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"Empire" Toil and Trouble, Part 2 (TV Episode 2017) Poster

(TV Series)

(2017)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sanaa Hamri

Writing Credits  

Lee Daniels ... (created by) &
Danny Strong ... (created by)
 
Ilene Chaiken ... (written by) &
Joshua Allen ... (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
Gabourey Sidibe ... Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones ... Porsha
Serayah ... Tiana Brown
Morocco Omari ... Tariq
Xzibit ... Shyne Johnson (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Bre-Z ... Freda Gatz
Taraji P. Henson ... Cookie Lyon
Eva Longoria ... Charlotte Frost
Nia Long ... Giuliana
Demi Moore ... Nurse
Phylicia Rashad ... Diana DuBois
Taye Diggs ... Angelo Dubois
Leslie Uggams ... Leah Walker
James Vincent Meredith ... Barry Hudson
Terrell Carter ... Warren Hall
AzMarie Livingston ... Chicken
Marcell Johnson Marcell Johnson ... Marcel
Tania Richard Tania Richard ... Michelle Hudson
Kevin Wigfall ... Webb (as Webb)
Tim Bensch ... Mitt Frost
Lara Mainier Lara Mainier ... Lisel
Joe Thomas ... Dax
Adam Poss ... Franco
Kevin Theis ... Detective #1
Nick Sandys ... Butler
Danielle Davis Danielle Davis ... Emcee
Jessica Gisin Needham Jessica Gisin Needham ... Stage Manager (as Jessica Gisin)
Stephanie M. Wroblewski Stephanie M. Wroblewski ... Assistant Nurse (as Stephanie Wroblewski)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kimber Closson Kimber Closson ... Officer Montauk
Debra Davis ... Upscale Casino Guest
Jerome Davis Jerome Davis ... Jerome
Alanna Lovely ... Lana Dubois
Annie McKinnie Annie McKinnie ... VIP Guest
Brian Plazas ... VIP Gambler
Calvin Powell Calvin Powell ... Concert Goer
Chris D. Thomas Chris D. Thomas ... Casino Guest
Shannon Thomas Shannon Thomas ... VIP
Patrick Vann Patrick Vann ... Club Goer
Darja Väärsi Darja Väärsi ... Celebrity Lady Gaga (as Daria Vyaersi)
T.L. Williams T.L. Williams ... Musician
Ralph Alexander Ralph Alexander ... Office Employee (uncredited)
Melanie Jewel Howard ... Leviticus Patron (uncredited)
Lizzy Leigh Lizzy Leigh ... Employee (uncredited)
Rafaela Ochoa Rafaela Ochoa ... Casino Patron (uncredited)
Melissa R. Thorne Melissa R. Thorne ... Leviticus Patron (uncredited)
R.C. Thorne R.C. Thorne ... Rich Texan (uncredited)

Produced by 

Joshua Allen ... co-producer
Jessica Badenoch ... co-producer
Ilene Chaiken ... executive producer (showrunner)
Cherien Dabis ... supervising producer
Dennis Hammer ... executive producer
Sanaa Hamri ... executive producer
Rodney Jerkins ... music producer
Richard S. Lederer ... co-producer (as Richard Lederer)
Carlito Rodriguez ... co-producer
J.R. Rotem ... music producer (as JR Rotem)
Danny Strong ... executive producer

Music by 

Fil Eisler

Cinematography by 

Paul M. Sommers ... director of photography

Editing by 

Eli Nilsen

Casting By 

Leah Daniels Butler ... (as Leah Daniels-Butler)
Billy Hopkins ... original casting director
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 (as Richard Lederer)
Tony Lindo ... production supervisor
Alexander Stout ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Stephen D'Amato Jr. ... first assistant director (as Steve D'Amato) / first assistant director
Natalie Higgins ... additional second assistant director
Kellie JoTackett ... second assistant director
Michael T. McNerney ... first assistant director: second unit
Freddy Turner ... second second 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 (as John Slove) / construction coordinator
Stewart Sogge ... on-set dresser
Clark Stanton ... playback graphics
Samantha Terry ... construction estimator
Christian Zeiler ... senior motion graphic designer
Vanessa Conway ... assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Justin R. Anderson ... sound playback operator
Eric Anthony ... boom operator
Tim Edson ... boom operator/sound utility
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
Kevin Nanaumi ... first assistant sound editor
Michael Nehs ... studio manager
Jason Neumann ... adr mixer / adr recordist
Terry O'Bright ... re-recording mixer
Nick Offord ... re-recording mixer
Mike Pipgras ... sound effects editor
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer
Robert Ulrich ... supervising sound editor
Jeremy Zussman ... assistant adr engineer
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Heath Winn ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by 

Brigitte Bourque ... digital effects supervisor: Fuse FX
Shawn Ewashko ... digital compositor
Jason Gottlieb ... digital compositor
Hossein Jafari ... systems engineer: FuseFX
Scott Rose ... compositor
Chris Ryan ... visual effects supervisor
C. Jerome Williams ... senior digital compositor: Fuse FX
Christian Zeiler ... digital compositor: FuseFX
Teddy Wirtz ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts 

Robert G. Beck ... stunts
Tully Bertorelli ... stunts
Olivia Bird ... stunt double: Taraji P. Henson / stunt performer
Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunt coordinator (as Eddie Fernandez)
Greg Poljacik ... stunts
April Sutton ... stunt double

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)
Eugene F. Crededio ... gaffer (as Gino Crededio)
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
Chad Gilchrist ... lighting technician
Charles S. Hodes ... still photographer
John Hudecek ... key grip
Regan Hudecek ... rigging electric best boy
Matthew Hughes ... lighting technician
Chris Kelly ... grip rigger
Tyler Kelly ... grip rigger
Joseph Kosty ... electrician
Torey Lenart ... digital utility
Collin Lindgren ... electrician
Natasha Major ... rigging electrician
Jared Moore ... lighting console programmer
Hamza In-Zo Muhammad ... grip
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
Joe 'Jody' Williams ... camera operator: "a" camera
Tom Shimandle ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Pamela A. Cain ... extras casting associate
Jackie Dimitrief ... casting associate
Billy Hopkins ... casting: New York
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 (as Jill Uyeda)
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
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
Evonne Moritz ... assistant editor
David Sconyers ... on-line editor
Ara Thomassian ... color assist
Jamie Yu ... editorial supervisor: FuseFX
David De Casaus ... promo team (uncredited)

Location Management 

Brady Breen ... location manager
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
Candy Emberley ... music preparation
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
Ashley Olauson ... assistant music contractor
Jen Ross ... music supervisor
Peter Rotter ... orchestra contractor
Naomi Sato ... music preparation
Jordan Seigel ... orchestrator
Simone Sheffield ... music coordinator
Jeremy Silver ... music producer
Flynn Hase Spence ... composers assistant
Max Taylor ... music production liaison
Andrew Twiss ... recording & mixing engineer
Carlos Villalobos ... recording engineer
Joshua Winget ... music editor
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian

Script and Continuity Department 

Liz Golko ... script supervisor
Evan Price ... script coordinator

Transportation Department 

Scott Gaughan ... production driver
James Hogan ... transportation coordinator (as Jimmy Hogan)
Nicholas Kischuk ... dot admin

Additional Crew 

Krystin Auriemma ... production coordinator
Lori Byars ... set production assistant
Juan Cervantes ... production assistant
Kassity Cole ... production accountant
Jamaica Craft ... choreographer
Olivia Dame ... production assistant (as Olivia Newcomb)
Ashley Daniels ... production assistant
John Folino ... police & security technical advisor
Michael Franck ... aerial film pilot
David Gorman ... set production assistant
Haley Hoffman ... production assistant
Myra Juenger ... production assistant
Michael Maxwell ... caterer
Natalie McKearin ... assistant: Ilene Chaiken (as Natalie Bounassar)
Carlos Medina Jr. ... construction medic
Ash Morris ... production assistant
Brittani Nightengale ... office production assistant
Christopher L Perkins ... production assistant
Savannah 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 (as Brandon Williams) / production coordinator
Dylan K. Williams ... set production assistant

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