All Cast

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Geneva Wade

Columbus Short

Columbus Short

Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn Walker

Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Alan Freed

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus

Chess Engineer

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Chuck Berry

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Etta James

Josh Alscher

Josh Alscher

Mick Jagger

Tim Bellow

Tim Bellow

Man in the Caddy

Tony Bentley

Tony Bentley

Lomax

Marc Bonan

Marc Bonan

Keith Richards

Douglas Crosby

Douglas Crosby

Policeman (Little Walter beating)

Dexter Darden

Dexter Darden

Geneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash

Veronika Dash

Blonde Girl

Sean Shyboy Davis

Sean Shyboy Davis

Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

Eshaya Draper

Eshaya Draper

Charles Waters

Christopher Durham

Christopher Durham

Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Shiloh Fernandez

Shiloh Fernandez

Phil Chess

Jill Flint

Jill Flint

Shelly Feder

Erik Frandsen

Erik Frandsen

Engineer - Present Day

Gano Grills

Gano Grills

Slick Pimp

Suzette Gunn

Suzette Gunn

Minnie Ripperton

Jordan Haynes

Jordan Haynes

Pot Strong

William Hill

William Hill

Policeman (with the Stones)

Mike Hodge

Mike Hodge

Bartender

Tyler Humphrey

Tyler Humphrey

Muddy - Age 6

Osas Ighodaro

Osas Ighodaro

Maid

Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson

Mysterious Black Man

Albert Jones

Albert Jones

Hubert Sumlin

Rayan Lawrence

Rayan Lawrence

Harmonica Player

Chyna Layne

Chyna Layne

Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Kevin Mambo

Kevin Mambo

Jimmy Rogers

Aaron Munoz

Aaron Munoz

Manager

Wade Mylius

Wade Mylius

Bouncer

Rebecca Pappa

Rebecca Pappa

Another Blonde

Jonathan Earl Peck

Jonathan Earl Peck

Man Who Rolled 7

Q-Tip

Q-Tip

Hip Hop Artist

Ginnie Randall

Ginnie Randall

Muddy's Grandmother

Ashlee Ray

Ashlee Ray

Muddy's Floozy #1

Jake Robards

Jake Robards

Producer - Present Day

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Mr. Feder

Samuel Smith

Samuel Smith

Guitarist

Valence Thomas

Valence Thomas

James Cotton

Carmen Ziina Vasquez

Carmen Ziina Vasquez

Muddy's Floozy #2

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Mississippi DJ

Kade Alexie

Kade Alexie

Guitar Player (uncredited)

Kandé Amadou

Kandé Amadou

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Angelina Aucello

Angelina Aucello

Teenybopper (uncredited)

Lawrence P. Beron

Lawrence P. Beron

Overseer (uncredited)

Ryan Curtis

Ryan Curtis

Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Seth Donavan

Seth Donavan

Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

John Farrer

John Farrer

Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

Doug W. Goldman

Doug W. Goldman

Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Evan Hart

Evan Hart

Young Lover (uncredited)

Tiffany M. Johnson

Tiffany M. Johnson

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Vianca Johnson

Vianca Johnson

Field Worker (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer

Andrew Kaempfer

Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Tony Lawson

Tony Lawson

Vendor (uncredited)

Rege Lewis

Rege Lewis

Bystander (uncredited)

Malikha Mallette

Malikha Mallette

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Cerrone May

Cerrone May

Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

Adaku Ononogbo

Adaku Ononogbo

Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Catherine Pierce

Catherine Pierce

Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

Stephen Seidel

Stephen Seidel

Officer Brown (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons

Derrick Simmons

Dice Player (uncredited)