[laughs] [man 2] Yeah.

Description: Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

Cast:
Young Elwood: Ethan Cole Sharp
Percy: Sam Malone
Evelyn: Najah Bradley
Hattie: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Boy at Playground: Jase Stidwell
Girl at Playground: Legacy Jones
Elwood: Ethan Herisse
Mr. Hill: Jimmie Fails
Lincoln High Student: Ky'druis Follins
Elwood's Girlfriend: Gabrielle Simone Johnson
Mr. Marconi: Peter Gabb
Old Man with Cane: Bill Martin Williams
Older Guy - Protest: Ellison Booker
Rodney: Taraja Ramsess
White Boy: Sean Papajohn
Corey: Sean Tyrik
Spencer: Hamish Linklater
Blakeley: Gralen Bryant Banks
Desmond: Bryant Tardy
Griff: Luke Tennie
Chickie Pete: Trey Perkins
Mr. Goodall: Robert Aberdeen
Turner: Brandon Wilson
Jaime: Bryan Gael Guzman
Earl: Escalante Lundy
Young Boy at Dining Hall: Noah Craig
Black Mike: Ja'Quan Monroe-Henderson
Harper: Fred Hechinger
Butcher: Mike Harkins
Citrus Grove Stilt Boss: Nicholas Stevens
Adult Elwood: Daveed Diggs
Nurse Scarlett: Rachel Whitman Groves
Dr. Cooke: Billy Slaughter
Mrs. Hardee: Lucy Faust
Denise: Tanyell Waivers
Adult Chickie Pete: Craig Tate
Millie: Sara Osi Scott
Boxing Match Nickel Boy: Zelvin Collins II
Teacher: Ginger Cressman
Young Nickel Boy: Elijah Evans
Citrus Nickel Boy: Isaiah A. Evans
Bus Girl Father: Bobby George
Florida Townsfolk: Suzette Lange
Student: Curtis Johnson
Perlie: Kaden Washington Lewis
Observation Room Children: Aubree Majors
Bus Girl: Brooklyn Majors
Director Hardy: Anthony Marble
Prep Cook: Terence Rosemore
Larry: LeBaron Foster Thornton
Fans: Susan Truly
Titus: Jeremiah Eric Westbrook

Written by: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Colson Whitehead

Director: RaMell Ross

Production: Orion Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, Louverture Films, Anonymous Content

Release date: 03 Jan 2025