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"Empire" Be True (TV Episode 2015) Poster

(TV Series)

(2015)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kevin Bray

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Wendy Calhoun ... (written by) &
Janeika James ... (written by) &
JaSheika Ashel James ... (written by) (as Jasheika James)
 
Joshua Allen ... (story editor) (as Josh Allen)

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) (credit only)
Kaitlin Doubleday ... Rhonda Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Adam Rodriguez ... Laz Delgado
Ne-Yo ... Ne-Yo (as Shaffer 'Ne-Yo' Smith)
Andre Royo ... Thirsty Rawlings
Rafael de la Fuente ... Michael Sanchez
Kelly Rowland ... Leah Walker
Bre-Z ... Freda Gatz
Adam Busch ... Chase One
Jamila Velazquez ... Laura Calleros
Yani Marin ... Carmen
Raquel Castro ... Marisol
Charles Malik Whitfield ... Reverend L.C. Price
Jake Tapper ... Jake Tapper
AzMarie Livingston ... Chicken
Victor Almanzar ... Big Heavy
Shannon Brown ... Little Dwight Walker
Veronica Bruce ... Photographer
Tiffany L. Addison Tiffany L. Addison ... Hood Girl #1
Kiah Campbell Kiah Campbell ... Hood Girl #2
Tyrone Ward ... Goon #1
Patrick Deal Patrick Deal ... Goon #2
Cheyenne Herezi Cheyenne Herezi ... Ominous Bad Ass
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
King ... Churchgoer
Gene Bryant Gene Bryant ... Brian - Hakeem's Driver (uncredited)
Lizzy Leigh Lizzy Leigh ... A & R / Employee (uncredited)
Estavion White Estavion White ... Church goer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Jessica Badenoch ... associate producer
Wendy Calhoun ... co-executive producer
Ilene Chaiken ... executive producer (showrunner)
Lee Daniels ... executive producer
Ingrid Escajeda ... co-executive producer
Ayanna Floyd ... co-executive producer
Loucas George ... co-executive producer
Sanaa Hamri ... executive producer
Eric Haywood ... co-producer
Richard S. Lederer ... co-producer
Attica Locke ... producer
Robert Munic ... co-executive producer
Michelle Rubinstein ... transmedia producer
Malcolm Spellman ... producer
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Cinematography by 

Paul M. Sommers ... director of photography

Editing by 

Raúl Dávalos

Casting By 

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

Production Design by 

Chase Harlan

Art Direction by 

Chris Cleek
Chase Harlan

Set Decoration by 

Caroline Perzan

Costume Design by 

Paolo Nieddu

Makeup Department 

Karen Lynn Accattato ... key makeup artist
Melissa Forney ... department head hair
Nolan Kutz ... assistant hair stylist (as Nolan Kelly)
Beverly Jo Pryor ... makeup department head
Kellie Robinson ... makeup artist
Ashunta Sheriff ... makeup artist: Ms. Henson

Production Management 

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

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Stephen D'Amato Jr. ... first assistant director
Jason Dusenske ... second second assistant director
Dan Lamkin ... second assistant director: second unit (as Daniel Lamkin)
Michael T. McNerney ... second assistant director
John Nelson ... first assistant director
John M. Nelson ... first assistant director / first assistant director: atlanta

Art Department 

Paul Allen Jr. ... set dresser
Paul V. Allen Sr. ... gang boss
Joseph H. Bryant ... Lead set designer
Kimberly Clancy ... assistant set decorator
Daniel Columbie ... prop designer
John Danish ... carpenter
Zach Doherty ... set dresser
Erin Drum ... construction estimator
David Gianneschi ... property assistant (as David Gianneschi Sr.)
Michael D. Gianneschi ... property master
Jereme M. Green ... property assistant
Joanna Iwanicka ... painter
Katy Jensen ... props buyer
La Mara Johnson ... property production assistant
Scott Miller ... buyer
Michael V. Nichols ... lead man: set decoration
Blake Paine ... assistant property master
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction coordinator
Stewart Sogge ... on-set dresser
David Soukup ... graphic designer
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
Trent Weaver ... art department coordinator
Jackie Woodward ... art department production assistant
Vanessa Conway ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Pembrooke Andrews ... supervising sound editor
Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Jay Fisher ... adr mixer
Jeff Gross ... foley mixer / foley
Robert Guastini ... dialogue editor
Kaitlyn Heffron ... assistant adr recordist - chicago
Takako Ishikawa ... sound effects editor
Matt Klimek ... foley editor
Adam Levin ... assistant sound editor
Michael McGrath ... 2nd boom op/sound utility / production sound mixer: second unit
Kevin Nanaumi ... first assistant sound editor
Jason Neumann ... adr mixer
Nick Offord ... re-recording mixer
Chris M. Parker ... sound: playback
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer
Carlos Villalobos ... adr supervisor: Chicago
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Arthur Argote ... digital compositor
Brigitte Bourque ... composite supervisor: Fuse FX
Christopher Currall ... flame artist
Shawn Ewashko ... digital compositor
Carolyn Martin ... visual effects producer
Chris Ryan ... visual effects supervisor
Ryan Huestis ... visual effects coordinator: FuseFX (uncredited)

Stunts 

Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunt double: Adam Rodriquez
Pingi Moli ... stunt actor: thug
Manny Perry ... stunt coordinator
April Sutton ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department 

Adrienne Bauer ... grip
Kelly R. Borisy ... "a" camera dolly grip
Kevin Boyd ... computer video playback supervisor
Tom Burnett ... lighting technician
Chris Dame ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Terry Dee ... best boy electric
Shannon DeWolfe ... A camera 2nd assistant camera
Dom DiDiana ... rigging electrician
Ekaterina Doldjeva ... lighting technician
Tony Fallico ... digital utility: second unit
Drew Fulton ... second assistant camera
Dan Giese ... company electrician
Hilton Goring ... b cam / steadicam op
Max Gutfeld ... grip
Colin Heffernan ... grip
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
Matthew Hughes ... lighting technician
Torey Lenart ... digital utility
Chris Lostumo ... best boy grip
Chris McAlister ... grip
Jared Moore ... lighting console programmer
Travis Newberg ... lighting technician
Michael Penick ... grip
Betsy Peoples ... b camera 2nd ac
Scott Pillsbury ... light board operator (2016)
Jorge Reyes-Ortiz ... rigging electric
Michael Shimon ... rigging grip
Xavier Thompson ... camera operator
Dave Wightman ... first assistant camera
David F. Wolff ... lighting technician
Matt Dinerstein ... still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Amanda Bolger ... extras casting associate
Leah Bostic ... casting assistant
Pamela A. Cain ... extras casting assistant
Jackie Dimitrief ... casting assistant
Ashley Ingram ... casting associate: new york
Catlyne Lasser ... casting associate
Jessica Gisin Needham ... extras casting director (as Jessica Gisin) / extras casting director
Sarai Smith ... extras casting coordinator
Erin Stewart Tiedje ... extras casting director (as Erin Stewart)
Jill L. Uyeda ... casting associate
Francine Ware ... Extras Casting Coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Edward Dwayne Garrett ... stylist
Nicole Kuntz ... costumer
Brenda Maben ... costume supervisor
Sukari McGill ... costume supervisor
Sarah McKenzie ... costume assistant
Kathleen O'Connor ... costume assistant
Jamie Rush ... key costumer
Jennifer Salim ... assistant costume designer
Latrese Wright ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Jesús Borrego ... colorist assistant
Craig Erpelding ... dailies operator
Rashandra Jones ... post-production assistant
Scott Klein ... colorist
Ian Lamb ... on-line editor
Gwenn Smith-Robson ... post production supervisor (as Gwenn K. Smith)
C. Ryan Stemple ... colorist: dailies
Alexander Stout ... post-production coordinator
Ara Thomassian ... color assist
Daniel Yang ... pre-colorist
Jamie Yu ... editorial supervisor: FuseFX
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)

Location Management 

Taylor Estell ... assistant location manager
Megan Grogan ... location coordinator
Jonathan Klemke ... location scout
David Leonard ... assistant location manager
Adam Sherman ... location assistant
Chuck Whitman ... location assistant

Music Department 

Tim Davies ... lead orchestrator
Christine Day ... music contractor
Candy Emberley ... music preparation
Luke Flynn ... music preparation
Dan Fratoni ... music
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation
Alexis Grapsas ... composer: additional music
James T. Hill ... music scoring mixer
Jeremy Levy ... orchestrator
Katy McIlvaine ... assistant to music supervisor
Michael Nehs ... studio manager
Jason Neumann ... recording engineer
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
J.R. Rotem ... composer: theme music
Peter Rotter ... orchestra contractor
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Sauce ... vocal producer
Simone Sheffield ... music coordinator
Elgin Thrower Jr. ... composer: additional music
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer: music recording
Jake Valentine ... recording & mixing engineer
Jesse Corparal Wilson ... music producer
Joshua Winget ... music editor
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian

Script and Continuity Department 

Britt Boardman ... script supervisor (as Brittany McCoy Boardman)
Evan Price ... script coordinator

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
Jon Gustafsson ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Dorian Alvarez ... chef (credit only)
Erica Batty ... assistant to executive producer
Alexander Cirillo ... production assistant (2015)
Will Clark ... production assistant
Lauren Corry ... production assistant
Andrea Crandall ... production assistant
Olivia Dame ... production assistant (as Olivia Newcomb)
Kyle Dunleavy ... production assistant
Sara Ellingen ... assistant accountant
Anna Fuson ... unit publicist
Daniel Hardy ... double & stand-in
Natalie McKearin ... assistant to producer (as Natalie Bounassar)
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Valerie Morasso ... assistant production office coordinator (as Valerie I. Morasso)
RoseMary Prodonovich ... production coordinator
April Qualls ... writer's production assistant
Moheen Ramsey ... travel coordinator
Benjamin Rubin ... assistant to danny strong & researcher
Thomas Schultz ... production secretary
Virat Sharma ... office production assistant
Ryan Steinhouse ... craft service foreman
David Ten Brook ... production assistant
Jessica Watson ... assistant: llene Chaiken

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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