Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Beyoncé
Etta James
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
![Tim Bellow]()
Tim Bellow
Man in the Caddy
Tony Bentley
Lomax
![Marc Bonan]()
Marc Bonan
Keith Richards
![Douglas Crosby]()
Douglas Crosby
Policeman (Little Walter beating)
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
![Sean Shyboy Davis]()
Sean Shyboy Davis
Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
![Eshaya Draper]()
Eshaya Draper
Charles Waters
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
![Jordan Haynes]()
Jordan Haynes
Pot Strong
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Mike Hodge
Bartender
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Aaron Muñoz
Manager
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
![Rebecca Pappa]()
Rebecca Pappa
Another Blonde
![Jonathan Earl Peck]()
Jonathan Earl Peck
Man Who Rolled 7
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
![Ginnie Randall]()
Ginnie Randall
Muddy's Grandmother
![Ashlee Ray]()
Ashlee Ray
Muddy's Floozy #1
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
![Carmen Ziina Vasquez]()
Carmen Ziina Vasquez
Muddy's Floozy #2
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Mississippi DJ
![Kade Alexie]()
Kade Alexie
Guitar Player (uncredited)
![Kandé Amadou]()
Kandé Amadou
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
![Lawrence P. Beron]()
Lawrence P. Beron
Overseer (uncredited)
![Ryan Curtis]()
Ryan Curtis
Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
![Doug W. Goldman]()
Doug W. Goldman
Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
![Tiffany M. Johnson]()
Tiffany M. Johnson
Girlfriend (uncredited)
![Vianca Johnson]()
Vianca Johnson
Field Worker (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
![Tony Lawson]()
Tony Lawson
Vendor (uncredited)
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
![Cerrone May]()
Cerrone May
Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
![Catherine Pierce]()
Catherine Pierce
Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
![Stephen Seidel]()
Stephen Seidel
Officer Brown (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)
