Cast

• Jeff Bridges — Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
• Matt Damon — LaBoeuf
• Paul Rae — Emmett Quincy
• Nicholas Sadler — Repentant Condemned Man
• James Brolin — Frank James
• Jarlath Conroy — Undertaker
• J.K. Simmons — J. Noble Daggett (voice)
• Ty Mitchell — Ferryman
• Scott Sowers — Unrepentant Condemned Man
• Hailee Steinfeld — Mattie Ross
• Josh Brolin — Tom Chaney
• Barry Pepper — Lucky Ned Pepper
• Domhnall Gleeson — Moon (The Kid)
• Bruce Green — Harold Parmalee
• Roy Lee Jones — Yarnell
• Dakin Matthews — Col. Stonehill
• Elizabeth Marvel — 40-Year-Old Mattie
• Leon Russom — Sheriff
• Jake Walker — Judge Parker
• Joe Stevens — Cross-examining Lawyer
• David Lipman — First Lawyer
• Jonathan Joss — Condemned Indian
• Brandon Sanderson — Indian Youth at Bagby's