The Birth of a Nation
"The Untold Story of Nat Turner"
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
Cast
Nate Parker
Nat Turner
Armie Hammer
Samuel Turner
Aja Naomi King
Cherry
Jackie Earle Haley
Raymond Cobb
Penelope Ann Miller
Elizabeth Turner
Gabrielle Union
Esther
Mark Boone Junior
Reverend Zalthall
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Nancy Turner
Dwight Henry
Isaac Turner
Esther Scott
Bridget Turner
Roger Guenveur Smith
Isaiah
Jeryl Prescott
Janice
Colman Domingo
Hark
Dominic Bogart
Hank Fowler
Jason Stuart
Joseph Randall
Katie Garfield
Catherine Turner
Jayson Warner Smith
Earl Fowler
Steve Coulter
General Childs
Aiden Flowers
Young John Clarke
Dane Davenport
John Clarke Turner
Chiké Okonkwo
Will
Tony Espinosa
Young Nat Turner
Kai Norris
Jasper
Chris Greene
Nelson
Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
Simon
Justin Randell Brooke
Guiles Reese
Ryan Mulkay
Jesse
Allen Phoenix
Abner
Vincent Anthony
Fowler Slave
Bobby Batson
Little boy
Damon Bellmon
Turner Hideaway
Gregory Black
Rebel Slave
Alkoya Brunson
Young Hark
Anthony Bryant
Rebel Slave
Victoria Budkey
Lynch Mob
Sheila Cochran
General Child's Wife
Logan Coffey
Son
Kemuel Crossty
Rebel Man
Nicole Davis
Angel (uncredited)
Morgen Dukes
Kid
Shannon Edwards
Farmer (uncredited)
Brad Schmidt
Lieutenant Akers
Patrick Roper
Slave Buyer
Crew
Michael Novogratz
Executive Producer
Nate Parker
Director
Jean McGianni Celestin
Story
Henry Jackman
Original Music Composer
Elliot Davis
Director of Photography
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Michelle Wade Byrd
Casting
Geoffrey Kirkland
Production Design
James Edward Ferrell Jr.
Set Decoration
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Jason Michael Berman
Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert
Producer
Preston L. Holmes
Producer
Nate Parker
Producer
Kevin Turen
Producer
Mac Smith
Supervising Sound Editor
Matthew Lindner
Co-Producer
Nate Parker
Story
Nate Parker
Screenplay
David S. Goyer
Executive Producer
Michael Finley
Executive Producer
Tony Parker
Executive Producer
Jason Cloth
Executive Producer
Andrew Pollack
Executive Producer
Allan J. Stitt
Executive Producer
Jane Oster Sinisi
Executive Producer
Barb Lee
Executive Producer
Carl H. Lindner III
Executive Producer
Derrick Brooks
Executive Producer
Jill Ahrens
Executive Producer
Ryan Ahrens
Executive Producer
Armin Tehrany
Executive Producer
Edward Zwick
Executive Producer
Mark Moran
Executive Producer
John Raymonds
Co-Executive Producer
Brenda Gilbert
Co-Executive Producer
Steven Thibault
Co-Executive Producer
Lori Massini
Co-Executive Producer
Zak Tanjeloff
Co-Producer
Harrison Kreiss
Co-Producer
Ike Waldhaus
Co-Producer
Ben Renzo
Co-Producer
George Loucas
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Moran
Unit Production Manager
Tomas Deckaj
First Assistant Director
Mark C. Stevens
Second Assistant Director
Andrea Craven
Extras Casting
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Local Casting
Lavonna Cupid
Local Casting
Craig Fincannon
Local Casting
Andrea Hume
Extras Casting
Greg Lockett
Extras Casting
Jack Ballance
Art Direction
Sonya Duvall
Art Department Coordinator
Sarah Myers
Set Decoration Buyer
Craig Henighan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Henighan
Supervising Sound Editor
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Trey Gordon
Special Effects Coordinator
Mac Smith
Sound Designer