Free State of Jones (2016) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Gary Ross.

Cast

• Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Rachel
• Mahershala Ali as Moses Washington
• Keri Russell as Serena Knight
• Jacob Lofland as Daniel
• Sean Bridgers as Sumrall
• Brad Carter as Lieutenant Barbour
• Jane McNeill as Miss Ellie
• Gary Grubbs as Prosecuting Attorney
• Christopher Berry as Jasper
• Joe Chrest as Amos Deason
• David Jensen as Quitman
• Kurt Krause as Injured Soldier
• Carlton Caudle as Confederate Color Guard
• Martin Bats Bradford as Freedman 1
• Matt Lintz as Matthew Yates
• Kerry Cahill as Mary
• Jessica Ann Collins as Annie
• Juan Gaspard as Confederate Soldier
• Liza J. Bennett as Junie Lee
• Dave Maldonado as Polling Station Clerk
• Serenity Neil as Schoolgirl
• Lawrence Turner as Chester
• Lara Grice as Mrs. Deason
• Wayne Péré as Col. Robert Lowry
• Jim Klock as Farmer 1
• Emily Bossak as Town Folk
• PJ Marshall as Sergeant
• Ritchie Montgomery as Third Man
• Mattie Liptak as Stillman Coleman
• Jill Jane Clements as Aunt Sally
• Thomas Francis Murphy as Col. McLemore
• Johnny McPhail as Old Man
• Bill Tangradi as Lt. Barbour
• William Mark McCullough as First Man
• Sam Malone as Edward James - Cotton Field Worker
• Kylen Davis as Boy at Alice Hotel
• Will Beinbrink as Farmer 2
• Troy Hogan as George
• Cy Parks as Confederate Soldier

Crew

• Nicholas Britell — Original Music Composer
• Gary Ross — Writer
• Gary Ross — Director
• Gary Ross — Producer
• Jon Kilik — Producer
• Benoît Delhomme — Director of Photography
• Scott Stuber — Producer

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