Johnny Depp plays Whitey Bulger, one of the most notorious mobsters in U.S. history who terrorized South Boston in the ’70s and ’80s.
Joel Edgerton plays John Connolly, a former FBI agent who fed Bulger and his mob information about the FBI’s plans to catch them.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as William “Bill” Bulger, Whitey’s brother. He was President of the Massachusetts Senate and the president of the UMass.
Rory Cochrane plays Stephen Flemmi, a close associate of Bulger’s and his Winter Hill Gang.
Juno Temple plays Deborah Hussey, Stephen Flemmi’s stepdaughter.
Adam Scott stars as Robert Fitzpatrick, who was arrested for lying under oath during the 2013 Bulger trial.
Peter Sarsgaard plays Brian Halloran, who was an associate of the Winter Hill Gang.
Dakota Johnson stars as Lindsey Cyr, Bulger’s girlfriend who fell pregnant just a few months after she started dating the crime lord.
Jesse Plemons plays Kevin Weeks, former mobster and longtime friend of Bulger’s.
W. Earl Brown plays Johnny Martorano, Bulger’s hitman.
Corey Stoll plays Fred Wyshak, a U.S. Attorney in the Bulger trial.
Kevin Bacon‘s character, Charles McGuire, is a composite of several different FBI agents and investigators on the case, so no real-life photo was available.
