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"Empire" Toil and Trouble, Part 1 (TV Episode 2017) Poster

(TV Series)

(2017)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Craig Brewer

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Diane Ademu-John ... (written by) &
Eric Haywood ... (written by)
 
Janeika James ... (story editor) (as JaNeika James) &
JaSheika Ashel James ... (story editor) (as JaSheika James)

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 (credit only)
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Morocco Omari ... Tariq
Xzibit ... Shyne Johnson (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Bre-Z ... Freda Gatz (credit only)
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Eva Longoria ... Charlotte Frost
Nia Long ... Giuliana
Andre Royo ... Thirsty Rawlings
Vivica A. Fox ... Candace
Tasha Smith ... Carol Hardaway
Sierra Aylina McClain ... Nessa (as Sierra A. McClain)
Leslie Uggams ... Leah Walker
Kevin Gudahl Kevin Gudahl ... Kevin
AzMarie Livingston ... Chicken
Marcell Johnson Marcell Johnson ... Marcel
Claudette Burchett Claudette Burchett ... Juanita
Eric Lane ... Drop
Casey Hayes Casey Hayes ... Byron
Joe Thomas ... Dax
Lara Mainier Lara Mainier ... Lisel
David Anthony Bell ... Pit Boss
Roy Anderson Roy Anderson ... Sam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicholas Danos Nicholas Danos ... Musician / Empire Employee
Lizzy Leigh Lizzy Leigh ... Employee-Staff
Brian Plazas ... VIP Gambler
Shannon Thomas Shannon Thomas ... VIP
Darja Väärsi Darja Väärsi ... Empire Artist (as Daria Vyaersi)
T.L. Williams T.L. Williams ... Musician
Ralph Alexander Ralph Alexander ... Office Employee / Gambler (uncredited)
Melanie Jewel Howard ... Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
John Krejczyk John Krejczyk ... Head of Leviticus Vegas Security (uncredited)
Rafaela Ochoa Rafaela Ochoa ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Matthew Excel Simmons ... Private Club Patron (uncredited)
Jerry Sur ... High Stakes Gambler (uncredited)
Melissa R. Thorne Melissa R. Thorne ... Private Club Dealer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Diane Ademu-John ... co-executive producer
Joshua Allen ... co-producer
Jessica Badenoch ... co-producer
Francie Calfo ... executive producer
Ilene Chaiken ... executive producer (showrunner)
Cherien Dabis ... supervising producer
Lee Daniels ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... executive producer
Dennis Hammer ... executive producer
Sanaa Hamri ... executive producer
Eric Haywood ... producer
Rodney Jerkins ... supervising music producer
Richard S. Lederer ... co-producer
Attica Locke ... supervising producer
Matt Pyken ... co-executive producer
Carlito Rodriguez ... co-producer
Malcolm Spellman ... co-executive producer
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Editing by 

David Greenspan
Ishai Setton

Casting By 

Leah Daniels Butler
Claire Simon

Production Design by 

Chase Harlan

Art Direction by 

Charlie Daboub ... (art direction) / (as Charles Daboub Jr.)

Set Decoration by 

Scott Miller

Costume Design by 

Paolo Nieddu

Makeup Department 

Melissa Forney ... department head hair
Nolan Kutz ... assistant hair stylist (as Nolan Kelly)
Beverly Jo Pryor ... makeup department head
Ashunta Sheriff ... makeup artist: Ms. Henson
Denise Wynbrandt ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Craig Hill ... executive in charge of production
Richard S. Lederer ... unit production manager
Alexander Stout ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Pablo Gambetta ... additional second assistant director
Michael T. McNerney ... second assistant director
Freddy Turner ... second second assistant director
Michael A. Williams ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Paul V. Allen Sr. ... gang boss
Krystin Auriemma ... set dec coordinator
Kimberly Clancy ... assistant set decorator
Daniel Columbie ... prop designer
John Danish ... carpenter
Ricky Dear ... greensman
Erin Drum ... art department coordinator
David Gianneschi ... props (as David Gianneschi Sr.)
Michael D. Gianneschi ... property master
Jereme M. Green ... props
Joanna Iwanicka ... paint gang boss
Charlie Montoya ... props
Michael V. Nichols ... leadman
Blake Paine ... Armorer / assistant property master
Sarah Jeanne Perry ... graphic designer
Heather Ratliff ... lead set designer / set designer
Laura Roeper ... prop buyer / props
John J. Slove Jr. ... construction coordinator
Stewart Sogge ... on-set dresser
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
Samantha Terry ... construction estimator
Dan Wulfing ... graphic designer
Christian Zeiler ... senior motion graphic designer
Vanessa Conway ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Justin R. Anderson ... sound playback operator
Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Ryne Gierke ... dialogue editor
Jeff Gross ... foley mixer
Kaitlyn Heffron ... assistant adr recordist: chicago
Takako Ishikawa ... sound effects editor
Adam Levin ... assistant sound editor
Michael McGrath ... 2nd boom op/sound utility / production sound mixer: second unit
Kevin Nanaumi ... first assistant sound editor
Michael Nehs ... studio manager
Jason Neumann ... adr mixer / adr recordist
Nick Offord ... re-recording mixer
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer
Jeremy Zussman ... assistant adr engineer
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator (uncredited)
Ian Shedd ... dialogue editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Brigitte Bourque ... digital effects supervisor: Fuse FX
Shawn Ewashko ... digital compositor
Hossein Jafari ... systems engineer: FuseFX
Alex Lewis ... compositor
Sojin Jenny Park ... visual effects artist
Chris Ryan ... visual effects supervisor
C. Jerome Williams ... senior digital compositor: Fuse FX
Christian Zeiler ... digital compositor: FuseFX
Matt Resta ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts 

Olivia Bird ... stunt double: Taraji P. Henson
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz ... stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunt coordinator
Breck Robinson ... Stunt Double: Roy Anderson

Camera and Electrical Department 

Adrienne Bauer ... "c" dolly grip
Katie Bellamy ... electrician
Kelly R. Borisy ... "a" camera dolly grip / camera operator
Jeff Botelho ... grip
Michael T. Burke ... lighting technician
Erin Ciesielski ... electrician (as Eric Ciesielski)
Chris Dame ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jaime Dawkins ... libra head technician
Terry Dee ... best boy electric
Shannon DeWolfe ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dom DiDiana ... rigging electrician
John P. Friday ... rigging gaffer
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
Regan Hudecek ... rigging electric best boy
Matthew Hughes ... lighting technician
Chris Kelly ... grip rigger
Tyler Kelly ... grip rigger
Torey Lenart ... digital utility
Collin Lindgren ... electrician
Natasha Major ... rigging electrician
Jared Moore ... lighting console programmer
Betsy Peoples ... B Camera 2nd AC / additional 1st AC
Scott Pillsbury ... lighting technician
Sam Sage ... lamp operator
Barnaby Shapiro ... B camera operator/steadicam operator
James L. Thomson ... video playback operator

Casting Department 

Pamela A. Cain ... extras casting associate
Jackie Dimitrief ... casting associate
Ashley Ingram ... casting associate: new york
Jessica Gisin Needham ... extras casting director (as Jessica Gisin) / extras casting director
Stefan Rorick ... Extras Casting: 4 Star Casting
Jill L. Uyeda ... casting associate
Francine Ware ... Extras Casting Coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Olivia Ball ... additional tailor
Edward Dwayne Garrett ... stylist
Ashley Keel ... costume assistant
Nicole Kuntz ... costumer
Lauren Nicotera ... second assistant costume designer
Kathleen O'Connor ... costumer
Jennifer Salim ... assistant costume designer
Kimberley Schuler ... set costumer
Latrese Wright ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Anthony Ceccomancini ... dailies producer
Craig Erpelding ... dailies operator
Disney Hall ... post-production assistant
Rashandra Jones ... post-production coordinator
Ian Lamb ... on-line editor
Teresa Mathew ... dailies operator
David Sconyers ... on-line editor
Ara Thomassian ... color assist
Jamie Yu ... editorial supervisor: FuseFX
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)

Location Management 

Jonathan Klemke ... assistant location manager
Adam Sherman ... location scout
Chuck Whitman ... location assistant

Music Department 

Bethany Brinton ... music preparation
Daniel A. Brown ... music preparation
Tim Davies ... orchestrator
Christine Day ... music contractor
Dan Fratoni ... music
Mark Graham ... head of music preparation
Alexis Grapsas ... composer: additional music
Kaitlyn Heffron ... assistant recording engineer
James T. Hill ... music scoring mixer
Jason H.J. Kim ... score technical engineer
Jeremy Levy ... orchestrator
Tiffany Roman Louk ... composers assistant
Jeff Morrow ... vocal producer
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Jordan Seigel ... orchestrator
Flynn Hase Spence ... composers assistant
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
Nicholas Kischuk ... dot admin

Additional Crew 

Krystin Auriemma ... production coordinator
Lori Byars ... set production assistant
Juan Cervantes ... production assistant
Jamaica Craft ... choreographer
Olivia Dame ... production assistant (as Olivia Newcomb)
Ashley Daniels ... production assistant
John Folino ... police & security technical advisor
Joy Johaana Hamilton ... production assistant
Haley Hoffman ... production assistant
Michael Maxwell ... caterer
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Ash Morris ... production assistant
Brittani Nightengale ... office production assistant
Christopher L Perkins ... production assistant
Moheen Ramsey ... Travel Coordinator / travel coordinator
Thomas Schultz ... assistant production coordinator
Virat Sharma ... production secretary
Rob Smith ... writer's production assistant
Sarai Smith ... office production assistant
L.A. Summerville ... travel assistant
Brandon T. Williams ... production coordinator
Dylan K. Williams ... set production assistant

See also

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

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