Born to Be Blue (2015)

Love is instrumental

Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

Cast (23)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Ethan Hawke

Chet Baker

Carmen Ejogo

Jane/Elaine

Callum Keith Rennie

Dick

Stephen McHattie

Dad

Janet-Laine Green

Mom

Tony Nappo

Officer Reid

Janine Theriault

Florence

Tony Nardi

Nicholas

Katie Boland

Sarah

Dan Lett

Danny Friedman

Sophia Walker

Real Sophia

Kevin Hanchard

Dizzy Gillespie

Drew Davis

Beau

Charles Officer

Bowling Alley Dealer

Joe Cobden

Actor Dick

Kedar Brown

Miles Davis

Barbara Mamabolo

Janelle

Natassia Halabi

Jenny

Barbara Eve Harris

Elsie Azuka

Eugene Clark

Henry Azuka

Bruno Rocca

Italian Prison Guard

Kwasi Songui

M.C.

Daniel Kash

Prothodontist (voice)

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