Chadwick Boseman character James Brown
Nelsan Ellis character Bobby Byrd
Dan Aykroyd character Ben Bart
Viola Davis character Susie Brown
Lennie James character Joe Brown
Fred Melamed character Syd Nathan
Jill Scott character DeeDee Brown
Octavia Spencer character Aunt Honey
Nick Eversman character Mick Jagger
Tika Sumpter character Yvonne Fair
James DuMont character Corporal Dooley
Billy Slaughter character Pool Cleaner
Ritchie Montgomery character Warden
Craig Robinson character Maceo Parker
Brandon Mychal Smith character Little Richard
Aloe Blacc character Nafloyd Scott
Josh Hopkins character Ralph Bass
Aunjanue Ellis character Vicki Anderson
Black Thought character Pee Wee Ellis
Keith Robinson character Baby Roy
Stacey Scowley character Penelope White
Liz Mikel character Gertrude Sanders
Julius Tennon character Grandpa Byrd
Allison Janney character Kathy
John Benjamin Hickey character Richard
J.D. Evermore character Seminar Presenter
Carol Lee character Mavis
Cleta Elaine Ellington character Shirley Buell
Jim Gleason character Insurance Salesman
Ahna O'Reilly character Reporter
Antonius Charles character Black Infantryman
Donald Watkins character Black Infantryman
Corey Sorenson character Pilot
Hunter Burke character Soldier
Jamarion Scott character Little James Brown
Jordan Scott character Little James Brown
Rena DeAngelo character Reno Reporter
Aakomon Jones character Bobby Bennett
George Quinones character Lynched Man
Aaron Jay Rome character Frankie Avalon
Atkins Estimond character Big Junior
Clyde Jones character Daddy Grace
Michael Papajohn character 1949 Cop
Denzel Reed character Big Kid
Phyllis Montana LeBlanc character Mrs. Byrd
Taura Cherne character Sarah Byrd
Kirk Bovill character Announcer
Cariella Smith character Diner Waitress
Jacinte Blankenship character Velma Brown
Sandra DeNise character Female in Audience
Sheldon Frett character Susie's Soldier
Mario J. Radford character JB Chauffeur
Joe T. Blankenship character Alan Leeds
Randy Smith character Minder
Alvin Edney II character Teddy Brown
Adrien Scott Robinson character Little Christmas Boy
Elliott June Rogers character Little Christmas Girl
Jamell Richardson character Jimmy Nolen
Jason Davis character Mayor White
Justin Hall character Bootsy
David Carzell character Catfish
Dominic Thigpen character Chicken
Matt Thompson character 1949 Cop
