Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
The Book of Clarence
“How far would you go to prove you're not a nobody?”
Overview
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Director
Jeymes Samuel
Budget
40.0M
Revenue
6.2M
Status
Released
Production
Legendary Pictures, Kilburn Lane
Cast
LaKeith Stanfield
Clarence/Thomas
Omar Sy
Barabbas
RJ Cyler
Elijah
David Oyelowo
John the Baptist
Alfre Woodard
Mother Mary
Teyana Taylor
Mary Magdalene
Caleb McLaughlin
Zeke
James McAvoy
Pontius Pilate
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benjamin
Anna Diop
Varinia
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Clarence's Mother
Babs Olusanmokun
Asher the Torturer
Eric Kofi Abrefa
Jedediah the Terrible
Nicholas Pinnock
Jesus of Nazareth
Micheal Ward
Judas
Chase W. Dillon
Cabbage
Tom Glynn-Carney
Decimus
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
Antoninus
Chidi Ajufo
Goliath
Nicholas Pinnock
Jesus
Tuwaine Barrett
Samson
Jacobi Howard
Peter the Rock
Emeka Sesay
Philip
Fejiro Emasiobi
James the Elder
Caleb Frederick
James the Lesser
Arnold Oceng
Bartholomew
Kaine Lawrence
Jude
Francis Ezekiel
John
Daniel Adeosun
Simon the Zealot
Marcus Fraser
Matthew
Claudius Peters
Andrew
Laura Mvula
Talitha
SAINt JHN
Guru/Painter
Andrea Ali
Aryn
Khali Best
Zebedee
Brian Bovell
Joseph
Nicky Bell
Jail Guard
Kadeem Ramsay
Jacob
Jack Myers
Nazareth Centurion
Liam Ainsworth
Centurion with Judas
Hopi Grace
Jezebel
Jerome Ngonadi
Jezebel Husband
Dominique Lexilus
Egyptian Thief
Josh Goulding
Centurion with Antoninus
Oliver Price
Centurion with Spear
Johan Samuel
Young Jesus
Miguel Francisco
One Legged Person
Daniel Fraser
Centurion
Fatima Robinson
Dancer
Adrian Wiltshire
Dancer
Memu Conteh
Dancer
Jade Johnston
Dancer
Aahkilah Cornelius
The Blue Lady/Dancer
Mercy
Fire Breather (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Official Teaser Trailer
Jeymes Samuel on The Book of Clarence | BFI London Film Festival 2023 Intro
