Character Name : Leonard Chess

Original Name : Adrien Brody

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muddy Waters

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geneva Wade

Original Name : Gabrielle Union

Gender : Female

Character Name : Little Walter

Original Name : Columbus Short

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willie Dixon

Original Name : Cedric the Entertainer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Revetta Chess

Original Name : Emmanuelle Chriqui

Gender : Female

Character Name : Howlin' Wolf

Original Name : Eamonn Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isabelle Allen

Original Name : Tammy Blanchard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alan Freed

Original Name : Eric Bogosian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chess Engineer

Original Name : Norman Reedus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck Berry

Original Name : Yasiin Bey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Etta James

Original Name : Beyoncé

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mick Jagger

Original Name : Josh Alscher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in the Caddy

Original Name : Tim Bellow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lomax

Original Name : Tony Bentley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keith Richards

Original Name : Marc Bonan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (Little Walter beating)

Original Name : Douglas Crosby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geneva's Teenage Son

Original Name : Dexter Darden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blonde Girl

Original Name : Veronika Dash

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

Original Name : Sean Shyboy Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Waters

Original Name : Eshaya Draper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Original Name : Christopher Durham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil Chess

Original Name : Shiloh Fernandez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shelly Feder

Original Name : Jill Flint

Gender : Female

Character Name : Engineer - Present Day

Original Name : Erik Frandsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slick Pimp

Original Name : Gano Grills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minnie Ripperton

Original Name : Suzette Gunn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pot Strong

Original Name : Jordan Haynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman (with the Stones)

Original Name : William Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Mike Hodge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muddy - Age 6

Original Name : Tyler Humphrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Osas Ighodaro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mysterious Black Man

Original Name : Kevin Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hubert Sumlin

Original Name : Albert Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harmonica Player

Original Name : Rayan Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Original Name : Chyna Layne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jimmy Rogers

Original Name : Kevin Mambo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manager

Original Name : Aaron Munoz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bouncer

Original Name : Wade Mylius

Gender : Male

Character Name : Another Blonde

Original Name : Rebecca Pappa

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man Who Rolled 7

Original Name : Jonathan Earl Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hip Hop Artist

Original Name : Q-Tip

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muddy's Grandmother

Original Name : Ginnie Randall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Muddy's Floozy #1

Original Name : Ashlee Ray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Producer - Present Day

Original Name : Jake Robards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Feder

Original Name : Jay O. Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guitarist

Original Name : Samuel Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Cotton

Original Name : Valence Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muddy's Floozy #2

Original Name : Carmen Ziina Vasquez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mississippi DJ

Original Name : Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guitar Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Kade Alexie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Kandé Amadou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenybopper (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelina Aucello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Overseer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lawrence P. Beron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Ryan Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Original Name : Vincent D'Onofrio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Seth Donavan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

Original Name : John Farrer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Doug W. Goldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Lover (uncredited)

Original Name : Evan Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girlfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Tiffany M. Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Field Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Vianca Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Kaempfer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Lawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bystander (uncredited)

Original Name : Rege Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Malikha Mallette

Gender : Female

Character Name : Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Cerrone May

Gender : Male

Character Name : Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Original Name : Adaku Ononogbo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

Original Name : Catherine Pierce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Brown (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Seidel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dice Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Derrick Simmons

Gender : Male