Detroit: cast and crew

• Kathryn Bigelow 65 at release Also in The Hurt Locker (2008)

Actors

33

Crew

4

Youngest at release

20 yearsKaitlyn Dever

Eldest at release

47 yearsJennifer Ehle

• Chris Coy Detective Thomas 31 at release Also in Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
• Darren Goldstein Detective Tanchuck 42 at release Also in Limitless (2011)
• Chris Chalk Officer Frank 30 at release Also in Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
• Mason Alban Police Sergeant James Also in Little Women (2019)
• Michael Jibrin Veterano Vietnam Also in Don't Look Up (2021)
• Khris Davis Blind Pig Patron 29 at release Also in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
• Joshua Olumide Dave Also in American Fiction (2023)
• Daniel Washington Blind Pig Bouncer Also in Ghostbusters (2016)
• Amari Cheatom Undercover Cop 31 at release Also in Django Unchained (2012)

The whole cast 33

1. Chris Coy Detective Thomas
2. Darren Goldstein Detective Tanchuck
3. Chris Chalk Officer Frank
4. Mason Alban Police Sergeant James
5. Michael Jibrin Veterano Vietnam
6. Khris Davis Blind Pig Patron
7. Joshua Olumide Dave
8. Daniel Washington Blind Pig Bouncer
9. Amari Cheatom Undercover Cop
10. Tyler James Williams Leon
11. Laz Alonso Congressman Conyers
12. Benz Veal Nate Conyers
13. Will Poulter Krauss
14. Ben O'Toole Flynn
15. Jack Reynor Demens
16. Jacob Latimore Fred
17. John Boyega Dismukes
18. Algee Smith Larry
19. Samira Wiley Vanessa
20. Malcolm David Kelley Michael
21. Nathan Davis Jr. Aubrey
22. Kaitlyn Dever Karen
23. Hannah Murray Julie
24. Will Bouvier National Guardsman Matthew
25. Jason Mitchell Carl
26. Anthony Mackie Greene
27. Gbenga Akinnagbe Aubrey Pollard, Sr.
28. Timothy John Smith Foreman Pete
29. John Krasinski Attorney Auerbach
30. Jeremy Strong Attorney Lang
31. Frank Wood Judge Demascio
32. Dave Allen National Guard
33. Jennifer Ehle Morgue Doctor

Production companies

Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Annapurna Pictures

Distributor in the UK

eOne Films

Who plays Detective Thomas in Detroit?

Chris Coy plays Detective Thomas.

Who plays Detective Tanchuck in Detroit?

Darren Goldstein plays Detective Tanchuck.

Who plays Officer Frank in Detroit?

Chris Chalk plays Officer Frank.

Who plays Police Sergeant James in Detroit?

Mason Alban plays Police Sergeant James.

Who plays Veterano Vietnam in Detroit?

Michael Jibrin plays Veterano Vietnam.

Who plays Blind Pig Patron in Detroit?

Khris Davis plays Blind Pig Patron.

Who directed Detroit?

Kathryn Bigelow.

Who wrote Detroit?

Mark Boal.

Who composed the music for Detroit?

James Newton Howard.

How many actors are in Detroit?

33 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Kathryn Bigelow has also directed Kaitlyn Dever in A House of Dynamite (2025).

• Kathryn Bigelow had already directed Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker (2008).

• Will Poulter and Jack Reynor have worked together on 2 other films: Midsommar (2019) and Glassland (2014).

• John Krasinski and Laz Alonso have worked together on 2 other films: Fountain of Youth (2025) and Jarhead (2005).

• Joshua Olumide and Michael Jibrin have worked together on one other film: American Fiction (2023).

• Samira Wiley and Chris Chalk had already worked together on one film: Being Flynn (2012).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Anthony Mackie (46), John Krasinski (36) and Jeremy Strong (20).

• The cast’s average age at release is 30 (of the 19 actors whose birth date we know).