A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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
Corey Sorenson
Pilot
Hunter Burke
Soldier
Jamarion Scott
Little James Brown
Jordan Scott
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
Aaron J. Brooks
Insurance Agent
Tate Taylor
Director
Steven Baigelman
Screenplay
Jez Butterworth
John-Henry Butterworth
Danny Epper
Stunts
Brian Grazer
Producer
Erica Huggins
Victoria Pearman
Peter Afterman
Executive Producer
Trish Hofmann
John Norris
Michael McCusker
Editor
Kerry Barden
Casting
Paul Schnee
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
D. Stevens
Still Photographer
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Anna Culp
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Set Decoration
Jesse Rosenthal
Art Direction
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella
Production Supervisor
Gary Trentham
Production Coordinator
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Millan
Robert L. Sephton
Sound Designer
Sound Effects Editor
Jason King
Craig Dollinger
Boom Operator
Rickley W. Dumm
Daniel Saxlid
Dialogue Editor
Will Arnot
Steadicam Operator
Camera Operator
Colin J. Campbell
Gaffer
Curt Sobel
Music Editor
Bill Bernstein
Jordan Corngold
Chuck Picerni Jr.
First Assistant Director
Steven Ritzi
Lex D. Geddings
Stunt Coordinator
Tony Donno
Stunt Driver
Michael Endoso
Jeff Brockton
Tim Bell
William Scharpf
Mark Yawn
Carl Anthony Nespoli
Philip Fornah
Sean Paul Braud
Kevin C. Lang
Set Dresser
Songs
Steven A. Morrow
Sound Mixer
