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The Big Short (2015) Cast & Crew

SPOILER WARNING! Name the cast or crew member behind each role in the 2015 biographical comedy-drama film, The Big Short
People who won an academy award for their role are highlighted in gold.
People who were nominated for an academy award for their role are highlighted in silver.
This is not an exhaustive list, I have excluded minor characters or relatively unknown crew members. Let me know if you think I left out anyone important!
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Last updated: March 19, 2026
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CREW
Role
Answer
Director
Adam McKay
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Brad Pitt
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Screenwriter
Adam McKay
Charles Randolph
Cinematographer
Barry Ackroyd
Editor
Hank Corwin
Composer
Nicholas Britell
CAST
Role
Character's role
Answer
Michael Burry
Metal-loving hedge fund manager who is one of the first to notice the housing bubble
Christian Bale
Mark Baum
Boss of a small independent trading firm who is angry at the banks
Steve Carell
Jared Vennett
Salesman from Deutsche Bank who sells Burry's default swaps
Ryan Gosling
Charlie Geller
One half of Brownfield Fund, who decide to short the housing market after discovering Vennett's prospectus
John Magaro
Jamie Shipley
The other half of Brownfield Fund, and Geller's partner
Finn Wittrock
Ben Rickert
Retired and skeptical former trader who helps Geller and Shipley with their trade
Brad Pitt
Cynthia Baum
Mark Baum's supportive wife
Marisa Tomei
Laurence Fields
An investor in Burry's hedge fund who strongly opposed his shorting strategy
Tracy Letts
Vinny Daniel
Mark's "numbers guy", who doesn't talk about his father's tragic death
Jeremy Strong
(Herself)
Australian actress who helps explains mortgage-backed securities in a bathtub
Margot Robbie
(Himself)
American celebrity chef who helps explains collaterized debt obligation
Anthony Bourdain
(Herself)
American actress and singer-songwriter who helps explain credit default swaps
Selena Gomez
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