Dear White People (2014) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Justin Simien.

Cast

• Tyler James Williams as Lionel Higgins
• Tessa Thompson as Samantha White
• Kyle Gallner as Kurt Fletcher
• Teyonah Parris as Colandrea 'Coco' Conners
• Brandon P Bell as Troy Fairbanks
• Brittany Curran as Sophie Fletcher
• Justin Dobies as Gabe
• Marque Richardson as Reggie
• Malcolm Barrett as Helmut West
• Dennis Haysbert as Dean Fairbanks
• Peter Syvertsen as President Fletcher
• Brandon Alter as George
• Kate Gaulke as Annie
• Brian James as Martin
• Keith Myers as Black Mitch
• Bryan Daniel Porter as Gordon
• Terry Hempleman as Professor Bodkin
• Naomi Ko as Sungmi
• Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins as Curls
• Jemar Michael as Smoothe
• Courtney Sauls as Wild
• Casey Millard as Box Office Assistant
• Avery Bilz as Sophomore
• Michelle Wong as Newscaster
• Craig Stepp as Newscaster
• Baratunde Thurston as Newscaster
• Nia Jervier as Coco's Friend

Crew

• Justin Simien — Director
• Justin Simien — Producer
• Lena Waithe — Producer
• Ann Le — Producer
• Angel Lopez — Producer
• Julia Lebedev — Producer
• Effie Brown — Producer
• Justin Simien — Screenplay
• Kathryn Bostic — Original Music Composer
• Topher Osborn — Director of Photography

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