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