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