Leonardo DiCaprio
Role: Amsterdam Vallon
Daniel Day-Lewis
Role: Bill "The Butcher" Cutting
Cameron Diaz
Role: Jenny Everdeane
Jim Broadbent
Role: Boss Tweed
John C. Reilly
Role: Happy Jack
Henry Thomas
Role: Johnny Sirocco
Liam Neeson
Role: "Priest" Vallon
Brendan Gleeson
Role: Walter "Monk" McGinn
Stephen Graham
Role: Shang
Eddie Marsan
Role: Killoran
Alec McCowen
Role: Reverend Raleigh
David Hemmings
Role: Mr. Schermerhorn
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Role: Jimmy Spoils
Cara Seymour
Role: Hell-Cat Maggie
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Role: P.T. Barnum
Peter-Hugo Daly
Role: One-Armed Priest
Cian McCormack
Role: Young Amsterdam
Andrew Gallagher
Role: Young Johnny
Philip Kirk
Role: O'Connell Guard Leader
Rab Affleck
Role: Plug Uglies Leader
Bill Barclay
Role: Shirt Tails Leader
Nick Bartlett
Role: Chichesters Leader
Robert Goodman
Role: Forty Thieves Leader
Tim Pigott-Smith
Role: Calvinist Minister
Liam Carney
Role: Bill The Butcher's Gang #1
Gary McCormack
Role: Bill The Butcher's Gang #2
David McBlain
Role: Bill The Butcher's Gang #3
Dick Holland
Role: True Blue American Speaker
Katherine Wallach
Role: Jenny's Girl
Carmen Hanlon
Role: Jenny's Girl
Ilaria D'Elia
Role: Jenny's Girl
Laurie Ventry
Role: Resident Woman
Ford Kiernan
Role: Black Joke Chief
Alec McMahon
Role: Resident Man
Nevan Finegan
Role: Dead Rabbit Gang Member
Dominique Vandenberg
Role: Dead Rabbit Gang Member
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Role: Chinese at Sparrow's Pagoda
Basil Chung
Role: Elderly Chinese at Pagoda
Finbar Furey
Role: Satan's Circus Singer
Sean Gilder
Role: Rat Pit Game Master
Richard Graham
Role: Card Player (Harvey)
Richard Strange
Role: Undertaker
Douglas Plasse
Role: Medical Student
R. Bruce Steinheimer
Role: Army Recruiter
David Bamber
Role: Passenger on Omnibus
Barbara Bouchet
Role: Mrs. Schermerhorn
Michael Byrne
Role: Horace Greeley
Lucy Davenport
Role: Miss Schermerhorn
Maura O'Connell
Role: Street Singer
Alex Howden
Role: Assistant Hangman
James Ramsay
Role: Condemned Man (Arthur)
Iain McColl
Role: Condemned Man (Seamus)
Louie Brownsell
Role: Legless Soldier
Gennaro Condemi
Role: She-He
Kieran Hurley
Role: Recruiter
John Sessions
Role: Harry Watkins / Lincoln
Michael Billingsley
Role: Uncle Tom
Steven Blake
Role: Mr. Shelby
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Role: Mr. Legree
Flaminia Fegarotti
Role: Miss Eliza
Bronco McLoughlin
Role: Assassin
Channing C. Holmes
Role: Tap Dancer
Eliane Chappuis
Role: Chinese Whore
Roberta Quaresima
Role: Whore #1
Marta Pilato
Role: Whore #2
Jian Su
Role: Chinese Acrobat
Man Cao
Role: Chinese General
Kathy Shao-Lin Lee
Role: Chinese Dancer
Alexander Deng
Role: Chinese Boy Singer
Peter Berling
Role: Knife Act Caller
Patrick Gordon
Role: Surgeon
Brendan White
Role: Archbishop
Brendan Dempsey
Role: Provost Marshal Registrar
Taddeo Harbutt
Role: Unruly Man
Nazzareno Natale
Role: Don Whiskerandos
Colin Hill
Role: Nativist Candidate
Robert Linge
Role: One-Armed Veteran
Richard Syms
Role: Drunken Repeater
Christian Burgess
Role: The Mayor
Gerry Robert Byrne
Role: Draft Official
David J. Nicholls
Role: O'Connell Guard Leader
Tim Faraday
Role: Plug Uglies Leader
Sean McGinley
Role: Forty Thieves Leader
John Anthony Murphy
Role: Kerryonians Leader
Terry O'Neill
Role: Chichesters Leader
Vincent Pickering
Role: American Guard Leader
Nick Miles
Role: Atlantic Guard Leader
Ian Pirie
Role: Slaughter Housers Leader
John McGlynn
Role: Bowery Boys Leader
Larry Kaplan
Role: Bloodied Bureaucrat
Leo Burmester
Role: Telegraph Operator #1 (voice)
Justin Brennan
Role: Telegraph Operator #2 (voice)
Brian Mallon
Role: Telegraph Operator #3 (voice)
Joseph P. Reidy
Role: Police Chief
Joel Strachan
Role: Telegraph Operator
Bill Murdoch
Role: Robber on Dock
Angela Pleasence
Role: Woman Accomplice
Iain Agnew
Role: General Wool
Michael Hausman
Role: Gunboat Captain
Bob Colletti
Role: Soldier in Mist
Martin Scorsese
Role: Wealthy Homeowner (uncredited)
Trevor Cooper
Role: Man in Tweed's Office (uncredited)
Massimo Vanni
Role: Bar Bouncer (uncredited)
Salvatore Billa
Role: Native (uncredited)
Marcello Fonte
Role: Citizen (uncredited)
Vincenzo Tanassi
Role: Fireman (uncredited)
Paolo Lorimer
Role: Tammany Man (uncredited)
Michele Bevilacqua
Role: Middle Class Man (uncredited)
Franco Venditti
Role: Coach (uncredited)
Katy Monique Cuomo
Role: Tweed's Whore (uncredited)
Pietro Torrisi
Role: Priest's Gang Member (uncredited)
Corrado Scalia
Role: Rapist (uncredited)
Loretta Rossi Stuart
Role: Dead Rabbit Gang Member (uncredited)
Mauro Cremonini
Role: Internee (uncredited)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Role: Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
Role: Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)
Alberto Dell'Acqua
Role: Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)
Franco Daddi
Role: Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)
Virgilio Ponti
Role: Bill the Butcher's Gang Member (uncredited)
Clemente Ukmar
Role: Priest's Gang Member (uncredited)
Patrizio Pelizzi
Role: Italian Emigrant (uncredited)
Raffaella Ponzo
Role: Johnny's Girlfriend