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Shaft Cast & Characters

Shaft (2000) stars Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft, Vanessa Williams as Carmen Vasquez and Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez. The adventure movie was released June 15, 2000. Below is the full cast and crew.

R 2000 · 1h 39m 60 Audience

Available on Apple TV

Movie Trailers

Movie Trailers

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

John Singleton

Screenplay

John Singleton , Richard Price , Shane Salerno

Story

Shane Salerno , John Singleton

Based on

Ernest Tidyman

Producers

Scott Rudin , Mark Roybal , John Singleton , Paul Hall , Steve Nicolaides , Adam Schroeder

Music

David Arnold

Cinematography

Donald E. Thorin

Editor

Antonia Van Drimmelen , John Bloom , Al Rodgers

Production design

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Costume design

Ruth E. Carter

Casting

Ilene Starger

Full cast

99 cast members

Samuel L. Jackson

Vanessa Williams

Peoples Hernandez

Walter Wade, Jr.

Richard Roundtree

"Uncle" John Shaft

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Walter Wade Senior

Judge Dennis Bradford

Daniel von Bargen

Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras

Lucifer

Richard Cocchiaro

Frank Palmieri

Freddie Ricks

Big Raymond

Richard Barboza

Catherine Kellner

Philip Rudolph

Uniform Sergeant

Angela Pietropinto

Mrs Ann Palmieri

Asst DA Hector Torres

Stu 'Large' Riley

DA Andrew Nicoli

Capital Jay

Golem

Henry G. Thomas

Malik's Crew

Brian Oswald Talbot

Malik's Crew

Marshall T. Broughton

Malik's Crew

Ann Ducati

Aunt Toni DeCarlo

Elizabeth Banks

Scott Lucy

Trey's Friend

Chris Orr

Walter's Friend

Christopher Orr

Walter's Friend

Walter's Friend

Walter's Friend

Walter's Friend

Jerome Preston Bates

Uniform Cop in Metronome

Lawrence Taylor

Caprice Benedetti

John Cunningham

F. Valentino Morales

Travis Brandon Rosa

Fighting Boy

Matthew Wallace

Fighting Boy

Luis Torres

Fat Man

Construction Worker

Ahmed Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

Amer Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

Rashid Feleyfel

Bystander at Metronome

Lenox Lounge Patron

Joan Baker

"Uncle" John Shaft's Girlfriend (uncredited)

William H. Burns

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Nicholas J. Coleman

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Johanna Estevez

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Todd Fredericks

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Police Officer (uncredited)

Mr. P (uncredited)

Plane Door Opener (uncredited)

Deirdre Lovejoy

Police Officer (uncredited)

Carl Low

Dominican #5 (uncredited)

Paramedic (uncredited)

Protester (uncredited)

Riley G. Matthews, Jr.

Desk & Cell Officer (uncredited)

Thomas Mejia

Peoples Crew (uncredited)

Mercedes Mercado

Waitress (uncredited)

Young Man (uncredited)

Kevin O'Donnell

Club Kid (uncredited)

Nik Pjeternikaj

Detective (uncredited)

Sgt. Council (uncredited)

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Christina Rouner

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Protester (uncredited)

Cue Shepherd

Sexy Girl (uncredited)

Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

Mickey Hunt (uncredited)

Pistolero (uncredited)

Fatman (uncredited)

Crew by department

54 crew members

Directing

Second Unit Director

Donald E. Thorin

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Second Second Assistant Director

Second Second Assistant Director

Naomi Cromwell

Second Second Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Steve Nicolaides

Executive Producer

Ramona Diaz Sanchez

Production Supervisor

Joseph E. Iberti

Unit Production Manager

Post Production Supervisor

Rosada Yarela

Trainee Production Coordinator

Trainee Production Coordinator

Editing

Al Rodgers

Editor

Antonia Van Drimmelen

Assistant Editor

Music

Original Music Composer

Main Title Theme Composer

Art

Dennis Bradford

George DeTitta Jr.

Patrizia von Brandenstein

Production Design

Visual Effects

Randall Balsmeyer

Visual Effects Supervisor

Special Effects Coordinator

Costume & Makeup

Christine Leiter

Casting

Other

Jalil Jay Lynch

Jodi Michelle Pynn

Randall Balsmeyer

Mikayla Abromowitz

Script Supervisor

Stunt Coordinator

David F. Bianculli

Production Assistant

Liza Bigger

Production Assistant