About Selma
- Released on December 25, 2014
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Full Cast of Selma
David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tom Wilkinson plays President Lyndon B. Johnson
Carmen Ejogo plays Coretta Scott King
Tim Roth plays Gov. George Wallace
Oprah Winfrey plays Annie Lee Cooper
Giovanni Ribisi plays Lee White
Alessandro Nivola plays John Doar
Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Fred Gray
André Holland plays Andrew Young
Omar Dorsey plays James Orange
Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy
Common plays James Bevel
Ruben Santiago-Hudson plays Bayard Rustin
Tessa Thompson plays Diane Nash
Lorraine Toussaint plays Amelia Boynton
David Dwyer plays Chief Wilson Baker
E. Roger Mitchell plays Frederick Reese
Dylan Baker plays J. Edgar Hoover
Ledisi plays Mahalia Jackson
Kent Faulcon plays Sullivan Jackson
Niecy Nash plays Richie Jean Jackson
Corey Reynolds plays Rev. C.T. Vivian
Wendell Pierce plays Rev. Hosea Williams
Stephan James plays John Lewis
Lakeith Stanfield plays Jimmie Lee Jackson
Charity Jordan plays Viola Lee Jackson
Trai Byers plays James Forman
Stan Houston plays Sheriff Jim Clark
Nigel Thatch plays Malcolm X
Jeremy Strong plays James Reeb
Tara Ochs plays Viola Liuzzo
Martin Sheen plays Frank Minis Johnson
Stephen Root plays Col. Al Lingo
Greg Maness plays Aide
Haviland Stillwell plays President's Secretary
Charles Black plays Elder Marcher
Jody Thompson plays White Marcher
Henry G. Sanders plays Cager Lee
Montrel Miller plays Young Marcher
Jim France plays Gunnar Jahn
Harry Belafonte plays self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett plays self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. plays self (archive footage)
John Lavelle plays Roy Reed
Michael Papajohn plays Major Cloud
Stormy Merriwether plays Jackson's Daughter
Crew of Selma
Production
Crew
Writing
Sound
Camera
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Visual Effects
Art
Directing
- David Oyelowo
- Tom Wilkinson
- Carmen Ejogo
- Tim Roth
- Oprah Winfrey
- Giovanni Ribisi
- Alessandro Nivola
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- André Holland
- Omar Dorsey
- Colman Domingo
- Common
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Tessa Thompson
- Lorraine Toussaint
- David Dwyer
- E. Roger Mitchell
- Dylan Baker
- Ledisi
- Kent Faulcon
- Niecy Nash
- Corey Reynolds
- Wendell Pierce
- Stephan James
- Lakeith Stanfield
- Charity Jordan
- Trai Byers
- Stan Houston
- Nigel Thatch
- Jeremy Strong
- Tara Ochs
- Martin Sheen
- Stephen Root
- Greg Maness
- Haviland Stillwell
- Charles Black
- Jody Thompson
- Henry G. Sanders
- Montrel Miller
- Jim France
- Harry Belafonte
- Tony Bennett
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- John Lavelle
- Michael Papajohn
- Stormy Merriwether