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The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale in supporting roles.
The Departed (2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Ben Sherlock
- Leonardo DiCaprio As Billy Costigan. Trooper William “Billy” Costigan, Jr., the rookie undercover cop tasked with infiltrating Frank Costello’s crime ring, is played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Matt Damon As Colin Sullivan. 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.
- Jack Nicholson As Frank Costello. 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.
- Vera Farmiga As Dr. Madolyn Madden. 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.
Tom Fleischman. Learn more about the full cast of The Departed with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.
- Martin Scorsese, Brad Grey, Graham King
The Departed: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg. An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Felix Chong. Original Film Writer. William Monahan. Screenplay. 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.
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May 27, 2024 · The Departed, American crime film, released in 2006, that was directed by Martin Scorsese and won four Academy Awards, including best picture. A tense action thriller with an all-star cast, it was one of Scorsese’s biggest hits at the box office.
