Anika Noni Rose Dr. Eva Fletcher Actor Peyton "Alex" Smith Cedric Hobbs Actor Jazz Raycole Sydney Fletcher Actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson Cecil Diamond Actor Zoe Renee Noni Williams Actor Michelle DeFraites Madison Kelly Actor Jake Allyn John Folsom Actor Sean Blakemore Eugene Hardwick Actor E. Roger Mitchell Carlton Pettiway Actor Jasmine Guy Ella Grace Caldwell Actor Felicia Henderson Writer, Executive Producer Charles Holland Writer, Co-Executive Producer Rob Hardy Director, Executive Producer Mitzi Miller Co-Executive Producer