Cadillac Records

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

Drama History Music

Adrien Brody

(Leonard Chess)

Jeffrey Wright

Gabrielle Union

Columbus Short

(Little Walter)

Cedric the Entertainer

Emmanuelle Chriqui

(Revetta Chess)

Eamonn Walker

Tammy Blanchard

(Isabelle Allen)

Eric Bogosian

Norman Reedus

(Chess Engineer)

Yasiin Bey

Beyoncé

Josh Alscher

Tim Bellow

(Man in the Caddy)

Tony Bentley

Marc Bonan

(Keith Richards)

Douglas Crosby

(Policeman (Little Walter beating))

Dexter Darden

(Geneva's Teenage Son)

Veronika Dash

Sean Shyboy Davis

(Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter)

Eshaya Draper

(Charles Waters)

Christopher Durham

(Policeman (with Chuck Berry))

Shiloh Fernandez

Jill Flint

Erik Frandsen

(Engineer - Present Day)

Gano Grills

Suzette Gunn

(Minnie Ripperton)

Jordan Haynes

William Hill

(Policeman (with the Stones))

Mike Hodge

Tyler Humphrey

(Muddy - Age 6)

Osas Ighodaro

Kevin Jackson

(Mysterious Black Man)

Albert Jones

(Hubert Sumlin)

Rayan Lawrence

(Harmonica Player)

Chyna Layne

(Pot's Girlfriend Juanita)

Kevin Mambo

Aaron Munoz

Wade Mylius

Rebecca Pappa

(Another Blonde)

Jonathan Earl Peck

(Man Who Rolled 7)

Q-Tip

(Hip Hop Artist)

Ginnie Randall

(Muddy's Grandmother)

Ashlee Ray

(Muddy's Floozy #1)

Jake Robards

(Producer - Present Day)

Jay O. Sanders

Samuel Smith

Valence Thomas

Carmen Ziina Vasquez

(Muddy's Floozy #2)

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

(Mississippi DJ)

Kade Alexie

(Guitar Player (uncredited))

Kandé Amadou

(Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited))

Angelina Aucello

(Teenybopper (uncredited))

Lawrence P. Beron

(Overseer (uncredited))

Ryan Curtis

(Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited))

Vincent D'Onofrio

(Mississippi DJ (uncredited))

Seth Donavan

(Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited))

John Farrer

(Etta's Violinist (uncredited))

Doug W. Goldman

(Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited))

Evan Hart

(Young Lover (uncredited))

Tiffany M. Johnson

(Girlfriend (uncredited))

Vianca Johnson

(Field Worker (uncredited))

Andrew Kaempfer

(Chicago Cop (uncredited))

Tony Lawson

(Vendor (uncredited))

Rege Lewis

(Bystander (uncredited))

Malikha Mallette

(Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited))

Cerrone May

(Muddy's Band Member (uncredited))

Adaku Ononogbo

(Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited))

Catherine Pierce

(Shocked Bystander (uncredited))

Stephen Seidel

(Officer Brown (uncredited))

Derrick Simmons

(Dice Player (uncredited))