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Roots
Cast & Crew
Cast
41
Malachi KirbyKunta Kinte
Jonathan Rhys MeyersTom Lea
Forest WhitakerFiddler
Laurence FishburneAlex Haley
Babs OlusanmokunOmoro Kinte
Kelvin Harrison Jr.Winslow
Emyri CrutchfieldTeen Miss Kizzy
Brett LapeyrouseWhite Man #3
Renell GibbsBlack Soldier
Simona BrownJinna
LeVar BurtonEphraim- Colby ArpsBlaine
Jared BankensSlave Dealer
Tony CaprariSlave Buyer #1
Matthew GoodeWilliam Waller
James PurefoyJohn Waller
Emayatzy CorinealdiBelle
Anika Noni RoseKizzy- Roman L. ArmstrongKunta Kinte
Anna PaquinNancy Holt
Mekhi PhiferJerusalem
T.I.Cyrus
Carlacia GrantIrene
Genevieve HanneliusMissy
Saniyya SidneyKizzy, age 6
Derek LukeSilla Ba Dibba
Chris ObiKintango
Kedar Williams-StirlingSitafa
Tony CurranConnelly
Hakeem Kae-KazimSamson
Katie McGuinnessElizabeth Waller
Shannon LucioPatricia Lea
Erica TazelMatilda- Lola FykeAbigail, age 7
Joy JacobsonCharlotte Murray- Kiera StraussMissy,age 6
- Maile ZoxProstitute
Holly BonneyProstitute (uncredited)- Jaylin OgleLittle Chicken George
David ShiflettChicken Fight Gambler
Regé-Jean PageChicken George
Directing
4
Writing
5
Production
15
Marc ToberoffExecutive Producer
Barry JossenExecutive Producer- Liz BrandenburgProduction Supervisor
- Cheryl EatockLine Producer
- Andrew HadzopoulosCasting Associate
- Wesley GainerCasting Associate
Will PackerExecutive Producer- Mark RosenthalExecutive Producer
- Ann KindbergProducer
- Karen Mayeda VranekCo-Producer
- Alissa M. KantrowUnit Production Manager, Line Producer, Producer
- Mark WolperExecutive Producer
- LeVar BurtonCo-Executive Producer
Lawrence KonnerExecutive Producer- Korin WilliamsCo-Executive Producer
