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"Empire" The Outspoken King (TV Episode 2015) Poster

(TV Series)

(2015)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Lee Daniels

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Danny Strong ... (written by) &
Ilene Chaiken ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Terrence Howard ... Lucious Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray ... Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett ... Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers ... Andre Lyon
Grace Byers ... Anika Calhoun (as Grace Gealey)
Malik Yoba ... Vernon Turner
Kaitlin Doubleday ... Rhonda Lyon
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky
Rafael de la Fuente ... Michael Sanchez
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Antoine McKay ... Bunkie Williams
Damon Gupton ... Detective Calvin Walker
Nealla Gordon ... Harlow Carter
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Kris D. Lofton ... Kidd Fo-Fo
Cindy Gold ... Dominque Prado
Mike Moh ... Steve Cho
Jerry MacKinnon ... One Stop
Christopher Powell ... L'il Prince (as Chris Powell)
Tyler Ravelson Tyler Ravelson ... Tay-O
AzMarie Livingston ... Chicken
Lia D. Mortensen Lia D. Mortensen ... Kelly McGann (as Lia Mortensen)
Robin Robinson Robin Robinson ... Fox News Reporter
Annabel Armour ... Spokeswoman Protestor
J. Burton Reynolds J. Burton Reynolds ... Bloomberg News Anchor
Jenniffer Weigel Jenniffer Weigel ... Marketplace Morning Report
Ryan Kitley ... Fox News Reporter #2
April Rose April Rose ... Buxom Woman
Gary W Golden Gary W Golden ... Bartender (as Gary Golden)
Ram Jhally Ram Jhally ... Taxi Driver
Claudette Burchett Claudette Burchett ... Housekeeper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Bravo ... server
Patricia Urbonas Clark Patricia Urbonas Clark ... Protester (uncredited)
Heidi Heck Heidi Heck ... Office Employee (uncredited)
James Hoelzel James Hoelzel ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ben Kass ... Sirius Rep (uncredited)
Jahmann Massey Jahmann Massey ... Orderly (uncredited)
Samuel Meadows Samuel Meadows ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Natasha Laws Mick Natasha Laws Mick ... Protester (uncredited)
Elizabeth Reiners ... Upscale Dinner Patron (uncredited)
Bishop Stevens ... Empire Security (uncredited)
Lauren M. Vance Lauren M. Vance ... Protester (uncredited)
John Wes John Wes ... The Rapper (uncredited)

Produced by 

Wendy Calhoun ... co-executive producer
Ilene Chaiken ... executive producer (showrunner)
Lee Daniels ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... executive producer
Howard Griffith ... co-executive producer
Sanaa Hamri ... co-executive producer
Attica Locke ... co-producer
David Rambo ... co-executive producer
Sean Sforza ... co-producer
Malcolm Spellman ... co-producer
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Cinematography by 

Sidney Sidell

Editing by 

Joe Leonard

Casting By 

Leah Daniels Butler
Claire Simon ... (location casting)

Production Design by 

Cece De Stefano ... (as Cece Destefano)

Art Direction by 

Gary Baugh

Set Decoration by 

Caroline Perzan

Costume Design by 

Rita McGhee ... series costume designer

Makeup Department 

Karen Lynn Accattato ... key makeup artist
Marcus Davis ... barber/groomer
Melissa Forney ... department head hair
Ross Martucci ... prosthetics makeup artist
Beverly Jo Pryor ... makeup department head
Cindy Shute ... assistant hair stylist
Jessica Williams ... makeup artist
Telona Wilson ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Craig Hill ... executive in charge of production
Richard S. Lederer ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jason Dusenske ... second second assistant director
Pedro Gomez Jr. ... associate director: promotional material
Michael T. McNerney ... second assistant director
Jason Roberts ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Clara Alcott ... construction estimator
Paul Allen Jr. ... set dresser
Paul V. Allen Sr. ... gang boss
Alan Allinger ... construction foreman
Joseph H. Bryant ... lead set designer
Sean Richard Budde ... carpenter
Kimberly Clancy ... assistant set decorator
Daniel Columbie ... prop designer
John Danish ... carpenter
Dom DiDiana ... set dresser
Zach Doherty ... set dresser
Christy Gianneschi ... set dresser
Michael D. Gianneschi ... property master
Jeffery Goyer ... construction coordinator
Jennifer Herrig ... set dec coordinator
Loc Hong ... painter
Joanna Iwanicka ... painter
Scott Miller ... buyer
Mike Monckton ... paint supervisor
Michael V. Nichols ... lead man
Natalia Osias ... art department key assistant
Kerry Sanders ... set designer
Michael Shimon ... swing gang
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction foreman
David Soukup ... graphic designer
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
David Tennenbaum ... set designer
Holly Todd ... assistant property master
Matthew Tufano ... swing gang
Jim Warren ... set decoration buyer
Ian Zywica ... carpenter
Derek Frederickson ... playback graphics supervisor: on-set (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Larry Goeb ... dialogue editor
Jeff Gross ... foley mixer
Derek Hanson ... sound utility
Matt Klimek ... foley editor
Mark Lanza ... supervising sound editor
Adam Levin ... assistant sound editor
Michael McGrath ... cableman/sound utility / production sound mixer: second unit
Kevin Nanaumi ... first assistant sound editor
Jason Neumann ... adr recordist
Terry O'Bright ... re-recording mixer
Nick Offord ... re-recording mixer
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer
Andrew Twiss ... adr recordist
Carlos Villalobos ... adr supervisor: Chicago
Scott Waz ... adr mixer
Jahred Zmolek ... adr assistant engineer
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Raymond Cruz ... special effects foreman
Don Parsons ... special effects coordinator: physical effects

Visual Effects by 

Brigitte Bourque ... composite supervisor: Fuse FX
Franz Kol ... digital compositor
Carolyn Martin ... visual effects producer
Brooke Noska ... visual effects editor: FuseFX
Joseph Vincent Pike ... senior digital compositor
Chris Ryan ... visual effects supervisor
C. Jerome Williams ... digital compositor: Fuse FX
Ryan Huestis ... visual effects coordinator: FuseFX (uncredited)

Stunts 

Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunt double: Terrence Howard
Chris Nolte ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Frank Anderson ... grip
Steven Bartels ... electrician
Andy Borham ... first assistant camera
Kelly R. Borisy ... "a" camera dolly grip
Kevin Boyd ... computer video playback supervisor
Christopher M. Collar Jr. ... rigging key grip
Chris Dame ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Terry Dee ... best boy electric / best boy
Joseph R. Fitzgerald ... camera operator: "b" camera - second unit
Brian Fosnaugh ... gaffer
Mark J. France ... rigging electrician
Dan Giese ... company electrician
Max Gutfeld ... grip
Eric Hingst ... second assistant camera
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
Matthew Hughes ... lighting technician
Mitch Koepp ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Andrew Lostumo ... best boy grip / key grip: second unit
Chris Lostumo ... grip
Joe Martens ... gaffer
Jared Moore ... dimmer board operator
Kathryn Moss ... first assistant camera
Michael Penick ... grip
Betsy Peoples ... loader
Jorge Reyes-Ortiz ... rigging grip best boy
Marcin Szalkowski ... lighting technician
Xavier Thompson ... camera operator
Dave Wightman ... first assistant camera
Joe 'Jody' Williams ... camera operator: "b" camera
David F. Wolff ... electrician
James L. Thomson ... video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Nicholas Kischuk ... casting assistant
Emily Krentz ... extras casting
Amy Newbold ... casting associate
Jill L. Uyeda ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Steven Frendreis ... set costumer
Edward Dwayne Garrett ... stylist
Nicole Kuntz ... costumer
Sukari McGill ... costume supervisor
Kathleen O'Connor ... costume assistant
Jamie Rush ... key costumer
Nadia Salameh ... set costumer: background
Nancy Takehara ... costume shopper
Latrese Wright ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Christopher Currall ... on-line editor
Paul Economou ... assistant on-line editor
Craig Erpelding ... dailies operator
Scott Klein ... colorist
Russell Lynch ... colorist / colorist: color grader
Jeffery L. Parks ... on-line and titles
C. Ryan Stemple ... colorist: dailies (as Carl Ryan Stemple)
Cody Ward ... post-production assistant
Michael Wise ... post production supervisor
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)

Location Management 

Brady Breen ... location manager
Megan Grogan ... location coordinator
Jonathan Klemke ... location scout
David Leonard ... assistant location manager
Michael R. Proffitt ... location assistant
Adam Sherman ... location assistant

Music Department 

Tim Davies ... lead orchestrator
Christine Day ... music contractor
Erin Dillon ... music licensing coordinator
Dan Fratoni ... music
Daniel Gold ... music preparation
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation
Alexis Grapsas ... composer: additional music
James T. Hill ... music scoring mixer
Gregory Jamrok ... music preparation
Dave Jordan ... music supervisor
Jeremy Levy ... orchestrator
Andres Locsey ... score technical engineer / score technical enginer
Michael Nehs ... studio manager: Chicago
Jason Neumann ... recording engineer
Victor Pesavento ... music preparation
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
Peter Rotter ... orchestra contractor
Simone Sheffield ... music coordinator
David Stal ... music preparation
Timbaland ... executive music producer
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer: music recording
Joshua Winget ... music editor
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian / music preparation

Script and Continuity Department 

Britt Boardman ... script supervisor (as Brittany McCoy Boardman)
Bernard L. Eatmon ... script supervisor (as Bernard Eatmon)
JaSheika Ashel James ... script coordinator
Mary Tallman ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
Jon Gustafsson ... transportation captain (2015)
Brian C. Pawlowski ... dot coordinator

Additional Crew 

Dorian Alvarez ... chef (credit only)
Erica Batty ... assistant to executive producer
Brandon Bowens ... stand-in
Matt Brown ... key set production assistant
Steven Callas ... set production assistant
John Carrafa ... choreographer
Analy Carrera ... second accountant
Pedro Cerda ... production assistant
Jason Coffey ... writer's assistant / writers' assistant
Lucci Di ... stand-in
Caroline Doubek ... production assistant
Erin Drum ... office production assistant
Sara Ellingen ... second assistant accountant
Nikolas Flanders ... production assistant
John Folino ... police & security technical advisor
Anna Fuson ... unit publicist
Steve Garcia ... production assistant
Natalie Higgins ... production assistant
Taofik Kolade ... writer's production assistant
David Kreger ... craft service foreman
Tony Lindo ... production accountant
Natalie McKearin ... producers secretary (as Natalie Bounassar) (2015)
Baili McPheeters ... production assistant
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Aaron Miller ... assistant to co-executive producer (as Aaron Notestine)
Hamza In-Zo Muhammad ... Painter
RoseMary Prodonovich ... production coordinator
Moheen Ramsey ... travel coordinator
Thomas Schultz ... office production assistant
Anneliese Sloves ... production assistant
Hanna Stiens ... writer's production assistant
Tom Westfall ... researcher
Chuck Whitman ... production assistant
Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael ... assistant to executive producer

See also

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