Filmmakers
Above the lineDW
Director
Denzel Washington
RE
Screenplay
Robert Eisele
JP
Screenplay
Jeffrey Porro
Story
RE
Screenplay
Robert Eisele
Story
PR
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
HW
Editing
Hughes Winborne
Editor
JH
Music
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
PG
Music
Peter Golub
Original Music Composer
DB
Production Design
David J. Bomba
SD
Costume Design
Sharen Davis
Cast
50DW
Denzel Whitaker
James Farmer Jr.
DW
Denzel Washington
Melvin B. Tolson
NP
Nate Parker
Henry Lowe
JS
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Samantha Booke
FW
Forest Whitaker
Dr. James Farmer Sr.
KE
Kimberly Elise
Pearl Farmer
JW
Jermaine Williams
Hamilton Burgess
GR
Gina Ravera
Ruth Tolson
JH
John Heard
Sheriff Dozier
DT
Devyn A. Tyler
Helen Farmer
TB
Trenton McClain Boyd
Nathaniel Farmer
RM
Ritchie Montgomery
Deputy
JW
Jackson Walker
Pig Owner
TP
Tim Parati
Pig Farmer
RG
Robert X. Golphin
Dunbar Reed
JL
Justice Leak
Harland Osbourne
GP
Glen Powell
Harvard Debater #1
BW
Brad Watkins
Harvard Debater #2
BS
Brian Smiar
Harvard Dean
DL
Damien Leake
Wilson
VS
Voltaire Sterling
Paul Quinn Debater #1
SR
Stephen Rider
Paul Quinn Debater #2
GD
Gordon Danniels
Paul Quinn Debate Judge
DB
Donny Boaz
Oklahoma City College Debater #1
SW
Samuel Elliott Whisnant
Oklahoma City College Debater #2
BJ
Bonnie Johnson
Dr. Jennings
CA
Charissa Allen
Benita
MB
Michael Beasley
Trudell
GM
Gary Mathis
Enormous Man
GW
George Wilson
Samuel
FH
Fahnlohnee R. Harris
Clementine
HE
Harold Evans
William Taylor
JE
J.D. Evermore
Captain Wainwright
SJ
Sharon Jones
Lila
KP
Kelvin Payton
Joseph
SB
Southey Blanton
White Labor Organizer
MM
Michael Mattison
White Sharecropper #1
JB
Jeff Braun
White Sharecropper #2
MG
Milton R. Gipson
Prairie View Professor
FR
Frank Ridley
Security Guard
JK
Jeremiah Kissel
Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate
JR
Jack Radosta
White Man at Lynching
AH
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Juke Joint Musician #1
DF
Dom Flemons
Juke Joint Musician #2
JR
Justin Robinson
Juke Joint Musician #3
RG
Rhiannon Giddens
Juke Joint Musician #4
AP
Ahmad Powell
Fisk Professor
MB
Marcus Lyle Brown
Howard Debater #1
GM
Gary Mattis
Enormous Man
KB
Kevin Beard
Klansman at Lynching (uncredited)
Departments
149Production
- Frederick ShearAssistant Accountant
- Jamie HorwitzAssistant Accountant
- Alex BorysAssistant Location Manager
- Christina DeCharlesAssistant Location Manager
- Nicki JohnsonAssistant Production Coordinator
- Melody FowlerAssociate Producer
- Valeria ScoonAssociate Producer
- Denise ChamianCasting
- Natalie BallesterosCasting Assistant
- Angela DemoCasting Associate
- Molly AllenCo-Producer
- Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
- David CrockettExecutive Producer
- Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
- Christopher GrayExtras Casting
- Christian JuneauExtras Casting Assistant
- Anne ScottFirst Assistant Accountant
- Kei Rowan-YoungLocation Manager
- David HickeyPayroll Accountant
- Ian CrockettPost Production Coordinator
- Joe RothProducer
- Todd BlackProducer
- Kate ForteProducer
- Oprah WinfreyProducer
- Alison CannonProduction Accountant
- Patrick Tendai PfupajenaProduction Assistant
- Jeff ValeriProduction Coordinator
- Natalia AndersonProduction Secretary
- Valerie Bleth SharpProduction Supervisor
- David CrockettUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Mark La Bonge"A" Camera Operator
- Pamela Rittelmeyer"B" Camera Operator
- Gary TolbertAerial Director of Photography
- Riko SchatkeBest Boy Grip
- Jacob RossBest Boy Grip
- Tiffani L. StephensonCamera Loader
- Darryl HumberDolly Grip
- Pamela RittelmeyerFirst Assistant "A" Camera
- Xiomara ComrieFirst Assistant "A" Camera
- Sean J. O'SheaFirst Assistant "B" Camera
- C. Alan Rawlins Sr.Key Grip
- Xiomara ComrieSecond Assistant "A" Camera
- Mark La BongeSteadicam Operator
- David LeeStill Photographer
Sound
- Erin OakleyADR Editor
- Brian SmithADR Mixer
- Howard LondonADR Mixer
- Kim DrummondADR Supervisor
- Eryne PrineAssistant Sound Editor
- Gary A. TheardBoom Operator
- Scott G.G. HallerDialogue Editor
- Jacob RiehleFirst Assistant Sound Editor
- Anita CannellaFoley Artist
- Amy KaneFoley Artist
- Elizabeth RaineyFoley Artist
- Michael DresselFoley Editor
- Carmine RubinoFoley Mixer
- Jonathan KleinFoley Supervisor
- Todd KasowMusic Editor
- Barbara McDermottMusic Editor
- G. Marq RoswellMusic Supervisor
- Dorian CheahSound Designer
- Jon WakehamSound Effects Editor
- John MarquisSound Effects Editor
- Herwig MaurerSound Effects Editor
- Tim TuchrelloSound Effects Editor
- Willie D. BurtonSound Mixer
- Tateum KohutSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Greg OrloffSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Rick KlineSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Fred Peck IIISound Recordist
- Kami AsgarSupervising Sound Editor
- Sean McCormackSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Dillon Jim BreithauptArt Department Assistant
- Shellie GillespieArt Department Coordinator
- John R. JensenArt Direction
- Rob SimonsAssistant Art Director
- Virle S. ReidAssistant Property Master
- Helen BrittenAssistant Set Decoration
- Jerry G. HeneryConstruction Coordinator
- Dean AllisonConstruction Foreman
- Scott ChildersConstruction Foreman
- Larry MisselhornGreensman
- Ryan MisselhornGreensman
- Tommy SamonaLeadman
- James PassanantePaint Coordinator
- John BanksonProperty Master
- C. Alan BerryProps
- Patrick CassidySet Decoration
- Gary Damian ThomasStoryboard Artist
Costume & Make-Up
- Jodie SternAssistant Costume Designer
- Diah WymontAssistant Costume Designer
- Valerie Gladstone-AppelAssistant Hairstylist
- Denise Pugh-RuizAssistant Makeup Artist
- Dana Kay HartCostume Supervisor
- Frank Perry RoseCostumer
- Kenneth WalkerHair Department Head
- Larry M. CherryHairstylist
- Andrea YoungHairstylist
- Andrea BowmanHairstylist
- Janice HudsonHairstylist
- Riki Lin SabusawaKey Costumer
- Belinda AndersonKey Hair Stylist
- Matiki AnoffKey Makeup Artist
- Linda LazarMakeup Artist
- LaToya HendersonMakeup Artist
- Nikki I BrownMakeup Artist
- Carl FullertonMakeup Department Head
- Giselle SpenceSeamstress
- Frances Jacques-LeCompteSeamstress
- Yvonne BastidosSet Costumer
- Mitzi HaralsonSet Costumer
- Greg NicoteroSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Howard BergerSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Jack LynchSpecial Effects Supervisor
Editing
- Geraud BrissonAdditional Editor
- John BreinholtCo-Editor
- John BreinholtEditorial Coordinator
Lighting
- James BabineauxBest Boy Electric
- Jack EnglishGaffer
- Ted SappKey Rigging Grip
- Stephen BeasleyRigging Gaffer
Crew
- Austin AndersonAnimal Coordinator
- Brian McNultyPost Production Supervisor
- Nannette PalmerSet Medic
- Jeffery D. WoodrelSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Lois YaroshefskyStudio Teacher
- Steven RitziStunt Coordinator
- Stephen A. PopeStunt Coordinator
- Robert PowellStunt Double
- Joe Nin WilliamsStunts
- Kevin BeardStunts
- Bobby BecklesStunts
- Gregg BrazzelStunts
- Lex D. GeddingsStunts
- Thirl HastonStunts
- Jim HenryStunts
- Eric NorrisStunts
- Russell ToweryStunts
- Gerard 'Gus' WilliamsStunts
- Richard A. DavisTransportation Captain
- Justin NanceTransportation Co-Captain
- Ted MoserTransportation Coordinator
- Cid SwankUnit Publicist
Directing
- George BottAdditional Second Assistant Director
- Jono OliverFirst Assistant Director
- Karen GoldenScript Supervisor
- Greg HaleSecond Assistant Director
- Kali R. HarrisonSecond Second Assistant Director