Cast (64)

Chadwick Boseman

James Brown

Nelsan Ellis

Bobby Byrd

Dan Aykroyd

Ben Bart

Viola Davis

Susie Brown

Lennie James

Joe Brown

Fred Melamed

Syd Nathan

Jill Scott

DeeDee Brown

Octavia Spencer

Aunt Honey

Nick Eversman

Mick Jagger

Tika Sumpter

Yvonne Fair

James DuMont

Corporal Dooley

Billy Slaughter

Pool Cleaner

Ritchie Montgomery

Warden

Craig Robinson

Maceo Parker

Brandon Mychal Smith

Little Richard

Aloe Blacc

Nafloyd Scott

Josh Hopkins

Ralph Bass

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Vicki Anderson

Tariq Trotter

Pee Wee Ellis

Keith D. Robinson

Baby Roy

Stacey Scowley

Penelope White

Liz Mikel

Gertrude Sanders

Julius Tennon

Grandpa Byrd

Allison Janney

Kathy

John Benjamin Hickey

Richard

J.D. Evermore

Seminar Presenter

Carol Lee

Mavis

Cleta Elaine Ellington

Shirley Buell

Jim Gleason

Insurance Salesman

Ahna O'Reilly

Reporter

Antonius Charles

Black Infantryman

Donald Watkins

Black Infantryman

Corey Sorenson

Pilot

Hunter Burke

Soldier

Jamarion Scott

Little James Brown

Jordan Scott

Little James Brown

Rena DeAngelo

Reno Reporter

Aakomon Jones

Bobby Bennett

George Quinones

Lynched Man

Aaron Jay Rome

Frankie Avalon

Atkins Estimond

Big Junior

Clyde Jones

Daddy Grace

Michael Papajohn

1949 Cop

Denzel Reed

Big Kid

Phyllis Montana LeBlanc

Mrs. Byrd

Taura Cherne

Sarah Byrd

Kirk Bovill

Announcer

Cariella Smith

Diner Waitress

Jacinte Blankenship

Velma Brown

Sandra DeNise

Female in Audience

Sheldon Frett

Susie's Soldier

Mario J. Radford

JB Chauffeur

Joe T. Blankenship

Alan Leeds

Randy Smith

Minder

Alvin Edney II

Teddy Brown

Adrien Scott Robinson

Little Christmas Boy

Elliott June Rogers

Little Christmas Girl

Jamell Richardson

Jimmy Nolen

Jason Davis

Mayor White

Justin Hall

Bootsy

David Carzell

Catfish

Dominic Thigpen

Chicken

Matt Thompson

1949 Cop

Aaron J. Brooks

Insurance Agent

Crew (60)

Tate Taylor

Director

Steven Baigelman

Screenplay

Jez Butterworth

Screenplay

John-Henry Butterworth

Screenplay

Danny Epper

Stunts

Brian Grazer

Producer

Erica Huggins

Producer

Mick Jagger

Producer

Victoria Pearman

Producer

Tate Taylor

Producer

Peter Afterman

Executive Producer

Trish Hofmann

Executive Producer

John Norris

Executive Producer

Michael McCusker

Editor

Kerry Barden

Casting

Paul Schnee

Casting

Budd Carr

Music Supervisor

Margaret Yen

Music Supervisor

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

D. Stevens

Still Photographer

Cate Hardman

Script Supervisor

Thomas Newman

Original Music Composer

Anna Culp

Executive Producer

Jez Butterworth

Executive Producer

John-Henry Butterworth

Executive Producer

Mark Ricker

Production Design

Rena DeAngelo

Set Decoration

Jesse Rosenthal

Art Direction

Sharen Davis

Costume Design

Robin Mulcahy Fisichella

Production Supervisor

Gary Trentham

Production Coordinator

Steven A. Morrow

Sound mixer

Greg P. Russell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Scott Millan

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert L. Sephton

Sound Designer

Robert L. Sephton

Sound Effects Editor

Jason King

Sound Effects Editor

Jason King

Sound Designer

Craig Dollinger

Boom Operator

Rickley W. Dumm

Sound Effects Editor

Daniel Saxlid

Dialogue Editor

Will Arnot

Steadicam Operator

Will Arnot

Camera Operator

Colin J. Campbell

Gaffer

Curt Sobel

Music Editor

Bill Bernstein

Music Editor

Jordan Corngold

Music Editor

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Cleta Elaine Ellington

First Assistant Director

Steven Ritzi

Stunts

Lex D. Geddings

Stunt Coordinator

Tony Donno

Stunt Driver

Michael Endoso

Stunt Driver

Jeff Brockton

Stunt Driver

Tim Bell

Stunts

William Scharpf

Stunts

Mark Yawn

Stunt Driver

Carl Anthony Nespoli

Stunt Driver

Philip Fornah

Stunts

Sean Paul Braud

Stunts