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Fences is a 2016 American period drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay by August Wilson, based on his 1985 play. It stars Washington, Viola Davis , Stephen McKinley Henderson , Jovan Adepo , Russell Hornsby , Mykelti Williamson , and Saniyya Sidney .
Fences is a 1985 play by the American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilson's ten-part " Pittsburgh Cycle ". Like all of the "Pittsburgh" plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations , among other themes.
In 2016 he starred in Fences alongside Viola Davis and Denzel Washington. [13] In Fences, he stars as Cory Maxson, the son of the main characters played by Davis and Washington. [14] Adepo was "the only member of the Fences cast who did not star in the play's 2010 Broadway revival before it made the jump to feature film." [15]
Mykelti Williamson (/ ˈ m aɪ k ə l t i /; born Michael T. Williamson; March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump, 12 Angry Men (1997), Con Air, and Ali, and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified.
Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's Lincoln Heights, as Luke on the HBO drama In Treatment, as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series Grimm, and as Lyons in the movie Fences.
On stage, Chalk is known for his role in the 2010 Broadway play Fences. [2] He is known for television roles such as journalist Gary Cooper in The Newsroom, [3] Marine Tom Walker in Homeland, [4] and murderer Jody Adair in Justified. [1] [3] Chalk has also been in multiple Law & Order episodes [2] and appears in Gotham as a young Lucius Fox. [5]
Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthrough role as Duke Forrest in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H.
Fences is a 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson. Starring Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo and Stephen McKinley Henderson, the film focuses on a man and his life, family, and job. [1] The film began a limited release on December 16, 2016, before opening wide on December 25. [2]