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- John Orquiola
- Senior Editor-Star Trek
- Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy. Albert S. Ruddy is the Academy Award-winning producer of The Godfather. Teller’s depiction of Ruddy is as a man on a mission.
- Matthew Goode as Robert Evans. Robert Evans was Paramount Pictures' head of production from the late-1960s to the early 1970s. Evans is the go-between for Ruddy and Paramount owner Charles Bluhdorn.
- Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt. In The Offer, Bettye McCartt is Albert S. Ruddy's secretary and resourceful Girl Friday who shows the fledgling producer the ropes and keeps him on track.
- Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo. Joe Colombo spearheads Italian-American resistance against The Godfather novel because of their belief it defames Italian-Americans.
- Jon Bernthal as Wayne Jenkins
- Mckinley Belcher II as Momodu "G-Money" Gondo
- Delaney Williams as BPD Police Commissioner Kevin Davis
- Jamie Hector as Detective Sean M. Suiter
- Wunmi Mosaku as Nicole Steele
- David Corenswet as David Mcdougall and Tray Chaney as Gordon Hawk
- Josh Charles as Daniel Hersl
- Darrell Britt-Gibson as Jemell Rayam
- Bobby J. Brown as Thomas Allers
- Robert Harley as Marcus Taylor
Jon Bernthal plays Wayne Jenkins. The head of the Gun Trace Task Force and self-proclaimed "Superman", Jenkins is a BPD veteran whose tenure as the key player in the group was linked to a huge increase in criminal activity. Jenkins was investigated for multiple criminal counts including racketeering, robbery, and falsifying records. Bernthal has pl...
G-Money is the Baltimore PD veteran and member of the GTTF who was the first domino in the case, as he was the first to be investigated for potential involvement with a drug crime. He is seen from the first episode of We Own This City being interviewed under caution. After some bit-part roles, McKinley Belcher II appeared in Power as well as The Go...
Interim Baltimore PD police commissioner Kevin Davis heads the department during the investigation into the GTTF, and at the end of We Own This City episode 1, faces down Jenkins to measure up his guilt. Delaney Williams is a veteran of police TV shows, having appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blue Bloods, and previously appeared in...
Though he only appears briefly in episode 1, BPD homicide Detective Sean M. Suiter becomes a key part of the investigation. Having appeared in shows like Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Power, and Bosch, Jamie Hector may be most recognized for his role as Marlo Stanfield in The Wire.
Nicole Steele is an attorney assigned to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice who begins We Own This City looking into cops with multiple complaints against them. She's played by Loki star Wunmi Mosaku, who also recently starred in Lovecraft Country and His House.
The two Harford County Narcotics Task Force investigators who help bring down the corrupt GTTF are played by David Corenswet and Tray Chaney. Corenswet achieved recent critical acclaim for Ryan Murphy's Hollywood, while Chaney previously appeared as Poot Carr in The Wire.
A notorious Baltimore cop who attracted more than 50 complaints from the public for violence and abuse of his position. He was transferred into the GTTF shortly after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Charles is a veteran TV actor, having appeared in the likes of Sports Night, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, and The Good Wife...
Britt-Gibson recently appeared in Barry as Jermaine Jefrint and in two parts of Netflix's Fear Streettrilogy, as Martin.
Visibly the oldest of the GTTF, Thomas Allers is played by The Wirealumnus Bobby J Brown who appeared as Officer Bobby Brown.
Harley's only other credit came in David Simon's The Corner. Related: We Own This City Ending Explained (In Detail)
- Simon Gallagher
- Executive Editor
Apr 28, 2022 · The director was hoping for an unknown, Italian-American actor who you might find strolling through the Sicilian countryside. The actor, now considered one of the greatest of all time, beat out ...
Subscribe to Our History: https://bit.ly/3v5mKBG It's the story of the rise of a small-time Harlem crook to African American drug baron. American Gangster te...
Sep 26, 2019 · Photo Courtesy David Lee/EPIX. In Godfather of Harlem, Vincent “Chin” Gigante (Vincent D’onofrio) is Johnson’s main antagonist upon his return from prison—constantly undermining Johnson ...
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- Gina Martinez
Dec 5, 2021 · Published December 5, 2021. Updated March 12, 2024. The Harlem kingpin who inspired "American Gangster," Frank Lucas began importing and distributing "Blue Magic" heroin in the late 1960s — and made a fortune. It’s no wonder why Ridley Scott made American Gangster, a movie based on the life of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank “Superfly” Lucas.
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American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas , a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War , before being detained by a task force led by Newark ...
