Q-Tip

Elijah Dixon

Mary J. Blige

Mom

Harold Perrineau

Uncle Cee

Fat Joe

Big Pete

Ian 'Blaze' Kelly

Inmate

Eric McCollum

Thomas Wilson

Denee Rivera

Jolie Martinez

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Young Elijah

Javier Nunez

Eugene

Elvis Costello

Public Defender / Teacher

Fisher Stevens

Prosecutor

Snow

Officer McIntyre

Joe Paradise

Chief Berry

Danny Hoch

Harris

Bobbito Garcia

Brown

Hassan Johnson

Jay

Clay Da Raider

KT

Casper Martinez

C.O. Villar

Jamie Hector

Phone Kid

Mateo Gómez

Mr. Gonzalez

Ryan Toby

Teacher's Assistant

Peggy A. Kirkpatrick

Group Home Counselor

N.O.R.E.

Big Ski

Dominique Walters

Young Thomas (as Dominique 'Lil Nique' Walters)

Jeremy Peter Johnson

Laser Cop

John C. Havens

Interviewer

Patrick McDade

Mr. Lloyd (as Pat McDade)

Jamie Tirelli

Mr. Mercer

Montay Walters

Big Boy (as Montay 'Tay Boogie' Walters)

Curtis Carrott

C.O. Steve (as Curt 'Flirt' Carrott)

Michael Sean Tighe

Cop #1

Douglas Crosby

Cop #2 (as Doug Crosby)

Nick Sullivan

Financial Aid Advisor

Fidel Vicioso

Polaroid Guy

Tomas Melly

Hector

Marc Freeman Hamm

Isiah

Michael H. Ingram

Elijah's Judge (as Michael Ingram)

Alton Clinton

Mark

Gloria Irizarry

Mrs. Williamson

Nan Jackson

Ms. Leone

Charles Malik Whitfield

Officer Welles

Donald Jackson

Photographer

Walter Leon

Polo'd Out Student

Ephraim Benton

Rahmel

Vincenzo Amato

Store Owner

Bob Colletti

Supervisor

Cesar de León

Tyrone

Ebony Jerido

Bernadette

Alexis Hyman

Young Girl (as Alexis 'L. Dionne' Hyman)

Donovon Ian H. McKnight

Jess (as Donovon Ian Hunter McKnight)

Raefel J. Mallea

Tiny

Tom McCarthy

Cee's Judge

Bridget McConnell

Shareholder (as Bridget Mary McConnell)

Taina Hernandez

News Reporter

Herbert Spaulding

C.O.

Seth William Meier

Laser Cop #2 (as Seth Meier)

Mister Fischer

C.O. #2 (as Mr. Fischer)

Larry Weiss

Counselor #2

Brian Anthony Wilson

Prison C.O. (as Brian A. Wilson)

Patrick Morrison

Shareholder C.O.

Universal

Lockdown C.O.

Damali Mason

Cafeteria C.O.

Tony Devon

Prison Guard Lawrence

Kash Goins

Mike (Inmate)

Jamie Gonzalez

Correction Officer Villar

Francesco Scorsone

Riot Guard / Court Officer

Dakota Anderson

Inmate (uncredited)

Natalie Paige Bentley

Officer McIntyre's Wife (uncredited)

Todd Birmingham

Inmate (uncredited)

Brandon E. Brooks

Inmate (uncredited)

John Bryant

Inmate on Bus (uncredited)

Kenny Guay

Boy on bus (uncredited)

Marguerite Mastromatto

Attorney (uncredited)

Theron Smith

Foster Child (uncredited)

Luna Lauren Velez

Prison Counselor (uncredited)

John Wooten

Prisoner (uncredited)