Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.

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Cast

Stephan James

Jesse Owens

Jason Sudeikis

Larry Snyder

Eli Goree

Dave Albritton

Shanice Banton

Ruth Solomon

Carice van Houten

Leni Riefenstahl

Jeremy Irons

Avery Brundage

William Hurt

Jeremiah Mahoney

David Kross

Carl "Luz" Long

Jonathan Higgins

Dean Cromwell

Tony Curran

Lawson Robertson

Stephan James — Jesse Owens

Stephan James (born December 16, 1993) is a Canadian actor. After starring in a string of television series as a teenager, he rose to prominence upon winning a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role as track and field sprinter Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race. In 2018, he starred in Barry Jenkins' acclaimed drama film If Beale Street Could Talk, based on the James Baldwin novel of the

Jason Sudeikis — Larry Snyder

Daniel Jason Sudeikis (/sʊˈdeɪkɪs/ suu-DAY-kiss; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy. He performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 2003, Sudeikis was hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and later spent nine seasons as a cast

Eli Goree — Dave Albritton

Eli Goree (born May 26, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Quincy in HBO's Ballers (2015-2019), Malik in Da Kink in My Hair (2007–2009), Dave Albritton in Race (2016) and Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali in One Night in Miami (2020). In 2018, he started a recurring role on the CW's TV series Riverdale, where he plays Munroe "Mad Dog" Moore.