David O. Russell Director, Screenwriter Christian Bale Irving Rosenfeld Actor Bradley Cooper Richie DiMaso Actor, Executive Producer Jeremy Renner Mayor Carmine Polito Actor Amy Adams Sydney Prosser Actor Jennifer Lawrence Rosalyn Rosenfeld Actor Louis C.K. Stoddard Thorsen Actor Jack Huston Pete Musane Actor Michael Peña Paco Hernandez, Sheik Abdullah Actor Shea Whigham Carl Elway Actor Alessandro Nivola Anthony Amado Actor Elisabeth Röhm Dolly Polito Actor Paul Herman Alfonse Simone Actor Said Taghmaoui Irv's Sheik Plant Actor Matthew Russell Dominic Polito Actor Thomas Matthews Francis Polito Actor Adrian Martinez Julius Actor Anthony Zerbe Sen. Horton Mitchell Actor Colleen Camp Brenda Actor Robert De Niro Victor Tellegio Actor Eric Warren Singer Screenwriter, Executive Producer Charles Roven Producer Richard Suckle Producer Megan Ellison Producer Jonathan Gordon Producer Matthew Budman Executive Producer George Parra Executive Producer Linus Sandgren Cinematographer Jay Cassidy Film Editing Crispin Struthers Film Editing Alan Baumgarten Film Editing Danny Elfman Original Music Judy Becker Production Design Jesse Rosenthal Art Director Heather Loeffler Set Decoration Michael Wilkinson Costume Design Mary Vernieu Casting Lindsay Graham Casting