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