Ethan Herisse as Elwood

Brandon Wilson as Turner

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Hattie

Hamish Linklater as Spencer

Gralen Bryant Banks as Blakeley

Fred Hechinger as Harper

Jimmie Fails as Mr. Hill

Luke Tennie as Griff

Bryan Gael Guzman as Jaime

Ethan Cole Sharp as Young Elwood

Sam Malone as Percy

Najah Bradley as Evelyn

Jase Stidwell as Boy at Playground

Legacy Jones as Girl at Playground

Ky'druis Follins as Lincoln High School

Gabrielle Simone Johnson as Elwood's Girlfriend

Peter Gabb as Mr. Marconi

Bill Martin Williams as Old Man with Cane

Ellison Booker as Older Guy (Protest)

Taraja Ramsess as Rodney

Zachary Van Zandt as White Boy

Zach Primo as White Boy

Sean Papajohn as White Boy

Sean Tyrik as Corey

Bryant Tardy as Desmond

Trey Perkins as Chickie Pete

Robert Aberdeen as Mr. Goodall

Escalante Lundy as Earl

Noah Craig as Young Boy at Dining Hall

Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson as Black Mike

Mike Harkins as Butcher

Nicholas Stevens as Citrus Grove Stilt Boss

Daveed Diggs as Adult Elwood

Rachel Whitman Groves as Nurse Scarlet

Billy Slaughter as Dr. Cooke

Lucy Faust as Mrs. Hardee

Tanyell Waivers as Denise

Craig Tate as Adult Chickie Pete

Sara Osi Scott as Millie

LeBaron Foster Thornton as Larry (uncredited)