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)

Darnell Martin

Director

Darnell Martin

Writer

Naomi Peters

Stunts

Samantha MacIvor

Stunts

Anastas N. Michos

Director of Photography

Andrew Lack

Producer

Sofia Sondervan

Producer

Beyoncé

Executive Producer

Marc Levin

Executive Producer

Scott Cameron

Co-Producer

Petra Hoebel

Co-Producer

Blaise Corrigan

Stunt Coordinator

Terence Blanchard

Original Music Composer

Steve Jordan

Original Music Composer

Brice Winston

Musician

Cate Montana

ADR Editor

Cate Montana

Dialogue Editor

David Briggs

ADR Editor

David Briggs

Dialogue Editor

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lewis Goldstein

Supervising Sound Editor

Rachel Chancey

Foley Supervisor

Chris Navarro

ADR Mixer

Nathan Lindsey

ADR Recordist

Teferra McKenzie

Boom Operator

Mark Filip

Sound Effects Editor

Rusty Dunn

Sound Effects Editor

Jeff Pullman

Sound Mixer

Melissa Kalbfus

Script Supervisor

Johnetta Boone

Costume Design

Linda Burton

Production Design

Nicolas Locke

Art Direction

Peter C. Frank

Editor

Petra Hoebel

Unit Production Manager

Leni Calas

Property Master

Eric Liebowitz

Still Photographer

Beth Rosenblatt

Music Supervisor

John Carbonara

Music Editor

Ronnie Kupferwasser

Location Manager

Stephen A. Pope

Stunt Coordinator

Robert Lopuski

Visual Effects Supervisor

Drew Jiritano

Special Effects Coordinator

Jonathan Starch

First Assistant Director

Marjorie Durand

Makeup Department Head

Jeffrey Rebelo

Hair Department Head

Stephan Roux

Location Scout

Jalil Jay Lynch

Stunt Double

Bobby Beckles

Stunts

Jeremy Sample

Stunts

Bob Colletti

Stunts

Derrick Simmons

Stunts

Keith Siglinger

Stunts

Hugues Faustin

Stunts

Radium Cheung

Camera Operator