"A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain."
Jeffrey Wright
as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
John Ortiz
as Arthur
Erika Alexander
as Coraline
Leslie Uggams
as Agnes Ellison
Sterling K. Brown
as Clifford Ellison
Skyler Wright
as Brittany
John Ales
as Leo
Patrick Fischler
as Mandel
Carmen Cusack
as Gilda
Joseph Marrella
as Matthew Wilson
Stephen Burrell
as Jordan Phillips
Issa Rae
as Sintara Golden
Nicole Kempskie
as Sintara's Moderator
Becki Dennis
as Clinic Receptionist
Tracee Ellis Ross
as Lisa Ellison
Myra Lucretia Taylor
as Lorraine
Ryan Richard Doyle
as Ned
Kate Avallone
as Woman on Patio
Dustin Tucker
as Phillip
Michael Jibrin
as Jelani
Michele Proude
as Bulger's Nurse
David De Beck
as Dr. Bulger
Okieriete Onaodowan
as Van Go Jenkins
Keith David
as Willy the Wonker
Miriam Shor
as Paula Baderman
Raymond Anthony Thomas
as Maynard
Greta Quispe
as Luz Borquez
J.C. MacKenzie
as Carl Brunt
Elle Sciore
as Layne
Adam Brody
as Wiley Valdespino
Justin Andrew Phillips
as Arthur's Intern
Neal Lerner
as Wilson Harnet
Jenn Harris
as Ailene Hoover
Bates Wilder
as Jon Daniel Sigmarsen
Jason Armani Martinez
as Nursing Home Orderly
Michael Cyril Creighton
as John Bosco
Celeste Oliva
as Dr. Tiefel
Megan Robinson
as Kenya Dunston
Christopher Barrow
as Burt
Alexander Pobutsky
as Kenny
Tokunbo Joshua Olumide
as Alvin
Chhoyang Cheshatsang
as Wiley's Assistant
Michael Malvesti
as Plainclothes Cop
Samantha Gordon
as Gaby (uncredited)
Percival Everett
Novel
Cristina Dunlap
Director of Photography
Ram Bergman
Executive Producer
Michael Bowes
Rian Johnson
Lenny Payan
Co-Producer
Hilda Rasula
Editor
Michele Lewis
Makeup Department Head
Kyra Friedman Curcio
Set Decoration
Maddy Young
Art Direction
Hannah Offer
Associate Producer
Jonathan Guggenheim
Production Design
Laura Karpman
Original Music Composer
Jennifer Euston
Casting
Rudy Mance
Costume Design
Mandell Winter
Supervising Sound Editor
Tommy Carroll
Special Effects Technician
Richard Weingart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alexandra Fehrman
Santino Tartaglia
Utility Sound
S.J. Allocco
Casting Associate
Wesley Cannon
Grip
Tina Ulee
Costume Supervisor
Melissa Morris
Emily Baeza
Second Assistant Director
Xavier Thompson
"A" Camera Operator
Michael A. Myles
Set Dresser
Daniel Hourihan
Rigging Gaffer
Monique Peoples Graham
Key Hair Stylist
Ben LeClair
Producer
Jermaine Johnson
Cord Jefferson
Director
Writer
Nikos Karamigios
Giles Harding
Visual Effects Supervisor
Felicia Leatherwood
Makeup Artist
Igor Yashin
Foley Editor
Matt Yocum
Taylor Armstrong
Main Title Designer
Hashim Strange
Gianna Sparacino
Hair Department Head
Sang Kim
Alex Levy
Music Editor
Kayla Mitchell
Ian Yeromenko
Foley Artist
Stephen Hartman
Location Manager
Julie Glaze Houlihan
Music Supervisor
John Vincent Mason
Stunt Coordinator
Julia Liu
"B" Camera Operator
Alec Roy
Gaffer
Mehrnaz Mohabati
ADR Mixer
Frankie Ferrari
Script Supervisor
Katherine Castro
Shadya H. Ballug
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Coordinator
Chris Analoro
Pavel Nivevskiy
Foley Mixer
Claire Folger
Still Photographer
Jamie Joseph
Kendall Pestana
Mattie Hamer
Digital Imaging Technician
Brett Duffy
Extras Casting
Jill Sacco
Production Supervisor
Jill Tufts
First Assistant "A" Camera
Felix Giuffrida
First Assistant "B" Camera
Anthony Farenwald
Walter Argo
Dolly Grip
Sydney Sherrell
Assistant Location Manager
Clint Porte
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Zachary Heyman
Chris Hebert
Audrey L. Stevens
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jeff Dionne
Tony Ventura
Key Grip
Ian Davis
Location Assistant
Andie Turner
Location Scout
Alana Frutkoff
Set Costumer
David Becker
Location Coordinator
Diz Dizio
Assistant Property Master
Tyler Kinney
Assistant Costume Designer
Lily Raih
Property Master
Finley Doyle
Graphic Designer
Emily Conner
Tailor
John Burke
Candace Masterson
Key Costumer
Emilie Toth
Art Department Production Assistant
Corine Shannon
Costume Assistant
Augustus Augustus
Chris Sawtelle
Leadman
Jake Swartz
Set Decorating Coordinator
Julie Hansen
Post Production Accountant
Christopher Conkling
Production Accountant
Visual Effects Producer
Art Department Coordinator
Layla Calo-Baird
Set Buyer
Joshua Manning
On Set Dresser
William O'Brien
Transportation Coordinator
Jasper Affonso
Visual Effects Editor
Jovan Tanasijevic
Drone Pilot
Kapil More
Louisa Hager
Thanks
Ryan P. Sheehan
Transportation Captain
Charmaine Cavan
First Assistant Editor
Dan Watson
Steadicam Operator
Lisa Lobel
Local Casting
Chuck Giarratano
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Mimi Gillies
First Assistant Director
Christian Lainez
Boom Operator
Ashley Lambert
ADR Voice Casting
Gokul Mahajan
Rosalien van der Bom
Kiran Matta
Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh
Selena Evans-Miller
Key Makeup Artist
Hayley Denny
Wilson Clifford Jefferson, Jr.
Vadlakonda Satish
Karla Marie Christensen
Jill Crawford
Nichelle Young
Prasanna Kodapadi
Pranay Lathia
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Bruce Wayne Gillies
Line Producer
Leslie LeClair
Ian Fellows
Justin Garcia
Shayne Hartigan
Dante Haughton
Set Production Assistant
Cameron Prata
Julia Roveto
Unit Production Manager
Cutter Ray Palacios
Set Medic
Elizabeth Ayoob
Harry McEnerny
Second Second Assistant Director
Greg Arch
Sasha Wright
Lisa Morgan
Jim Otero
Scott Kamp
Lev Abrahamian
Rachel Rodgers
Coco Dunaway
Haley Hebert
Key Set Production Assistant
Ismah Khan
Catherine Jelski
Haley Vigil
Galaxy San Juan
Treven Bedwell
Jared Detsikas
Production Sound Mixer
Kelly Doran
Tiffany Wu
Carlton Hudson
Michael Crumley
Frederick Sanders