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- Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Costigan
- Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan
- Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello
- Vera Farmiga as Dr. Madolyn Madden
- Martin Sheen as Captain Queenan
- Mark Wahlberg as Dignam
- Ray Winstone as Frenchie
- The Departed Supporting Cast & Characters
Trooper William “Billy” Costigan, Jr., the rookie undercover cop tasked with infiltrating Frank Costello’s crime ring, is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Since getting his start as a child actor, DiCaprio has become a renowned movie star with an Academy Award, a BAFTA Film Award, and three Golden Globes. He starred in such hit movies as Titanic, Catch...
Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan, the spy that Costello plants in the Massachusetts State Police, is played by Matt Damon. He skyrocketed to stardom when he co-wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, for which he won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. That movie also earned him his first of three Oscar nominations for acting. Damon has starred in ...
Frank Costello, the notorious Irish Mob boss in The Departed, is played by Jack Nicholson. While Frank is a fictional character, his double life as a notorious Boston crime boss and an FBI informant is loosely inspired by real-life gangster Whitey Bulger. The prolific Nicholson is a three-time Oscar winner, three-time BAFTA Film Award winner, and s...
Dr. Madolyn Madden, the police therapist whom both Colin and Billy fall for, and the only major female role in The Departed, is played by Vera Farmiga. She is best known for playing paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring franchise and Norma Bates in the Psycho prequel TV series Bates Motel. Farmiga broke out with her performance a...
Captain Oliver Queenan, who recruits Billy to go undercover as part of the MSP's Special Investigations Unit, is played by Martin Sheen. Queenan is one of the few lovable, wholesome characters in The Departed. Sheen rose to prominence with his role in Badlands and gained further recognition with his lead performance as Captain Willard in Francis Fo...
The no-nonsense, profanity-spewing Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam, Queenan’s right-hand man in the MSP's Special Investigations Unit, is played by Mark Wahlberg. Wahlberg began his career as a rapper under the stage name “Marky Mark.” As an actor, he has been nominated for two Academy Awards — including one for The Departed — and three Golden Globes. H...
Costello’s closest confidant, Arnold “Frenchie” French, is played by Ray Winstone. Frenchie is one of the toughest heavies in Scorsese’s rogues’ gallery. Winstone first gained notoriety for his turn in the cult classic rock opera Quadrophenia. He’s since become renowned for playing tough-guy roles in crime movies like Sexy Beast and 44 Inch Chest. ...
Alec Baldwin as Captain Ellerby: The head of the MSP's Special Investigations Unit, Captain Ellerby, is played by Alec Baldwin. The actor got his start with roles in films like Beetlejuice and Working Girl. He gave a scene-stealing supporting turn in Glengarry Glen Ross and starred as Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October. Perhaps his most iconic r...
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To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Plot. In the 1980s in Boston, Irish Mob boss Frank Costello introduces himself to a young Colin Sullivan. Many years later, Sullivan has been groomed as a spy inside the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) and joins the Special Investigation Unit (SIU).
Jun 19, 2024 · The Departed features a star-studded cast with Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Vera Farmiga, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, and Anthony Anderson. The film showcases a talented ensemble bringing the characters to life.
85 Metascore. 2006. 2 hr 34 mins. Drama, Suspense, Action & Adventure. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. An undercover cop infiltrates a Boston mob crew that has a mole in the state police department.
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