Kasi Lemmons Director Don Cheadle Ralph "Petey" Greene Actor, Executive Producer Chiwetel Ejiofor Dewey Hughes Actor Taraji P. Henson Vernell Actor Martin Sheen E.G. Sonderling Actor Cedric the Entertainer Waylon Actor Peter MacNeill Warden Cecil Smithers Actor Richard Chevolleau Poochie Braxton Actor Martin Randez Hadley Actor Sean MacMahon Ronnie Simmons Actor Michael Genet Screenwriter Rick Famuyiwa Screenwriter J. Miles Dale Executive Producer William Horberg Executive Producer Joey Rappa Executive Producer Bruce Toll Executive Producer Joe Fries Producer Mark Gordon Producer Sidney Kimmel Producer Josh McLaughlin Producer Terence Blanchard Original Music Stéphane Fontaine Cinematographer Terilyn A. Shropshire Film Editing Robin D. Cook Casting Victoria Thomas Casting Warren Alan Young Production Design Patrick Banister Art Director