Directed by Mario Van Peebles Written by Alex Haley   Alison McDonald   Cast Emayatzy Corinealdi ... Belle Emyri Crutchfield ... Teen Miss Kizzy (as E'Myri Lee Crutchfield) Matthew Goode ... Dr. William Waller Genevieve Hannelius ... Missy (as G. Hannelius) Malachi Kirby ... Kunta Kinte Katie McGuinness ... Elizabeth Waller Jonathan Rhys Meyers ... Tom Lea James Purefoy ... John Waller Mandela Van Peebles ... Noah Forest Whitaker ... Fiddler Tony Curran ... Connelly Shannon Lucio ... Patricia Lea Jason Bayle ... Grenadier Captain Gregory Bright ... Driver Slave Dominic Burgess ... Lord Dunmore Danny Cosmo ... Slave Trader David Dahlgren ... Planter Darren Darnborough ... Red Coat #1 Lola Fyke ... Abigail - Age 7 B.J. Grogan ... Rickety Man Octavius J. Johnson ... Carleton (as Octavius Johnson) David Kallaway ... Edward Covey Tre Styles ... Field Hand (as David Kency) Dylan Kenin ... Spalding Carrie Lazar ... Emmeline Anthony Marble ... Dragoon Captain Isaiah Margan ... Noah - Age 7 Eric Mendenhall ... Red Coat #3 David Midthunder ... Nansemond Recruit Jaren Mitchell ... Slave Recruit #1 John Neisler ... Evangelist Dickson Obahor ... Slave Recruit #2 Tom Proctor ... Thief #1 Joe Sartee ... Red Coat #2 Saniyya Sidney ... Kizzy - Age 6 Kiera Strauss ... Missy - Age 6 Lawrence Turner ... Thief #2 Roman L. Armstrong ... Waller Slave / Kunta Kinte Dbl (as Roman Armstrong) Ted Barba ... Slave Trader Brett Beoubay ... Wealthy Waller Party Guest Pierre Cavalier ... Town Folk Laurence Fishburne ... Alex Haley (voice) Christopher Gulas ... Redcoat / Confederate soldier Deveney Marshall ... Ring Shout Dancer Cortney McClelland Jr. ... Newborn Chicken George Marco M. McQueen ... Freeman Mike R. Moreau ... Redcoat Soldier Chris Obi ... Kintango Babs Olusanmokun ... Omoro Kinte Ron M Patterson ... Coveys Militia Tevin Paul ... Freed Slave Soldier Andrew Penrow ... Slave Recruit Darrell L. Shuler ... Waller Slave Kerry Sims ... Slave Lisa Ann Smith ... Mrs. Spaulding Warren Summers III ... Waller Slave Calvin Williams ... Wedding Guest Sam Woodworth ... Redcoat Soldier (as Samuel A. Woodworth) Uncredited Cast Cynthia LeBlanc ... Fancy Waller Wagon Guest Fiona McQuinn ... Dr. Waller Guest Produced by LeVar Burton   Alissa M. Kantrow   Karen Mayeda Vranek   Will Packer   Mike Stiller   Marc Toberoff   Korin Williams   Mark Wolper   Original Music by Alex Heffes

Additional Info Premiere: May 31, 2016 DVD Release: August 23, 2016 Country: Distributor: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Film Afrika Worldwide History Channel The Wolper Organization Will Packer Productions Distributors History Channel   (2016) (USA) (TV) A+E Networks   (2016) (USA) (TV) Lifetime Television   (2016) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,896 / 20,886 Site Ranking