Trailer
Cast
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Mississippi DJ
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Mike Hodge
Bartender
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Beyoncé
Etta James
Tony Bentley
Lomax
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Aaron Muñoz
Manager
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen