Ray

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

7.446

152 min

Cast

Jamie Foxx

as Ray Charles

Kerry Washington

as Della Bea Robinson

Regina King

as Margie Hendricks

Harry Lennix

as Joe Adams

Clifton Powell

as Jeff Brown

Bokeem Woodbine

as Fathead Newman

Sharon Warren

as Aretha Robinson

C.J. Sanders

as Young Ray Robinson

Curtis Armstrong

as Ahmet Ertegun

Richard Schiff

as Jerry Wexler

Larenz Tate

as Quincy Jones

Terrence Howard

as Gossie McGee

David Krumholtz

as Milt Shaw

Wendell Pierce

as Wilbur Brassfield

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

as Mary Ann Fisher

Chris Thomas King

as Lowell Fulson

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

as Jimmy

Rick Gomez

as Tom Dowd

Denise Dowse

as Marlene

Warwick Davis

as Oberon

Patrick Bauchau

as Dr. Hacker

Robert Wisdom

as Jack Lauderdale

Kurt Fuller

as Sam Clark

Jedda Jones

as Mercedes

Gary Grubbs

as Billy Ray

Carol Sutton

as Eula

Paula Jai Parker

as Ruth Brown

Eric O'Neal Jr.

as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.

Tequan Richmond

as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.

Ayanna Tatum

as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)

Afemo Omilami

as Angry Husband

Director

Taylor Hackford