Directed by:
Taylor HackfordScreenplay:
James L. WhiteCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Craig ArmstrongCast:
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Patrick Bauchau, Curtis Armstrong, David Krumholtz, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Clifton Powell, Usher (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles 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 incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Wendell Pierce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/742/162742421_c0a2d7.jpg)
Wendell Pierce
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Ray (2004)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Alex Van
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Ray (2004)
Lawless (2012)
![Tequan Richmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276213_92a1ca.jpg)
Tequan Richmond
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Blue Caprice (2013)
The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
![Tobi Gadison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031473_a2e112.jpg)
Tobi Gadison
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Glory Road (2006)
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Larry Gamell Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Hurricane Season (2009)
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
Don Yesso
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Blast from the Past (1999)
Hero (1992)
Carlos Rivero
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) (TV movie)
Curt Sobel
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) (TV movie)
![Carol Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335069_e23222.jpg)
Carol Sutton
USA
![Afemo Omilami](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218412_4e8d82.jpg)
Afemo Omilami
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Ray (2004)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Vernel Bagneris
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Down by Law (1986)
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
![Mike Pniewski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/494/162494865_dd010a.png)
Mike Pniewski
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Front of the Class (2008) (TV movie)
Rutherford Cravens
Best movies:
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Ray (2004)
Into the West (2005) (series)
Chris Thomas King
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Quarry (2016) (series)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Clockers (1995)
He Got Game (1998)
Sonny Shroyer
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Ray (2004)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Denise Dowse
USA
Best movies:
Retour à Brooklyn (2000)
Ray (2004)
Reign Over Me (2007)
Elizabeth Omilami
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
The Blind Side (2009)
A Time to Kill (1996)
Trae Ireland
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Coach Carter (2005)
The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Travis Willingham
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
Thor (2011)