Silver City (2004 Film) - Cast

Cast

• Danny O'Brien. Played by Danny Huston. Danny is a private investigator. He was a reporter for the Mountain Monitor newspaper before getting fired for reporting a false story. Now working for Chuck Raven, he is to intimidate anyone who might be trying to sabotage the Pilager campaign.
• Richard "Dicky" Pilager. Played by Chris Cooper. Dicky Pilager is the son of an influential Colorado Senator. He was not successful in a mining enterprise, so he has decided to run for Governor of Colorado. His campaign is largely funded by family friend Wes Benteen.
• Chuck Raven. Played by Richard Dreyfuss. Raven is Campaign Manager of Pilager for Governor. A lifelong family friend, he is in charge of protecting the family name. He hires Danny O'Brien in a strategem to ensure the campaign won't be tainted by political scandal.
• Wes Benteen. Played by Kris Kristofferson. Benteen is the billionaire mogul who is funding the campaign. His businesses benefit the Pilager family in return for political favors. His companies produce meat and agricultural products, and provide medical services. He also owns a major football team, the Prospectors. He finances half the campaign in order to secure land development rights.
• Nora Allardyce. Played by Maria Bello. She is a reporter at the Mountain Monitor and is Danny O'Brien's ex-wife.
• Grace Seymour. Played by Mary Kay Place. Seymour runs a Private Investigation firm, and is Danny O'Brien's boss. She is a longtime associate of Chuck Raven.
• Morton "Mort" Seymour. Played by David Clennon. Grace's husband and a real estate developer. He is trying to gain influence with the Pilagers thru Chandler Ty son, in order to obtain approval of his Silver City project.
• Mitch Paine. Played by Tim Roth. Paine is Danny O'Brien's friend, and a former reporter at the Mountain Monitor who was fired for the same reason as O'Brien. He runs an underground news website and is a source of information.
• Senator Judson Pilager. Played by Michael Murphy. A powerful U.S. senator from Colorado and Dicky Pilager's father. He constantly bemoans his son's ineptness.
• Madeline "Maddy" Pilager. Played by Daryl Hannah. Maddy is a free-spirited, black sheep daughter of the Pilager family. She is one of the people whom Danny must keep out of the public eye.
• Tony Guerra. Played by Sal Lopez. A Mexican-American chef whom Danny enlists in an effort to learn about the dead man.
• Vince Esparza. Played by Luis Saguar. He imports undocumented Mexicans for various, cheap labor tasks. He worked for Wes Benteen at one time.
• Cliff Castleton. Played by Miguel Ferrer. Ultra right-wing radio commentator who has been at odds with Chuck Raven and the Pilagers for thirty years. He is also one of the people whom Danny is tasked to keep under control.
• Casey Lyle. Played by Ralph Waite. A former mining safety inspector who was falsely caught up in a mining accident scandal. He is also "warned" by Danny.
• Sheriff Joe Skaggs. Played by James Gammon. Investigates the dead body found in the lake. His brother was being investigated by Danny in the story that got Danny fired.
• Chandler Tyson. Played by Billy Zane. A land developer and lobbyist in Wes Benteen's and the Pilagers' pocket. Tyson is dating Nora Allardyce.
• Karen Cross. Played by Thora Birch. Mitch's assistant at the website, Cross provides Danny with information.