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
Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
Donald Watkins
Black Infantryman
Tariq Trotter
Pee Wee Ellis
Brandon Mychal Smith
Little Richard
Craig Robinson
Maceo Parker
Ahna O'Reilly
Reporter
Lennie James
Joe Brown
David Carzell
Catfish
Sean Paul Braud
Mick Jagger
Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Vicki Anderson
Jason Davis
Mayor White
J.D. Evermore
Seminar Presenter
John Benjamin Hickey
Richard
Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
Josh Hopkins
Ralph Bass
Ritchie Montgomery
Warden
Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
Corey Sorenson
Pilot
Jim Gleason
Insurance Salesman
Clyde Jones
Daddy Grace
James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
James Brown
Michael Papajohn
1949 Cop
Keith D. Robinson
Baby Roy
Atkins Estimond
Big Junior
Hunter Burke
Soldier
Aloe Blacc
Nafloyd Scott
Julius Tennon
Grandpa Byrd
Carl Anthony Nespoli
Billy Slaughter
Pool Cleaner
Liz Mikel
Gertrude Sanders
Aaron J. Brooks
Insurance Agent
Stacey Scowley
Penelope White
Kirk Bovill
Announcer
Sheldon Frett
Susie's Soldier
Jacinte Blankenship
Velma Brown
Mark Yawn
Joe T. Blankenship
Alan Leeds
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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