A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Cast
Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
Viola Davis
Susie Brown
Lennie James
Joe Brown
Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
Billy Slaughter
Pool Cleaner
Ritchie Montgomery
Warden
Craig Robinson
Maceo Parker
Brandon Mychal Smith
Little Richard
Aloe Blacc
Nafloyd Scott
Josh Hopkins
Ralph Bass
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Vicki Anderson
Tariq Trotter
Pee Wee Ellis
Keith D. Robinson
Baby Roy
Stacey Scowley
Penelope White
Liz Mikel
Gertrude Sanders
Julius Tennon
Grandpa Byrd
Allison Janney
Kathy
John Benjamin Hickey
Richard
J.D. Evermore
Seminar Presenter
Carol Lee
Mavis
Cleta Elaine Ellington
Shirley Buell
Jim Gleason
Insurance Salesman
Ahna O'Reilly
Reporter
Antonius Charles
Black Infantryman
Donald Watkins
Black Infantryman
Corey Sorenson
Pilot
Hunter Burke
Soldier
Jamarion Scott
Little James Brown
Jordan Scott
Little James Brown
Rena DeAngelo
Reno Reporter
Aakomon Jones
Bobby Bennett
George Quinones
Lynched Man
Aaron Jay Rome
Frankie Avalon
Atkins Estimond
Big Junior
Clyde Jones
Daddy Grace
Michael Papajohn
1949 Cop
Denzel Reed
Big Kid
Phyllis Montana LeBlanc
Mrs. Byrd
Taura Cherne
Sarah Byrd
Kirk Bovill
Announcer
Cariella Smith
Diner Waitress
Jacinte Blankenship
Velma Brown
Sandra DeNise
Female in Audience
Sheldon Frett
Susie's Soldier
Mario J. Radford
JB Chauffeur
Joe T. Blankenship
Alan Leeds
Randy Smith
Minder
Alvin Edney II
Teddy Brown
Adrien Scott Robinson
Little Christmas Boy
Elliott June Rogers
Little Christmas Girl
Jamell Richardson
Jimmy Nolen
Jason Davis
Mayor White
Justin Hall
Bootsy
David Carzell
Catfish
Dominic Thigpen
Chicken
Matt Thompson
1949 Cop
Aaron J. Brooks
Insurance Agent
Crew
Tate Taylor
Director, Producer
John-Henry Butterworth
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Jez Butterworth
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Steven Baigelman
Screenplay
Michael McCusker
Editor
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Cleta Elaine Ellington
First Assistant Director
Gary Trentham
Production Coordinator
Trish Hofmann
Executive Producer
John Norris
Executive Producer
Peter Afterman
Executive Producer
Anna Culp
Executive Producer
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella
Production Supervisor
Victoria Pearman
Producer
Mick Jagger
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Erica Huggins
Producer
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Will Arnot
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Kerry Barden
Casting
Paul Schnee
Casting
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Jason King
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Robert L. Sephton
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Rickley W. Dumm
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steven A. Morrow
Sound mixer
Craig Dollinger
Boom Operator
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Budd Carr
Music Supervisor
Margaret Yen
Music Supervisor
Curt Sobel
Music Editor
Jordan Corngold
Music Editor
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
James Brown
Songs
Daniel Saxlid
Dialogue Editor
Rena DeAngelo
Set Decoration
Kevin C. Lang
Set Dresser
D. Stevens
Still Photographer
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Danny Epper
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
Steven Ritzi
Stunts
Tim Bell
Stunts
William Scharpf
Stunts
Philip Fornah
Stunts
Sean Paul Braud
Stunts
Tony Donno
Stunt Driver
Michael Endoso
Stunt Driver
Jeff Brockton
Stunt Driver
Mark Yawn
Stunt Driver
Carl Anthony Nespoli
Stunt Driver
Lex D. Geddings
Stunt Coordinator
Colin J. Campbell
Gaffer
Jesse Rosenthal
Art Direction
