Laurence Fishburne
as Alex Haley
Malachi Kirby
as Kunta Kinte
Chad L. Coleman
as Mingo
Anika Noni Rose
as Kizzy
Derek Luke
as Silla Ba Dibba
Emayatzy E. Corinealdi
as Belle
Erica Tazel
as Matilda
Forest Whitaker
as Fiddler
James Purefoy
as John Waller
Nokuthula Ledwaba
as Binta
Babs Olusanmokun
as Omoro
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Tom Lea
Regé-Jean Page
as Chicken George
Sedale Threatt Jr.
as Tom
G. Hannelius
as Missy Waller
Lane Garrison
as Frederick Murray
Mekhi Phifer
as Jerusalem
Matthew Goode
as Dr. William Waller
Anna Paquin
as Nancy Holt