Get on Up
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Drama, Music
Universal Studios, Imagine Films Entertainment, Jagged Films
Chadwick Boseman as James Brown, Nelsan Ellis as Bobby Byrd, Dan Aykroyd as Ben Bart, Viola Davis as Susie Brown, Lennie James as Joe Brown, Fred Melamed as Syd Nathan, Jill Scott as DeeDee Brown, Octavia Spencer as Aunt Honey, Nick Eversman as Mick Jagger, Tika Sumpter as Yvonne Fair, James DuMont as Corporal Dooley, Billy Slaughter as Pool Cleaner, Ritchie Montgomery as Warden, Craig Robinson as Maceo Parker, Brandon Smith as Little Richard, Aloe Blacc as Nafloyd Scott, Josh Hopkins as Ralph Bass, Aunjanue Ellis as Vicki Anderson, Tariq Trotter as Pee Wee Ellis, Keith Robinson as Baby Roy, Stacey Scowley as Penelope White, Liz Mikel as Gertrude Sanders, Julius Tennon as Grandpa Byrd, Allison Janney as Kathy, John Benjamin Hickey as Richard, J.D. Evermore as Seminar Presenter, Carol Lee as Mavis, Cleta Elaine Ellington as Shirley Buell, Jim Gleason as Insurance Salesman, Ahna O'Reilly as Reporter, Antonius Charles as Black Infantryman, Donald Watkins as Black Infantryman, Corey Sorenson as Pilot, Hunter Burke as Soldier, Jamarion Scott as Little James Brown, Jordan Scott as Little James Brown, Rena DeAngelo as Reno Reporter, Aakomon Jones as Bobby Bennett, George Quinones as Lynched Man, Aaron Jay Rome as Frankie Avalon, Atkins Estimonds as Big Junior, Clyde Jones as Daddy Grace, Michael Papajohn as 1949 Cop, Denzel Reed as Big Kid, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc as Mrs. Byrd, Taura Cherne as Sarah Byrd, Kirk Bovill as Announcer, Cariella Smith as Diner Waitress, Jacinte Blankenship as Velma Brown, Sandra DeNise as Female in Audience, Sheldon Frett as Susie's Soldier, Mario J. Radford as JB Chauffeur, Joe T. Blankenship as Alan Leeds, Randy Smith as Minder, Alvin Edney II as Teddy Brown, Adrien Scott Robinson as Little Christmas Boy, Elliott June Rogers as Little Christmas Girl, Jamell Richardson as Jimmy Nolen, Jason Davis as Mayor White, Justin Hall as Bootsy, David Carzell as Catfish, Dominic Thigpen as Chicken, Matt Thompson as 1949 Cop