"On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears."
Denzel Washington
as Alonzo
Ethan Hawke
as Jake
Scott Glenn
as Roger
Tom Berenger
as Stan Gursky
Harris Yulin
as Doug Rosselli
Raymond J. Barry
as Lou Jacobs
Cliff Curtis
as Smiley
Dr. Dre
as Paul
Snoop Dogg
as Blue
Macy Gray
as Sandman's Wife
Charlotte Ayanna
as Lisa
Eva Mendes
as Sara
Nick Chinlund
as Tim
Jaime Gomez
as Mark
Raymond Cruz
as Sniper
Noel Gugliemi
as Moreno
Samantha Esteban
as Letty
Richard Browner
as Waiter (Dining Car)
Ronald Ellis
as Gangster
William English
as Dice Player #4
Kyjel N. Jolly
as Alonzo's Son
Fran Kranz
as College Driver
Janeen Krikorian
as Waitress (Diner)
Princera Lee
as Wig Store Owner
Robert Leon
as Veterano
Seidy López
as Dreamer
Kenneth Allen Madden
as Dice Player #1
Sarah Danielle Madison
as Female College Passenger
Chris Patterson
as Dice Player #2
Rudy Perez
as PeeWee
Darrell Sellers
as Dice Player #3
Ben Skorstad
as LAPD Pilot
Cle Sloan
as Bone
Brett Sorenson
as Male College Passenger
Abel Soto
as Neto
Will Stewart
as Crackhead #2
Denzel Whitaker
as Dimitri
Garland Whitt
as Crackhead #1
Peter Greene
as Jeff (uncredited)
Terry Crews
as Gang Member (uncredited)
Jon A. Barnes
as LAPD Street Cop (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Homeless Man (uncredited)
Michael Ray Clark
David Ayer
as First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Namrata Singh Gujral
as Latina Beauty (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez
as Precision Driver (uncredited)
Vince Romo
as Cholo (uncredited)
Julie Stranahan
as Female Cop (uncredited)
Nancy Young
as Russian Driver (uncredited)
George Meyers
as Cop (uncredited)
Antoine Fuqua
Director
Screenplay
Jeffrey Silver
Producer
Mark Mancina
Original Music Composer
David Wisnievitz
Unit Production Manager
Don Wilkerson
Second Assistant Director
Robert C. Mathews III
Key Hair Stylist
Eric Leal
Assistant Makeup Artist
Mark Scoon
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ime Etuk
Second Second Assistant Director
Bill Gray
James LaRocca
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Kenny Bates
Second Unit Director
Michelene Mundo
Assistant Director
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Naomi Shohan
Production Design
Mauro Fiore
Director of Photography
Michele Michel
Costume Design
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Davis Guggenheim
Executive Producer
Bruce Berman
Susan E. Novick
Associate Producer
Co-Producer
Robert Newmyer
Scott Strauss
Maritza Garcia-Roddy
Costume Supervisor
John Houlihan
Music Supervisor
Jay Wejebe
Makeup Artist
Alan Burg
Set Dresser
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Susan Lomino
Edward Tamayo
John P. Fasal
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Jonascu
Daniel J. Leahy
Steve Lee
Piero Mura
Steve Pederson
Eric Potter
George Simpson
Supervising Sound Editor
David E. Stone
Stunts
Kurt Bryant
Eugene Collier
Charlie Picerni
Diana R. Lupo
Stunt Coordinator
Scotty Richards
Robert Powell
Denney Pierce
Spiro Razatos
Tony Brubaker
Alan D. Purwin
LaFaye Baker
Pete Antico
William Barillaro
Richard Bucher
Brian Davis
Kofi Elam
Christopher Doyle
Wally Crowder
Bobby Hamilton
Dennis Keiffer
Ousaun Elam
Wayne King
Jay Krueger
Kevin L. Jackson
Tony Lazzara
Brock Little
Randolph LeRoi
Rusty McClennon
Gary Price
Austin Priester
Michael Patterson
Mike Ryan
Justin Sundquist
Erik Rondell
Frank Torres
Dain Turner
Tierre Turner
Michael Trisler
Gino Woulard
Gene Williams
Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Script Supervisor
Daniel Boccoli
Assistant Editor
Randy Fletcher
First Assistant Director
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
David Lazan
Art Direction
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
Emil Hampton
First Assistant "A" Camera
Maurice K. McGuire
Camera Operator
Mark Spath
First Assistant "B" Camera
David O'Brien
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Robert Zuckerman
Still Photographer
Russell Williams II
Sound Mixer
Tony McCovey
Boom Operator
Dempsey Tillman
Video Assist Operator
Chris Wagganer
Michael Bauman
Chief Lighting Technician
Thomas M. Dangcil
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Victor Svimonoff
Rigging Gaffer
Stuart Abramson
Key Grip
Ken Diaz
Key Makeup Artist
John Rizzo
Carl Fullerton
Dino Ganziano
Larry Waggoner
Hairstylist
Larry M. Cherry
Malou Magnusson
Key Costumer
Frank Perry Rose
Wardrobe Master
Martin Bresin
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Haro
Location Manager
Jason Sweers
Graphic Designer