Himself
Robert Hetrick
José Manuel Mireles Valverde
Self (as as Nicolás Sierra 'El Gordo')
Nicolás Sierra
Self
Karla
Self - Mexican political (as Alfredo Castillo)
Alfredo Castillo Cervantes
Self (as María Imilse)
María Imilse Arrué
Shawn Wilson
Self (as Tim 'Nailer' Foley)
Tim Nailer Foley
Self - Autodefensas Comandante
Paco Valenciano
Self - drug cartel thug
Chaneque
Caballo
Enrique Peña Nieto
Self - Manuel Mireles' wife
Ana Valencia
Self - spokesman, Autodefensas
Estanislao Beltránin
Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend
Janet Fields
Executive Producer
Kathryn Bigelow
Sound Editor
Ryan Collison
Molly Thompson
Joanna Fang
Director
Matthew Heineman
Editor
Producer
Director of Photography
Additional Director of Photography
Ross McDonnell
Leslie Bloome
Original Music Composer
H. Scott Salinas
Camera Operator
Daniel Carter
David McKillop
Tom Yellin
Sean Garnhart
Music Editor
Joe Deveau
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Paul
Matthew Hamachek
Robert DeBitetto
Bradley J. Ross
Pax Wassermann
Matt Porwoll
Dialogue Editor
Bill Orrico
Jackson Greenberg