Adrien Brody character Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright character Muddy Waters
Beyoncé Knowles character Etta James
Gabrielle Union character Geneva Wade
Columbus Short character Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer character Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui character Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker character Howlin' Wolf
Yasiin Bey character Chuck Berry
Valence Thomas character James Cotton
Jay O. Sanders character Mr. Feder
Norman Reedus character Chess Engineer
Aaron Munoz character Manager
Kevin Mambo character Jimmy Rogers
Chyna Layne character Girlfriend
Albert Jones character Hubert Sumlin
Osas Ighodaro character Maid
Jordan Haynes character Pot Strong
Suzette Gunn character Minnie Ripperton
Jill Flint character Shelly Feder
Shiloh Fernandez character Phil Chess
Eshaya Draper character Charles Waters
Eric Bogosian character Alan Freed
Tammy Blanchard character Isabelle Allan
Tony Bentley character Lomax
Veronika Dash character Blonde Girl
Dexter Darden character Geneva's Teenage Son
Wade Mylius character Bouncer
