Drama Music History
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Directed by
Tate Taylor
Viola Davis
Susie Brown
Allison Janney
Kathy
Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
Julius Tennon
Grandpa Byrd
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Vicki Anderson
Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
Craig Robinson
Maceo Parker
Lennie James
Joe Brown
Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
Mick Jagger
Josh Hopkins
Ralph Bass
Jason Davis
Mayor White
Michael Papajohn
1949 Cop
Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
John Benjamin Hickey
Richard
Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
Keith D. Robinson
Baby Roy
James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
James Brown
J.D. Evermore
Seminar Presenter
Atkins Estimond
Big Junior
Billy Slaughter
Pool Cleaner
Corey Sorenson
Pilot
Ahna O'Reilly
Reporter
Stacey Scowley
Penelope White
Kirk Bovill
Announcer
Ritchie Montgomery
Warden
Clyde Jones
Daddy Grace
Tariq Trotter
Pee Wee Ellis
Buddy Sosthand
Brandon Mychal Smith
Little Richard
Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
Hunter Burke
Soldier
Philip Fornah
Jim Gleason
Insurance Salesman
David Andrew Nash
Liz Mikel
Gertrude Sanders
David Carzell
Catfish
Jacinte Blankenship
Velma Brown
Sean Paul Braud
Donald Watkins
Black Infantryman
Aloe Blacc
Nafloyd Scott
Carl Anthony Nespoli
Aaron J. Brooks
Insurance Agent
Sheldon Frett
Susie's Soldier
Joe T. Blankenship
Alan Leeds
Mark Yawn
Carol Lee
Mavis
Antonius Charles
Black Infantryman
Jamarion Scott
Little James Brown
Jordan Scott
Little James Brown
George Quinones
Lynched Man
Aaron Jay Rome
Frankie Avalon
Denzel Reed
Big Kid
Phyllis Montana LeBlanc
Mrs. Byrd
Taura Cherne
Sarah Byrd
Cariella Smith
Diner Waitress
Sandra DeNise
Female in Audience
Mario J. Radford
JB Chauffeur
Alvin Edney II
Teddy Brown
Adrien Scott Robinson
Little Christmas Boy
Elliott June Rogers
Little Christmas Girl
Jamell Richardson
Jimmy Nolen
Justin Hall
Bootsy
Dominic Thigpen
Chicken
Matt Thompson
1949 Cop

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