Cuba Gooding Jr. as Darrin Hill

Beyoncé as Lilly

Mike Epps as Lucius

Faith Evans as Maryann Hill

Steve Harvey as Miles Smoke

Wendell Pierce as Reverend Lewis

LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Paulina Pritchett

Dave Sheridan as Bill

Angie Stone as Alma

Rue McClanahan as Nancy Stringer

Melba Moore as Bessie Cooley

Shirley Caesar as Herself

Dakin Matthews as Mr. Fairchild

Nicky Buggs as Sarah

Daphnée Duplaix Samuel as Tiffany

Lourdes Benedicto as Rosa Lopez

Chloe Bailey as Little Lilly

Lou Myers as Homer T.

Wilbur Fitzgerald as L&G Representative

Vince Canlas as Simon

Wes Chatham as Cashier

Mickey Jones as Scooter

L. Warren Young as Guard

Faizon Love as Prison Warden

Jimmy Carter as The Blind Boys of Alabama

Nigel Washington as Little Darin

T-Bone as Bee-Z Biggs

Montell Jordan as Johnson

Chris Cole as Lightfoot

Bilal as Nightclub Singer

Kioka Hampton Carter as Amazing Grace Auditioner

Justin Mark Caudill as Goofy Auditioner

Steven Patrick Huie as Goofy Auditioner

Chuck Larkin as Saw & Nose Flute Auditioner

Roger Greene Jr. as Gangsta Rapper

D'Wayne Gardner as 'Isn't She Lovely' Auditioner

Ann Nesby as Aunt Sally Walker

Rosalie Washington as Faye Jenkins

Sonny Jim Gaines as Lillys Grandfather

Mitchah Williams as Jimmy B

Darrell Vanterpool as Dean

Demetress Long as Church Usher