Summary
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Cast
Chadwick Boseman
James Brown
Nelsan Ellis
Bobby Byrd
Dan Aykroyd
Ben Bart
Viola Davis
Susie Brown
Lennie James
Joe Brown
Fred Melamed
Syd Nathan
Jill Scott
DeeDee Brown
Octavia Spencer
Aunt Honey
Nick Eversman
Mick Jagger
Tika Sumpter
Yvonne Fair
James DuMont
Corporal Dooley
Billy Slaughter
Pool Cleaner
Ritchie Montgomery
Warden
Craig Robinson
Maceo Parker
Brandon Mychal Smith
Little Richard
Aloe Blacc
Nafloyd Scott
Josh Hopkins
Ralph Bass
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Vicki Anderson
Tariq Trotter
Pee Wee Ellis
Keith D. Robinson
Baby Roy
Stacey Scowley
Penelope White
Liz Mikel
Gertrude Sanders
Julius Tennon
Grandpa Byrd
Allison Janney
Kathy
John Benjamin Hickey
Richard
J.D. Evermore
Seminar Presenter
Jim Gleason
Insurance Salesman
Ahna O'Reilly
Reporter
Donald Watkins
Black Infantryman
Corey Sorenson
Pilot
Hunter Burke
Soldier
Aakomon Jones
Bobby Bennett
Atkins Estimond
Big Junior
Clyde Jones
Daddy Grace
Michael Papajohn
1949 Cop
Kirk Bovill
Announcer
Jacinte Blankenship
Velma Brown
Sheldon Frett
Susie's Soldier
Joe T. Blankenship
Alan Leeds
Jason Davis
Mayor White
David Carzell
Catfish
Aaron J. Brooks
Insurance Agent