True Grit: cast and crew

• Ethan Coen 53 at release Also in No Country for Old Men (2007)
• Joel Coen 56 at release Also in No Country for Old Men (2007)

Actors

10

Crew

6

Youngest at release

14 yearsHailee Steinfeld

Eldest at release

70 yearsDakin Matthews

• Dakin Matthews Col. Stonehill 70 at release Also in Lincoln (2012)
• Jeff Bridges Rooster Cogburn 61 at release Also in Iron Man (2008)
• Matt Damon LaBoeuf 40 at release Also in Interstellar (2014)
• Hailee Steinfeld Mattie Ross 14 at release Also in Ender's Game (2013)
• Josh Brolin Tom Chaney 42 at release Also in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Barry Pepper Lucky Ned Pepper 40 at release Also in Seven Pounds (2008)
• Domhnall Gleeson Moon (The Kid) 27 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Elizabeth Marvel 40-Year-Old Mattie 41 at release Also in Lincoln (2012)
• Jonathan Joss † 2025 Condemned Indian 45 at release Also in The Magnificent Seven (2016)

The whole cast 10

1. Dakin Matthews Col. Stonehill
2. Jeff Bridges Rooster Cogburn
3. Matt Damon LaBoeuf
4. Hailee Steinfeld Mattie Ross
5. Josh Brolin Tom Chaney
6. Barry Pepper Lucky Ned Pepper
7. Domhnall Gleeson Moon (The Kid)
8. Elizabeth Marvel 40-Year-Old Mattie
9. Jonathan Joss Condemned Indian
10. J.K. Simmons J. Noble Daggett

Production companies

Scott Rudin Productions, Paramount Pictures

Who plays Col. Stonehill in True Grit?

Dakin Matthews plays Col. Stonehill.

Who plays Rooster Cogburn in True Grit?

Jeff Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn.

Who plays LaBoeuf in True Grit?

Matt Damon plays LaBoeuf.

Who plays Mattie Ross in True Grit?

Hailee Steinfeld plays Mattie Ross.

Who plays Tom Chaney in True Grit?

Josh Brolin plays Tom Chaney.

Who plays Lucky Ned Pepper in True Grit?

Barry Pepper plays Lucky Ned Pepper.

Who directed True Grit?

Ethan Coen and Joel Coen.

Who wrote True Grit?

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

How many actors are in True Grit?

10 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.

• Ethan Coen and Joel Coen have directed 15 other films together: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Hail, Caesar! (2016), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and 12 more.

• Ethan Coen and Joel Coen have worked together on 2 other films: Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) and Darkman (1990).

• Ethan Coen has also directed Josh Brolin in 2 films: Hail, Caesar! (2016) and No Country for Old Men (2007).

• Joel Coen has also directed Josh Brolin in 2 films: Hail, Caesar! (2016) and No Country for Old Men (2007).

• Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon have worked together on one other film: Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018).

• Elizabeth Marvel and Dakin Matthews have worked together on one other film: Lincoln (2012).

• Matt Damon and Barry Pepper had already worked together on one film: Saving Private Ryan (1998).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: J.K. Simmons (74), Matt Damon (73) and Josh Brolin (47).

• The cast’s average age at release is 44 (of the 10 actors whose birth date we know).