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