The Departed
2006 film by Martin Scorsese · Released September 26, 2006
The Departed is a 2006 neo-noir crime thriller film, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. A remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, it is also loosely based on real-life people, including the Winter Hill Gang, corrupt FBI agent John Connolly and Irish-American crime boss Whitey Bulger. The film is set primarily in South Boston; Irish Mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's mob crew. The ensemble cast also features Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale.
Cast ages when filming began (2005)
- Leonardo DiCaprio, as Trooper William "Billy" Costigan Jr: 30–31
- Matt Damon, as Staff Sergeant Colin Sullivan: 34–35
- Jack Nicholson, as Francis "Frank" Costello: 67–68
- Mark Wahlberg, as Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam: 33–34
- Martin Sheen, as Captain Oliver "Charlie" Queenan: 64–65
- Ray Winstone, as Arnold "Frenchie" French: 47–48
- Vera Farmiga, as Dr. Madolyn Madden: 31–32
- Anthony Anderson, as Trooper Brown: 34–35
- Alec Baldwin, as Captain George Ellerby: 46–47
- Kevin Corrigan, as Sean Costigan: 35–36
- James Badge Dale, as Trooper Barrigan: 26–27
- David O'Hara, as Patrick "Fitzy" Fitzgibbons: 39–40
- Mark Rolston, as Timothy Delahunt: 48–49
- Robert Wahlberg, as FBI Special Agent Frank Lazio: 37–38
- Kristen Dalton, as Gwen: 31–32