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"True Detective" The Western Book of the Dead (TV Episode 2015) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Justin Lin

Writing Credits  

Nic Pizzolatto ... (created by)
 
Nic Pizzolatto ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Colin Farrell ... Detective Ray Velcoro
Rachel McAdams ... Detective Ani Bezzerides
Taylor Kitsch ... Officer Paul Woodrugh
Kelly Reilly ... Jordan Semyon
Vince Vaughn ... Frank Semyon
Ritchie Coster ... Mayor Austin Chessani
David Morse ... Eliot Bezzerides
Christopher James Baker ... Blake Churchman
Chris Kerson ... Nails
Ronnie Gene Blevins ... Stan
Andy Mackenzie ... Ivar
Timothy V. Murphy ... Osip Agronov
Leven Rambin ... Athena Bezzerides
W. Earl Brown ... Detective Teague Dixon
Afemo Omilami ... Police Chief Holloway
James Frain ... Lieutenant Kevin Burris
Michael Irby ... Detective Elvis Ilinca
Matt Battaglia ... Commander Floyd Heschmeyer
Adria Arjona ... Emily
Yara Martinez ... Felicia
Lera Lynn Lera Lynn ... Singer
Molly Hagan ... Mrs. Harris
Ashley Hinshaw ... Lacey Lindel
Agnes Albright ... Veronica Chessani (as Agnes Olech)
Christian Campbell ... Richard Brune
Trevor Larcom ... Chad Velcoro
Courtney Halverson ... Erica Jonson
Jon Lindstrom ... Jacob McCandless
Chet Grissom ... Bart Sallis
Alain Uy ... Ernst Bodine
Carla Vila ... Danielle Delvayo
Mustafa Knight ... Dan Howser (as Stevin Knight)
Riley Smith ... Steve Mercer
Gia Mora ... Mrs. Conroy
Cooper Roth ... Aspen Conroy
Drew Waters ... Paul Trevor
Wilke Itzin ... Webcam Owner
Charles Maceo ... California Highway Patrol Police #1
Jamison Jones ... Will Davidson
Anjul Nigam ... Ventura County Medical Examiner
Sol Landerman ... Michael Bulgari (as Solomon Shiv)
Mustafa Speaks ... California Highway Patrol Police #2 (as Coley Mustafa Speaks)
Ashli Haynes ... Webcam Girl #1
Rosalie McIntire ... Webcam Girl #2
Lidia Porto ... Panticapaeum Maid #1
Ivet Corvea ... Panticapaeum Maid #2
Avi Bernard ... Male Deputy #1
Brett Edwards ... Male Deputy #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc Abbink Marc Abbink ... Upscale Man in Casino (uncredited)
Vincent M. Biscione Vincent M. Biscione ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Oceane Bucaille ... Student (uncredited)
Ashley Chaney ... Casino Guest (uncredited)
Ben Guenther Ben Guenther ... School Parent (uncredited)
Jacqui Holland ... Webcam Girl (uncredited)
Rich Young Lee Rich Young Lee ... Vinci Investor (uncredited)
Bo McCann Bo McCann ... Ben Caspere (uncredited)
Tina Redmond ... Crossing Guard (uncredited)
Emily Rhoads ... Casino Guest (uncredited)
Terra Kimberly Scott Terra Kimberly Scott ... Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Bruce M. Stockert Bruce M. Stockert ... Casino Guest (uncredited)
Pamela Drake Wilson ... Casino Dealer (uncredited)
Raquel Yasmin Raquel Yasmin ... Webcam Girl (uncredited)

Produced by 

Richard Brown ... executive producer
Lee Caplin ... co-producer: Picture Entertainment
Peter Feldman ... co-producer
Cary Joji Fukunaga ... executive producer
Steve Golin ... executive producer
Woody Harrelson ... executive producer
Ben Kunde ... associate producer
Matthew McConaughey ... executive producer
Blake McCormick ... co-producer
Nic Pizzolatto ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Aida Rodgers ... producer
Scott Stephens ... executive producer

Music by 

T Bone Burnett ... (music by)

Cinematography by 

Nigel Bluck ... director of photography

Editing by 

Alex Hall

Casting By 

Libby Goldstein
Junie Lowry-Johnson ... (as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Design by 

Alex DiGerlando

Art Direction by 

Richard Bloom
Maya Shimoguchi ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by 

Karen O'Hara

Costume Design by 

Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department 

Stacey K. Black ... hair stylist (as Stacey Black)
Felicity Bowring ... department head makeup artist
Patricia Dehaney ... department head hair
Kathleen Freeman ... key makeup artist
Maynard Matthews ... hair stylist
Ann Pala ... key makeup artist
Gloria Ponce ... key hair stylist
Mark Sanchez ... makeup artist
Jay Wejebe ... makeup artist
Jose Zamora ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Mark Tobey ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Toby Burge ... second second assistant director
Alex Hall ... second unit director
Katie Hausmann ... second unit second assistant director (as Katie Botkin)
Jennifer Herman ... additional second assistant director
Bryce Hudson ... additional second assistant director
Eric Jewett ... second unit first assistant director
Valerie Johnson ... second assistant director
Alexander Vegh ... second unit director (as Alex Vegh)
Maileen Williams Matheny ... first assistant director (as Maileen Williams)

Art Department 

Armando Alvarado ... set dresser
Callie Andreadis ... assistant art director
Gustaf Aspegren ... assistant art director (as Goose Aspegren)
Tim Bowen ... set dresser
Casey Burr ... props assistant
Antonio Carrillo ... set dresser
Jose Castillo ... set dresser
Dianne Chadwick ... graphic designer (as Diane Chadwick)
Nancy Deren ... set designer
Don Elliott ... set dresser (as Don Elliot)
Marcus Epps ... on-set dresser
Gerard Forrest ... location foreman (as Gerry Forrest)
Kristen Gassner ... buyer
Kama Hayes ... art department coordinator
Trevor Larkin ... set dresser
Mike Lequerica ... set dresser
Scott Lodwig ... labor foreman
Randy Martens ... lead greensman (as Randy Martes)
Elsa Mayuri ... art department assistant (as Elsa Young)
David Mitchell ... set dresser
John Moore ... construction buyer
Jefferson Murff ... leadman
Lynda Reiss ... property master
Molly Reiss ... props assistant
Karen Riemenschneider ... set decoration buyer
Rich Romig ... set designer (as Richard Romig)
Peter Sarkisian ... artist: White Water, 1999
Chris Snyder ... construction coordinator
Dale Snyder ... general foreman
Erik Soderstrom ... set dresser
Paul Stanwyck ... paint supervisor
Tracy Stockwell ... lead plasterer
Richard Suarez ... standby scenic
Jameson Williams ... assistant property master
Rachel Robb Kondrath ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Sarah Snyder ... construction office assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Henry Auerbach ... dialogue editor
Ron Bedrosian ... adr mixer
David Esparza ... sound designer
Casey Genton ... sound effects editor
Colin Humphreys ... sound trainee
Jeffrey A. Humphreys ... boom operator
Melissa Kennelly ... foley artist
Shawn Kennelly ... foley mixer (as Shawn Kenelly)
Daniel J. Leahy ... re-recording mixer
Vince Nicastro ... foley artist (as Vincent Nicastro)
Geoffrey Patterson ... sound mixer
Steve Pederson ... re-recording mixer (as Steve Pedersen)
Eryne Prine ... foley editor
David Raymond ... utility sound (as David Fiske Raymond)
Jean-Christophe Sabatier ... sound recordist
Martin Schloemer ... mix technician
Mandell Winter ... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by 

Gary D'Amico ... special effects supervisor
Blair Foord ... special effects coordinator
Pete Kelley ... special effects technician
Steven Pancake ... special effects technician (as Steve Pancake)

Visual Effects by 

Ben Campanaro ... visual effects supervisor: Origin Digital Studios
Meagan Condito ... visual effects producer: Pixomondo
Brandon Criswell ... compositing supervisor: Pixomondo
Steve Graves ... lead cg artist: Origin Digital Studios
Danny Hirsch ... associate producer: Elastic, main titles
Björn Mayer ... visual effects supervisor: Pixomondo
Kelly Mcswain ... senior compositor: Origin Digital Studios (as Kelly McSwain)
Mark Miller ... visual effects executive producer - origin studios
Josh Miyaji ... visual effects supervisor: FuseFX
John Owens ... visual effects producer: FuseFX
Shalena Oxley-Butler ... visual effects producer: Origin Digital Studios
Christian Quickle ... visual effects producer
Greg Szafranski ... environment lead: Pixomondo
Tong Tran ... lead cg artist: Pixomondo
David Van Dyke ... Executive Producer: Shade VFX
Jason Wilson ... visual effects artist
Kevin Yuille ... lead artist: FuseFX (as Kevin Yulle)
Jason Michael Zimmerman ... visual effects supervisor (as Jason Zimmerman)
Ian Blough ... visual effects producer (uncredited)
Desiree Lunsford ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Jeff Chumas ... stunt performer
Joe Dryden ... stunt performer (as Joseph J. Dryden)
Marilyn Giacomazzi ... stunt performer
Mickey Giacomazzi ... stunt performer
Jimmy Hart ... stunt performer
Zach Hudson ... stunt performer
Ralf Koch ... stunt performer
Oakley Lehman ... stunt performer
Cliff McLaughlin ... stunt performer
Mark Norby ... stunt coordinator
Chris Palermo ... stunt performer
Darrin Prescott ... stunt performer
Drew Waters ... stunt performer
Thayr Harris ... stunts (uncredited)
Anthony Molinari ... stunt double (uncredited)
Chris Palermo ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Hans Bjerno ... director of photography: aerial unit
Mateo Bourdieu ... a camera first assistant
Chris Burr ... rigging electrician
Craig Campbell ... rigging assistant chief lighting technician
Edward J. Cox ... rigging chief lighting technician (as Edward Cox)
Jonathan Coyne ... best boy grip (as John Coyne)
Donald D. Davidson ... electrician (as Donny Dean Davidson)
John Davies ... rigging electrician
Max Deleo ... b camera second assistant
Manny Duran ... key grip
Simon England ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jac Fitzgerald ... director of photography: second unit
Jerry Gregoricka ... rigging electrician
Craig Grossmueller ... b camera first assistant
Kyle Honnig ... grip
Robert Hooven ... best boy rigging grip
Harry Hope ... key rigging grip
Matt Horochowski ... dolly grip (as Matthew Horochowski)
Barry Baz Idoine ... camera operator (as Baz Idoine)
Jesse Jaraczewski ... electrician
Justin Jernandez ... grip
Dylan Johnson ... digital imaging technician
Dan Jones ... second unit gaffer
Steve Koster ... director of photography: aerial unit
Gray Lanaux ... dolly grip
David Maisel ... landscape images
Wayne Marshall ... assistant chief lighting technician
John McGonegle ... electrician (as John J. McGonegle)
George Michela ... rigging grip
Rich Nassworthy ... rigging grip
Kris Ostergaard ... grip
Luke Poole ... grip
Lacey Terrell ... still photographer
Gregg Thompson ... best boy rigging grip
Cameron Thorburn ... second unit key grip (as Cam Thurburn)
Michael Tolochko ... electrician
Tony Varuola ... chief lighting technician (as Anthony Varuloa)
Tom Villa ... rigging grip (as Tommy Villa)
Justin Zaffiro ... digital utility
Jeff Blasi ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Joe Cappelletti ... voice casting
Monica Kelly ... casting associate
Carla Lewis ... extras casting
Deedra Ricketts ... extras casting (as Deedee Ricketts-Walts)
Josh Ropiequet ... casting associate
Hayden Johnson ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Corey Bronson ... key costumer
Valerie Manahan Campbell ... costumer (as Valerie Campbell)
Corey Deist ... costume buyer
Risa Garcia ... assistant costume designer
Adrienne Greshock ... costumer
Beth Ann Hoppe ... costumer
Matthew Jerome ... costumer (as Matt Jerome)
Mitchell Ray Kenney ... costume supervisor (as Mitch Kenney)
Vicente Parada ... costumer (as Vince Parada)
Syros Roshandel ... tailor
Cesha Ventre ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Jason Altman ... dailies colorist: DiTV
Pankaj Bajpai ... colorist / final colorist: DiTV
Karen M. Boyle-Anastasio ... on-line editor (as Karen Boyle-Anastasio)
Todd Brown ... post-production coordinator
Robert J. Busch ... on-line editor (as Robert Busch)
Olivier Fontenay ... color consultant
Drew Nichols ... assistant editor
Matthew Garcia ... on-line editor (uncredited)
Robert John Marinelli ... dailies technician: DiTV (uncredited)

Location Management 

Michael Chickey ... location manager
Allison Cox ... key assistant location manager
Darrin Cummings ... key assistant location manager
Caleb Duffy ... location manager
Justin Duncan ... key assistant location manager
Taylor Erickson ... key assistant location manager
Kendra Liedle ... assistant location manager
Sofia Ochoa ... assistant location manager (as Sophia Ochoa)
Aurora Ann Quinones ... location coordinator (as Aurora Quinones)
Jordan Schmidt ... key assistant location manager / key assistant location manager: pre-production
Chris Baugh ... additional location manager (uncredited)
Leann Emmert ... location scout (uncredited)
Nancy Wong ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department 

Evyen Klean ... music consultant (as Evyen J Klean)
Jill Meyers ... music clearances
Patrick Warren ... Composer: Additional Music By
Jason Wormer ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department 

Valeria Migliassi Collins ... script supervisor
Amanda Overton ... script coordinator

Transportation Department 

John Agnew ... driver
Desiree Barfield ... driver
Greg Bluhm ... driver
Michael Borreson ... driver (as Mike Borreson)
Kim Burns ... driver
Matthew Butcher ... driver (as Matt Butcher)
Kaiser Clark ... driver: Rachel Mcadams
Sean Glenn ... driver
Mark Holmes ... driver
Scott Holmes ... driver
Jody Kreinbrink ... driver
Kenny Lee ... driver
Wilfredo Machado ... driver
Chuck Martinez ... driver
Zelda Mattox ... driver
Mark Maymo ... transportation captain
Justin McClain ... driver
Hector Mendoza ... driver
Darwin Mitchell ... driver
Kathryn Moll ... driver
Jacqueline Mouneau ... driver (as Jaqueline Mouneeu)
Evelyn Patzkowski ... driver
Dave Perkins ... driver
Joe Popp ... driver
Tamara Romero ... dot administrator (as Tamara Sanders)
Frank Roughan ... driver (as Frankie Roughan)
Chris Rowe ... driver
Danny Rowe ... driver
Sean C. Ryan ... picture car coordinator
Howard Sanders ... driver
Jason Sanders ... transportation coordinator
Justin Sanders ... driver
Ben Skorstad ... helicopter pilot
Brian Stackhouse ... driver
Lana Vermillion ... driver
Augie Washington ... driver
Gale Webster ... driver
Shawn Weir ... transportation co-captain
CJ Wheeler ... driver
Bobby Williams ... driver

Additional Crew 

Jeanette Agaronoff ... assistant: Mr. Colin Farrell (as Jeanette Arganoff)
Ryan Babbs ... stand-in: Colin Farrell
Alex Barnoya ... medic
Patti Belin ... second assistant accountant
Luca Belloiu ... stand-in
TeeJay Boyce ... stand-in (as Teejay Boyce)
Katy Branson ... production assistant
Marcelo Chow ... production assistant
Patrick Clair ... title designer
Carolyn Craddock ... assistant: Aida Rodgers
Hanna Denyer ... production assistant
Derek DiBiagio ... assistant: Nic Pizzolatto
Jessica Drake ... dialect coach
Bryan Ellenburg ... security advisor
Jesse Escochea ... technical advisor
Claudine Farrell ... assistant: Colin Farrell
Steven Fisher ... production assistant
S. Brett Gantt ... production accountant (as Brett Gantt)
Kristen Hall ... accounting clerk
Zack Hayden ... assistant: Steve Golin
Josh Henson ... assistant: Justin Lin (as Joshua Henson)
Grace Illingworth ... production assistant
Dominique Jaramillo ... medic
Karly Jenkins ... production assistant
Ben Jordan ... production assistant
Matt Kavanaugh ... stand-in (as Matthew Kavanaugh)
Zak Kline ... assistant: Steve Golin
Roxanne Lapenta ... assistant: Vince Vaughn (as Roxanne LaPenta)
Asañio Lara ... craft service (as Asanio Lara)
Mela Lee ... adr voice replacement
Matthew Troy Littrell ... craft service (as Matthew Littrell)
Will Maloney ... production assistant
John Mancini ... production assistant
Elsa Mayuri ... production assistant (as Elsa Young)
Kenya McDonald ... payroll accountant
Max McFarland ... accounting clerk
Mike McKean ... medic
Louise Muskala ... assistant: Ms. Rachel McAdams
Skinner Myers ... production assistant
Alexa Newman ... production assistant (as Lexie Newman)
Lisandro Novillo ... production assistant
Ellsa Ramclam ... payroll clerk (as Elsa Ramclam)
Dina Ramsey ... second assistant accountant
Ramon Reyes ... chef
Amanda Roberts ... production coordinator (as Amanda K. Roberts)
Ahmed Saker ... key set medic
Jared Sirkin ... assistant production coordinator
Sarah Snyder ... production assistant
Michael J Tamburro ... aerial coordinator (as Mike Tamburro)
Lois Theobald ... first assistant accountant
Zack Wallace ... production assistant
Dianna Leanne Wilson ... production secretary (as Dianna Wilson)
Cassandra Zaree ... assistant: Scott Stephens
Alisha East ... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Andrea Lawson ... video playback graphics (uncredited)
Gary A. Martin ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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