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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Allison Schroeder
screenplay by
Theodore Melfi
screenplay by
Margot Lee Shetterly
based on the book by

Cast

Taraji P. Henson
Katherine G. Johnson
Octavia Spencer
Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monáe
Mary Jackson
Kevin Costner
Al Harrison
Kirsten Dunst
Vivian Mitchell
Jim Parsons
Paul Stafford
Mahershala Ali
Colonel Jim Johnson
Aldis Hodge
Levi Jackson
Glen Powell
John Glenn
Olek Krupa
Karl Zielinski
Kurt Krause
Sam Turner
Ken Strunk
Jim Webb
Lidya Jewett
Young Katherine Coleman
Donna Biscoe
Mrs. Joylette Coleman
Ariana Neal
Joylette Johnson
Saniyya Sidney
Constance Johnson
Zani Jones Mbayise
Kathy Johnson
Tre Stokes
Levi Jackson Jr.
Selah Kimbro Jones
Carolyn Marie Jackson
Corey Mendell Parker
Howard Vaughan
Ashton Tyler
Leonard Vaughan
Alkoya Brunson
Kenneth Vaughan
Karan Kendrick
Younger Joylette Coleman
Jaiden Kaine
Joshua Coleman
Gregory Alan Williams
Marion Smithson
Maria Howell
Ms. Sumner
Arnell Powell
Professor Graves
Dane Davenport
Alan Shepard
Evan Holtzman
Deke Slayton
Travis Smith
Scott Carpenter
Chris Cavalier
IBM Technician
Robert G. McKay
Pastor Ayres
Rhoda Griffis
White Librarian
Kate Kneeland
Court Clerk
Joe Knezevich
Wind Tunnel PA Announcer
Paul Ryden
TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
John Atwood
Newscaster
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Senator Patrick
Michael Hartson
Night School Professor
Bob Jennings
Navy Officer
Gary Weeks
Reporter at Press Conference
Afemo Omilami
Man Outside Store
Cullen Moss
Mission Control Commander
Amy Tipton
Woman Crying
Elijah Everett
Crying Man
Andre Pushkin
Russian Scientist
Randall Newsome
Russian Scientist
Joe Hardy Jr.
Gordon Cooper
Howie Johnson
Library Security Guard
David Kallaway
NASA Security Guard
Glenn H. Allen
Wally Schirra
Stacie Ballard
NASA East Wing Employee
Anastasia Bastien
Girl at Event
Shawn Behan
Courtroom Attendee / Witness to Historic Event / NASA Employee
Rebekah Boroughs
Louise Brewer-Shepard
Bob Bost
Eisenhower
Taylor Box
NASA Engineer
Madeline Brumby
East Computer
Judy McGee Burley
Choir Member
Cody Carrera
NASA Employee
Lucie Carroll
Computer Operator
Tabitha Chappelle
Courthouse Worker
Tony F. Charles
NASA Spectator
Eva Coleman
Elementary School Girl
John Collier
NASA Engineer
Anthony Collins
NASA Control
Marisol Correa
Civil Rights Protestor
Vashti Denise
Black Computer
Amanda Dunn
East End Computer Woman
Mark Falvo
NASA Employee
Jeff Glover
NASA Engineer
Katy Harper
Vivian's Assistant
Kamryn Johnson
Kathryn Vaughan
Kenneth Jones
NASA Core Engineer / Delivery Guy
Sam Juergens
NASA Engineer
Drew Kight
Kid Running
Ross Klein
High School Student
Michael Koske
Cameraman
Roy Larsen
Press Photographer
Scott Ledbetter
USAF 4 Star General
Daniel Lucente
2 Star General
Zachary Markley
News Photographer
Devin McGee
Gus Grissom
Gabbie McGee
Church Goer

Produced By

Jamal Daniel
executive producer
Kevin Halloran
executive producer
Ivana Lombardi
executive producer
Kimberly Quinn
co-producer
Margot Lee Shetterly
executive producer
Mimi Valdes
executive producer
Renee Witt
executive producer

Cinematography

Mandy Walker
director of photography

Sound

Steve Baine
foley artist
Brian Bair
re-recording engineer
Phil Barrie
sound effects editor
Ian Bender
boom operator
Derek Casari
adr engineer
Arif Chagla
adr engineer
Susan Dawes
adr & dialogue supervisor
Gina Gyles
foley assistant
John Harton
sound utility
Craig Henighan
additional sound designer
Jesse Johnstone
sound recordist
R.J. Kizer
dialogue editor
Tom Lalley
sound re-recording engineer
Wayne Lemmer
additional re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
David Lucarelli
adr recordist
Helen Luttrell
dialogue editor
Chris Navarro
adr mixer
Andy Nelson
re-recording mixer
Matthew Nicolay
sound mixer
Peter Persaud
foley recordist
Erin Michael Rettig
sound engineering
Andre Robinson
adr: looping
Luke Schwarzweller
sound recordist
Christine Sirois
adr recordist
John Soukup
sound transfer recordist
Derek Vanderhorst
re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
Craig Weintraub
assistant sound editor
Carl Rohrs
epk/bts

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Design

Makeup

Zachary Britt
hair stylist
Selena Evans-Miller
makeup artist
Melissa Forney
hair department head
Gindy Martin
assistant makeup artist
Mario Michisanti
hair stylist: Mr. Costner
Eric Pagdin
first assistant hair stylist
AL Payne
barber
Beverly Jo Pryor
makeup department head
Yolanda Sheridan
first assistant makeup artist
Ashunta Sheriff
makeup artist
Al Watson
hair stylist

Special Effects

Mark R. Byers
special effects supervisor
Justyn Plath
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Stefan Andersson
visual effects supervisor: ILP
Joshua Bailor
digital compositor: Crafty Apes
Måns Björklund
visual effects executive producer: ILP
Chris Chalaire
cg modeller
Patrick Clancey
digital opticals
Rif Dagher
visual effects supervisor: Cgfluids
Steve DiNozzi
digital compositor
Wes Dorough
visual effects producer: crafty apes
Gus Duron
digital opticals editor
Brian Fortune
lead compositor: Crafty Apes
Anthony Fung
visual effects artist
Blake Goedde
digital compositor
Robin Scott Graham
visual effects supervisor: Crafty Apes
Lev Grayson
digital compositor
Bryan Haines
digital compositor
Craig Hayes
visual effects editor
Elliott Jobe
visual effects
Nick Johnson
digital compositor
Blagoy Kostov
visual effects: Cgfluids
Chris LeDoux
visual effects supervisor
Mark LeDoux
visual effects supervisor
Tim LeDoux
visual effects supervisor: Crafty Apes
Adam Pere
visual effects coordinator
Sean Pollack
cg supervisor
Matthew Rappaport
visual effects artist
Jason Sanford
visual effects producer: Crafty Apes
Lania Sitepu
visual effects coordinator: ILP
Joshua D. Stevens
visual effects plate supervisor
Jens Tenland
digital compositor: ILP
Ivan Tepavicharov
visual effects: Cgfluids
Sara Emily Tremblay
digital compositor
Dirk Valk
cg supervisor
Jack Van Nuis
digital compositor
Greg Wadsworth
digital compositor
Andreas Weidman
visual effects artist: ILP
Christina Garberson
visual effects executive

Assistant Director

Philip Banks
additional second assistant director
Dustin Brown
additional second second assistant director
Jason Inman
second assistant director
Gary Marcus
first assistant director
Aric Sabin
additional second assistant director
Rafael Sanz
second second assistant director

Production Management

Gregory Earls
post-production manager
Kevin Halloran
unit production manager
Sasha Veneziano
production supervisor
Aaron Downing
executive in charge of post production

Art Department

Scott Autry
set dresser
Dustin Berry
set decoration buyer
Jeanne Bijkerk
scenic painter
Chris Brandt
storyboard artist
James Brothers
property master
Danny Brown
assistant art director
Justin Cammer
set painter
Adam Chambers
set dresser
Jonathan Dossman
set dresser
Stephen Eno
scenic foreman
Nick Forman
set dresser
Carol Francoso
scenic artist
Craig Gilmore
illustrator
Amber Goodrum
set dresser
Matt Green
propmaker
Greg Harmon
prop maker
Allen Harris
set dresser
Jason Alan Hoffman
propmaker: credit
Andrew Huddleston
set dec assistant
Jasmine Alexia Jackson
art department assistant
Nathan Krochmal
set designer
Holiday Landa
set dec buyer
Lauri Lannan
set decoration buyer
Chloe Lipp
art department coordinator
Scott Lyttle
carpenter
Carla Martinez
set designer
Trevor McNure
property assistant
Jenn Moye
graphic artist
Ky Hoang Nguyen
set dresser
Neil Palmer
paint runner
Jose F. Garcia Pineda
prop/set maker / propmaker standby carpenter
John Rodgers
set dresser
Erin Santini
graphic artist
Joey Sisson
additional on-set dresser
David Sutton
on camera scenic
Jason Sweers
lead graphic designer
Roman Weaver
carpenter
Angie Woodard
assistant property master
Hussein Agamiri
set dresser

Stunts

Keith Adams
stunt coordinator
Nick DeKay
stunts / stunts: motorcycle
Bethany Levy
stunts / stunt driving double: Janelle Monae
Paul E. Short
stunts / stunt double: white cop
Ruth Dalton
stunt double: White Librarian
Duke Jackson
stunt performer

Editorial

Ron Anderson
colorist: dailies
D.C. Cardinali
colorist: dailies
Jennifer Chung
editorial assistant/archival footage coordinator
James Michael Crawford
dailies operator
Jeremiah Drueke
dailies coordinator
Emma Escamilla
post-production assistant
Max Fisher
editorial assistant
Leah Gunter
assistant editor
Craig Hayes
additional editing
Ron Heidt
technical editorial advisor
Thomas Kuo
digital intermediate film scanner
Natasha Leonnet
digital intermediate colorist
Ray Ruotolo
digital colorist assistant
Steve Shireman
dailies operator

Other

Bernie Ask
picture car coordinator
Larinda Carnes
Cast Driver for Taraji P Henson / cast driver: Taraji P Henson / driver: cast
Thomas Fountain
driver: honeywagon
Kevin Hardy
transportation co-captain
Daniel La Fave
driver: cast
Jerry Loudermilk
transportation captain
Stephanie Lundy
dot supervisor
Ernest Rydberg
insert car driver
Doug Wright
transportation coordinator

Music Department

Crystal Brooke Alforque
musician: violin
Sean Barrett
assistant orchestrator
Jacob Braun
musician: cello
Johnny Britt
soloist: trumpet
Rob Brophy
musician: viola
Kim Burrell
solo vocalist
John W. Chapman
score mixer
Chuck Choi
score technical consultant
Meredith Crawford
musician: viola
Randy Crenshaw
score vocalist
Steve Dress
musician
Andrew Duckles
musician: viola
Alma L. Fernandez
musician: viola
Luke Flynn
music preparation
Richard Ford
music editor
Jeff Gartenbaum
assistant music engineer
Kevin Globerman
digital score recordist
Jessica Guideri
musician: violin
Christopher Gutch
composer agent
Herbie Hancock
solo pianist
Dylan S. Hart
musician: french horn
Luanne Homzy
musician: violin
Riley Hughes
music preparation
Clydene Jackson
solo vocalist
Gregory Jamrok
music preparation
Steven Kofsky
music production services
David J. Krystal
orchestrator
Mike Larson
music editor
Edie Lehmann Boddicker
vocal arranger / vocal contractor: singer
Martin McClellan
music preparation
Kory McMaster
assistant orchestrator
Stephanie McNally
technical score engineer
Aaron Meyer
music preparation
Alan Meyerson
score recorded by
Lucia Micarelli
musician: violin
Rebecca Morellato
music production executive
Ashley Olauson
assistant orchestra contractor
Cynthia Park
assistant to composer: Hans Zimmer
Alfredo Pasquel
score mix assistant
Peter Rotter
orchestra contractor
Max Sandler
score technical assistant
Shalini S. Singh
studio manager: remote control productions
Christine Sirois
scoring stage manager
Tereza Stanislav
musician: violin
Josy Svajda
special thanks
Edward Trybek
additional orchestrations
Joseph Twist
music preparation
Seth Waldmann
additional engineering
Booker White
music preparation
Henri Wilkinson
additional orchestrations
Tim Williams
conductor
Catherine Wilson
music editor
Thomas Cavanaugh
music business & legal affairs
Johnny Choi
music executive
Danielle Diego
music executive
Ellen Ginsburg
music clearance
Anton Monsted
music executive

Casting Department

Jackie Burch
southeast casting director
Bradley Clark
local casting assistant
Andrea Craven
extras casting director
Vashti Denise
extras casting assistant
Bonnie Grisan
casting associate
Tamara Hunter
executive in charge of casting
Ashley Lambert
adr voice casting
Bill Marinella
extras casting
Robb Pendleton
extras casting

Costume Department

Dustin Angus
key costumer
Dennis Bates
costume assistant
Cha Blevins
key costumer
Andrew Callahan
costume assistant
Meredith Coats
set costumer
Morgan Dixon
costume assistant
Lauren Driskill
costume fitter / fitter
Paula Elins
assistant costume designer
Karen Freed
costumer
Kaylie Hamborg
costume assistant
Keith Hudson
textile artist
Grayson Kelly
cutter/fitter
Neishea Lemle
costume assistant
Danielle Schuck
costume assistant
Muto-Little
costume maker
Jenae Roseen
background set costumer
Rebecca Russell
costume assistant / set costumer
Ellen Semones
key costumer
Rachel Soriano
costume assistant
Fatima Stripling
costumer / set costumer
Kara Weeks
workroom co-ordinator
Valerie Zielonka
costume supervisor

Camera Department

Brian Adams
rigging electrician
Roger Basquette
digital video assist operator
Marek Bojsza
electrician
Marc Casey
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Collins
lighting technician: day player
Justin Elder
lighting technician
Jason Ellson
steadicam operator: "a" camera
Alexander Eremin
company grip
Linton Flowers
best boy grip
Mick Froehlich
camera operator: "b" camera
Bruce Giglio
rigging electrician
Jarek Gorczycki
best boy electric
Doug Harmes
electrician
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
dolly grip: Mandy Walker
Stuart Huggins
digital imaging technician: aerial unit
Matthew Kelly Jackson
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Justin Yardley Jones
key rigging grip
Bryan Keenan
lighting technician
Richard Dennis Kinnard
rigging lamp operator
Jeff LaBaume
rigging electrician: day player
Jonathan McKeown
electrician
Scott Montgomery
drone camera operator
Dan Moore
video operator
Larry Nielsen
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Louie Northern
drone pilot
Doyle Petty
best boy rigging grip
Deaglan Quinn
company grip
Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera: "b"camera
Chad Schroeder
rigging gaffer
Henry Schroeder
technocrane operator
Scott Sealock
rigging grip
Hopper Stone
still photographer
Austin Swenson
film loader
Zach Tharp
rigging electrical best boy
Aidyn Timothy
rigging grip
Jordan Tyson
lighting technician
Edward Young
rigging grip
Pete Chiaramonte
bts cinematographer

Location Management

Kevin Dowling
location scout/assistant location manager
Dan Gorman
assistant location manager
Wes Hagan
location manager
Caroline Nightbird
locations scout
Jordan Schmidt
key assistant location manager/scout

Script Department

Gail Hunter
script supervisor
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