The Great Debaters (2007) | Full Cast

Denzel Washington

DIRECTOR

Denzel Washington

Melvin B. Tolson

Jurnee Smollett

Samantha Booke

Denzel Whitaker

James Farmer Jr.

Jermaine Williams

Hamilton Burgess

Forest Whitaker

Dr. James Farmer Sr.

Gina Ravera

Ruth Tolson

John Heard

Sheriff Dozier

Kimberly Elise

Pearl Farmer

Devyn A. Tyler

Helen Farmer

Ritchie Montgomery

Deputy

Jackson Walker

Pig Owner

Tim Parati

Pig Farmer

Robert X. Golphin

Dunbar Reed

Justice Leak

Harland Osbourne

Glen Powell

Harvard Debater #1

Damien Leake

Wilson

Stephen Rider

Paul Quinn Debater #2

Gordon Danniels

Paul Quinn Debate Judge

Donny Boaz

Oklahoma City College Debater #1

Bonnie Johnson

Dr. Jennings

Michael Beasley

Trudell

JD Evermore

Captain Wainwright

Sharon Jones

Lila

Kelvin Payton

Joseph

Frank Ridley

Security Guard

Marcus Lyle Brown

Howard Debater #1

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Juke Joint Musician #1

Dom Flemons

Juke Joint Musician #2

Rhiannon Giddens

Juke Joint Musician #4

Razmig Arabian

Harvard Studentuncredited

Kevin Beard

Klansman at Lynchinguncredited

Gio Castellano

Harvard Debate Attendeeuncredited

Michael DeMello

Debate Observeruncredited

Sal DiMino

Reporteruncredited

Tommy Jay Dwyer

Harvard Studentuncredited

Curtis Eames

Reporteruncredited

Chaz Echols

Wiley College Studentuncredited

Brian D. Evans

Harvard Studentuncredited

Ben Fisher

Harvard Studentuncredited

Jaishon Fisher

Newspaper Boyuncredited

Jamai Fisher

Kid at Train Stationuncredited

Steve Flynn

Harvard Deanuncredited

Hugh Guiney

Harvard Studentuncredited

Hevin Hampton

Bar Patronuncredited

Joel B. Hayden

Harvard Professoruncredited

Patrick Mel Hayes

Harvard Alumniuncredited

Benjamin Healy

Harvard Studentuncredited

Chris Kosiavelon

Harvard Studentuncredited

Kenneth Lecompte

Share Cropper and Groceruncredited

Jimmy Lee Jr.

Lyncheruncredited

Aqua Lee

Juke Joint Coupleuncredited

Christopher J. Long

Harvard Studentuncredited

Michael M Luzzi

Reporteruncredited

Robert Masiello

Harvard Alumniuncredited

Josh McBride

Harvard Studentuncredited

Paul McGillicuddy

Harvard Debate Attendeeuncredited

Alex Milne

Shoe Shine Boyuncredited

Tarek Moussa

Harvard Studentuncredited

Jason Mulcahy

Harvard Studentuncredited

Ed O'Keefe

Harvard Scholaruncredited

Nefertara Ozella

Extrauncredited

Giovanni Pantaleo

Havard Studentuncredited

Cory Patt

Wiley Studentuncredited

James Paul

Riot Starteruncredited

Nate Parker

Henry Lowe

Trenton McClain Boyd

Nathaniel Farmer

Brad Watkins

Harvard Debater #2

Jeannie Perrin

Lynching Participantuncredited

Brian Smiar

Harvard Dean

Todd Poudrier

Radio Techuncredited

Voltaire Sterling

Paul Quinn Debater #1

Cyndy Powell

Harvard debate audienceuncredited

Breon Pugh

Wiley Debateruncredited

Samuel Elliott Whisnant

Oklahoma City College Debater #2

Alan Resnic

Harvard Scholaruncredited

Charissa Allen

Benita

Robert M. Saunders

Harvard Studentuncredited

Gary Mattis

Enormous Man

George Wilson

Samuel

Cory Reed Smith

Harvard Debate Attendeeuncredited

Scott Sousa

Harvard Studentuncredited

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Clementine

Harold Evans

William Taylor

Michael Stanton

Harvard Professoruncredited

Heath Stewart

Reserve Harvard Debateruncredited

Southey Blanton

White Labor Organizer

Bill Stinchcomb

Lynch Mobuncredited

Michael Mattison

White Sharecropper #1

Jeff Braun

White Sharecropper #2

Charles Sutherland

Man at Train Stationuncredited

Ian Wallace

Harvard Studentuncredited

Milton R. Gipson

Prairie View Professor

Jeremiah Kissel

Radio Announcer at Harvard Debate

Mario Wanza

Wiley Studentuncredited

Jack Radosta

White Man at Lynching

Donald Warnock

The Chief Harvard Judgeuncredited

Justin Robinson

Juke Joint Musician #3

Mike Wendt

Havard Studentuncredited

Ahmad Powell

Fisk Professor

Russell Woron-Simons

Harvard Debate Attendeeuncredited

Michael C. 'Mike' Allen

Deputy Texas Rangeruncredited

Adam Zalt

Harvard Studentuncredited

Ellen Becker-Gray

Faculty at Harvard Debateuncredited

Chad Boldini

Harvard Debate Attendeeuncredited

Crystal Brown-Tatum

Female Teacheruncredited

Matthew N. Bourgeois

Harvard Scholaruncredited

Thomas Cataloni

Sailoruncredited

Roger Dillingham Jr.

Upscale Traveleruncredited