The Informant

The Informant is a 2009 film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The screenplay was written by Scott Z. Burns, from the book by Kurt Eichenwald.

The Informant is a 2009 film based on the true life story of Mark Whitacre, played by Matt Damon. Whitacre wore a wire for the FBI for three years to uncover a price fixing scam at Archer Daniels Midland. The company pleaded guilty in a high profile case and was fined 100 million dollars. But as a result of the pressure of wearing a wire for so long, Whitacre allegedly suffered a mental breakdown, which also might have contributed to his bipolar disorder. He was eventually convicted of a white collar crime himself and ironically ended up serving more time in prison, then the people he originally helped to put away.Herald & Review: Mark Whitacre, talks about The Informant (April 6, 2008)

• Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre
• Melanie Lynskey as Ginger Whitacre
• Scott Bakula as Brian Shepard
• Patton Oswalt as Ed Herbst
• Frank Welker as Mr. Whitacre
• Thomas F. Wilson as Mark Cheviron
• Andrew Daly
• Tony Hale
• Joel McHale as Robert Herndon
• Mike O'Malley
• Candy Clark as Mrs. Whitacre
• Ludger Pistor Reinhard Richter
• Scott Adsit as Sid Hulse
• Eddie Jemison as Kirk Schmidt
• Rusty Schwimmer as Elizabeth
• Paul F. Tompkins as D'Angelo
• Richard Steven Horvitz as Bob Zaideman
• Arden Myrin as Sarah Scott
• Rick Overton as Terry Wilson
• Wayne Pere as Sheldon Zenner
• Tom Papa as Mick Andreas
• Adam Paul
• Joseph Cintron as an FBI Agent
• Raymond Ma as Mimoto
• Larry Clake as Bill Walker
• Elena Eustache as Swiss secretary
• Daniel Hagen as Scott Roberts
• Giota Trakas as Jogger
• Hans Tester as Peter Dreyer
• Bill Dwyer as Lawyer
• Jayden Lund as James Mutchnik
• Allan Havey as Spcl. Agt. Dean Paisley
• Rome Kanda as Ikeda
• Josha Funk as Agent Grant
• Michael C. McCarthy as Scott Kilman
• Samatha Albert as Mary Spearing
• Howie Johnson as Rusty