"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)
Jeffrey Silver
Producer
Screenplay
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
Antoine Fuqua
Director
Don Wilkerson
Second Assistant Director
David Wisnievitz
Unit Production Manager
Ime Etuk
Second Second Assistant Director
Michelene Mundo
Assistant Director
Bill Gray
Robert C. Mathews III
Key Hair Stylist
Mark Scoon
Executive In Charge Of Production
James LaRocca
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Eric Leal
Assistant Makeup Artist
Kenny Bates
Second Unit Director
Robert Newmyer
John Houlihan
Music Supervisor
Scott Strauss
Co-Producer
Naomi Shohan
Production Design
Davis Guggenheim
Executive Producer
Susan E. Novick
Associate Producer
Michele Michel
Costume Design
Maritza Garcia-Roddy
Costume Supervisor
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Mauro Fiore
Director of Photography
Bruce Berman
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Susan Lomino
Set Designer
Edward Tamayo
Set Dresser
Michael Jonascu
Sound Effects Editor
Alan Burg
John P. Fasal
Jay Wejebe
Makeup Artist
Robert C. Goldstein
Eric Potter
Daniel J. Leahy
Steve Lee
George Simpson
Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Pederson
Piero Mura
David E. Stone
Stunts
Kurt Bryant
Eugene Collier
Charlie Picerni
Tony Brubaker
Randolph LeRoi
Jay Krueger
Bobby Hamilton
Stunt Coordinator
Wally Crowder
Rusty McClennon
Alan D. Purwin
Brian Davis
Tony Lazzara
William Barillaro
Richard Bucher
Christopher Doyle
Dennis Keiffer
Robert Powell
Kofi Elam
Spiro Razatos
LaFaye Baker
Denney Pierce
Ousaun Elam
Gary Price
Wayne King
Kevin L. Jackson
Brock Little
Diana R. Lupo
Scotty Richards
Pete Antico
Justin Sundquist
Gino Woulard
Dain Turner
Frank Torres
Gene Williams
Austin Priester
Tierre Turner
Erik Rondell
Michael Patterson
Mike Ryan
Michael Trisler
Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Script Supervisor
Daniel Boccoli
Assistant Editor
Mark Spath
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
David O'Brien
Second Assistant "B" Camera
David Lazan
Art Direction
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
Emil Hampton
First Assistant "A" Camera
Maurice K. McGuire
Camera Operator
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
Chris Wagganer
Video Assist Operator
Stuart Abramson
Key Grip
Carl Fullerton
Larry M. Cherry
Hairstylist
Dino Ganziano
Victor Svimonoff
Rigging Gaffer
Malou Magnusson
Key Costumer
Frank Perry Rose
Wardrobe Master
Ken Diaz
Key Makeup Artist
Robert Zuckerman
Still Photographer
Russell Williams II
Sound Mixer
Tony McCovey
Boom Operator
Michael Bauman
Chief Lighting Technician
Martin Bresin
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Haro
Location Manager
Thomas M. Dangcil
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Larry Waggoner
Dempsey Tillman
John Rizzo
Jason Sweers
Graphic Designer