The movie “Black Mass” is a true crime story released in 2015. The main characters include notorious South Boston criminal Whitey Bulger played by Johnny Depp, state senator’s brother John Connolly portrayed by Joel Edgerton, and Billy Bulger, inhabited by Benedict Cumberbatch. It is a rich tale of crime and intrigue and in this article, we will provide some details about the locations where the film was shot and the dates, as well as interesting trivia and facts about the movie.
Where it Filmed?
“Black Mass” was filmed in several locations throughout Massachusetts, USA. Some of the main spots include Lynn, Essex St and Highland St in Chelsea, and Quincy. Notably, a scene was set in the renowned Harvard Club of Boston, at 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. The film started shooting on May 19, 2014.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Johnny Depp | James ‘Whitey’ Bulger |
| Joel Edgerton | John Connolly |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Billy Bulger |
| Dakota Johnson | Lindsey Cyr |
| Kevin Bacon | FBI Agent Charles McGuire |
| Peter Sarsgaard | Brian Halloran |
| Jesse Plemons | Kevin Weeks |
| Rory Cochrane | Stephen Flemmi |
| David Harbour | John Morris |
| Adam Scott | FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick |
| Corey Stoll | Fred Wyshak |
| Julianne Nicholson | Marianne Connolly |
| Bill Camp | John Callahan |
| Juno Temple | Deborah Hussey |
| Mark Mahoney | Mickey Maloney |
| Brad Carter | John McIntyre |
| Scott Anderson | Tommy King |
| Lonnie Farmer | DEA Agent Eric Olsen (Interrogator) |
| Mary Klug | Mom Bulger |
| Erica McDermott | Mary Bulger |
| Luke Ryan | Douglas Cyr |
| Owen Burke | Buddy Leonard |
| Lewis D. Wheeler | Jeremiah O’Sullivan |
| Robert Walsh | Sr. FBI Official (voice) |
| Billy Meleady | Joe Cahill |
| Jamie Donnelly | Mrs. Cody |
| David Conley | Officer Flynn |
| Ciaran Crawford | Irish Nationalist |
| Thomas Philip O’Neill | FBI Wire Tech |
| Joey Vacchio | Joey |
| Big Italian | |
| Bill Haims | Gennaro Angiulo |
| Anthony Molinari | Charlie McTiernan |
| Todd Ryan Jones | Charlie’s Friend |
| Declan Mulvey | Charlie’s Friend |
| Bates Wilder | Agent James |
| Marc Carver | Dick Lehr |
| Richard Donelly | Gerard O’Neill |
| Gary Galone | State Captain |
| Brian A. White | Prisoner |
| Tom Kemp | Father Mackey |
| Naheem Garcia | DEA Agent |
| Kathryn A. Beauchamp | Nurse |
| Stephen Curran | Drug Dealer |
| Sean Malone | Crook |
| Jack Neary | Barman |
| Jimmy Joe Maher | Boot Shop Owner |
| Forry Buckingham | World Jai Alai Chairman |
| Danny DeMiller | Porthole Bartender |
| Michael F. Murphy | Porthole Customer |
| Alexander Cook | DEA Agent Dan Doherty |
| Ava Cooper | Little Mary Bulger |
| Stella Cooper | Kathleen Bulger |
| Giovanni Alabiso | Pancake Breakfast Attendee (uncredited) |
| Keith Amato | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Evin Charles Anderson | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
| Michael Balzano III | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Cayley Bell | Teddy (uncredited) |
| Marshall Berenson | TV News Reporter (uncredited) |
| Yuval Bibi | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Melinda Boczanowski | FBI Agent’s Wife (uncredited) |
| Jim Boyd | Motorist (uncredited) |
| Thomas Brogan | Funeral Mourner (uncredited) |
| Jeff T. Buco | Guard (uncredited) |
| John J. Burke | Politician (uncredited) |
| Tommy Burke | Vintage Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Mark Burzenski | Press Cameraman / Southie Spectator (uncredited) |
| Joe Cali | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Christina Calvao | Politician (uncredited) |
| Joe Jafo Carriere | Dead Italian Mobster #1 (uncredited) |
| Tom Carrigan | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Cary Christiansen | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Connie Chung | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Terry Conforti | Alice Sessions (uncredited) |
| Angel Connell | Restaurant Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Corazzini | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Stevie Costa | Mobster (uncredited) |
| Thomas Coughlin | Protester (uncredited) |
| Devon Coull | Miami Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Peter Crafts | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| David J. Cummins | LA FBI Task Agent 1 (uncredited) |
| Naysa Kaira DaSilva | Child at Beach (uncredited) |
| Olivia Davis | Bulger Cousin (uncredited) |
| James Davison | Irish Mobster (uncredited) |
| Julie Ann Dawson | Floor Dancer (uncredited) |
| Steven DeMarco | Angiulo’s Soldier (uncredited) |
| Lunara Devers | Background (uncredited) |
| Damien Di Paola | Rocco (uncredited) |
| Mike Di Stasio | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Simba Dibinga | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Sal DiMino | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Dings | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Michael Doherty | Vintage Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Brian Dole | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Tom Driscoll | Parishioner / Pancake Breakfast Attendee (uncredited) |
| Curtis Eames | Irish Mobster (uncredited) |
| Dicky Eklund Jr. | Street Protester (uncredited) |
| Larry Eudene | Orange Cart Vendor (uncredited) |
| Mark Falvo | Mobster (uncredited) |
| Joel Fearon | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Steve Flynn | FBI Special Agent (uncredited) |
| Thomas Michael Flynn | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Jim Ford | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Adam Freeman | Breakfast Guest (uncredited) |
| Abigail Friend | Parade spectator (uncredited) |
| Susan Garfield | Press Photographer (uncredited) |
| John Gigliotti | Core FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Gillies | Cafeteria Patron (uncredited) |
| Jared M. Gordon | Mourner (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Gordon | Irish American Woman (uncredited) |
| Karl carlo Green | Mafia Guy and 1972 Cadillac (uncredited) |
| Elaine Victoria Grey | Italian Woman (uncredited) |
| Kirsten Grimes | FBI Secretary (uncredited) |
| Josh Gunderson | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Jason Hair-Wynn | Disco Dancer (uncredited) |
| London Hall | Port Hole Bar Patron / Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Healy | Republican Against Busing (uncredited) |
| Steven Howitt | Vintage Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Lin Hult | Politicians Wife (uncredited) |
| Frankie Imbergamo | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Berglind Jonsdottir | Anna Bjornsdottir (uncredited) |
| Kate Jurdi | Flemmi’s Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Jeff Kamps | Walker (uncredited) |
| Colleen Kelly | Marion Hussey (uncredited) |
| Samantha Kelly | Mourner (uncredited) |
| William Ambrose Kennedy | FBI Dir Wm Sessions (uncredited) |
| Rhet Kidd | Lowlife #2 (uncredited) |
| Graham King | Havana Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Jeremiah Kissel | Commisioner DiGrazia (uncredited) |
| Kathy LaShay Berenson | Protesting Mom (uncredited) |
| Davide Leone | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ian Leson | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| John Joseph Lindsey | Port Hole Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Dean Littlefield | Wire Tech (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Lohnes | Protester (uncredited) |
| Charles Luise | Boston PD Tactical Patrol Force (uncredited) |
| Gwen MacKay | Protester (uncredited) |
| Paige MacLean | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Bretton Manley | Young Boy (uncredited) |
| Benjamin Manoli | Teen Boy on Banana Bike (uncredited) |
| Tom Mariano | Italian Mobster (uncredited) |
| Jason Mayoh | Mr. Saint Paddy (uncredited) |
| Jamie Mazareas | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Jimmy McCarthy | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Ryan Barry McCarthy | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Conor McGrath | Little Billy Bulger (uncredited) |
| Roger Mudd | Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage) |
| Danae Nason | McGuire’s Secretary (uncredited) |
| John O’Halloran | Dock Worker (uncredited) |
| Josette Oberton | Girl at Parade (uncredited) |
| Joseph Oliveira | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Richard Pacheco | Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| Linda Palermo | Extra (uncredited) |
| Levon Panek | Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Nicole Parrish | Bar Patron / Protester (uncredited) |
| Jon Pierce | Eddie Phillips (uncredited) |
| Maeve Power | Mary Bulger (uncredited) |
| Jim Powers | The Mayor (uncredited) |
| Marinko Radakovic | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Steve Rasetta | Lowlife #1 (Halloran’s Drug Dealer) (uncredited) |
| Jeannine Reardon | School Teacher (uncredited) |
| Doug Reed | Driver in Black Datsun (uncredited) |
| Stew Replogle | Funeral Attendee (uncredited) |
| Alan Resnic | Arresting FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| David Riccio Jr. | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Ariana Ruckle | Latin Dancer (uncredited) |
| James Russo | Agent Scott Gariola (uncredited) |
| Shane Ryan | Chris Bulger (uncredited) |
| Sonny Saggese | Boston Firefighter (uncredited) |
| Meg Schimelpfenig | Irish Girl (uncredited) |
| Alice Marie Sheehan | Girl at Parade (uncredited) |
| Aaron Snyder | Parade Kid (uncredited) |
| Chaunty Spillane | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Sydney St. Claire | Parade attendant (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Strong | Josh Bond (uncredited) |
| Michael Steven Swanson | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Phil Tavares | LA FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Carole Taylor | Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| Cyndal Todd | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Stephen Trouskie | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Eddie Troy | Dock Worker (uncredited) |
| J.T. Turner | School Teacher (uncredited) |
| JP Valenti | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Adam Vera | Winter Hill Gangster (uncredited) |
| George J. Vezina | FBI Task Force Agent (uncredited) |
| Nicolas Villamizar | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Kyle Viveiros | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Scott Wahle | Background (uncredited) |
| Alyssa Mae Walsh | Girl at Parade (uncredited) |
| Paul S. Warner | Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| Tim Whalen | Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| Geoff Whitman | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Dora Winifred | Beachgoer / Restaurant Patron / Nightclub Partier (uncredited) |
| Darryl Wooten | St. Paddy’s Day Patron (uncredited) |
| Anthony Wozniak | Angiulo Mobster (uncredited) |
| Ron G. Young | Drunk Walker (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
Some interesting points about “Black Mass” include the fact that it’s a true story about Whitey Bulger, a violent criminal from South Boston who was the brother of a state senator. Bulger became an FBI informant to dismantle a mafia family in his area. The film is classified as a Biography/Crime and runs for 2 hours and 3 minutes. The director of the film is Scott Cooper, and it was written by Mark Mallouk, Jez Butterworth, and Dick Lehr. The internationally recognized actors Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, and Benedict Cumberbatch played the starring roles. The movie has received some acclaim, winning six awards and receiving 24 nominations. It has been reviewed by 408 users and 429 critics.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
- Latitude: 42.46676300000001
- Longitude: -70.9494938
- Place ID: ChIJr-WCbTIO44kRU0hrtyE-SYs
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Lynn, MA, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Essex St., Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
- Latitude: 42.3881117
- Longitude: -71.0345368
- Place ID: ChIJ077bB7Nx44kR1n2K-K6dsVs
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Essex St, Chelsea, MA 02150, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
- Latitude: 42.2528772
- Longitude: -71.0022705
- Place ID: ChIJZe_yl8Fk44kRY0HFGpi0-Mw
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Quincy, MA, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Highland St, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
- Latitude: 42.3900208
- Longitude: -71.0296332
- Place ID: ChIJqbBWL7Rx44kRH2rwCpLzspU
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Highland St, Chelsea, MA 02150, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Latitude: 42.3485333
- Longitude: -71.08910829999999
- Place ID: ChIJuYIr2wR644kR3chphmI0EnE
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
