Percival

André Benjamin

Rooster

Antwan A. Patton

Angel

Paula Patton

Trumpy

Terrence Howard

Zora

Malinda Williams

Sunshine Ace

Faizon Love

Taffy

Macy Gray

Mother Hopkins

Cicely Tyson

Percy Sr.

Ben Vereen

Spats

Ving Rhames

Nathan

Bruce Bruce

Rose

Paula Jai Parker

The Real Angel Davenport

Patti LaBelle

Young Rooster

Bobb'e J. Thompson

Monk

Jackie Long

Bobo

Oscar Dillon

Cliff

Jalil Jay Lynch

Sonny

Esau Ali Caldwell

Sonny

Esau McGraw

Young Percival

Bre'Wan Waddell

Auntie Belle

Carole Mitchell-Leon

Auntie Belle

Carol Mitchell-Leon

Rooster's Daughter No. 1

China Anderson

Rooster's Daughter No. 2

Isis Faust*

Rooster's Daughter No. 3

Kyra Freeman

Fatts

Rodney Johnson

Voice of the Flask

Farnsworth Bentley

Rooster's Daughter

Kabrina Truesdale

Photographer

Bryan Barber

Landlady

Cynthia Covington Blash

GW

Bill Nunn

Stagehand

Cali Casino

Church Dancer

Nadine Ellis

Stagehand

Kevin Rowe

Walter

Afemo Omilami

Stiffed Whore

Lillian Jones

Church Dancer

Josette Wiggan

Wailing Mourner

Lakesha Lee

Voice-Over (uncredited)

Dabier

Cap

Charlie Lucas

Band Director

Angelo Christopher Moore

Fine Woman

Liwaza Green

Eva the Fire Diva

Karen Dyer

Honey Bun

Annalisia Simone

Nan

Jennifer Johnson

Coco

Autavia Bailey

Bobbi

Jessica Castro

Sandi

Kenna Morris

China

Stephanie Moseley

Syncopated Church Orchestra

Sleepy Brown

Cliff

Jalil Lynch

Swop Dancer

Edgar Godineaux, Jr.

Swop Dancer

Adesola Osakalumi

Swop Dancer

Danielle Polanco

Swop Dancer

Carlos Sierra

Swop Dancer

Ivan "Flipz" Velez

Church Dancer

Jason Samuels Smith

Cedric the Entertainer