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Michael Cast & Characters

Michael (2026) stars Jaafar Jackson as Michael, Colman Domingo as Joseph Jackson and Nia Long as Katherine Jackson. The drama movie was released April 24, 2026. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG-13 2026 · 2h 8m 86 Audience 65 Review

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Screenplay

John Logan

Producers

John Branca , John McClain , Graham King , David B. Householter , Antoine Fuqua , Lydia Silverman , Prince Jackson , Karen Langford , Hayley King , Ron Burkle , Jermaine Jackson , Tito Jackson , Jackie Jackson , Marlon Jackson , La Toya Jackson , Jordan Schur

Music

Lior Rosner , Michael Jackson

Cinematography

Dion Beebe

Editor

John Ottman , Harry Yoon , Tom Cross , Conrad Buff IV

Production design

Barbara Ling

Costume design

Marci Rodgers

Casting

Kimberly Hardin , Victoria Thomas

Full cast

66 cast members

Katherine Jackson

Juliano Krue Valdi

KeiLyn Durrel Jones

Suzanne de Passe

Walter Yetnikoff

Kendrick Sampson

Joseph David-Jones

Judah Edwards

Young Tito Jackso

Jayden Harville

Young Jermaine Jackson

Jaylen Hunter

Young Marlon Jackson

Nathaniel Logan McIntyre

Young Jackie Jackson

Liv Symone

Gladys Knight

Jamal Henderson

Jermaine Jackson

Michael Andrew Baker

Record Company Excecutive

Zach Kenney

Record Company Excecutive

Amaya Mendoza

Young LaToya Jackson

Angela Elayne Gibbs

Nurse Bernadette

Plastic Surgeon

Commercial Director

Toy Store Woman

John Rabe

Reporter

Sophia Villegas

Girl at Country Fair

Christine Fekete

Oncology Nurse

Lincoln Bodin

Hospital Kid (Michael)

Jasper Irvin

Hospital Kid (Curtis)

August Dantus

Hospital Kid (John)

Jack McSherry

Hospital Kid (Rudy)

Michael Berry Jr.

Mark Bloom

Senior Partner

Kameron Brummer

Toy Store Kid

Anika Brooks

Shy Girl

Mikal Berry

Bodyguard

Alan Leal

Gang Member

Jon Boogz

Gang Member

Kalan.FrFr

Gang Member

Brandon McKinnie

L.J. Pricetag

Gang Member

Suga Pop

Gang Member

Asia Fuqua

Thriller Girlfriend

Assistant Director

Jono Petrie

John Landis

Monique Lindsey

Yetnikoff Secretary

Ryan Everett Hailey

Greenroom Reporter

Emily Zapotocny

Bad Backup Singer

Cedric Stephens

Bad Backup Singer

Dennis Boyd

Bad Backup Singer

Darrell 'Silver' Hughes

Bad Backup Singer

Victory Tour Crew Member (uncredited)

Thriller Makeup Artist (uncredited)

Crew by department

118 crew members

Directing

Director of Photography

Supervising Art Director

First Assistant Director

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Andrae Crawford

First Assistant "D" Camera

First Assistant "A" Camera

First Assistant "B" Camera

First Assistant "C" Camera

Aerial Director of Photography

Second Second Assistant Director

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Matthew Jackson

Executive Producer

David B. Householter

Executive Producer

Hayley King

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Jermaine Jackson

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Karen Langford

Executive Producer

La Toya Jackson

Executive Producer

Lydia Silverman

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Selena Carrillo

Production Supervisor

David B. Householter

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Harvey Mason Jr.

Executive Music Producer

Nancy Kirhoffer

Post Production Supervisor

Camera

Michael Ambrose

Dylan Obney

Rigging Grip

Maninder K. Saini

Still Photographer

Jim Kwiatkowski

First Company Grip

Roberto De Angelis

Steadicam Operator

Dwight Campbell

"B" Camera Operator

Michael Enriquez

Second Company Grip

Roberto De Angelis

"A" Camera Operator

Rochelle T.A. Brown

"D" Camera Operator

"C" Camera Operator

Michael Ambrose

Chief Lighting Technician

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Jeff Wright

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Kalli Kouf

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Karla Mendoza Moyar

Second Assistant "D" Camera

John Charles Schneider

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Editing

Ben Grimm-Wilson

Assistant Editor

Phelicia Sperrazzo

Assistant Editor

Associate Editor

Additional Editor

Matthew Friedman

Additional Editor

Sound

Gregg Frazier

Boom Operator

Jessy Bender

Utility Sound

Production Sound Mixer

David Giammarco

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Supervising Sound Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Music

Music Supervisor

Original Music Composer

Art

Production Design

Visual Effects

Adrian Millington

Animation Supervisor

Jonathan Macintosh

Animation Supervisor

Sebastian Badea

Animation Supervisor

Visual Effects Producer

Visual Effects Producer

Katherine Chambers

Visual Effects Producer

Shaun Brown

Visual Effects Producer

Visual Effects Producer

Alexandre Lafortune

Visual Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Christopher Allen Nelson

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Executive Visual Effects Producer

Costume & Makeup

Makeup Designer

Hair Department Head

Makeup Department Head

Casting

Kimberly Hardin

Victoria Thomas

Casting Associate

Other

Michael Jackson

Jay Goodwin

Stunt Double

Stunt Coordinator

Kerry Lyn McKissick

Script Supervisor

Christien Tinsley

Prosthetic Designer

Playback Coordinator

Video Assist Operator

Compositing Supervisor

Maninder K. Saini

Digital Imaging Technician

Digital Imaging Technician