| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Schroeder | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Allan A. Apone | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Andrew Zolot | Crew | Crew | Post Production Supervisor |
Antonia Van Drimmelen | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Bruce Franklin | Crew | Directing | First Assistant Director |
 David Arnold | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
Dennis Bradford | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
 Donald E. Thorin | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Eric Steel | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Eric Yellin | Crew | Directing | Second Second Assistant Director |
 Ernest Tidyman | Crew | Writing | Novel |
George DeTitta Jr. | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
 Ilene Starger | Crew | Production | Casting |
 Isaac Hayes | Crew | Sound | Original Music Composer |
John Bloom | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 John Singleton | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay |
Joseph E. Iberti | Crew | Production | Unit Production Manager |
Mark Roybal | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Nick Gillard | Crew | Crew | Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
Patrizia von Brandenstein | Crew | Art | Production Design |
Paul Hall | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Richard Price | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
 Ruth E. Carter | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
 Scott Rudin | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Shane Salerno | Crew | Writing | Story, Screenplay |
Steve Nicolaides | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Steven Kirshoff | Crew | Crew | Special Effects Coordinator |
Terel Gibson | Crew | Editing | Assistant Editor |
Vebe Borge | Crew | Directing | First Assistant Director |
Mikayla Abromowitz | Crew | Directing | Script Supervisor |
 Angela Meryl | Crew | Crew | Stunt Double |
Julie A. Bloom | Crew | Directing | Second Assistant Director |
Liza Bigger | Crew | Production | Production Assistant |
Rosadel Varela | Crew | Production | Trainee Production Coordinator |
Don Kozma | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
 Rose Sias | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
Bac DeLorme | Crew | Directing | Second Second Assistant Director |
 Jodi Pynn | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
Christine Leiter | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Ramona Diaz Sanchez | Crew | Production | Production Supervisor |
Gray Miller | Crew | Visual Effects | Animation |
David F. Bianculli | Crew | Production | Production Assistant |
Al Rodgers | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Naomi Cromwell | Crew | Directing | Second Second Assistant Director |
Rosada Yarela | Crew | Production | Trainee Production Coordinator |
Amy Yanagisawa | Crew | Crew | Stunts |
 Al Thompson | Cast | Actor | Pistolero (uncredited) |
 Andre Royo | Cast | Actor | Tattoo |
 Angela Pietropinto | Cast | Actress | Mrs Ann Palmieri |
Bonz Malone | Cast | Actor | Malik |
 Busta Rhymes | Cast | Actor | Rasaan |
 Caprice Benedetti | Cast | Actress | Karen |
 Carl Low | Cast | Dominican #5 (uncredited) | |
Carson Grant | Cast | Actor | Police Officer (uncredited) |
 Catherine Kellner | Cast | Actress | Ivy |
 Christian Bale | Cast | Actor | Walter Wade, Jr. |
 Christina Rouner | Cast | Actress | Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited) |
 Christopher Orr | Cast | Actor | Walter's Friend |
 Dan Hedaya | Cast | Actor | Jack Roselli |
 Daniel von Bargen | Cast | Actor | Lt Kearney |
Dawn Robinson | Cast | Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited) | |
 Deacon Ledges | Cast | Actor | (uncredited) |
 Deirdre Lovejoy | Cast | Actress | Police Officer (uncredited) |
 Dorian Missick | Cast | Actor | Young Man (uncredited) |
 Doug Hutchison | Cast | Actor | Plane Door Opener (uncredited) |
 Elizabeth Banks | Cast | Actress | Trey's Friend |
Evan Farmer | Cast | Actor | Walter's Friend |
 F. Valentino Morales | Cast | Enforcer | |
 Fidel Vicioso | Cast | Actor | Pistolero |
 Gano Grills | Cast | Actor | Cornbread |
 Gloria Reuben | Cast | Actress | Sgt. Council (uncredited) |
 Gordon Parks | Cast | Actor | Lenox Lounge Patron |
Isaac Hayes | Cast | Actor | Mr. P (uncredited) |
 Jeff Branson | Cast | Actor | Walter's Friend |
 Jeffrey Wright | Cast | Actor | Peoples Hernandez |
 Jerome Preston Bates | Cast | Desk Sergeant | |
Joe Quintero | Cast | Asst DA Hector Torres | |
 John Cunningham | Cast | Actor | Judge |
 John Elsen | Cast | Actor | Uniform Cop in Metronome |
John Singleton | Cast | Actor | Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited) |
 John Wojda | Cast | Construction Worker | |
 Josef Sommer | Cast | Actor | Curt Flemming |
 Lanette Ware | Cast | Actress | Terry |
 Lee Tergesen | Cast | Actor | Luger |
Lou Torres | Cast | Actor | Fatman (uncredited) |
 Louie Leonardo | Cast | Actor | Pistolero |
 Lynne Thigpen | Cast | Actress | Carla Howard |
 Mark Zeisler | Cast | Actor | DA Andrew Nicoli |
Mary Ann Hannon | Cast | Walter Wade's Housekeeper (uncredited) | |
 Mekhi Phifer | Cast | Actor | Trey Howard |
 Myron Primes | Cast | Young Blood | |
 Nicholas J. Coleman | Cast | Actor | Bystander at Metronome (uncredited) |
 Pat Hingle | Cast | Actor | Judge Dennis Bradford |
 Peter McRobbie | Cast | Actor | Lt. Cromertie |
 Philip Bosco | Cast | Actor | Walter Wade Senior |
Richard Barboza | Cast | Actor | Dominican |
 Richard Roundtree | Cast | Actor | "Uncle" John Shaft |
 Riley G. Matthews, Jr. | Cast | Actor | Desk & Cell Officer (uncredited) |
 Ron Castellano | Cast | Mike Palmieri | |
 Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Cast | Actor | Jimmy Groves |
 Samuel L. Jackson | Cast | Actor | John Shaft |
 Sixto Ramos | Cast | Actor | Bonehead |
 Sonja Sohn | Cast | Actress | Alice |
 Toni Collette | Cast | Actress | Diane Palmieri |
 Vanessa Williams | Cast | Actress | Carmen Vasquez |
 Will Chase | Cast | Actor | Walter's Friend |
 William H. Burns | Cast | Actor | Arresting Officer (uncredited) |
 Zach Grenier | Cast | Actor | Harrison Loeb |
 Kevin O'Donnell | Cast | Actor | Club Kid (uncredited) |
Mercedes Mercado | Cast | Waitress (uncredited) | |
 Mustafa Shakir | Cast | Actor | Protester (uncredited) |
 Peter Stickles | Cast | Actor | Mickey Hunt (uncredited) |
 Stu 'Large' Riley | Cast | Actor | Leon |
Universal | Cast | Young Blood | |
 Selena Mars | Cast | Protester (uncredited) | |
 Lawrence Taylor | Cast | Actor | Lamont |
 Nik Pjeternikaj | Cast | Detective (uncredited) | |
 Nadine Mozon | Cast | Abused Woman | |
 Joan Baker | Cast | Actress | "Uncle" John Shaft's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
Tony Rhune | Cast | Actor | Pistolero |
Amer Al-Khan | Cast | Bystander at Metronome | |
Capital Jay | Cast | Golem | |
Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras | Cast | Lucifer | |
Richard Cocchiaro | Cast | Frank Palmieri | |
Freddie Ricks | Cast | Big Raymond | |
Scott Lucy | Cast | Trey's Friend | |
Chris Orr | Cast | Walter's Friend | |
 Preston Thomas | Cast | Malik's Crew | |
Philip Rudolph | Cast | Uniform Sergeant | |
Henry G. Thomas | Cast | Malik's Crew | |
Brian Oswald Talbot | Cast | Malik's Crew | |
Marshall T. Broughton | Cast | Malik's Crew | |
Ann Ducati | Cast | Aunt Toni DeCarlo | |
Lisa Cooley | Cast | News Anchor | |
Travis Brandon Rosa | Cast | Fighting Boy | |
Matthew Wallace | Cast | Fighting Boy | |
Luis Torres | Cast | Fat Man | |
Ahmed Al-Khan | Cast | Bystander at Metronome | |
Rashid Feleyfel | Cast | Bystander at Metronome | |
John E. Mack | Cast | Actor | Paramedic (uncredited) |
Cue Shepherd | Cast | Sexy Girl (uncredited) | |
 Roman Rivera | Cast | Actor | (uncredited) |
Thomas Mejia | Cast | Peoples Crew (uncredited) | |
Gabe Castillo | Cast | (uncredited) | |
Todd Fredericks | Cast | Bystander at Metronome (uncredited) | |
 Johanna Estevez | Cast | Actress | Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
