"A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made."
Forest Whitaker
as Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
as Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
as Louis Gaines
John Cusack
as Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
as Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
as Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
as Howard
Lenny Kravitz
as James Holloway
Aml Ameen
as Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
as Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
as John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
as Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
as Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
as Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
as Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
as Carol Hammie
David Banner
as Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
as Freddie Fallows
Nelsan Ellis
as Martin Luther King Jr.
Nealla Gordon
as Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
as Charlie Gaines (15-18)
Minka Kelly
as Jackie Kennedy
Adriane Lenox
as Gina
Mo McRae
as Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
as Lorraine
Jesse Williams
as Rev. James Lawson
Clarence Williams III
as Maynard
LaJessie Smith
as Abraham
John P. Fertitta
as Mr. Jenkins
Jim Gleason
as R.D. Warner
Isaac White
as Charlie Gaines (10)
Joe Chrest
as White Usher
Tyson Ford
as Elroy
James DuMont
as Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
as Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
as Olivia
Margaret M. Owens
as Woolworth Diner Patron #1
Eric Ducote
as Woolworth Diner Patron #2
Chloe Barach
as Caroline Kennedy
Danny Strong
as Freedom Bus Journalist
Clara Hopkins Daniels
as Freedom Bus Rider
Dana Gourrier
as Helen Holloway
Shirley Pugh
as Malcolm X Goer
Bill Newman
as Pastor
Colin Walker
as John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
as Bob Haldeman
Rusty Robertson
as Senator Robertson
Stephen Rider
as Admiral Rochon
Tarra Riggs
as Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
as Foxy (uncredited)
Rodrigo Leão
Original Music Composer
Laura Ziskin
Producer
Buddy Patrick
Lee Daniels
Cassian Elwes
Tim Galvin
Production Design
Director
Joe Klotz
Editor
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Writer
Sebastián Silva
Second Unit Director
Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Danny Epper
Stunts
Debra Denson
Makeup Department Head
Beverly Jo Pryor
Jason Baldwin Stewart
Art Direction
Kimberly Murphy
Set Decoration Buyer
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor
Deanna Simmons
Dana Kay Hart
Erik Polczwartek
Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Lori Agostino
Randall S. Coe
Construction Coordinator
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
Jen Wall
Production Supervisor
John Lindsay
Greensman
Sarah Forrest
Set Designer
Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Anne Marie Fox
Still Photographer
Trey Shaneyfelt
Lighting Technician
Annette Farnsworth
Set Costumer
Virginia McCollam
Location Manager
Kat Spiess
First Assistant Editor
Debby VanPoucke
Sound Designer
Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Brian A. Waits
David Keith Broome
Amy Sanderson
Script Supervisor
Steve Martemucci
Construction Foreman
Daniel Cohen
Visual Effects Producer
Aniela Sidorska
Mickey Lambert
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ulysses Guidotti
Michael Arena
Grayson Austin
Camera Operator
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Luis Lopez DeVictoria
Additional Camera
Robin Simmerly
Art Department Coordinator
Luke DiTommaso
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Stumpf
Charlotta Forssman
Visual Effects Editor
Michelle C. Harmon
Gus Coto
Leadman
Michael Barry
Ted Markovic
Kristopher Weaver
Ben Schor
Music Editor
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Jeffery J. Tufano
Meredith Richardson
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Heather Gross
Foley Editor
Peter Dress
Second Assistant Director
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Branka Mrkic
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Ruth Hernandez
ADR Editor
David Wahnon
Dialogue Editor
Lisa C. Satriano
First Assistant Director
Bob Weinstein
Ari Daniel Pinchot
Dana Boisseau
Steadicam Operator
Hilton Garrett
Best Boy Grip
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Designer
Daina Daigle
Assistant Hairstylist
Clinton Wayne
Jordan Whaley
Additional Lighting Technician
Raúl J. Marín
Rigging Grip
Yolanda Sheridan
Key Makeup Artist
Marcos Gonzales
Additional Hairstylist
Kellie Robinson
Makeup Artist
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin
Damon Meledones
Digital Imaging Technician
Robert D Morrison Jr.
Dolly Grip
Andy Young
Grip
Jonah Levy
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Candace Neal
Hair Department Head
Sherri Hamilton
Makeup Designer
Francis James
Second Unit Director of Photography
Courtney Lether
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Bradley Martin
Tom Hutchinson
First Assistant Camera
Jerone A. Ordon Sr.
Pete Chiaramonte
Len Levine
Chief Lighting Technician
Gerald Autin
Kevin Fannon
Sidney Brisco
John Vinson
King Lanaux
Key Rigging Grip
Jonathan Robinson
Second Assistant Camera
Jeremy Webre
Justin Wright
Electrician
Michael Charbonnet
Justin LeBlanc
Jason Prowell
Generator Operator
Shawn Stone
Ben Wachsmann
Dacoda Bartles
Richard Lacy
Tyler Garrett
Jeremy Wren
Carter Lee Garrett
Creig Symons
Zach Smithers
Aeron McKeough
Josh Crouchet
Art Department Assistant
Will Eastin
Graphic Designer
Jonathan Jost
ADR Mixer
Stephen Finders
Props
Charlie Mann
Carpenter
Nicholas Ellerbee
Camile Kelsey
Painter
Owl Martin Dwyer
Set Dresser
Sonda L. Rowland
Tony Ziegler
Sian C. Sanzone
Michael Dares
Roger Johnson
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
David Warburton
Assistant Property Master
Iggie Colomer
Stephen P. Durante
Spencer J. Abadie
Cariella Smith
Foley Artist
Melissa Reed
Truck Costumer
Rick Derby
Assistant Editor
Alexa Zimmerman
Assistant Sound Editor
Marko Costanzo
Matthew Haasch
Foley Supervisor
Steven Huerstel
Utility Sound
Chloe Ji Yoon
Costume Illustrator
Christi Leftwich
Digital Intermediate Assistant
John Jay Martyn
ADR Recordist
Reagan Mendoza
Kacee Devoe
Casting Associate
Misti Moreaux
Costumer
Ryan Rolandelli
Kasey C. Bazil
Chris Fielder
Patrick Rossi
Digital Intermediate
Daniel E. Kiker
Billy Theriot
Jay Meagher
Sound Mixer
Josie Works
Costume Assistant
Carmen Rodrigues Davis
Costume Coordinator
Janet Marie Ross
Jordan Lightner
Krissopher Chevannes
Michael Miller
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Dan Izen
Production Sound Mixer
Sam Jacobs
Ed Burcham
Avi Laniado
Sound Engineer
Tom Ryan
Christopher Stoudt
Extras Casting
Michael Piotrowski
Boom Operator
Mark Scott Friedman
Compositing Supervisor
Austin Meyers
Robin Batherson
Extras Casting Coordinator
Mustapha Mimis
Key Set Costumer
Richie Roefaro
Editorial Staff
James Eck Rippie
Patrick Paul Mullane
Matte Painter
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
Key Costumer
Steve Bartek
Music Arranger
Fredrick Cuevas
Robert Fernandez
Sound Editor
Bruce Winant
Ashley Ingram
Lesley D. Wickham
Ager/Dyer
Barbara Marko
Laura Faye Sirkin-Brown
Seamstress
Anne O'Brien
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Technician
Mollie Middleditch
Jennifer Kamrath
Principal Costumer
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Kevin Vale
Digital Intermediate Producer
David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator
Tim Stipan
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Eric Horwitz
Suzana Peric
Eric Leverenz
Online Editor
Jason Frannino
Animal Wrangler
Lynn Fainchtein
Music Supervisor
Jake Whitney
Lauren Von Huene
Production Coordinator
Ashley Renee Saunders
Travel Coordinator
Carl Lawson
Production Secretary
Chantel Passantino
Second Assistant Accountant
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Davida Chanel Smith
Producer's Assistant
Danielle Loosemore
Thom Jones
Ryan Gomez
First Assistant Accountant
Danny Cosmo