Ray

2h 32min

Drama

Music

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.

Production Companies

Bristol Bay Productions

Universal Pictures

Anvil Films

Baldwin Entertainment Group

Cast

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Ray Charles
Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Della Bea Robinson
Regina King

Regina King

Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Joe Adams
Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren

Sharon Warren

Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders

C.J. Sanders

Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong

Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate

Larenz Tate

Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Gossie McGee
Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Mary Ann Fisher
Chris Thomas King

Chris Thomas King

Lowell Fulson
Rick Gomez

Rick Gomez

Tom Dowd
Patrick Bauchau

Patrick Bauchau

Dr. Hacker
Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller

Kurt Fuller

Sam Clark
Jedda Jones

Jedda Jones

Mercedes
Gary Grubbs

Gary Grubbs

Billy Ray
Eric O'Neal Jr.

Eric O'Neal Jr.

Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Tequan Richmond

Tequan Richmond

Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Ayanna Tatum

Ayanna Tatum

Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Angry Husband

Release date

29th Oct 2004

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English