Brian Banks (2018)

***Brian Banks*** is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Doug Atchison, and starring Aldis Hodge as Brian Banks, a high school football linebacker who was falsely accused of rape, convicted, sent to prison and upon his release, attempted to fulfill his dream of making the National Football League. The film premiered at the LA Film Festival in September 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 9, 2019.

## Cast

* Aldis Hodge - Brian Banks
* Greg Kinnear - Justin Brooks
* Sherri Shepherd - Brian's Mom, Leomia
* Melanie Liburd - Karina Cooper
* Tiffany Dupont - Alissa Bjerkhoel
* Xosha Roquemore - Kennisha Rice
* Mystie Smith - Marilyn
* Jose Miguel Vasquez - Deputy District Attorney Mateo
* Dorian Missick - Officer Mick Randolph
* Monique Grant - Kennisha's Mother
* Matt Battaglia - Pete Carroll
* Michael Franti - Himself
* Kevin Yamada - Judge Monk
* Thursday Farrar - Barbara Ford
* Zeus Luby - Corey Diego
* David Clyde Carr - Mike Paley
* Cyril Smith - Arthur Horton
* Gino Vento - Prisoner Manuel Rojas
* Dean Denton - Coach Jaso
* Michelle E. Mitchell - Shayla Jackson
* Jeff Trotter - Eli
* Orin Walker Jr. - Malcolm
* Tari McBride-Palmore - Taye
* Brittany Passion - Ava Allen (as Brittany Bryant)
* David Caffey - Math Teacher
* Karen Marie Norris - School Security Guard
* Elisabeth Donaldson - CIP Student
* Gabe Beutel-Gunn - CIP Student
* Harrison Stone - CIP Student
* Torri Yates-Orr - CIP Student
* Claire D. Kolheim - CIP Student
* Maurice Lauchner - Coach Lawson (as Maurice C. Lauchner)
* Mary Faulkner - Female Manager
* Ken Greer - Prisoner
* Joseph Folks - The Kid
* Trent Bounds - Prisoner
* Tavis Terry - Police Officer
* Mario Luna - Los Padrinos Guard
* Darius Wallace - CMC Guard
* Anthony Nguyen - LBPD Police Officer
* Freedom Bridgewater - Bailiff
* Austin Haley - Falcons Coach
* Alanna Hamill Newton - DA Mateo's Secretary
* Sean Norris - Trainer
* Lucia Heros - Reporter
* Candice L. Higgins - Reporter
* Jennifer Pierce Mathus - Reporter
* Rosalyn R. Ross - Reporter
* Chen Tang - Reporter

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Rachael Alethea - High School Student (uncredited)
* Charles Alexandre - Reporter / Recruiter / Valet (uncredited)
* Steven Bostick - Prison Librarian (uncredited)
* Ashley Brasel - Student (uncredited)
* T. Dion Burns - Harold (uncredited)
* Kyle Carmon - Coffee Shop Patron (uncredited)
* Harmony Carrigan - Football Fan (uncredited)
* Robert Lee Christie - News 6 Cameraman (uncredited)
* Divine Dent - Waitress / Park Patron (uncredited)
* Leslie Dianne - Football Fan / Mother (uncredited)
* Morgan Freeman - Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
* Evelyn Diana Frogge-Chabot - Courthouse Client / Football Fan / Fair Goer (uncredited)
* Teresa Golding - Court Room Onlooker (uncredited)
* Christian Dakota Hampton - Elementary Classroom Student (uncredited)
* Alex Hargett - Pedestrian (uncredited)
* William Blake Hudson - Parolee (uncredited)
* Crystal Jones - Court Clerk (uncredited)
* Myron Mays - Prison Guard (uncredited)
* Katrina McElyea - Football Fan (uncredited)
* Harold McLeod II - Inmate #1 (uncredited)
* Vincent 'Vinny Chase Moore - Coach (uncredited)
* Molly Mulhern - Law Student (uncredited)
* Jasper Owens - Sideline Football Player (uncredited)
* Edward Parker - Parolee (uncredited)
* Brandon S.K. Porter - Skylar (uncredited)
* Eric James Schultz - Referee / Assistant Coach (uncredited)
* Tima Smith - Syndee Super Fan (uncredited)
* Taylor - Quarterback (uncredited)
* Rick Vyper - Los Padrinos Prison Guard (uncredited)
* Megan Warden - Reporter (uncredited)
* Joseph Whitfield - Parolee Administrator (uncredited)
* Calvin Williams - Vice Principal (uncredited)
* Candice Williams - Football Fan (uncredited)
* Lucas G. Williams - Elementary Classroom Student (uncredited)
* Jacob Wingfield - Football Fan (uncredited)
* Russell Wiseman - Inmate Weightlifter (uncredited)
* Maurice Woodard - Junior College Teammate (uncredited)