Story :As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprioJohn Edgar Hoover
Naomi WattsHelen Gandy
Armie HammerClyde Tolson
Josh LucasCharles Lindbergh
Josh HamiltonRobert Irwin
Judi DenchAnna Marie Hoover
Geoff PiersonMitchell Palmer
Gunner WrightDwight Eisenhower
Dermot MulroneyColonel Schwarzkopf
Kaitlyn DeverPalmer's Daughter
Adam DriverWalter Lyle
Ed WestwickAgent Smith
Jessica HechtEmma Goldman
Denis O'HareAlbert Osborne
Lea ThompsonLela Rogers
Damon HerrimanBruno Hauptmann
Sadie CalvanoEdgar's Niece
Amanda SchullAnita Colby
Roberta BassinRoosevelt's Secretary
Emily Alyn LindShirley Temple
Barbara KeeganBombing Witness
Gerald DowneyFBI Agent
Jeffrey DonovanRobert Kennedy
Geoff StultsRaymond Caffrey
Thomas LangstonYoung Boy
Lea CocoAgent Sisk
Aaron LazarProsecutor Wilentz
Cheryl LawsonPalmer's Wife
Brady MatthewsInspector
David A. CooperFranklin Roosevelt
Kelly LesterHead Secretary
Jack DonnerEdgar's Father
Dylan BurnsHoover as a Child
Jack AxelrodCaminetti
Michael James FaradieBureau Agent (1919)
Josh StambergAgent Stokes
Christian ClemensonInspector Schell
Billy SmithSecret Service Officer
Ken HowardHarlan Fiske Stone
Zach GrenierJohn Condon
Johnny CiccoYoung Agent
Steve MonroeRestaurant Host
Stephen RootArthur Koehler
Gary WerntzAttorney General
David ClennonSenator Friendly
Michael O'NeillSenator McKellar
Eric LarkinFred Hunter
Eric FrentzelWilliam Mahan
Kyle EastwoodStork Club Band
Gregory HoytAgent One
Jenny PhaganBaker's Wife
Chris CaputoBronx Baker
Shannon McClain RobertsonAfrican American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
Leslie AugustineLindbergh Nanny (uncredited)
Fileena BahrisStarlet (uncredited)
Jennipher FosterLucille Ball (uncredited)
Belinda GosbeeGangster's Moll (uncredited)
Elizabeth KarrSecretary (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage) (uncredited)