Cast
Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Beyoncé
Etta James
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
Tim Bellow
Man in the Caddy
Tony Bentley
Lomax
Marc Bonan
Keith Richards
Douglas Crosby
Policeman (Little Walter beating)
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
Sean Shyboy Davis
Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
Eshaya Draper
Charles Waters
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
Jordan Haynes
Pot Strong
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Mike Hodge
Bartender
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Aaron Munoz
Manager
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
Rebecca Pappa
Another Blonde
Jonathan Earl Peck
Man Who Rolled 7
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
Ginnie Randall
Muddy's Grandmother
Ashlee Ray
Muddy's Floozy #1
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
Carmen Ziina Vasquez
Muddy's Floozy #2
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Mississippi DJ
Kade Alexie
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Kandé Amadou
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Lawrence P. Beron
Overseer (uncredited)
Ryan Curtis
Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
Doug W. Goldman
Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
Tiffany M. Johnson
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Vianca Johnson
Field Worker (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Tony Lawson
Vendor (uncredited)
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Cerrone May
Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Catherine Pierce
Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
Stephen Seidel
Officer Brown (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)
Crew
Art
Stephan Roux
Location Scout
Linda Burton
Production Design
Leni Calas
Property Master
Nicolas Locke
Art Direction
Camera
Anastas N. Michos
Director of Photography
Eric Liebowitz
Still Photographer
Radium Cheung
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up
Johnetta Boone
Costume Design
Marjorie Durand
Makeup Department Head
Jeffrey Rebelo
Hair Department Head
Crew
Hugues Faustin
Stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch
Stunt Double
Drew Jiritano
Special Effects Coordinator
Bobby Beckles
Stunts
Stephen A. Pope
Stunt Coordinator
Jeremy Sample
Stunts
Samantha MacIvor
Stunts
Naomi Peters
Stunts
Blaise Corrigan
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Colletti
Stunts
Derrick Simmons
Stunts
Keith Siglinger
Stunts
Directing
Jonathan Starch
First Assistant Director
Darnell Martin
Director
Melissa Kalbfus
Script Supervisor
Editing
Peter C. Frank
Editor
Production
Petra Hoebel
Unit Production Manager
Beyoncé
Executive Producer
Scott Cameron
Co-Producer
Ronnie Kupferwasser
Location Manager
Petra Hoebel
Co-Producer
Marc Levin
Executive Producer
Andrew Lack
Producer
Sofia Sondervan
Producer
Sound
John Carbonara
Music Editor
David Briggs
Dialogue Editor
Cate Montana
Dialogue Editor
Chris Navarro
ADR Mixer
Rusty Dunn
Sound Effects Editor
Rachel Chancey
Foley Supervisor
Jeff Pullman
Sound Mixer
David Briggs
ADR Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Jordan
Original Music Composer
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Cate Montana
ADR Editor
Teferra McKenzie
Boom Operator
Mark Filip
Sound Effects Editor
Nathan Lindsey
ADR Recordist
Brice Winston
Musician
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Beth Rosenblatt
Music Supervisor
Beyoncé
Songs
Visual Effects
Robert Lopuski
Visual Effects Supervisor
Writing
Darnell Martin
Writer