Forest Whitaker

Cecil Gaines

Oprah Winfrey

Gloria Gaines

David Oyelowo

Louis Gaines

John Cusack

Richard Nixon

Jane Fonda

Nancy Reagan

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Carter Wilson

Mariah Carey

Hattie Pearl

Terrence Howard

Howard

Lenny Kravitz

James Holloway

Aml Ameen

Cecil Gaines (15)

Michael Rainey Jr.

Cecil Gaines (8)

James Marsden

John F. Kennedy

Alex Pettyfer

Thomas Westfall

Vanessa Redgrave

Annabeth Westfall

Alan Rickman

Ronald Reagan

Liev Schreiber

Lyndon B. Johnson

Robin Williams

Dwight Eisenhower

Yaya DaCosta

Carol Hammie

David Banner

Earl Gaines

Colman Domingo

Freddie Fallows

Nelsan Ellis

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nealla Gordon

Senator Kassebaum

Elijah Kelley

Charlie Gaines (15-18)

Minka Kelly

Jackie Kennedy

Adriane Lenox

Gina

Mo McRae

Eldridge Huggins

Pernell Walker

Lorraine

Jesse Williams

Rev. James Lawson

Clarence Williams III

Maynard

LaJessie Smith

Abraham

John P. Fertitta

Mr. Jenkins

Jim Gleason

R.D. Warner

Isaac White

Charlie Gaines (10)

Joe Chrest

White Usher

Tyson Ford

Elroy

James DuMont

Sherman Adams

Robert Aberdeen

Herbert Brownell

Olivia Washington

Olivia

Margaret M. Owens

Woolworth Diner Patron #1

Eric Ducote

Woolworth Diner Patron #2

Chloe Barach

Caroline Kennedy

Danny Strong

Freedom Bus Journalist

Clara Hopkins Daniels

Freedom Bus Rider

Dana Gourrier

Helen Holloway

Shirley Pugh

Malcolm X Goer

Bill Newman

Pastor

Colin Walker

John Ehrlichman

Alex Manette

Bob Haldeman

Rusty Robertson

Senator Robertson

Stephen Rider

Admiral Rochon

Tarra Riggs

Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

Xosha Roquemore

Foxy (uncredited)

Rodrigo Leão

Original Music Composer

Laura Ziskin

Producer

Buddy Patrick

Producer

Lee Daniels

Producer

Cassian Elwes

Producer

Tim Galvin

Production Design

Lee Daniels

Director

Joe Klotz

Editor

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

Danny Strong

Writer

Sebastián Silva

Second Unit Director

Leah Daniels-Butler

Casting

Billy Hopkins

Casting

Ruth E. Carter

Costume Design

Danny Epper

Stunts

Debra Denson

Makeup Department Head

Beverly Jo Pryor

Makeup Department Head

Jason Baldwin Stewart

Art Direction

Kimberly Murphy

Set Decoration Buyer

Wendy Talley

Costume Supervisor

Deanna Simmons

Set Decoration Buyer

Dana Kay Hart

Costume Supervisor

Erik Polczwartek

Art Direction

Diane Lederman

Set Decoration

Lori Agostino

Art Direction

Randall S. Coe

Construction Coordinator

Victoria Wood

Wigmaker

Jen Wall

Production Supervisor

John Lindsay

Greensman

Sarah Forrest

Set Designer

Robert L. Stevenson

Hairstylist

Robert Hein

Supervising Sound Editor

Anne Marie Fox

Still Photographer

Trey Shaneyfelt

Lighting Technician

Annette Farnsworth

Set Costumer

Virginia McCollam

Location Manager

Kat Spiess

First Assistant Editor

Debby VanPoucke

Sound Designer

Jeff Galpin

Stunt Coordinator

Brian A. Waits

Set Designer

David Keith Broome

Greensman

Amy Sanderson

Script Supervisor

Steve Martemucci

Construction Foreman

Daniel Cohen

Visual Effects Producer

Aniela Sidorska

Visual Effects Producer

Mickey Lambert

Location Manager

Robert Hein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ulysses Guidotti

First Assistant Editor

Michael Arena

Greensman

Grayson Austin

Camera Operator

Elizabeth Himelstein

Dialect Coach

Luis Lopez DeVictoria

Additional Camera

Robin Simmerly

Art Department Coordinator

Luke DiTommaso

Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Stumpf

Additional Camera

Charlotta Forssman

Visual Effects Editor

Michelle C. Harmon

Set Designer

Gus Coto

Leadman

Michael Barry

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ted Markovic

Visual Effects Producer

Kristopher Weaver

Lighting Technician

Ben Schor

Music Editor

Ray McIntyre Jr.

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jeffery J. Tufano

Camera Operator

Meredith Richardson

Stunts

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

Len Blavatnik

Executive Producer

Heather Gross

Foley Editor

Peter Dress

Second Assistant Director

Kevin Ladson

Property Master

Branka Mrkic

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Ruth Hernandez

ADR Editor

David Wahnon

Dialogue Editor

Lisa C. Satriano

First Assistant Director

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Ari Daniel Pinchot

Producer

Dana Boisseau

Hairstylist

Grayson Austin

Steadicam Operator

Hilton Garrett

Best Boy Grip

Hans Bjerno

Aerial Director of Photography

Matthew W. Mungle

Prosthetic Designer

Daina Daigle

Assistant Hairstylist

Clinton Wayne

Prosthetic Designer

Jordan Whaley

Additional Lighting Technician

Raúl J. Marín

Rigging Grip

Yolanda Sheridan

Key Makeup Artist

Marcos Gonzales

Additional Hairstylist

Kellie Robinson

Makeup Artist

LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin

Makeup Artist

Damon Meledones

Digital Imaging Technician

Robert D Morrison Jr.

Dolly Grip

Andy Young

Grip

Jonah Levy

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Candace Neal

Hair Department Head

Sherri Hamilton

Hairstylist

Debra Denson

Makeup Designer

Francis James

Second Unit Director of Photography

Courtney Lether

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Bradley Martin

Additional Lighting Technician

Tom Hutchinson

First Assistant Camera

Jerone A. Ordon Sr.

Grip

Pete Chiaramonte

Lighting Technician

Len Levine

Chief Lighting Technician

Gerald Autin

Rigging Grip

Kevin Fannon

Grip

Sidney Brisco

Lighting Technician

John Vinson

Rigging Grip

King Lanaux

Key Rigging Grip

Jonathan Robinson

Second Assistant Camera

Jeremy Webre

Dolly Grip

Justin Wright

Electrician

Michael Charbonnet

First Assistant Camera

Justin LeBlanc

Electrician

Jason Prowell

Generator Operator

Shawn Stone

Rigging Grip

Ben Wachsmann

Rigging Grip

Dacoda Bartles

Grip

Richard Lacy

First Assistant Camera

Tyler Garrett

Grip

Jeremy Wren

Grip

Carter Lee Garrett

Lighting Technician

Creig Symons

Rigging Grip

Zach Smithers

Additional Lighting Technician

Aeron McKeough

Second Assistant Camera

Josh Crouchet

Art Department Assistant

Will Eastin

Graphic Designer

Jonathan Jost

ADR Mixer

Stephen Finders

Props

Charlie Mann

Carpenter

Nicholas Ellerbee

Carpenter

Camile Kelsey

Painter

Owl Martin Dwyer

Set Dresser

Sonda L. Rowland

Painter

Tony Ziegler

Set Dresser

Sian C. Sanzone

Painter

Michael Dares

Set Dresser

Roger Johnson

Graphic Designer

Glenfield Payne

Sound Effects Editor

David Warburton

Assistant Property Master

Iggie Colomer

Set Dresser

Stephen P. Durante

Set Dresser

Spencer J. Abadie

Painter

Cariella Smith

Foley Artist

Melissa Reed

Truck Costumer

Rick Derby

Assistant Editor

Alexa Zimmerman

Assistant Sound Editor

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Matthew Haasch

Foley Supervisor

Steven Huerstel

Utility Sound

Chloe Ji Yoon

Costume Illustrator

Christi Leftwich

Digital Intermediate Assistant

John Jay Martyn

ADR Recordist

Reagan Mendoza

ADR Recordist

Kacee Devoe

Casting Associate

Misti Moreaux

Costumer

Ryan Rolandelli

Digital Intermediate Assistant

Kasey C. Bazil

Costumer

Chris Fielder

Assistant Sound Editor

Patrick Rossi

Digital Intermediate

Daniel E. Kiker

Painter

Billy Theriot

ADR Mixer

Jay Meagher

Sound Mixer

Josie Works

Costume Assistant

Carmen Rodrigues Davis

Costume Coordinator

Janet Marie Ross

Costumer

Jordan Lightner

Set Dresser

Krissopher Chevannes

ADR Mixer

Michael Miller

ADR Mixer

Dann Fink

ADR Voice Casting

Dan Izen

Production Sound Mixer

Janet Marie Ross

Set Costumer

Sam Jacobs

Set Dresser

Ed Burcham

Set Dresser

Avi Laniado

Sound Engineer

Tom Ryan

ADR Mixer

Christopher Stoudt

Extras Casting

Michael Piotrowski

Boom Operator

Mark Scott Friedman

Compositing Supervisor

Austin Meyers

Compositing Supervisor

Robin Batherson

Extras Casting Coordinator

Mustapha Mimis

Key Set Costumer

Richie Roefaro

Editorial Staff

James Eck Rippie

Boom Operator

Patrick Paul Mullane

Matte Painter

Paul A. Simmons Jr.

Key Costumer

Steve Bartek

Music Arranger

Fredrick Cuevas

ADR Recordist

Robert Fernandez

Sound Editor

Bruce Winant

ADR Voice Casting

Ashley Ingram

Casting Associate

Lesley D. Wickham

Ager/Dyer

Barbara Marko

Costumer

Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown

Seamstress

Anne O'Brien

Assistant Editor

Edward Joubert

Special Effects Technician

Mollie Middleditch

Costumer

Jennifer Kamrath

Principal Costumer

Randall Balsmeyer

Title Designer

Kevin Vale

Digital Intermediate Producer

David K. Nami

Special Effects Coordinator

Tim Stipan

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Eric Horwitz

Digital Intermediate

Suzana Peric

Music Editor

Eric Leverenz

Online Editor

Jason Frannino

Animal Wrangler

Lynn Fainchtein

Music Supervisor

Jeff Galpin

Animal Wrangler

Jake Whitney

Special Effects Technician

Lauren Von Huene

Production Coordinator

Ashley Renee Saunders

Travel Coordinator

Carl Lawson

Production Secretary

Chantel Passantino

Second Assistant Accountant

Mike Revell

Production Accountant

Davida Chanel Smith

Producer's Assistant

Danielle Loosemore

Second Assistant Accountant

Thom Jones

Dialect Coach

Ryan Gomez

First Assistant Accountant

Danny Cosmo

Stunts