervising Sound Editor
Del Spiva
Music Editor
Amelia Rasche McCarthy
Casting Associate
Paul Peabody
Construction Coordinator
Marc Glassman
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Cornwell
Art Direction
Megan McGilvery
Richard Schoen
Costume Supervisor
Julie Hewett
Makeup Department Head
Kimberly Jones
Makeup Artist
Cheryl Kurk
Production Accountant
Jon Taylor
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
Derek Vanderhorst
Michael Tinger
Post Production Supervisor
May Azzow
Sabra Temple
Kevin J. Edwards
Key Hair Stylist
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Co-Executive Producer
David Lombard
Leadman
Edward Tise
Sound Mixer
Vickie M. Hsieh
Production Coordinator
Jody Gaber
Art Department Coordinator
P. Scott Sakamoto
Camera Operator
Co-Producer
Linda Cohen
Music Supervisor
Jonathan Rubenstein
Michelle Lankwarden
Production Supervisor
Diane H. Newman
Script Supervisor
Tracey Schaefer
Publicist
Randy Manis
Sarah Young
Set Dresser
Norm Marshall
Thanks
Jennifer Davisson
Joe Lemola
Dialogue Editor
Cameron Steenhagen
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Rafael E. Sánchez
Chief Lighting Technician