Word: dignam
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...Fortunately, the actor says he was up for the challenge. To play Swagger, Wahlberg didn’t rely on his previous experience with action films—instead, he trained. Hard. While Wahlberg drew from an entire childhood growing up on Boston streets for his role of Sergeant Dignam in “The Departed,” the actor had not had any sniper training prior to “Shooter.” To prepare for the role, Wahlberg and director Antoine Fuqua used the expertise of US Marine sniper Sergeant Patrick Garrity...
...Here the good cop is Billy Costigan (DiCaprio), a member of the Massachusetts State Police - evidently state troopers do more than set speed traps - who reports to Capt. Queenan (Martin Sheen) and Sgt. Dignam (Mark Wahlberg), the only two people who know his true identity. The mob cop is Colin Sullivan (Damon), and his boss is gangland kingpin Frank Costello (Nicholson...
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