Billy Costigan

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Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation Massachusetts State Police
appearsIn The Departed
basedOn Chen Yongren
basedOnWork Infernal Affairs
createdBy Martin Scorsese
employer Massachusetts State Police
enemyOf Colin Sullivan
familyBackground South Boston
filmReleaseYear 2006
genreOfWork crime thriller film
infiltrates Irish mob
loyalTo Dignam
Queenan
nationality American
notableTrait emotional volatility
high intelligence
strong moral code
occupation undercover police officer
portrayedBy Leonardo DiCaprio
primaryConflict maintaining cover while serving the police
primaryThemeAssociation corruption
identity
loyalty
riskLevel highly dangerous assignment
romanticallyInvolvedWith Madolyn Madden
settingLocation Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
undercoverAgainst Frank Costello
undercoverRole member of Frank Costello's crew

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The Departed mainCharacter Billy Costigan
Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed Billy Costigan