James Brown
Chadwick Boseman
Bobby Byrd
Nelsan Ellis
Corporal Dooley
James DuMont
Pool Cleaner
Billy Slaughter
Warden
Ritchie Montgomery
Maceo Parker
Craig Robinson
Little Richard
Brandon Mychal Smith
Nafloyd Scott
Aloe Blacc
Ralph Bass
Josh Hopkins
Vicki Anderson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Pee Wee Ellis
Tariq Trotter
Baby Roy
Keith D. Robinson
Ben Bart
Dan Aykroyd
Penelope White
Stacey Scowley
Gertrude Sanders
Liz Mikel
Grandpa Byrd
Julius Tennon
Kathy
Allison Janney
Richard
John Benjamin Hickey
Seminar Presenter
J.D. Evermore
Mavis
Carol Lee
Shirley Buell
Cleta Elaine Ellington
Insurance Salesman
Jim Gleason
Reporter
Ahna O'Reilly
Susie Brown
Viola Davis
Black Infantryman
Antonius Charles
Donald Watkins
Pilot
Corey Sorenson
Soldier
Hunter Burke
Little James Brown
Jamarion Scott
Jordan Scott
Reno Reporter
Rena DeAngelo
Bobby Bennett
Aakomon Jones
Lynched Man
George Quinones
Frankie Avalon
Aaron Jay Rome
Joe Brown
Lennie James
Big Junior
Atkins Estimond
Daddy Grace
Clyde Jones
1949 Cop
Michael Papajohn
Big Kid
Denzel Reed
Mrs. Byrd
Phyllis Montana LeBlanc
Sarah Byrd
Taura Cherne
Announcer
Kirk Bovill
Diner Waitress
Cariella Smith
Velma Brown
Jacinte Blankenship
Female in Audience
Sandra DeNise
Syd Nathan
Fred Melamed
Susie's Soldier
Sheldon Frett
JB Chauffeur
Mario J. Radford
Alan Leeds
Joe T. Blankenship
Minder
Randy Smith
Teddy Brown
Alvin Edney II
Little Christmas Boy
Adrien Scott Robinson
Little Christmas Girl
Elliott June Rogers
Jimmy Nolen
Jamell Richardson
Mayor White
Jason Davis
Bootsy
Justin Hall
DeeDee Brown
Jill Scott
Catfish
David Carzell
Chicken
Dominic Thigpen
Matt Thompson
Insurance Agent
Aaron J. Brooks
Aunt Honey
Octavia Spencer
Mick Jagger
Nick Eversman
Yvonne Fair
Tika Sumpter
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Costume Design
Sharen Davis
Danny Epper
Tim Bell
Producer
Brian Grazer
Screenplay
John-Henry Butterworth
Executive Producer
Philip Fornah
Sean Paul Braud
Original Music Composer
Thomas Newman
Stunt Coordinator
Lex D. Geddings
Director
Tate Taylor
Editor
Michael McCusker
Jez Butterworth
Stunt Driver
Carl Anthony Nespoli
Director of Photography
Stephen Goldblatt
Jeff Brockton
William Scharpf
Mark Yawn
Michael Endoso
Tony Donno
John Norris
Steven Baigelman
Trish Hofmann
Victoria Pearman
Casting
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
Peter Afterman
Erica Huggins
Still Photographer
D. Stevens
Sound Effects Editor
Jason King
Sound Designer
Steadicam Operator
Will Arnot
Production Coordinator
Gary Trentham
Script Supervisor
Cate Hardman
Boom Operator
Craig Dollinger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Millan
Rickley W. Dumm
Dialogue Editor
Daniel Saxlid
Robert L. Sephton
Music Supervisor
Budd Carr
Margaret Yen
Sound mixer
Steven A. Morrow
Production Design
Mark Ricker
Camera Operator
Anna Culp
Art Direction
Jesse Rosenthal
Music Editor
Curt Sobel
Jordan Corngold
Bill Bernstein
Set Decoration
Production Supervisor
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella
Greg P. Russell
Gaffer
Colin J. Campbell
First Assistant Director
Steven Ritzi