Leonard Chess

Adrien Brody

Acting

Muddy Waters

Jeffrey Wright

Acting

Geneva Wade

Gabrielle Union

Acting

Little Walter

Columbus Short

Acting

Willie Dixon

Cedric the Entertainer

Acting

Revetta Chess

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Acting

Howlin' Wolf

Eamonn Walker

Acting

Isabelle Allen

Tammy Blanchard

Acting

Alan Freed

Eric Bogosian

Acting

Chess Engineer

Norman Reedus

Acting

Chuck Berry

Yasiin Bey

Acting

Etta James

Beyoncé

Acting

Mick Jagger

Josh Alscher

Acting

Man in the Caddy

Tim Bellow

Acting

Lomax

Tony Bentley

Acting

Keith Richards

Marc Bonan

Acting

Policeman (Little Walter beating)

Douglas Crosby

Crew

Geneva's Teenage Son

Dexter Darden

Acting

Blonde Girl

Veronika Dash

Acting

Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

Sean Shyboy Davis

Acting

Charles Waters

Eshaya Draper

Acting

Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Christopher Durham

Acting

Phil Chess

Shiloh Fernandez

Acting

Shelly Feder

Jill Flint

Acting

Engineer - Present Day

Erik Frandsen

Acting

Slick Pimp

Gano Grills

Acting

Minnie Ripperton

Suzette Gunn

Acting

Pot Strong

Jordan Haynes

Acting

Policeman (with the Stones)

William Hill

Acting

Bartender

Mike Hodge

Acting

Muddy - Age 6

Tyler Humphrey

Acting

Maid

Osas Ighodaro

Acting

Mysterious Black Man

Kevin Jackson

Acting

Hubert Sumlin

Albert Jones

Acting

Harmonica Player

Rayan Lawrence

Acting

Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Chyna Layne

Acting

Jimmy Rogers

Kevin Mambo

Acting

Manager

Aaron Munoz

Acting

Bouncer

Wade Mylius

Acting

Another Blonde

Rebecca Pappa

Acting

Man Who Rolled 7

Jonathan Earl Peck

Acting

Hip Hop Artist

Q-Tip

Acting

Muddy's Grandmother

Ginnie Randall

Acting

Muddy's Floozy #1

Ashlee Ray

Acting

Producer - Present Day

Jake Robards

Acting

Mr. Feder

Jay O. Sanders

Acting

Guitarist

Samuel Smith

Acting

James Cotton

Valence Thomas

Acting

Muddy's Floozy #2

Carmen Ziina Vasquez

Acting

Mississippi DJ

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Acting

Guitar Player (uncredited)

Kade Alexie

Acting

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Kandé Amadou

Acting

Teenybopper (uncredited)

Angelina Aucello

Acting

Overseer (uncredited)

Lawrence P. Beron

Acting

Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

Ryan Curtis

Acting

Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Vincent D'Onofrio

Acting

Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

Seth Donavan

Acting

Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

John Farrer

Acting

Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Doug W. Goldman

Acting

Young Lover (uncredited)

Evan Hart

Acting

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Tiffany M. Johnson

Acting

Field Worker (uncredited)

Vianca Johnson

Acting

Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer

Acting

Vendor (uncredited)

Tony Lawson

Acting

Bystander (uncredited)

Rege Lewis

Acting

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Malikha Mallette

Acting

Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

Cerrone May

Acting

Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Adaku Ononogbo

Acting

Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

Catherine Pierce

Acting

Officer Brown (uncredited)

Stephen Seidel

Acting

Dice Player (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons

Crew