They've Gotta Have Us - Production & Contact Info

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46 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Jesse Williams Self - Actor, Producer, and Activist Self - Actor, Producer, and Activist See fewer	3	The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Lil Rel Howery Self - Actor and Comedian Self - Actor and Comedian See fewer	3	Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
David Oyelowo Self - Actor and Producer (as David Oyelowo OBE) Self - Actor and Producer (as David Oyelowo OBE) See fewer	3	Government Cheese (2025)
Kasi Lemmons Self - Director and Actor Self - Director and Actor See fewer	3	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Nelson George Self - Author, Journalist, Critic, Director, and Producer Self - Author, Journalist, Critic, Director, and Producer See fewer	3	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Simon Frederick Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	3	The Outsiders? (2021)
Laurence Fishburne Self - Actor, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, and Director Self - Actor, Playwright, Producer, Screenwriter, and Director See fewer	2	The Matrix (1999)
Delroy Lindo Self - Actor and Theatre Director Self - Actor and Theatre Director See fewer	2	Get Shorty (1995)
Carmen Ejogo Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	2	Selma (2014)
John Boyega Self - Actor and Producer Self - Actor and Producer See fewer	2	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Debbie Allen Self - Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, Director, and Producer Self - Actress, Dancer, Choreographer, Director, and Producer See fewer	2	Fame (1982)
David Harewood Self - Actor (as David Harewood MBE) Self - Actor (as David Harewood MBE) See fewer	2	Blood Diamond (2006)
Brian White Self - Actor and Producer Self - Actor and Producer See fewer	2	Ambitions (2019)
Barry Jenkins Self - Director, Producer, and Screenwriter Self - Director, Producer, and Screenwriter See fewer	2	If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Robert Townsend Self - Actor, Comedian, Director, and Writer Self - Actor, Comedian, Director, and Writer See fewer	2	Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Ernest R. Dickerson Self - Director and Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson) Self - Director and Cinematographer (as Ernest Dickerson) See fewer	2	Juice (1992)
Gina Prince-Bythewood Self - Director and Screenwriter Self - Director and Screenwriter See fewer	2	Love & Basketball (2000)
Ruth E. Carter Self - Costume Designer Self - Costume Designer See fewer	2	Black Panther (2018)
Reggie Rock Bythewood Self - Director, Writer, Actor, and Producer Self - Director, Writer, Actor, and Producer See fewer	2	Dancing in September (2000)
Destiny Ekaragha Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	2	The End of the F***ing World (2017)
Shola Lynch Self - Director and Artist Self - Director and Artist See fewer	2	Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012)
Ashley Clark Self - Film Journalist and Critic Self - Film Journalist and Critic See fewer	2	In Conversation - Spike Lee with Ashley Clark (2020)
Denzel Washington Self - Various (archive footage) Self - Various (archive footage) See fewer	1	Fences (2016)
Samuel L. Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Eddie Murphy Self - Various (archive footage) Self - Various (archive footage) See fewer	1	Harlem Nights (1989)
Spike Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Nathalie Emmanuel Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	1	Furious 7 (2015)
Cuba Gooding Jr. Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	Jerry Maguire (1996)
Whoopi Goldberg Self - Actress, Comedienne, and Author Self - Actress, Comedienne, and Author See fewer	1	Ghost (1990)
Don Cheadle Self - Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director Self - Actor, Writer, Producer, and Director See fewer	1	Crash (I) (2004)
Jussie Smollett Self - Actor, Singer, Director, and Photographer Self - Actor, Singer, Director, and Photographer See fewer	1	Empire (2015)
Sidney Poitier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Lilies of the Field (1963)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Self - Actor and Director Self - Actor and Director See fewer	1	Farming (2018)
David Gyasi Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	Interstellar (2014)
Taylor Hackford Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	1	Ray (I) (2004)
John Singleton Self - Director, Screenwriter, and Producer Self - Director, Screenwriter, and Producer See fewer	1	Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Diahann Carroll Self - Actress and Model Self - Actress and Model See fewer	1	Julia (1968)
Susan Wokoma Self - Actress and Writer Self - Actress and Writer See fewer	1	Cheaters (2022)
Jill Scott Self - Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Poet Self - Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Poet See fewer	1	Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
Harry Belafonte Self - Actor, Singer, Songwriter, and Activist Self - Actor, Singer, Songwriter, and Activist See fewer	1	Bobby (I) (2006)
Hattie McDaniel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Boots Riley Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist Self - Musician, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Activist See fewer	1	Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Will.i.am Self - Musician, Producer, and Actor Self - Musician, Producer, and Actor See fewer	1	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Earl Cameron Self - Actor (as Earl Cameron CBE) Self - Actor (as Earl Cameron CBE) See fewer	1	Inception (2010)
Femi Oguns Self - Agent and Actor (as Femi Oguns MBE) Self - Agent and Actor (as Femi Oguns MBE) See fewer	1	Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Menelik Shabazz Self - Director, Producer, and Writer Self - Director, Producer, and Writer See fewer	1	Burning an Illusion (1981)