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 | Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess |
 | Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters |
 | Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade |
 | Columbus Short as Little Walter |
 | Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon |
 | Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess |
 | Eamonn Walker as Howlin' Wolf |
 | Tammy Blanchard as Isabelle Allen |
 | Eric Bogosian as Alan Freed |
 | Norman Reedus as Chess Engineer |
 | Yasiin Bey as Chuck Berry |
 | Beyoncé as Etta James |
 | Josh Alscher as Mick Jagger |
 | Tim Bellow as Man in the Caddy |
 | Tony Bentley as Lomax |
| Marc Bonan as Keith Richards |
| Douglas Crosby as Policeman (Little Walter beating) |
 | Dexter Darden as Geneva's Teenage Son |
 | Veronika Dash as Blonde Girl |
| Sean Shyboy Davis as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter |
| Eshaya Draper as Charles Waters |
 | Christopher Durham as Policeman (with Chuck Berry) |
 | Shiloh Fernandez as Phil Chess |
 | Jill Flint as Shelly Feder |
 | Erik Frandsen as Engineer - Present Day |
 | Gano Grills as Slick Pimp |
 | Suzette Gunn as Minnie Ripperton |
| Jordan Haynes as Pot Strong |
 | William Hill as Policeman (with the Stones) |
 | Mike Hodge as Bartender |
 | Tyler Humphrey as Muddy - Age 6 |
 | Osas Ighodaro as Maid |
 | Kevin Jackson as Mysterious Black Man |
 | Albert Jones as Hubert Sumlin |
 | Rayan Lawrence as Harmonica Player |
 | Chyna Layne as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita |
 | Kevin Mambo as Jimmy Rogers |
 | Aaron Muñoz as Manager |
 | Wade Mylius as Bouncer |
| Rebecca Pappa as Another Blonde |
| Jonathan Earl Peck as Man Who Rolled 7 |
 | Q-Tip as Hip Hop Artist |
| Ginnie Randall as Muddy's Grandmother |
| Ashlee Ray as Muddy's Floozy #1 |
 | Jake Robards as Producer - Present Day |
 | Jay O. Sanders as Mr. Feder |
 | Samuel Smith as Guitarist |
 | Valence Thomas as James Cotton |
| Carmen Ziina Vasquez as Muddy's Floozy #2 |
 | Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Mississippi DJ |
| Kade Alexie as Guitar Player (uncredited) |
| Kandé Amadou as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
 | Angelina Aucello as Teenybopper (uncredited) |
| Lawrence P. Beron as Overseer (uncredited) |
| Ryan Curtis as Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited) |
 | Vincent D'Onofrio as Mississippi DJ (uncredited) |
 | Seth Donavan as Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited) |
 | John Farrer as Etta's Violinist (uncredited) |
| Doug W. Goldman as Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited) |
 | Evan Hart as Young Lover (uncredited) |
| Tiffany M. Johnson as Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Vianca Johnson as Field Worker (uncredited) |
 | Andrew Kaempfer as Chicago Cop (uncredited) |
| Tony Lawson as Vendor (uncredited) |
 | Rege Lewis as Bystander (uncredited) |
 | Malikha Mallette as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Cerrone May as Muddy's Band Member (uncredited) |
 | Adaku Ononogbo as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Catherine Pierce as Shocked Bystander (uncredited) |
| Stephen Seidel as Officer Brown (uncredited) |
 | Derrick Simmons as Dice Player (uncredited) |
| Directing | |
| Darnell Martin | Director |
Writing | |
| Darnell Martin | Writer |
Crew | |
| Naomi Peters | Stunts |
| Samantha MacIvor | Stunts |
Camera | |
| Anastas N. Michos | Director of Photography |
Production | |
| Sofia Sondervan | Producer |
| Andrew Lack | Producer |
| Beyoncé | Executive Producer |
| Scott Cameron | Co-Producer |
| Petra Hoebel | Co-Producer |
| Marc Levin | Executive Producer |
Crew | |
| Blaise Corrigan | Stunt Coordinator |
Sound | |
| Terence Blanchard | Original Music Composer |
| Steve Jordan | Original Music Composer |
| Brice Winston | Musician |
| Nathan Lindsey | ADR Recordist |
| Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
Art | |
| Leni Calas | Property Master |
Camera | |
| Eric Liebowitz | Still Photographer |
Visual Effects | |
| Robert Lopuski | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Sound | |
| Cate Montana | ADR Editor |
| Teferra McKenzie | Boom Operator |
Production | |
| Petra Hoebel | Unit Production Manager |
| Ronnie Kupferwasser | Location Manager |
Art | |
| Linda Burton | Production Design |
Sound | |
| David Briggs | ADR Editor |
| Rachel Chancey | Foley Supervisor |
| David Briggs | Dialogue Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Johnetta Boone | Costume Design |
Crew | |
| Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
Sound | |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Jeff Pullman | Sound Mixer |
| John Carbonara | Music Editor |
| Lewis Goldstein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rusty Dunn | Sound Effects Editor |
Directing | |
| Melissa Kalbfus | Script Supervisor |
Art | |
| Nicolas Locke | Art Direction |
Editing | |
| Peter C. Frank | Editor |
Sound | |
| Beth Rosenblatt | Music Supervisor |
| Mark Filip | Sound Effects Editor |
| Cate Montana | Dialogue Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Marjorie Durand | Makeup Department Head |
Directing | |
| Jonathan Starch | First Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Jeffrey Rebelo | Hair Department Head |
Crew | |
| Drew Jiritano | Special Effects Coordinator |
Art | |
| Stephan Roux | Location Scout |
Crew | |
| Jalil Jay Lynch | Stunt Double |
| Bobby Beckles | Stunts |
| Jeremy Sample | Stunts |
| Bob Colletti | Stunts |
| Derrick Simmons | Stunts |
| Keith Siglinger | Stunts |
| Hugues Faustin | Stunts |
Camera | |
| Radium Cheung | Camera Operator |
Sound | |
| Beyoncé | Songs |
