Chadwick Boseman Thurgood Marshall

Josh Gad Sam Friedman

Kate Hudson Eleanor Strubing

Sterling K. Brown Joseph Spell

James Cromwell The Judge

Dan Stevens Lorin Willis

Sophia Bush Jennifer

Jussie Smollett Langston Hughes

Marina Squerciati Stella Friedman

Keesha Sharp Buster Marshall

Jeremy Bobb John Strubing

Barrett Doss Bertha Lancaster

John Magaro Irwin Friedman

Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas Zora Neale Hurston

Jeffrey DeMunn Dr. Sayer

Josie DiVincenzo Ruthie

Derrick Baskin Ted Lancaster

Ed Jewett Arthur Wright

Robert Bozek Lester Gilman

Michael Bernardi Dick Weisman

Lauren Friedman Rose Steinberg

Benjamin Crump Z. Alexander Looby

Perris K. Fortson Billy Lyons

Benjamin Sheeler Ellis

Ahna O'Reilly Mrs. Richmond

Roger Guenveur Smith Walter White

Andra Day Minton's Singer

Peter Johnson Harlem Musician

Zanete Shadwick Irene Lancaster

Dan Bittner Smiling Racist

Daniel Stewart Sherman Officer McCoy

Christopher Mele Insurance Court Judge

Jada K. Cox NAACP Secretary

Bill Smith Algonquin Club Patron (uncredited)