Black Nativity

The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Forest Whitaker

Reverend Cornell Cobbs

Angela Bassett

Aretha Cobbs

Jennifer Hudson

Naima

Tyrese Gibson

Loot / Tyson

Jacob Latimore

Langston

Mary J. Blige

Platinum Fro

Nas

Street Prophet (Isaiah)

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Pawnbroker

Grace Gibson

Maria / Mary

Rotimi

Officer Butch McDaniels

Henry Hunter Hall

Snoopy

Michael Dale

Innkeeper

J. Mallory McCree

Kyle

Marija Abney

Nativity Dancer

Doug Willen

Chic Man

Jevon McFerrin

Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)

Amyrh Harris

Church Goer (uncredited)

Paugh Shadow

Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)