Solomon Northup
Avery Brooks
Jenny
Rhetta Greene
Freeman
J. Don Ferguson
Captain
Ralph Flanders
Elizabeth
Tanzia Franks
Sheriff
Harry George
Kelsey
Ann Pearl Gray
Eliza
Janet League
Luke
Charles McGhee
Harry
Jay McMillan
Chapin
Danny Nelson
Sherrill
John D. Northup
Ford
Mason Adams
Birch
Ralph Pace
Anne Northup
Petronia Paley
Sailor
Randal Patrick
Tibeats
J.C. Quinn
Epps
John Saxon
Manning
Gerhard Schwisow
Noah
Joe Seneca
Henry Northup
Michael Tolan
Shad
Willie Woods
Alonzo (uncredited)
David Keith Anderson
Alonzo
Emory Beasley
Plantation Owner (uncredited)
Don Devendorf
Boy (uncredited)
Robert Oliveri
Bass
Kent Broadhurst
Mrs. Epps
Lee Bryant
Robert
Charles Darden
Senator Soule
Tony Dreyspool
Ned
Anthony Edenfield
Walton
Art Evans
Book
Editor
John Carter
Director
Gordon Parks
Music
Director of Photography
Hiro Narita
Teleplay
Samm-Art Williams
Lou Potter
Associate Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Producer
Yanna Kroyt Brandt
Executive Producer
Shep Morgan
Casting
Reuben Cannon
Art Direction
Karl Eigsti
Set Decoration
Robert J. Franco
Costume Design
Dorothy Weaver
Makeup Artist
Chris Brice
Hairstylist
Tony Marrero
Production Manager
Property Master
Rhoda E. Neal
Choreographer
John Archangeli