Directed by:
Taylor HackfordScreenplay:
James L. WhiteCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Craig ArmstrongCast:
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Patrick Bauchau, Curtis Armstrong, David Krumholtz, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Clifton Powell, Usher (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles 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 incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jamie Foxx](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/316/164316311_cf1054.jpg)
Jamie Foxx
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Ray (2004)
Soul (2020)
![Kerry Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/120/164120712_e51ad0.jpg)
Kerry Washington
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Ray (2004)
Mother and Child (2009)
![Regina King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/258/166258595_6cfdc7.jpg)
Regina King
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Ray (2004)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
![Patrick Bauchau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/728/163728129_49c702.jpg)
Patrick Bauchau
Belgium
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Panic Room (2002)
![Curtis Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394640_ab6f58.jpg)
Curtis Armstrong
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
![David Krumholtz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864240_9c7ad2.jpg)
David Krumholtz
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Oppenheimer (2023)
The Ice Storm (1997)
![Richard Schiff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269153_08c68b.jpg)
Richard Schiff
USA
![Larenz Tate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/681/160681113_b00371.png)
Larenz Tate
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Ray (2004)
Menace II Society (1993)
![Clifton Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/110/163110551_d75ad7.png)
Clifton Powell
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Street Kings (2008)
The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV movie)
![Usher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272577_f77818.jpg)
Usher
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (concert)
The Faculty (1998)
![Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/204/166204272_a92dea.jpg)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Ray (2004)
![Kurt Fuller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273954_8279eb.jpg)
Kurt Fuller
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Midnight in Paris (2011)
![Harry Lennix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273985_0478b4.jpg)
Harry Lennix
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Across the Universe (2007)
![Bokeem Woodbine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272398_10a2a6.jpg)
Bokeem Woodbine
USA
Best movies:
The Rock (1996)
Ray (2004)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
![Terrence Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/408/161408928_a7ef1d.jpg)
Terrence Howard
USA
![Rick Gomez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/772/162772322_8696b0.png)
Rick Gomez
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
The Animatrix (2003)
Sin City (2005)
![Warwick Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271910_494c8a.jpg)
Warwick Davis
UK
Best movies:
The Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2016) (series)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
![Robert Wisdom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/220/163220999_70d2ec.jpg)
Robert Wisdom
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Ray (2004)
Face/Off (1997)
![Ray Charles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277706_15c1bc.jpg)
Ray Charles
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Ray (2004)
Ray Charles – Live at Montreux (1997) (concert)
![Gary Grubbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247438_9ba5bb.jpg)
Gary Grubbs
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
JFK (1991)
Ray (2004)