Tommy Lee Jones as Hank Deerfield

Charlize Theron as Detective Emily Sanders

Susan Sarandon as Joan Deerfield

Frances Fisher as Evie

James Franco as Sergeant Carnelli

Jonathan Tucker as Mike Deerfield

Jason Patric as Lieutenant Kirklander

Josh Brolin as Chief Buchwald

Wes Chatham as Corporal Penning

Jake McLaughlin as Specialist Gordon Bonner

Mehcad Brooks as Specialist Ennis Long

Wayne Duvall as Detective Nugent

Brent Briscoe as Detective Hodge

Barry Corbin as Arnold Bickman

Greg Serano as Detective Manny Nunez

Zoe Kazan as Angie

Brent Sexton as Lt. Burke

Devin Brochu as David Sanders

Glenn Taranto as Detective Wayne

Roman Arabia as Private Robert Ortiez

Jennifer Siebel Newsom as Jodie

Rick Gonzalez as Phone Technician

Loren Haynes as Police Photographer

Babak Tafti as Iraqi Prisoner

Sean Huze as Captain Jim Osher

Kathy Lamkin as Chicken Shack Manager

David Doty as Truck Parts Salesman

Pab Schwendimann as Pussy's Bouncer

Josh Meyer as Joseph R. Millard

Arron Shiver as Cop

Jo Harvey Allen as Jo Anne

Chris Browning as Checker Box Bartender

David House as Morgue Officer

Matthew Page as Guard

Pierre Barrera as TD's Bartender

Mike Hatfield as Jo Anne's Husband

Arlin Alcala as Neighbor (uncredited)

James Blackburn as Cowboy (uncredited)

Esodie Geiger as Military Nurse (uncredited)

Daniel Knight as Detective (uncredited)

Brandon Weaver as Morgue Tech (uncredited)

Joseph Bertót as School Janitor