Cast and Crew of The Best of Enemies

Cast of
The Best of Enemies

About The Best of Enemies

Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctantly co-chaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in Durham, North Carolina during the racially-charged summer of 1971. The incredible events that unfolded would change Durham and the lives of Atwater and Ellis forever.

Full Cast of The Best of Enemies

Taraji P. Henson
plays Ann Atwater

Taraji P. Henson as Ann Atwater

Taraji P. Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, producer and singer. She studied acting at Howard ...

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Sam Rockwell
plays Claiborne Paul Ellis

Babou Ceesay
plays Bill Riddick

Anne Heche
plays Mary Ellis

Anne Heche as Mary Ellis

Anne Celeste Heche (May 25, 1969 – August 11, 2022) was an American actress. She first came to recognition portraying...

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Wes Bentley
plays Floyd Kelly

Wes Bentley as Floyd Kelly

Wesley Cook "Wes" Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American film actor known for his roles as Ricky Fitts in Am...

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Nick Searcy
plays Garland Keith

Nick Searcy as Garland Keith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nick Searcy (born March 7, 1959) is an American actor who currently portrays ...

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Bruce McGill
plays Carvie Oldham

Bruce McGill as Carvie Oldham

Bruce Travis McGill (born July 11, 1950) is an American actor who has an extensive list of credits in film and televi...

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John Gallagher Jr.
plays Lee Trombley

John Gallagher Jr. as Lee Trombley

John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician known for originating the role of Mo...

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Nicholas Logan
plays Wiley Yates

Nicholas Logan as Wiley Yates

Nicholas Logan is an actor and producer, known for I Care a Lot (2020), The Best of Enemies (2019) and Instant Family (2018).

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Gilbert Glenn Brown
plays Howard Clement

Caitlin Mehner
plays Maddy Mays

Caitlin Mehner as Maddy Mays

Caitlin Mehner is an American film and television actress and producer.

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Dolan Wilson
plays Councilman Bill Atkins

Morgan Mackey
plays Young Mother

Kendall Ryan Sanders
plays Ben Butler

Kendall Ryan Sanders as Ben Butler

Kendall Ryan Sanders was born on October 24, 1997 and is currently 26 years old.

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Chris Cavalier
plays Leonard

Malerie Grady
plays Singing White Woman

Ryan Dinning
plays Jeb

Najah Jackson
plays Operation Breakthrough Staffer

Bethany DeZelle
plays Court Clerk

David Plunkett
plays Mr. Paulsen

Al Hamacher
plays Charles Steele

McKenzie Applegate
plays Vickie Ellis

Brody Rose
plays Timmy Ellis

Carson Holmes
plays Kenneth Ellis

Nadej K. Bailey
plays Marilynn Atwater

Kevin Iannucci
plays Larry Ellis

Susan Williams
plays Nurse Caitlin

Lucius Baston
plays Teacher

Jeanette Branch
plays Principal

Jessica Miesel
plays Doreen (Waitress)

Rachel Bagley
plays Local Reporter

Charles Orr
plays NAACP Lawyer

Tim Ware
plays Judge Leslie Hallford

Jill Jane Clements
plays Secretary

Ned Vaughn
plays Wilbur Hobby

Ned Vaughn as Wilbur Hobby

Ned Vaughn is an American film and television actor who served as vice president of the Screen Actors Guild prior to ...

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Dawntavia Bullard
plays Delores Riddick

Sope Aluko
plays Henrietta Kaye

Sope Aluko as Henrietta Kaye

Sope Aluko ("Shaw-peh Ah-loo-koh") was born in Nigeria (West Africa). Sope is a multilingual, dual citizen of both th...

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Coley Campany
plays Charrette Volunteer #1

Elizabeth Omilami
plays Marion Wilson

Arin Logan
plays Peggy

Kameron Kierce
plays Miles

Charles Black
plays Reverend Joseph

Aaron K Smalls
plays Archie Cox

Hope Leigh
plays Charrette Volunteer #2

Bart Hansard
plays Horace Bray

Jeremy Madden
plays Boone Ewell

Morgan Brown
plays Sam Watford

Robert Harvey
plays Earl Weeks

Cranston Johnson
plays Emmett

Afemo Omilami
plays Franklin Mose

Jack Montague
plays Alvin

Chanté Bowser
plays Nurse Bernadette

Rhoda Griffis
plays Nurse Whitney

Rhoda Griffis as Nurse Whitney

Rhoda Griffis was born on January 9, 1965 and is currently 59 years old.

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Wilbur Fitzgerald
plays Fire Safety Inspector

Wilbur Fitzgerald as Fire Safety Inspector

Wilbur Fitzgerald is an actor and attorney from Georgia, known for his TV work on series including In the Heat of the...

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Shane Jackson
plays Robert Jones

Chanel Young
plays Charrette Secretary

Michael Hyland Cole
plays Gas Company Man

Shane Biseell
plays Youth Corps Member

Annie Cook
plays Mrs. Keith

Rae Olivier
plays Caroline Kelly

Lindsey Moser
plays Cashier

Milton Saul
plays Parent / Ann's Army (uncredited)

Timothy Carr
plays Police Officer (uncredited)


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