Harry Connick Jr.
— Jesse Banks Rhodes
Pete Postlethwaite
— Ben Alexander
Patricia Clarkson
— Wesley
Vinessa Shaw
— Cordelia
Walton Goggins
— Plantation Owner
Afemo Omilami
— Horace
David Pickens
— Warden
John Bennes
— Lawyer
Matthew Brady
— Inmate 1
Stacie Richards Dail
— Young Crying Woman
David de Vries
Michael Gaston
— Edgar
Rodney L. James
— George
Chris Jenkins
— Cephus
Michael Perry
— Convict
Frank Roberts
— Sheriff Pitts
Laura Sametz
— Mrs. Blessing
Ron Clinton Smith
— Vernon
Haviland Stillwell
— Lila
Judson Vaughn
— Station Manager
Tim Ware
— Foreman
Earl Maddox
— Convict
Kinsey McLean
— Picnicker