Mary Elizabeth Winstead Anna Simons
Robert Patrick Ronny Quail
Jeremy Renner Producer, Gary Webb
Andy Garcia Norwin Meneses
Michael Sheen Fred Weil
Ray Liotta John Cullen
Oliver Platt Jerry Ceppos
Paz Vega Coral Baca
Tim Blake Nelson Alan Fenster
Rosemarie DeWitt Sue Webb
Michael Kenneth Williams Ricky Ross
Barry Pepper Russell Dodson
Steve Coulter Anonymous Agent
Richard Schiff Richard Zuckerman
Brian A. Kates Editor
Gil Bellows DEA Agent Miller
Susan Walters Los Angeles Times Editor
Pamela Abdy Executive Producer
Yul Vazquez Danilo Blandon
Avy Kaufman Casting
Dan Futterman Leo Wolinsky
Joshua Close Rich Kline
Matt Lintz Eric Webb
Lucas Hedges Ian Webb
Louis Phillips Executive In Charge Of Production
Jena Sims Quail's Girlfriend
Rhoda Griffis Female Anchor
Jen Harper Ricky Ross Trial Judge
Nancy Reagan Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scott Stuber Producer
Michael Cuesta Director
David de Vries Washington Post Editor
Don Handfield Executive Producer
Michael Bederman Executive Producer
John Paino Production Design
James Lewis Jaguar Driver
David Alessi DEA Agent (uncredited)
Shaira Barton DC Business Woman (uncredited)
Kimberly Adams Costume Design
Nathan Johnson Original Music Composer
Sean Bobbitt Cinematography
Naomi Despres Producer
Doug Hall Costume Design
David Lee Garver Doug Farah
Peter Landesman Screenplay, Executive Producer
Grace Baine Reporter Washington Post (uncredited)
Gary Webb Novel
Nick Schou Novel
Parker Douglas Christine Webb