Published 16:00 IST, March 19th 2021
'The Wolf of Wall Street': Leonardo DiCaprio to Margot Robbie; details about film's cast
Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 released biographical black comedy film. Here's everything about the cast of the film. Read
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Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 released biographical black comedy film. The premise of the film is inspired by the 2007 memoir of the same name penned by Jordan Belfort. It reiterates Belfort’s perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York. However, after the crashing of Wall Street, he builds up his own empire engaging in rampant corruption of frauds which eventually leads to his downfall. Here, we have listed down intriguing details about The Wolf of Wall Street cast.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort
The Wolf of Wall Street features Leonardo DiCaprio essaying the role of main protagonist Jordan Belfort. Initially, Jordan is employed under Mark Hanna. Belfort is quickly tempted by the drug-fuelled life and stockbroker culture. However, with a drastic twist of fate, Jordan loses his job following Black Monday. Thanks to his aggressive pitching style, Belfort lands a job at a boiler room brokerage firm that specializes in penny stocks and ends up making a good fortune.
Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff
(Image Source: Still from The Wolf of Wall Street)
The film sees Jonah Hill portraying the role of Donnie Azoff, who is Belfort’s neighbour. Azoff befriends Jordan and the two open their own stock company. The duo recruits many of Belfort’s former friends from Wall Street. The entire company was based on Belfort’s notorious tactic which involved inflating the price of a stock by misleading and presenting fake positive statements.
Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia
(Image Source: Still from The Wolf of Wall Street)
The Wolf of Wall Street stars Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia, who is Belfort’s second wife. After Belfort is enticed by drugs, he leaves his first wife and ties the knot with beautiful model Naomi Lapaglia. However, after a few years of staying together, the duo discovers they aren’t compatible. With Belfort’s problem with the FBI, Naomi, in the end, decides to divorce Belfort.
Kyle Chandler as FBI Agent Patrick Denham
(Image Source: Still from The Wolf of Wall Street)
FBI Agent Patrick Denham aka Kyle Chandler keeps a close eye on Belfort’s business, only waiting for him to make a silly mistake. He eventually catches Belfort and put him behind bars. During the interrogation, Belfort is also asked to snitch on his best friends but he declines.
Other members from The Wolf of Wall Street cast:
- Rob Reiner as Max Belfort
- Jon Bernthal as Brad Bodnick
- Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna
- Jon Favreau as Manny Riskin
- Jean Dujardin as Jean-Jacques Saure
- Joanna Lumley as Aunt Emma
- Cristin Milioti as Teresa Petrill
- Aya Cash as Janet
- Christine Ebersole as Leah Belfort
(Promo Image Source: Still from The Wolf of Wall Street)
Updated 16:00 IST, March 19th 2021