Just Mercy: cast and crew

• Destin Daniel Cretton Also in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Actors

24

Crew

5

Youngest at release

9 yearsSebastian Hansen

Eldest at release

72 yearsTonea Stewart

• Denitra Isler Evelyn McMillian 48 at release Also in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
• Jamie Foxx Walter McMillian 52 at release Also in Django Unchained (2012)
• Michael Harding Sheriff Tate Also in Dear John (2010)
• Christopher Wolfe Jim Wilkes Also in Sharknado (2013)
• Michael B. Jordan Bryan Stevenson 32 at release Also in Chronicle (2012)
• J. Alphonse Nicholson Henry Davis 34 at release
• Charmin Lee Alice Stevenson Also in The Fifth Wave (2016)
• Brie Larson Eva Ansley 30 at release Also in Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Sebastian Hansen Kris Ansley 9 at release Also in Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

The whole cast 24

1. Denitra Isler Evelyn McMillian
2. Jamie Foxx Walter McMillian
3. Michael Harding Sheriff Tate
4. Christopher Wolfe Jim Wilkes
5. Michael B. Jordan Bryan Stevenson
6. J. Alphonse Nicholson Henry Davis
7. Charmin Lee Alice Stevenson
8. Brie Larson Eva Ansley
9. Sebastian Hansen Kris Ansley
10. Dominic Bogart Doug Ansley
11. Rob Morgan Herbert Richardson
12. O'Shea Jackson Jr. Anthony Ray Hinton
13. John Lacy Bill Freeman
14. Rafe Spall Tommy Chapman
15. Karan Kendrick Minnie McMillian
16. Rhoda Griffis Judge Bachab
17. Elizabeth Becka Sra. Franklin
18. Terence Rosemore Jimmy
19. Darrell Britt-Gibson Darnell Houston
20. Andrene Ward-Hammond Brenda
21. Tim Blake Nelson Ralph Myers
22. Drew Starkey Young Guard
23. Steve Coulter Judge Buren
24. Tonea Stewart Mrs. Coleman

Production companies

Netter Productions

Distributor in the UK

Warner Bros. Pictures

Who plays Evelyn McMillian in Just Mercy?

Denitra Isler plays Evelyn McMillian.

Who plays Walter McMillian in Just Mercy?

Jamie Foxx plays Walter McMillian.

Who plays Sheriff Tate in Just Mercy?

Michael Harding plays Sheriff Tate.

Who plays Jim Wilkes in Just Mercy?

Christopher Wolfe plays Jim Wilkes.

Who plays Bryan Stevenson in Just Mercy?

Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson.

Who plays Henry Davis in Just Mercy?

J. Alphonse Nicholson plays Henry Davis.

Who directed Just Mercy?

Destin Daniel Cretton.

Who wrote Just Mercy?

Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham.

How many actors are in Just Mercy?

24 actors are credited, and 5 people in the crew.

• Destin Daniel Cretton has also directed Brie Larson in 3 films: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), The Glass Castle (2017) and Short Term 12 (2013).

• Destin Daniel Cretton had already directed Dominic Bogart in The Glass Castle (2017).

• Rhoda Griffis and Karan Kendrick had already worked together on 5 films: Hidden Figures (2016), Parental Guidance (2012), The odd life of Timothy Green (2012) and 2 more.

• Rhoda Griffis and Steve Coulter had already worked together on 5 films: Kill the Messenger (2014), Flight (2012), What to Expect when you're Expecting (2012) and 2 more.

• Charmin Lee and Denitra Isler had already worked together on 2 films: What Men Want (2019) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015).

• Steve Coulter and Karan Kendrick had already worked together on 2 films: The odd life of Timothy Green (2012) and The Hunger Games (2012).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Tim Blake Nelson (44), Jamie Foxx (41) and Steve Coulter (38).

• The cast’s average age at release is 42 (of the 14 actors whose birth date we know).