Red One Cast and Character Guide

Red has a star-studded cast sliding down Santa’s sleigh this November. Like many Christmas comedies before it, Santa Claus is a central character in Red. This time he was kidnapped just before his big job delivering gifts around the world. It’s up to some big action stars, Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, to save Santa Claus and, ultimately, Christmas.

The cast is very good, with film and TV’s resident mother and father, Bonnie Hunt and JK Simmons, taking on the titular roles of Mr. Kiernan Shipka has a more magical role as an evil snow witch who preys on naughty children, while Lucy Liu keeps Johnson and Evan’s characters in line as they race against the clock to rescue Jolly St.

Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift

Born: May 2, 1972

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was born in Hayward, California. At the height of his successful professional wrestling career in WWE, he turned to acting with his first role in The mummy. From him His breakthrough role only came two years later, as the protagonist in The Scorpion King. Over the past 25 years, he has become one of the biggest action stars in the world, since Hercules, Jumanji, Central Intelligence, Santo Andréand Red Warning for the Five quick franchise, he is also popular among children for his iconic role as the trickster demigod Maui in Moana.

Who better to be Santa’s personal bodyguard than The Scorpion King himself? Johnson plays another tough guy as Callum Drift, head of security at the North Pole. Drift is disillusioned with the joy of Christmas after the naughty list has grown drastically. He hopes to retire after helping Santa on this trip around the world on Christmas Eve. But when Saint Nicholas is kidnapped, it’s up to Drift to try and bring him home in time to save Christmas.

Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley

Born: June 13, 1981

Chris Evans was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and began acting with a low-budget nature film Biodiversity: wildlife. He would have to wait another four years until his prominent role in Not another teen moviecleverly playing a caricature of all the hot teen movie jocks that came before it. He followed it up with a real teen movie, The perfect score in 2004. From there, he was cast as Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequence. But Evans’ legacy is his performance as Steve Rogers/Captain America in the Marvel films.

Chris Evans is going from The Gray Man to Red. He plays Jack O’Malley, a hacker and bounty hunter who is forced to team up with Johnson’s more serious Callum Drift to rescue good old St. They’re playing the iconic duo of straight men and funny men to appeal to audiences watching. O’Malley is smart and practical, and is definitely on the naughty list. But if he helps save Santa Claus, he could make the good list.

JK Simmons as Santa Claus

Born: January 9, 1955

JK Simmons was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan,​​​​​​ and began making some small film and TV appearances in 1986, but his The breakout role wasn’t until he landed Vernon Schillinger in the HBO prison drama ounce in 1997. After his successful six-season run on the show, he began appearing more regularly in films, often playing a father figure or mentor-type character with some sort of feisty spunk. Some of his most notable performances are in American Beauty, Juno, Whip, and the Spider-Man films.

JK Simmons has just the right grumpy demeanor to give Santa some courage. In one scene from the trailer, Johnson as Drift helps him with some weights at the gym, and it’s clear that Santa has some serious muscles. It’s almost as if he’s been wrapping presents all year round instead of his worker elves. Interestingly, this isn’t Simmons’ first time playing Santa Claus, voicing him in Netflix’s 2019 animated film Klaus. This time, however, he actually dons the titular red suit.

Lucy Liu as Zoe Harlow

Born: December 2, 1968

Lucy Liu was born in Queens, New York City, and made her film debut in Rhythm of Destiny. Her The prominent role was as the sinister Ling Woo in Ally McBealwhich ran for four seasons on Fox, from 1997 to 2002. Liu was also cast for her athletic abilities, displaying her physical prowess in both Charlie’s Angels and its sequel, not to mention Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2. Liu has continued a steady career in film and television over the past 30 years and is one of the most respected actresses in the industry.

Lucy Liu is no stranger to snowy landscapes, from her bloody battle against Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Volume 1 to your icy flirtation with death in the ice-capped mountains of Mongolia in Charlie’s Angels: Full steam ahead. In Red, she plays Zoe Harlow, the straight-laced leader of the Mythological Oversight and Restoration Authority, also known as MORA Her team helps monitor the world’s magical creatures and when St. Nick is kidnapped, she teams up Drift and O’Malley to save him.

Keiran Shipka as Grýla

Born: November 10, 1999

Keirnan Shipka was born in Chicago, Illinois, and achieved his breakout role in 2007, at just seven years old, playing the headstrong Sally Draper in Mad Men. Shipka received critical acclaim for her role as Don Draper’s boundary-pushing daughter and made a name for herself as a great child actress. Her next biggest role would be playing teenage witch Sabrina Spellman in Netflix’s dark drama The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018 to 2020). Even at 25, she continued on her path to teenage cinema with roles in Let it snow, Wildflowers, and more recently, Totally Killer.

Shipka is taking on the mantle of the devious entity Grýla in Red. Not much is known about her character in the film, but she is based on Icelandic folklore that characterizes her as a greedy ogre who snatches naughty children at Christmas time. The film’s makeup department decided to go a different route, accentuating Shipka’s natural beauty with black eyeshadow and dark red lips. But odds are this version of Grýla is just a gimmick, and hopefully audiences will have the pleasure of seeing Shipka transform into her natural monster habitat.

Bonnie Hunt as Mrs.

Born: September 22, 1961

Bonnie Hunt was also born in Chicago, Illinois, and during her lunch break from her shift as a nurse, she won the role of waitress Sally Dibbs in Rain Man. Her The breakout role wasn’t until she played Alice Newton in the family classic Beethoven in 1992, and its subsequent sequel the following year. Jumanji and Jerry Maguire are also notable films of hers.

Hunt is the perfect person to play the sweet old Mrs. She has a naturally warm and cheerful disposition. Similar to Simmons often playing father figures in films Hunt has played some of the most endearing and loving mothers in film and TV over the past few decades. Hunt doesn’t appear much in the trailer, but since her husband seems quite stoic, she’ll likely be the disarming force in bringing out his softer side. If she can take care of 12 children, she can certainly take care of 9 reindeer.

Red One Cast and Supporting Characters

The list of supporting actors shows some familiar faces

Reinaldo Faberlle as the voice of Agent Garcia – Faberlle plays Agent Garcia, the anthropomorphic polar bear agent and bodyguard who appears in all the trailers. Faberlle voiced Behemoth in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and appeared in The Suicide Squad. The actor’s notable TV shows include Ozarks, Average Joe, Raising Dionand Mayor of Kingstown.

Kristofer Hivju as Krampus – Hivju plays a strong supporting role as Krampus, Santa Claus’ estranged brother, Krampus being the perverted inverse of Santa Claus in European folklore. Hivju, of course, is best known for his work as Tormund Giantsbane in Game of Thrones. Other TV shows include Beck, Twinand giving voice to Andvari in Twilight of the Gods. Hivju’s notable film roles include The thing 2011 remake, Cocaine Bear, The Fate of the Furiousand Force Majeure.

Nick Kroll as Ted – In RedNick Kroll plays Ted, a mercenary possessed by Grýla. Kroll is known for his long comedy resume as creator and head writer of, among others, TV shows Big mouth, Human Resourcesand Kroll Showas well as a long season playing Ruxin in The League. Recent projects include roles in What we do in the shadows and Our flag means death, Don’t worry, dearand voicing Uncle Fester in the animation Addams Family films.

Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Olivia – Mary Elizabeth Ellis plays Olivia in Redalthough it is unclear who the character is. Ellis is a veteran actress who has appeared in films and TV shows. His notable films include Brains, Free State of Jones, Godmotherand Licorice Pizza. However, she is best known for her TV work, which includes Ladder 49, It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, Santa Clarita Diet, New girl, The grinderand Perfect Couples.

Marc Evan Jackson as Uncle Rick – Similar to Olivia, not much is known about Jackson’s Uncle Rick. Marc Evan Jackson, however, is a well-known entity, as he has appeared in a multitude of projects. His biggest TV projects include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Babysitters Club, Parks and Recreationand especially The good placewhere he played the immortal being Shawn. Films include Kong: Skull Island, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungleand Rua do Pulo 22. He was also involved with the popular podcast The exciting adventure time for several years.

Wesley Kimmel as Dylan – Wesley Kimmel plays Dylan, Jack’s rebellious teenage son. Before RedKimmel has appeared in several projects under the Disney umbrella, including The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fettand WandaVision. He also appeared in a few episodes of crank yankersand Good girlswhere he played Tim, and in several episodes of The Jimmy Kimmel Showbeing the nephew of the titular late night presenter.