Denzel Washington as Dudley

Whitney Houston as Julia Biggs

Courtney B. Vance as Reverend Henry Biggs

Gregory Hines as Joe Hamilton

Jenifer Lewis as Margueritte Coleman

Loretta Devine as Beverly

Paul Bates as Saul Jeffreys

Justin Pierre Edmund as Jeremiah Biggs

Lionel Richie as Britsloe

Victor Williams as Robbie

Shari Headley as Arlene Chattan

Marcella Lowery as Anna Eldridge

Cissy Houston as Mrs. Havergal

Charlotte d'Amboise as Debbie Paige

Helmar Augustus Cooper as Johnson Keeley

Jernard Burks as Pizza Man

Aaron A. McConnaughey as Teen

Lex Monson as Osbert

Darvel Davis Jr. as Hakim

William James Stiggers Jr. as Billy Eldridge

Shyheim Franklin as Teen

Taral Hicks as Teen

Kennan Scott as Teen

Michael Alexander Jackson as Robber

Jamie Tirelli as Liquor Store Owner

Lizan Mitchell as Judge

Robert Colston as Bailiff

Juliehera DeStefano as Receptionist

Delores Mitchell as Mary Halford

David Langston Smyrl as Hanley's Waiter

Harsh Nayyar as Christmas Tree Man

Mervyn Warren as Pianist

Roy Haynes as Drummer

George Coleman as Sax Player

Ted Dunbar as Guitar Player

Jamil Nasser as Bass Player

Mary Bond Davis as Bernita

Toukie Smith as Teleprompter Operator