Filmmakers
Above the lineTM
Director
Theodore Melfi
AS
Screenplay
Allison Schroeder
TM
Screenplay
Theodore Melfi
MW
Cinematography
Mandy Walker
Director of Photography
PT
Editing
Peter Teschner
Editor
HZ
Music
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
PW
Music
Pharrell Williams
Original Music Composer
BW
Music
Benjamin Wallfisch
Original Music Composer
WT
Production Design
Wynn Thomas
RK
Costume Design
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Cast
61TH
Taraji P. Henson
Katherine G. Johnson
OS
Octavia Spencer
Dorothy Vaughan
JM
Janelle Monáe
Mary Jackson
KC
Kevin Costner
Al Harrison
KD
Kirsten Dunst
Vivian Mitchell
JP
Jim Parsons
Paul Stafford
MA
Mahershala Ali
Jim Johnson
GP
Glen Powell
John Glenn
AN
Ariana Neal
Joylette Johnson
SS
Saniyya Sidney
Constance Johnson
ZM
Zani Jones Mbayise
Kathy Johnson
DB
Donna Biscoe
Joylette Coleman
OK
Olek Krupa
Karl Zielinski
AH
Aldis Hodge
Levi Jackson
KQ
Kimberly Quinn
Ruth
FT
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Judge
LJ
Lidya Jewett
Young Katherine
KK
Karan Kendrick
Younger Joylette
JK
Jaiden Kaine
Joshua Coleman
KK
Kurt Krause
Sam Turner
KS
Ken Strunk
Jim Webb
SJ
Selah Kimbro Jones
Carolyn Marie Jackson
TS
Tre Stokes
Levi Jackson Jr.
CP
Corey Mendell Parker
Howard Vaughan
AT
Ashton Tyler
Leonard Vaughan
AB
Alkoya Brunson
Kenneth Vaughan
RS
Ron Clinton Smith
White Cop
GW
Gregory Alan Williams
Marion Smithson
MH
Maria Howell
Ms. Sumner
AP
Arnell Powell
Professor Graves
CB
Crystal Lee Brown
Bernie
TW
Tequilla Whitfield
Eleanor
DD
Dane Davenport
Alan Shepard
EH
Evan Holtzman
Deke Slayton
TS
Travis Smith
Scott Carpenter
SM
Scott Michael Morgan
Bill Calhoun
CC
Chris Cavalier
IBM Technician
RM
Robert G. McKay
Pastor Ayres
RG
Rhoda Griffis
White Librarian
KR
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Court Clerk
KK
Kate Kneeland
Court Clerk
JK
Joe Knezevich
Wind Tunnel PA Announcer
PR
Paul Ryden
TV Reporter at Cape Canaveral
JA
John Atwood
Newscaster
JW
Jon Edwin Wright
Newscaster
WF
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Senator Patrick
MH
Michael Hartson
Night School Professor
BJ
Bob Jennings
Navy Officer
GW
Gary Weeks
Reporter at Press Conference
AO
Afemo Omilami
Man Outside Store
CM
Cullen Moss
Mission Control Commander
AT
Amy Tipton
Woman Crying
EE
Elijah Everett
Man Crying
AP
Andre Pushkin
Russian Scientist
RN
Randall Newsome
Russian Scientist
JJ
Joe Hardy Jr.
Gordon Cooper
HJ
Howie Johnson
Library Security Guard
DK
David Kallaway
NASA Security Guard
AM
Addison Rose Melfi
Addie Marcus
PN
Paige Nicollette
Eunice (uncredited)
SC
Sierra Capri
Parker (uncredited)
Departments
120Production
- Victoria ThomasCasting
- Bonnie GrisanCasting Associate
- Ivana LombardiExecutive Producer
- Renee WittExecutive Producer
- Mimi ValdésExecutive Producer
- Kevin HalloranExecutive Producer
- Margot Lee ShetterlyExecutive Producer
- Jamal DanielExecutive Producer
- Wes HaganLocation Manager
- Cathy MarshallPayroll Accountant
- Donna GigliottiProducer
- Peter CherninProducer
- Jenno ToppingProducer
- Pharrell WilliamsProducer
- Theodore MelfiProducer
- Chip ClantonProduction Coordinator
- Sasha VenezianoProduction Supervisor
Camera
- Jason Ellson"A" Camera Operator
- Linton FlowersBest Boy Grip
- Micky FroehlichCamera Operator
- Louie NorthernDrone Pilot
- Larry NielsenFirst Assistant "A" Camera
- Tony Rivetti Sr.First Assistant "B" Camera
- Chris BirdsongKey Grip
- Matthew Kelly JacksonSecond Assistant "A" Camera
- Marc CaseySecond Assistant "B" Camera
- Jason EllsonSteadicam Operator
- Hopper StoneStill Photographer
Sound
- David BetancourtADR Mixer
- Chris NavarroADR Mixer
- Mark WilkeningADR Mixer
- Christine SiroisADR Recordist
- Susan DawesADR Supervisor
- R.J. KizerDialogue Editor
- Helen LuttrellDialogue Editor
- Steve BaineFoley Artist
- Peter PersaudFoley Recordist
- Richard FordMusic Editor
- Catherine WilsonMusic Editor
- David J. KrystalOrchestrator
- Alicia KeysSongs
- Pharrell WilliamsSongs
- Lalah HathawaySongs
- Mary J. BligeSongs
- Janelle MonáeSongs
- Kim BurrellSongs
- Derek VanderhorstSound Designer
- Wayne LemmerSound Designer
- Craig HenighanSound Designer
- Phil BarrieSound Effects Editor
- Erin Michael RettigSound Engineer
- Matthew NicolaySound Mixer
- Brian BairSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Andy NelsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Derek VanderhorstSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Luke SchwarzwellerSound Recordist
- Wayne LemmerSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Jasmine Alexia JacksonArt Department Assistant
- Chloe LippArt Department Coordinator
- Jeremy WoolseyArt Direction
- Danny BrownAssistant Art Director
- Angie WoodardAssistant Property Master
- Jason SweersGraphic Designer
- Lawrence HeapLeadman
- Missy ParkerSet Decoration
- Nathan KrochmalSet Designer
- Carla MartinezSet Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Paula ElinsAssistant Costume Designer
- Valerie ZielonkaCostume Supervisor
- Melissa ForneyHair Department Head
- Al WatsonHairstylist
- Dustin AngusKey Costumer
- Cha BlevinsKey Costumer
- Ellen SemonesKey Costumer
- Eric PagdinKey Hair Stylist
- Yolanda SheridanKey Makeup Artist
- Ashunta SheriffKey Makeup Artist
- Quintessence PattersonMakeup Artist
- Selena Evans-MillerMakeup Artist
- Beverly Jo PryorMakeup Department Head
- Fatima StriplingSet Costumer
- Meredith CoatsSet Costumer
- Kendra L. PattersonSet Costumer
- Rebecca Napier WhiteSet Costumer
Visual Effects
- Mark R. ByersSpecial Effects Supervisor
- Rif DagherVFX Supervisor
- Jason SanfordVisual Effects Producer
- Stefan AnderssonVisual Effects Supervisor
- Chris LeDouxVisual Effects Supervisor
Editing
- Leah GunterAssistant Editor
- Thomas KuoDigital Intermediate
Lighting
- Jarek GorczyckiBest Boy Electric
- Doug HarmesElectrician
- Jonathan McKeownElectrician
- Chris CullitonGaffer
- Chad SchroederRigging Gaffer
- Justin Yardley JonesRigging Grip
- Scott SealockRigging Grip
- Edward YoungRigging Grip
Crew
- Greg TresanAnimal Coordinator
- Roman WeaverCarpenter
- Sean PollackCG Supervisor
- Sean BankheadChoreographer
- Denise WoodsDialect Coach
- Louie NorthernDrone Operator
- Greg HarmonPropmaker
- Carol FrancosoScenic Artist
- Wren BoneySet Medic
- Keith AdamsStunt Coordinator
- Raven-Danielle BakerStunts
- Kirk A. JenkinsStunts
- Bethany LevyStunts
- Nathaniel PerryStunts
- Brandon M. ShawStunts
- Paul E. ShortStunts
- Greg SprolesStunts
Writing
Directing
- Gary MarcusFirst Assistant Director
- Gail HunterScript Supervisor
- Jason InmanSecond Assistant Director