The Den of Thieves cast features Gerard Butler as “Big Nick” O’Brien, Pablo Schreiber as Ray Merrimen and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Donnie Wilson. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Christian Gudegast’s 2018 movie on HBO Max. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Den of Thieves takes place in Los Angeles. As a group of U.S. Marine veterans plan a heist, a major crimes officer investigates the crew. The narrative follows the main players as they strategize against each other. Here’s every actor and character in Den of Thieves.

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Den of Thieves Cast: Gerard Butler as “Big Nick” O’Brien

Character Profile: A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department police officer. He is a Torrance native who runs a major crimes unit. Big Nick uses questionable methods while investigating a group of local criminals.

Butler’s Resume: The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (2004), King Leonidas in 300 (2006), Clyde Shelton in Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Mike Banning in Olympus Has Fallen (2013), Tom Harris in Kandahar (2023)

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Den of Thieves Cast: Pablo Schreiber as Ray Merrimen

Character Profile: A U.S. Marine veteran from Long Beach. He leads a crew of bank robbers. Ray targets the Federal Reserve Bank of Downtown Los Angeles.

Schreiber’s Resume: Nick Sobotka in The Wire (2003-08), Kris “Tanto” Paronto in 13 Hours (2006), George “Pornstache” Mendez in Orange Is the New Black (2013-19), Ben in Skyscraper (2018), Allan Gore in Candy (2022)

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Den of Thieves Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Donnie Wilson

Character Profile: A bartender from Hawthorne. He is a U.S. Marine who works as a driver for Ray’s crew. Donnie accumulates valuable information while working at a Los Angeles bar.

Jackson Jr.’s Resume: Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton (2015), Dan Pinto in Ingrid Goes West (2017), Lance in Long Shot (2019), Chief Warrant Officer Barnes in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Daveed in Cocaine Bear (2023)

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Den of Thieves Cast: 50 Cent as Enson Levoux

Character Profile: Ray’s trusted friend. He is a U.S. Marine veteran. Enson vouches for Donnie.

50 Cent’s Resume: A Grammy Award-Winning Hip-Hop Musician — Also, Marcus in Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005), Hush in Escape Plan (2013), Kanan in Power (2014-20), Easy Day in The Expendables 4 (2023)

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Den of Thieves Cast: Maurice Compte as Benny “Borracho” Magalon

Character Profile: Big Nick’s colleague. He is a detective for a major crimes unit. Borracho colludes against Ray and Donnie with Big Nick.

Compte’s Resume: Gaff in Breaking Bad (2011), Big Evil in End of Watch (2012), Horacio Carrillo in Narcos (2015-16), Kevin Jimenez in Mayans M.C. (2018), Josiah in In the Dark (2020-21)

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The Den of Thieves cast also includes:

• Meadow Williams as Holly
• Brian Van Holt as Murph Connors
• Evan Jones as Bo “Bosco” Ostroman
• Mo McRae as Gus Henderson
• Kaiwi Lyman as “Tony Z” Zapata
• Dawn Olivieri as Debbie O’Brien
• Eric Braeden as Ziggy Zerhusen
• Jordan Bridges as Lobbin’ Bob
• Lewis Tan as Secret Service Lobby Guard #1
• Cooper Andrews as Mack

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.