Roots 8 years old

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

Credits

Fiddler

Alex Haley

Kizzy

Tom Lea

Nancy Holt

Jerusalem

Name	Character
Forest Whitaker He was 54 , now 63 years old	as Fiddler
Laurence Fishburne He was 54 , now 63 years old	as Alex Haley
Anika Noni Rose She was 43 , now 52 years old	as Kizzy
Jonathan Rhys Meyers He was 38 , now 47 years old	as Tom Lea
Anna Paquin She was 33 , now 42 years old	as Nancy Holt
Mekhi Phifer He was 41 , now 50 years old	as Jerusalem
T.I. He was 35 , now 44 years old	as Cyrus
James Purefoy He was 51 , now 60 years old	as John Waller
Matthew Goode He was 38 , now 46 years old	as Dr. William Waller
Emayatzy Corinealdi She was 36 , now 45 years old	as Belle
G. Hannelius She was 17 , now 26 years old	as Missy
Malachi Kirby He was 26 , now 35 years old	as Kunta Kinte
Regé-Jean Page He was 28 , now 37 years old	as Chicken George

Name	Job title
Lawrence Konner Writing He was 66 , now 75 years old	Teleplay
Lawrence Konner Writing He was 66 , now 75 years old	Writer
Peter Menzies, Jr. Camera	Director of Photography
Alex Heffes Sound He was 44 , now 53 years old	Original Music Composer
David Beatty Editing	Editor
George Parra Production	Producer
Sharone Meir Camera He was 51 , now 60 years old	Director of Photography
Martin Nicholson Editing	Editor
Marc Toberoff Production	Executive Producer
Thomas Carter Directing He was 62 , now 71 years old	Director
Mark Rosenthal Writing He was 66 , now 75 years old	Teleplay
Mark Rosenthal Writing He was 66 , now 75 years old	Writer
LeVar Burton Production He was 59 , now 68 years old	Co-Executive Producer
Ahmir-Khalib Thompson Crew He was 45 , now 54 years old	Executive Music Producer
Phillip Noyce Directing He was 66 , now 74 years old	Director
Mario Van Peebles Directing He was 59 , now 68 years old	Director
William Packer Production He was 42 , now 50 years old	Executive Producer
Ann Kindberg Production	Producer
Barry Jossen Production	Executive Producer
Charles Murray Writing He was 143 , 69 years old when he died	Teleplay
Charles Murray Writing He was 143 , 69 years old when he died	Writer
Greg Babor Editing	Editor
Mark Wolper Production	Executive Producer
Neil Mandelberg Editing	Editor

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