"A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain."
Jeffrey Wright
as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
John Ortiz
as Arthur
Erika Alexander
as Coraline
Leslie Uggams
as Agnes Ellison
Sterling K. Brown
as Clifford Ellison
Skyler Wright
as Brittany
John Ales
as Leo
Patrick Fischler
as Mandel
Carmen Cusack
as Gilda
Joseph Marrella
as Matthew Wilson
Stephen Burrell
as Jordan Phillips
Issa Rae
as Sintara Golden
Nicole Kempskie
as Sintara's Moderator
Becki Dennis
as Clinic Receptionist
Tracee Ellis Ross
as Lisa Ellison
Myra Lucretia Taylor
as Lorraine
Ryan Richard Doyle
as Ned
Kate Avallone
as Woman on Patio
Dustin Tucker
as Phillip
Michael Jibrin
as Jelani
Michele Proude
as Bulger's Nurse
David De Beck
as Dr. Bulger
Okieriete Onaodowan
as Van Go Jenkins
Keith David
as Willy the Wonker
Miriam Shor
as Paula Baderman
Raymond Anthony Thomas
as Maynard
Greta Quispe
as Luz Borquez
J.C. MacKenzie
as Carl Brunt
Elle Sciore
as Layne
Adam Brody
as Wiley Valdespino
Justin Andrew Phillips
as Arthur's Intern
Neal Lerner
as Wilson Harnet
Jenn Harris
as Ailene Hoover
Bates Wilder
as Jon Daniel Sigmarsen
Jason Armani Martinez
as Nursing Home Orderly
Michael Cyril Creighton
as John Bosco
Celeste Oliva
as Dr. Tiefel
Megan Robinson
as Kenya Dunston
Christopher Barrow
as Burt
Alexander Pobutsky
as Kenny
Tokunbo Joshua Olumide
as Alvin
Chhoyang Cheshatsang
as Wiley's Assistant
Michael Malvesti
as Plainclothes Cop
Samantha Gordon
as Gaby (uncredited)
Percival Everett
Novel
Executive Producer
Laura Karpman
Original Music Composer
Rian Johnson
Michael Bowes
Lenny Payan
Co-Producer
Hilda Rasula
Editor
Kyra Friedman Curcio
Set Decoration
Maddy Young
Art Direction
Hannah Offer
Associate Producer
Jonathan Guggenheim
Production Design
Ram Bergman
Cristina Dunlap
Director of Photography
Rudy Mance
Costume Design
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Michele Lewis
Makeup Department Head
Mandell Winter
Supervising Sound Editor
Tommy Carroll
Special Effects Technician
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
Tina Ulee
Costume Supervisor
Santino Tartaglia
Utility Sound
Michael A. Myles
Set Dresser
Xavier Thompson
"A" Camera Operator
Emily Baeza
Second Assistant Director
Richard Weingart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wesley Cannon
Grip
Alexandra Fehrman
Melissa Morris
Monique Peoples Graham
Key Hair Stylist
Daniel Hourihan
Rigging Gaffer
Cord Jefferson
Writer
Nikos Karamigios
Producer
Director
Ben LeClair
Jermaine Johnson
Shadya H. Ballug
Felicia Leatherwood
Makeup Artist
Igor Yashin
Foley Editor
Stephen Hartman
Location Manager
Kayla Mitchell
Gianna Sparacino
Hair Department Head
Sang Kim
Julie Glaze Houlihan
Music Supervisor
Kendall Pestana
Julia Liu
"B" Camera Operator
Matt Yocum
Jamie Joseph
Chris Analoro
Claire Folger
Still Photographer
Ian Yeromenko
Foley Artist
Alec Roy
Gaffer
Mehrnaz Mohabati
ADR Mixer
Mattie Hamer
Digital Imaging Technician
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Coordinator
Pavel Nivevskiy
Foley Mixer
John Vincent Mason
Stunt Coordinator
Alex Levy
Music Editor
Giles Harding
Visual Effects Supervisor
Taylor Armstrong
Main Title Designer
Hashim Strange
Katherine Castro
Frankie Ferrari
Script Supervisor
Brett Duffy
Extras Casting
Jill Sacco
Production Supervisor
Jill Tufts
First Assistant "A" Camera
Audrey L. Stevens
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Anthony Farenwald
Felix Giuffrida
First Assistant "B" Camera
Zachary Heyman
Clint Porte
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Tony Ventura
Key Grip
Walter Argo
Dolly Grip
Jeff Dionne
Assistant Location Manager
Tyler Kinney
Assistant Costume Designer
Emily Conner
Tailor
Lily Raih
Property Master
Andie Turner
Location Scout
John Burke
Candace Masterson
Key Costumer
Corine Shannon
Costume Assistant
Jake Swartz
Set Decorating Coordinator
Emilie Toth
Art Department Production Assistant
Layla Calo-Baird
Set Buyer
Julie Hansen
Post Production Accountant
Chris Hebert
Sydney Sherrell
David Becker
Location Coordinator
Ian Davis
Location Assistant
Alana Frutkoff
Set Costumer
Diz Dizio
Assistant Property Master
Finley Doyle
Graphic Designer
Chris Sawtelle
Leadman
Art Department Coordinator
Joshua Manning
On Set Dresser
Augustus Augustus
Christopher Conkling
Production Accountant
Visual Effects Producer
Steadicam Operator
Gokul Mahajan
Charmaine Cavan
First Assistant Editor
Dan Watson
Kapil More
William O'Brien
Transportation Coordinator
Jovan Tanasijevic
Drone Pilot
Jasper Affonso
Visual Effects Editor
Ryan P. Sheehan
Transportation Captain
Chuck Giarratano
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Pranay Lathia
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Coco Dunaway
Ashley Lambert
ADR Voice Casting
Wilson Clifford Jefferson, Jr.
Thanks
Prasanna Kodapadi
Bruce Wayne Gillies
Line Producer
Kiran Matta
Ian Fellows
Leslie LeClair
Lisa Lobel
Local Casting
Rosalien van der Bom
Louisa Hager
Hayley Denny
Vadlakonda Satish
Haley Vigil
Jared Detsikas
Production Sound Mixer
Shayne Hartigan
Justin Garcia
Mimi Gillies
Unit Production Manager
Cutter Ray Palacios
Set Medic
Dante Haughton
Set Production Assistant
Carlton Hudson
Lisa Morgan
Key Makeup Artist
Haley Hebert
Key Set Production Assistant
Jill Crawford
Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh
First Assistant Director
Jim Otero
Nichelle Young
Selena Evans-Miller
Frederick Sanders
Greg Arch
Harry McEnerny
Second Second Assistant Director
Cameron Prata
Julia Roveto
Michael Crumley
Karla Marie Christensen
Sasha Wright
Rachel Rodgers
Tiffany Wu
Christian Lainez
Boom Operator
Ismah Khan
Elizabeth Ayoob
Scott Kamp
Catherine Jelski
Lev Abrahamian
Galaxy San Juan
Treven Bedwell
Kelly Doran