Get on Up

The Funk Don't Quit

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Chadwick Boseman

(James Brown)

Nelsan Ellis

(Bobby Byrd)

Dan Aykroyd

(Ben Bart)

Viola Davis

(Susie Brown)

Lennie James

(Joe Brown)

Fred Melamed

(Syd Nathan)

Jill Scott

(DeeDee Brown)

Octavia Spencer

(Aunt Honey)

Nick Eversman

(Mick Jagger)

Tika Sumpter

(Yvonne Fair)

James DuMont

(Corporal Dooley)

Billy Slaughter

(Pool Cleaner)

Ritchie Montgomery

(Warden)

Craig Robinson

(Maceo Parker)

Brandon Mychal Smith

(Little Richard)

Aloe Blacc

(Nafloyd Scott)

Josh Hopkins

(Ralph Bass)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

(Vicki Anderson)

Tariq Trotter

(Pee Wee Ellis)

Keith D. Robinson

(Baby Roy)

Stacey Scowley

(Penelope White)

Liz Mikel

(Gertrude Sanders)

Julius Tennon

(Grandpa Byrd)

Allison Janney

(Kathy)

John Benjamin Hickey

(Richard)

J.D. Evermore

(Seminar Presenter)

Carol Lee

(Mavis)

Cleta Elaine Ellington

(Shirley Buell)

Jim Gleason

(Insurance Salesman)

Ahna O'Reilly

(Reporter)

Antonius Charles

(Black Infantryman)

Donald Watkins

(Black Infantryman)

Corey Sorenson

(Pilot)

Hunter Burke

(Soldier)

Jamarion Scott

(Little James Brown)

Jordan Scott

(Little James Brown)

Rena DeAngelo

(Reno Reporter)

Aakomon Jones

(Bobby Bennett)

George Quinones

(Lynched Man)

Aaron Jay Rome

(Frankie Avalon)

Atkins Estimond

(Big Junior)

Clyde Jones

(Daddy Grace)

Michael Papajohn

(1949 Cop)

Denzel Reed

(Big Kid)

Phyllis Montana LeBlanc

(Mrs. Byrd)

Taura Cherne

(Sarah Byrd)

Kirk Bovill

(Announcer)

Cariella Smith

(Diner Waitress)

Jacinte Blankenship

(Velma Brown)

Sandra DeNise

(Female in Audience)

Sheldon Frett

(Susie's Soldier)

Mario J. Radford

(JB Chauffeur)

Joe T. Blankenship

(Alan Leeds)

Randy Smith

(Minder)

Alvin Edney II

(Teddy Brown)

Adrien Scott Robinson

(Little Christmas Boy)

Elliott June Rogers

(Little Christmas Girl)

Jamell Richardson

(Jimmy Nolen)

Jason Davis

(Mayor White)

Justin Hall

(Bootsy)

David Carzell

(Catfish)

Dominic Thigpen

(Chicken)

Matt Thompson

(1949 Cop)

Aaron J. Brooks

(Insurance Agent)