- Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman.
- Leslie Odom Jr. as William Still.
- Jennifer Nettles as Eliza Brodess.
- Clarke Peters as Ben Ross.
- Omar Dorsey as Bigger Long.
- Janelle Monae as Marie Buchanon.
- Joe Alwyn as Gideon Brodess.
Also, who are the main characters on Harriet Tubman conductor on the Underground Railroad?
William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown, William Still, and Thomas Garrett are important historical figures linked directly or indirectly to Tubman's tremendous challenges and achievements.
Similarly, who is the protagonist in the movie Harriet? For example, the film's main protagonist, Gideon Brodess' (Joe Alwyn) father, who's the owner of the plantation, and is only in the film for a couple minutes, with his handful of lines, I instantly hated him and felt nothing but disgust for him and his family.
Likewise, people ask, was Walter a real person in Harriet Tubman?
appears in Harriet as abolitionist William Still, but many of the movie's secondary characters, including Walter, a reformed bounty hunter who helps guide Tubman; Gideon, the slaveholder who owns the Ross family; and Marie Buchanon, a free woman and entrepreneur portrayed by singer Janelle Monáe, are fictionalized.)
What was Harriet Tubman character?
Harriet Tubman was an African American slave who escaped north to freedom in 1850. She was instrumental in the success of the Underground Railroad, and helped up to 300 slaves escape to freedom in her time as a Conductor.
