Riven

Adrien Brody

as Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright

as Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union

as Geneva Wade

Columbus Short

as Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer

as Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui

as Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker

as Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard

as Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian

as Alan Freed

Norman Reedus

as Chess Engineer

Yasiin Bey

as Chuck Berry

Beyoncé

as Etta James

Josh Alscher

as Mick Jagger

Tim Bellow

as Man in the Caddy

Tony Bentley

as Lomax

Marc Bonan

as Keith Richards

Douglas Crosby

as Policeman (Little Walter beating)

Dexter Darden

as Geneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash

as Blonde Girl

Sean Shyboy Davis

as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

Eshaya Draper

as Charles Waters

Christopher Durham

as Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Shiloh Fernandez

as Phil Chess

Jill Flint

as Shelly Feder

Erik Frandsen

as Engineer - Present Day

Gano Grills

as Slick Pimp

Suzette Gunn

as Minnie Ripperton

Jordan Haynes

as Pot Strong

William Hill

as Policeman (with the Stones)

Mike Hodge

as Bartender

Tyler Humphrey

as Muddy - Age 6

Osas Ighodaro

as Maid

Kevin Jackson

as Mysterious Black Man

Albert Jones

as Hubert Sumlin

Rayan Lawrence

as Harmonica Player

Chyna Layne

as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Kevin Mambo

as Jimmy Rogers

Aaron Munoz

as Manager

Wade Mylius

as Bouncer

Rebecca Pappa

as Another Blonde

Jonathan Earl Peck

as Man Who Rolled 7

Q-Tip

as Hip Hop Artist

Ginnie Randall

as Muddy's Grandmother

Ashlee Ray

as Muddy's Floozy #1

Jake Robards

as Producer - Present Day

Jay O. Sanders

as Mr. Feder

Samuel Smith

as Guitarist

Valence Thomas

as James Cotton

Carmen Ziina Vasquez

as Muddy's Floozy #2

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

as Mississippi DJ

Kade Alexie

as Guitar Player (uncredited)

Kandé Amadou

as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Angelina Aucello

as Teenybopper (uncredited)

Lawrence P. Beron

as Overseer (uncredited)

Ryan Curtis

as Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

Vincent D'Onofrio

as Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Seth Donavan

as Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

John Farrer

as Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

Doug W. Goldman

as Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Evan Hart

as Young Lover (uncredited)

Tiffany M. Johnson

as Girlfriend (uncredited)

Vianca Johnson

as Field Worker (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer

as Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Tony Lawson

as Vendor (uncredited)

Rege Lewis

as Bystander (uncredited)

Malikha Mallette

as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Cerrone May

as Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

Adaku Ononogbo

as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Catherine Pierce

as Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

Stephen Seidel

as Officer Brown (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons

as Dice Player (uncredited)

Darnell Martin

Director

Darnell Martin

Writer

Naomi Peters

Stunts

Samantha MacIvor

Stunts

Andrew Lack

Producer

Anastas N. Michos

Director of Photography

Sofia Sondervan

Producer

Beyoncé

Executive Producer

Marc Levin

Executive Producer

Petra Hoebel

Co-Producer

Scott Cameron

Co-Producer

Blaise Corrigan

Stunt Coordinator

Steve Jordan

Original Music Composer

Terence Blanchard

Original Music Composer

Brice Winston

Musician

Mark Filip

Sound Effects Editor

Beth Rosenblatt

Music Supervisor

Rusty Dunn

Sound Effects Editor

Melissa Kalbfus

Script Supervisor

Nicolas Locke

Art Direction

Petra Hoebel

Unit Production Manager

Ronnie Kupferwasser

Location Manager

David Briggs

Dialogue Editor

Cate Montana

ADR Editor

Chris Navarro

ADR Mixer

Eric Liebowitz

Still Photographer

Teferra McKenzie

Boom Operator

Linda Burton

Production Design

Stephen A. Pope

Stunt Coordinator

Rachel Chancey

Foley Supervisor

Robert Lopuski

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jeff Pullman

Sound Mixer

Peter C. Frank

Editor

John Carbonara

Music Editor

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jonathan Starch

First Assistant Director

Nathan Lindsey

ADR Recordist

Johnetta Boone

Costume Design

Leni Calas

Property Master

Cate Montana

Dialogue Editor

David Briggs

ADR Editor

Lewis Goldstein

Supervising Sound Editor

Drew Jiritano

Special Effects Coordinator

Marjorie Durand

Makeup Department Head

Jeffrey Rebelo

Hair Department Head

Stephan Roux

Location Scout

Jalil Jay Lynch

Stunt Double

Bobby Beckles

Stunts

Jeremy Sample

Stunts

Bob Colletti

Stunts

Derrick Simmons

Stunts

Keith Siglinger

Stunts

Hugues Faustin

Stunts

Radium Cheung

Camera Operator