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12 Years a Slave

2013 Drama film Biographical film

12 Years a Slave is a 2013 film directed by Steve McQueen. It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch and others.

Top cast

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Solomon Northup

Michael Fassbender

Edwin Epps
Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

William Prince Ford, William Ford

Paul Dano

John Tibeats

Paul Giamatti

Theophilus Freeman
Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o

Patsey Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Mary Epps Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Samuel Bass

Alfre Woodard

Mistress Harriet Shaw

Adepero Oduye

Eliza

Bryan Batt

Judge Turner

Chris Chalk

Clemens Ray

More cast

  • Garret Dillahunt Armsby
  • Michael K. Williams Robert
  • Quvenzhané Wallis Margaret Northup
  • Ruth Negga
  • Scoot McNairy Merrill Brown
  • Marc Macaulay
  • Thomas Francis Murphy
  • J. D. Evermore
  • Taran Killam Abram Hamilton
  • John McConnell
  • Anwan Glover
  • Dwight Henry Uncle Abram
  • Jay Huguley Sheriff
  • Douglas M. Griffin
  • Storm Reid Emily
  • Christopher Berry James H. Birch
  • Bill Camp Ebenezer Radburn
  • Tom Proctor Biddee
  • Kelsey Scott

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q3023357), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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