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Roots
Cast
41 members
Malachi Kirby
Kunta Kinte· 4 ep
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Tom Lea· 4 ep
Forest Whitaker
Fiddler· 4 ep
Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley· 4 ep
Babs Olusanmokun
Omoro Kinte· 4 ep
Matthew Goode
William Waller· 2 ep
James Purefoy
John Waller· 2 ep
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Belle· 2 ep
Anika Noni Rose
Kizzy· 2 ep
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Roman L. Armstrong
Kunta Kinte· 2 ep
Derek Luke
Silla Ba Dibba· 2 ep
Chris Obi
Kintango· 2 ep
Tony Curran
Connelly· 2 ep
Katie McGuinness
Elizabeth Waller· 2 ep
Shannon Lucio
Patricia Lea· 2 ep
Erica Tazel
Matilda· 2 ep
David Shiflett
Chicken Fight Gambler· 2 ep
Regé-Jean Page
Chicken George· 2 ep
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Winslow· 1 ep
Emyri Crutchfield
Teen Miss Kizzy· 1 ep
Brett Lapeyrouse
White Man #3· 1 ep
Renell Gibbs
Black Soldier· 1 ep
Simona Brown
Jinna· 1 ep
LeVar Burton
Ephraim· 1 ep
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Colby Arps
Blaine· 1 ep
Jared Bankens
Slave Dealer· 1 ep
Tony Caprari
Slave Buyer #1· 1 ep
Anna Paquin
Nancy Holt· 1 ep
Mekhi Phifer
Jerusalem· 1 ep
T.I.
Cyrus· 1 ep
Carlacia Grant
Irene· 1 ep
Genevieve Hannelius
Missy· 1 ep
Saniyya Sidney
Kizzy, age 6· 1 ep
Kedar Williams-Stirling
Sitafa· 1 ep
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Samson· 1 ep
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Lola Fyke
Abigail, age 7· 1 ep
Joy Jacobson
Charlotte Murray· 1 ep
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Kiera Strauss
Missy,age 6· 1 ep
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Maile Zox
Prostitute· 1 ep
Holly Bonney
Prostitute (uncredited)· 1 ep
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Jaylin Ogle
Little Chicken George· 1 ep
Crew
37 members
Directing
Thomas Carter
Director
Mario Van Peebles
Director
Phillip Noyce
Director
Bruce Beresford
Director
Writing
Alex Haley
Book
Lawrence Konner
Teleplay
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Mark Rosenthal
Teleplay
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Charles Murray
Teleplay
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Alison McDonald
Teleplay
Production
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Alissa M. Kantrow
Unit Production Manager
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Cheryl Eatock
Line Producer
Marc Toberoff
Executive Producer
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Ann Kindberg
Producer
Barry Jossen
Executive Producer
Lawrence Konner
Executive Producer
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Liz Brandenburg
Production Supervisor
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Mark Wolper
Executive Producer
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Karen Mayeda Vranek
Co-Producer
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Andrew Hadzopoulos
Casting Associate
LeVar Burton
Co-Executive Producer
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Korin Williams
Co-Executive Producer
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Mark Rosenthal
Executive Producer
Will Packer
Executive Producer
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Wesley Gainer
Casting Associate
Camera
Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography
Sharone Meir
Director of Photography
Sound
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
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Philip Miller
Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Visual Effects
Dries du Preez
Matchmove Supervisor
Editing
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Neil Mandelberg
Editor
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David Beatty
Editor
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Greg Babor
Editor
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Martin Nicholson
Editor
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James Wilcox
Editor
Crew
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Henry Langstraat
Post Production Supervisor
Questlove
Executive Music Producer