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Roots

(2016)

Cast

Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte
Malachi Kirby

as Kunta Kinte

Matthew Goode as Dr. William Waller
Matthew Goode

as Dr. William Waller

James Purefoy as John Waller
James Purefoy

as John Waller

Forest Whitaker as Fiddler
Forest Whitaker

as Fiddler

Anika Noni Rose as Kizzy
Anika Noni Rose

as Kizzy

Roman Armstrong as Kunta Kinte
Roman Armstrong

as Kunta Kinte

Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley
Laurence Fishburne

as Alex Haley

Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt
Anna Paquin

as Nancy Holt

Mekhi Phifer as Jerusalem
Mekhi Phifer

as Jerusalem

T.I. as Cyrus
T.I.

as Cyrus

Carlacia Grant as Irene
Carlacia Grant

as Irene

Saniyya Sidney as Kizzy, age 6
Saniyya Sidney

as Kizzy, age 6

Crew

Questlove as Crew department
Questlove

Executive Music Producer

Karen Mayeda Vranek as Production department
Cheryl Eatock as Production department
Cheryl Eatock

Line Producer

Marc Toberoff as Production department
Marc Toberoff

Executive Producer

Mark Wolper as Production department
Mark Wolper

Executive Producer

Alex Heffes as Sound department
Alex Heffes

Original Music Composer

LeVar Burton as Production department
LeVar Burton

Co-Executive Producer

Alissa M. Kantrow as Production department
Alissa M. Kantrow

Line Producer

Ann Kindberg as Production department
Ann Kindberg

Producer

Korin Huggins as Production department
Korin Huggins

Co-Executive Producer

Will Packer as Production department
Will Packer

Executive Producer

George Parra as Production department
George Parra

Producer

Ruth E. Carter as Costume & Make-Up department
Ruth E. Carter

Costume Design