Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Adrien Brody

   Leonard Chess

2. 

   Jeffrey Wright

   Muddy Waters

3. 

   Gabrielle Union

   Geneva Wade

4. 

   Columbus Short

   Little Walter

5. 

   Cedric the Entertainer

   Willie Dixon

6. 

   Emmanuelle Chriqui

   Revetta Chess

7. 

   Eamonn Walker

   Howlin' Wolf

8. 

   Tammy Blanchard

   Isabelle Allen

9. 

   Eric Bogosian

   Alan Freed

10. 

    Norman Reedus

    Chess Engineer

11. 

    Yasiin Bey

    Chuck Berry

12. 

    Beyoncé

    Etta James

13. 

    Josh Alscher

    Mick Jagger

14. 

    Tim Bellow

    Man in the Caddy

15. 

    Tony Bentley

    Lomax

16. 

    Marc Bonan

    Keith Richards

17. 

    Douglas Crosby

    Policeman (Little Walter beating)

18. 

    Dexter Darden

    Geneva's Teenage Son

19. 

    Veronika Dash

    Blonde Girl

20. 

    Sean Shyboy Davis

    Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

21. 

    Eshaya Draper

    Charles Waters

22. 

    Christopher Durham

    Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

23. 

    Shiloh Fernandez

    Phil Chess

24. 

    Jill Flint

    Shelly Feder

25. 

    Erik Frandsen

    Engineer - Present Day

26. 

    Gano Grills

    Slick Pimp

27. 

    Suzette Gunn

    Minnie Ripperton

28. 

    Jordan Haynes

    Pot Strong

29. 

    William Hill

    Policeman (with the Stones)

30. 

    Mike Hodge

    Bartender

31. 

    Tyler Humphrey

    Muddy - Age 6

32. 

    Osas Ighodaro

    Maid

33. 

    Kevin Jackson

    Mysterious Black Man

34. 

    Albert Jones

    Hubert Sumlin

35. 

    Rayan Lawrence

    Harmonica Player

36. 

    Chyna Layne

    Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

37. 

    Kevin Mambo

    Jimmy Rogers

38. 

    Aaron Munoz

    Manager

39. 

    Wade Mylius

    Bouncer

40. 

    Rebecca Pappa

    Another Blonde

41. 

    Jonathan Earl Peck

    Man Who Rolled 7

42. 

    Q-Tip

    Hip Hop Artist

43. 

    Ginnie Randall

    Muddy's Grandmother

44. 

    Ashlee Ray

    Muddy's Floozy #1

45. 

    Jake Robards

    Producer - Present Day

46. 

    Jay O. Sanders

    Mr. Feder

47. 

    Samuel Smith

    Guitarist

48. 

    Valence Thomas

    James Cotton

49. 

    Carmen Ziina Vasquez

    Muddy's Floozy #2

50. 

    Isiah Whitlock Jr.

    Mississippi DJ

51. 

    Kade Alexie

    Guitar Player (uncredited)

52. 

    Kandé Amadou

    Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

53. 

    Angelina Aucello

    Teenybopper (uncredited)

54. 

    Lawrence P. Beron

    Overseer (uncredited)

55. 

    Ryan Curtis

    Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

56. 

    Vincent D'Onofrio

    Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

57. 

    Seth Donavan

    Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

58. 

    John Farrer

    Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

59. 

    Doug W. Goldman

    Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

60. 

    Evan Hart

    Young Lover (uncredited)

61. 

    Tiffany M. Johnson

    Girlfriend (uncredited)

62. 

    Vianca Johnson

    Field Worker (uncredited)

63. 

    Andrew Kaempfer

    Chicago Cop (uncredited)

64. 

    Tony Lawson

    Vendor (uncredited)

65. 

    Rege Lewis

    Bystander (uncredited)

66. 

    Malikha Mallette

    Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

67. 

    Cerrone May

    Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

68. 

    Adaku Ononogbo

    Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

69. 

    Catherine Pierce

    Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

70. 

    Stephen Seidel

    Officer Brown (uncredited)

71. 

    Derrick Simmons

    Dice Player (uncredited)