"On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears."
Denzel Washington
as Alonzo
Ethan Hawke
as Jake
Scott Glenn
as Roger
Tom Berenger
as Stan Gursky
Harris Yulin
as Doug Rosselli
Raymond J. Barry
as Lou Jacobs
Cliff Curtis
as Smiley
Dr. Dre
as Paul
Snoop Dogg
as Blue
Macy Gray
as Sandman's Wife
Charlotte Ayanna
as Lisa
Eva Mendes
as Sara
Nick Chinlund
as Tim
Jaime Gomez
as Mark
Raymond Cruz
as Sniper
Noel Gugliemi
as Moreno
Samantha Esteban
as Letty
Richard Browner
as Waiter (Dining Car)
Ronald Ellis
as Gangster
William English
as Dice Player #4
Kyjel N. Jolly
as Alonzo's Son
Fran Kranz
as College Driver
Janeen Krikorian
as Waitress (Diner)
Princera Lee
as Wig Store Owner
Robert Leon
as Veterano
Seidy López
as Dreamer
Kenneth Allen Madden
as Dice Player #1
Sarah Danielle Madison
as Female College Passenger
Chris Patterson
as Dice Player #2
Rudy Perez
as PeeWee
Darrell Sellers
as Dice Player #3
Ben Skorstad
as LAPD Pilot
Cle Sloan
as Bone
Brett Sorenson
as Male College Passenger
Abel Soto
as Neto
Will Stewart
as Crackhead #2
Denzel Whitaker
as Dimitri
Garland Whitt
as Crackhead #1
Peter Greene
as Jeff (uncredited)
Terry Crews
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Jon A. Barnes
as LAPD Street Cop (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Homeless Man (uncredited)
Michael Ray Clark
David Ayer
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Namrata Singh Gujral
as Latina Beauty (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez
as Precision Driver (uncredited)
Vince Romo
as Cholo (uncredited)
Julie Stranahan
as Female Cop (uncredited)
Nancy Young
as Russian Driver (uncredited)
George Meyers
as Cop (uncredited)
Antoine Fuqua
Director
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
Screenplay
Jeffrey Silver
Producer
David Wisnievitz
Unit Production Manager
Don Wilkerson
Second Assistant Director
Robert C. Mathews III
Key Hair Stylist
Eric Leal
Assistant Makeup Artist
Bill Gray
Kenny Bates
Second Unit Director
Michelene Mundo
Assistant Director
Mark Scoon
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ime Etuk
Second Second Assistant Director
James LaRocca
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Michele Michel
Costume Design
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Maritza Garcia-Roddy
Costume Supervisor
Davis Guggenheim
John Houlihan
Music Supervisor
Co-Producer
Scott Strauss
Mauro Fiore
Director of Photography
Naomi Shohan
Production Design
Susan E. Novick
Associate Producer
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Robert Newmyer
Jay Wejebe
Makeup Artist
Susan Lomino
Set Designer
Edward Tamayo
Set Dresser
Alan Burg
Robert C. Goldstein
Steve Lee
Sound Effects Editor
John P. Fasal
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David E. Stone
Steve Pederson
Piero Mura
Daniel J. Leahy
George Simpson
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Jonascu
Eric Potter
Stunts
Kurt Bryant
Eugene Collier
Charlie Picerni
Brock Little
Wayne King
Kevin L. Jackson
Kofi Elam
Diana R. Lupo
Scotty Richards
Stunt Coordinator
Bobby Hamilton
Robert Powell
Denney Pierce
LaFaye Baker
William Barillaro
Brian Davis
Pete Antico
Rusty McClennon
Ousaun Elam
Gary Price
Tony Lazzara
Tony Brubaker
Christopher Doyle
Wally Crowder
Spiro Razatos
Dennis Keiffer
Jay Krueger
Randolph LeRoi
Richard Bucher
Alan D. Purwin
Tierre Turner
Justin Sundquist
Erik Rondell
Michael Patterson
Michael Trisler
Austin Priester
Gene Williams
Dain Turner
Gino Woulard
Mike Ryan
Frank Torres
Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Script Supervisor
Daniel Boccoli
Assistant Editor
David O'Brien
Second Assistant "B" Camera
David Lazan
Art Direction
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
Dempsey Tillman
Video Assist Operator
Michael Haro
Location Manager
Mark Spath
First Assistant "B" Camera
Stuart Abramson
Key Grip
Larry Waggoner
Hairstylist
Chris Wagganer
Dino Ganziano
Russell Williams II
Sound Mixer
Frank Perry Rose
Wardrobe Master
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Emil Hampton
First Assistant "A" Camera
Tony McCovey
Boom Operator
Victor Svimonoff
Rigging Gaffer
Larry M. Cherry
Maurice K. McGuire
Camera Operator
John Rizzo
Malou Magnusson
Key Costumer
Robert Zuckerman
Still Photographer
Michael Bauman
Chief Lighting Technician
Martin Bresin
Special Effects Coordinator
Ken Diaz
Key Makeup Artist
Thomas M. Dangcil
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Carl Fullerton
Jason Sweers
Graphic Designer