A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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Joaquin Phoenix as John R. Cash
Reese Witherspoon as June Carter
Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash
Robert Patrick as Ray Cash
Dallas Roberts as Sam Phillips
Dan John Miller as Luther Perkins
Larry Bagby as Marshall Grant
Shelby Lynne as Carrie Cash
Tyler Hilton as Elvis Presley
Waylon Payne as Jerry Lee Lewis
Shooter Jennings as Waylon Jennings
Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Maybelle Carter
Dan Beene as Ezra Carter
Clay Steakley as W.S. "Fluke" Holland
Johnathan Rice as Roy Orbison
Johnny Holiday as Carl Perkins
Ridge Canipe as Young J.R.
Lucas Till as Young Jack Cash
Carly Nahon as Young Reba Cash
McGhee Monteith as Reba Cash
Wyatt Entrekin as Tommy Cash (5)
Hailey Anne Nelson as Roseanne Cash
Kerris Dorsey as Kathy Cash
Delaney Keefe as Cindy Cash
Victoria Hester as Carlene Carter
Deborah Rawlings as Diner Waitress
James DeForest Parker as Inmate
James Keach as Warden
Davielle Boyce as Maid at Door
Glenn Alan Gardner as Texarkana Stage Manager
Danny Vinson as Texarkana MC
Dave McPhail as Armory MC
Bob King as Armory Stage Manager
Natalie Canerday as Lady in the Aisle
Rhoda Griffis as Five and Dime Manager
Jeff Bailey as El Paso Taxi Driver
Ross Harkins as Record Executive
J.D. Evermore as F.B.I. Man
Helen Ingebritsen as Bank Teller
J.W. Williams as Pill Man
Shane Bowen as JR's Agent
Tim Ware as A & R Man #1
Dolan Wilson as A & R Man #2
J. Allen Scott as Dyess Doctor
Clare Grant as Lissome Girl
Michael Ingersoll as Donzil
Carter Thrower as Sheriff
J.P. McNeely as Musician
Brian Deas as NCO
Glenda Pannell as Neighbor Woman
Amy Lavere as Wanda
Tracee Mae Miller as Birdie Perkins
Ken Axmaker Jr. as Record Company Executive / Reporter (uncredited)
Bryce Blackman as Prisoner (uncredited)
Garnet Brooks as Prisoner (uncredited)
David Caffey as Record Company Executive (uncredited)
John Carter Cash as Bob Neal (uncredited)
Mark Alan Compton as Man (uncredited)
Brian Crider as Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Crowe as Service Station Guy (uncredited)
Josh Driver as Cash's Stagehand (uncredited)
Jeff Evans as Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited)
Geoff Falk as Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited)
Jan Falk as Lady at the Five & Dime (uncredited)
Marc Farley as Ferlin (uncredited)
Evelyn Diana Frogge-Chabot as Audience Member / Fan (uncredited)
Gavin Lindsay Goode as Prison Guard Sniper (uncredited)
Cody Hanford as Tommy Cash (age 9) (uncredited)
L. Michele Hester as Columbia Records Secretary (uncredited)
Kimberly Hill as Concertgoer (uncredited)
Jason Lewin as Band Member (uncredited)
Katie Lindsey as Rosey Nix (uncredited)
Mathew Luschek as Businessman in Bathroom (uncredited)
Donald Meyers as Record Company Executive (uncredited)
Michael Montgomery as Man in Aisle (uncredited)
Zach Navarro as Folsom Prison Prisoner (uncredited)
Rich Parham as Salesman / Prisoner (uncredited)
Chris Plumlee as Stagehand (uncredited)
Kevin Scroggs as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Laura Lynn Seguin as Screaming Fan (uncredited)
Brit Shaw as Etta Grant (uncredited)
Melissa Goodwin Shepherd as Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Ben Taylor as Jack the Drunk (uncredited)
Frank Hoyt Taylor as Passionate Preacher (uncredited)