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William M. "Billy" Costigan Jr. was a police officer who infiltrates Frank Costello's gang. He is the main protagonist of The Departed. He was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio. Billy was born on November 7, 1980, to Catherine R. Costigan and William Costigan Sr., in Boston.
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William M. "Billy" Costigan Jr. is the main protagonist of the 2006 crime-thriller film The Departed. He was a Massachusetts State Police trainee who was sent undercover to infiltrates the city's reigning gangland kingpin, Frank Costello, and his organized-crime family, which includes the MSP...
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The envelope's contents are never definitively explained in the film. However, it seems logical to assume it contains either evidence or at least an explanation of the truth - that Leo DiCaprio (i.e. Costigan) is the real good guy and Matt Damon (i.e. Sullivan) is the real bad guy.
Irish Mob boss Frank Costello (Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Damon) as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's mob crew. When both sides realize the situation, Sullivan and Costigan each attempt to discover the other's identity ...
William "Billy" Costigan Jr. is the main protagonist of Martin Scorsese's crime drama film, The Departed. He is an undercover cop working for the Massachusetts State Police, who goes undercover working for Boston kingpin, Frank Costello.
Billy Costigan : No, no, being a cop's not an identity. I want my *identity* back. Oliver Queenan : Five years from now you could be anything else in the world. But you will not be a Massachusetts state trooper.
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Oct 15, 2019 · The 2006 thriller earned Scorsese his first Oscar for Best Director (and it also won Best Picture) but fans have long wondered about that cryptic declaration made by undercover operative Billy...
