ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) About The Cast

Rosa Salazar (Alita), Christoph Waltz (Dr. Ido), Jennifer Connelly (Chiren), Mahershala Ali (Vector), Ed Skrein (Zapan), Jackie Earle Haley (Grewishka), Keean Johnson (Hugo), Lana Condor (Koyomi), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Tanji), Eiza González (Nyssiana)

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ABOUT THE CAST

Rosa Salazar (Alita) was recently seen alongside Sandra Bullock in Netflix’s Bird Box , directed by Susanne Bier, which premiered on December 21st and was watched by 45,037,125 accounts in the first week, the best first seven days a Netflix film has received.

In 2019 she will star in Undone , Amazon’s first primetime animated series from the BoJack Horseman team.

Her past films include The Kindergarten Teacher for Netflix, Maze Runner: The Death Cure for Twentieth Century Fox, CHiPS for Warner Bros., Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials for Twentieth Century Fox, The Divergent Series: Insurgent for Summit, Search Party for Focus and Night Owls for Orion among others.

Her past television work includes Big Mouth for Netflix, Man Seeking Woman for FXX and Parenthood for NBC among others.

Her directorial debut, the short film Good Crazy , premiered in competition at Sundance in 2017.

Rosa was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Christoph Waltz (Dr. Ido) is a multi-Academy Award®-winning actor. In 2013, he won his second Academy Award® for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained . The role of Dr. King Schultz also garnered him Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2013 Golden Globe® and BAFTA awards. In 2009, Waltz received the Academy Award® as well as SAG, BAFTA, Golden Globe® and Cannes Film Festival awards for his portrayal of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa in Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards . On December 1, 2014, Waltz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Waltz was last seen co-starring alongside Matt Damon, Hong Chau and Kristen Wiig in Alexander Payne’s Downsizing . Paramount released the film on December 22, 2017. Waltz also starred as Captain Rom alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgård in David Yates’ The Legend of Tarzan.

In 2015, Waltz starred as Oberhauser opposite Daniel Craig’s James Bond in MGM and Sony Pictures’ Spectre . In 2014, Waltz was seen starring as Walter Keane alongside Amy Adams as Margaret Keane in Tim Burton’s biopic Big Eyes and was nominated for a Golden Globe® award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical on for his performance in the film. Also in 2014, Waltz appeared alongside Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston and Chris Pine in Sean Anders’ highly anticipated comedy, Horrible Bosses 2 , which was released by Warner Bros.

In 2012, Waltz starred in Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem with Matt Damon and Tilda Swinton, and he lent his voice to Fox’s animated feature Epic . In 2011, Waltz starred in Carnag e, an adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s Tony®-winning play, God of Carnage . Roman Polanski directed the film and Waltz starred opposite Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly. The same year, he also starred in The Three Musketeers for director Paul W.S. Anderson and Summit Entertainment. Waltz played Cardinal Richelieu alongside a cast that included Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom and Mads Mikkelsen.

In April 2011, Waltz co-starred in Water for Elephants , the Richard LaGravanese-scripted adaptation of the novel by Sara Gruen. Waltz played a circus owner in the film opposite Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. Prior to that, Waltz played Chudnofsky in Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet alongside Seth Rogan and Cameron Diaz.

Off screen, Waltz spent a portion of 2013 directing his first opera, Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavarlier . His production premiered in December 2013 at the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp with musical direction by Dmitri Jurowski and Philipp Pointner. The comic opera follows the romantic desperation of two couples in 18th century Vienna. In 2017, Waltz directed Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff , also with the Vlaamse Opera.

Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly (Chiren) continues to prove her versatility as an actress with each new project she undertakes.

In 2019, Connelly will star in TNT's futuristic thriller Snowpiercer . Based on the French graphic novel ‘Le Transperceneige,’ the series will focus on the last survivors on the planet. They inhabit “The Snowpiercer,” a train that travels around the globe, which is divided into two feuding classes. Connelly is also set to star in Paramount and Skydance’s sequel Top Gun: Maverick . The movie is a sequel to the 1986 original and will star Tom Cruise, Jon Hamm and Val Kilmer with Joe Kosinski at the helm. It is currently slated to be in theaters on June 26th, 2020. The actress is currently in production on both Snowpiercer and Top Gun: Maverick .

Connelly was recently seen in Joseph Kosinski's firefighter drama Only The Brave for Sony Pictures with Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges. The film tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a crew of elite firefighters combating wildfires in Arizona.

Other recent projects include Ewan McGregor’s American Pastoral , with Ewan McGregor and Dakota Fanning, based on the book by Phillip Roth. In 2014, she starred opposite Anthony Mackie in Shelter, written and directed by Paul Bettany. 2014 also re-teamed her with Darren Aronofsky and Russell Crowe for the biblical epic Noah.

Connelly's first film was Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time in America in 1984, though her big break was her role as ‘Sarah’ in Labyrinth opposite David Bowie in 1986. She earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her widely praised, haunting portrayal of a drug addict in Darren Aronofsky’s critically acclaimed Requiem for a Dream in 2000. She received a Golden Globe®, BAFTA, AFI, Broadcast Critics and Academy Award® for her starring role in Ron Howard’s A Beautiful Mind opposite Russell Crowe.

Additional film credits include Phenomena ; The Hot Spot ; The Rocketeer ; Higher Learning ; Mulholland Falls ; Dark City ; Waking the Dead ; Pollack ; Hulk; House of Sand and Fog ; Dark Water ; Little Children Blood Diamond ; Reservation Road ; The Day the Earth Stood Still ; He’s Just Not That Into You ; Creation ; Virginia ; The Dilemma ; Stuck in Love ; Aloft and Winter’s Tale .

In addition to Connelly’s acting career, she also serves as a longtime ambassador for Louis Vuitton.

Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali (Vector) can be seen starring opposite Stephen Dorff in the third season of HBO’s critically-acclaimed series, True Detective . The season will play out in three separate time periods, following a mystery that deepens over decades. Ali can also currently be seen starring opposite Viggo Mortensen in Peter Farrely’s film Green Book , for which he has received a Golden Globe® award and a BAFTA nomination. Green Book received the Golden Globe® award and a BAFTA nomination for Best Film. In theaters now, Ali voices the character of Aaron Davis in Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . The film received the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Film.

In 2017, Ali starred in Barry Jenkins’ Academy Award® Best Picture drama Moonlight , for which he received Golden Globe® and BAFTA nominations, in addition to the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor. Ali also appeared in Theodore Melfi’s highly-acclaimed Hidden Figures , opposite Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer.

From 2013 to 2016, Ali starred as Remy Danton in the award-winning Netflix series House Of Cards , for which he received an Emmy® nomination in 2016.

Other credits include Gary Ross’s The Free State Of Jones ; the final installments of The Hunger Games franchise, playing Boggs in Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2 ; the Marvel/Netflix series Luke Cage , in which he played Cottonmouth; the critically-acclaimed The Place Beyond The Pines and David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button .

Ed Skrein (Zapan) is currently shooting Roland Emmerich's Midway opposite Woody Harrelson, Mandy Moore, and Patrick Wilson. Skrein can be seen in Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk , which premiered at this year's Toronto Film Festival. Ed recently wrapped shooting Malificent 2 for Disney. He also starred in the Danish drama, The Model , directed by Mads Matthiesen, who won the "World Cinema - Dramatic" award for his film, Teddy Bear at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. He went on to play a breakout role in Deadpool opposite Ryan Reynolds. Skrein was recently seen in starring roles in the Netflix films Tau and In Darkness .

As a teenager, Jackie Earle Haley (Grewishka) left an indelible impression with his generation when he played Kelly Leak, a motorcycle riding, home-run-hitting hellion in Michael Ritchie’s acclaimed film The Bad News Bears and two sequels. Peter Yates then cast him to play Moocher in the Academy Award®-winning sleeper Breaking Away .


Like so many child stars, Haley’s transition to adult actor proved elusive. After disappearing from screens for nearly 15 years, his spectacular return – as sex-offender Ronnie McGorvey in Todd Field’s impeccably directed film, Little Children – earned him numerous accolades, including an Academy Award® nomination and the coveted New York Film Critics Circle Award.



Martin Scorsese cast him in his mind-bending thriller Shutter Island , playing opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the pivotal role of insane asylum patient George Noyce. In Will Ferrell’s comedy Semi-Pro , Haley played Dukes, the long-haired basketball fanatic and big-time stoner. When Zack Snyder’s Watchmen introduced Haley to the critical and discerning world of Comic-Con, he won them over playing a character that fanboys held very near and dear to their hearts: the iconic Rorschach. He was also cast to play the infamous Freddy Krueger in the latest Nightmare on Elm Street .

Haley also had the honor to work with one of his favorite directors, Steven Spielberg, in the feature film Lincoln opposite Daniel Day Lewis. Haley also co-starred in sci fi drama Robocop with Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Abbie Cornish; and London Has Fallen with Gerald Butler, Radha Mitchell and Morgan Freeman.

Recently, Jackie did the first season of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Preacher playing the infamous Odin Quincannon, Ben Edlund’s long-lived comic book parody The Tick , and Narcos: Mexico on Netflix.

Keean Johnson (Hugo) is about to have quite the run with six films being released in the coming months, including Alita: Battle Angel . Currently, Keean is in production in Montreal on Roland Emmerich’s ensemble war film, Midway . Recounting the story of the battle of Midway, Keean’s co-stars include Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Patrick Wilson, Aaron Eckhart and Dennis Quaid. This highly-anticipated drama is scheduled to be released by Lionsgate on November 8, 2019.

In Early 2019, Johnson will be seen starring alongside Eiza Gonzalez, Wesley Snipes and Terrance Howard in Cut Throat City – directed by RZA. The action-drama film is about a major heist set in the lower ninth ward in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. He also recently completed production on A24’s drama Low Tide , the indie thriller We Summon The Darkness and Emperor .

Prior to his six consecutive productions run of film roles, Johnson was on the hit NBC series Nashville as Colt Wheeler. Additionally he had a recurring role on the popular Freeform series The Fosters.

Prior to Johnson’s on-screen success, he was in the hit Broadway musical Billy Elliot , which went on to win the Tony for Best Musical in 2008. He continues to dance professionally and recreationally – in addition to his passions of making music, photography and art.

Lana Condor (Koyomi) has burst onto the scene as one of the most in-demand leading ladies in the entertainment industry. Condor most recently starred in the critically acclaimed Netflix rom-com To All the Boys I’ve Loved Befor e opposite Noah Centineo, playing Lara Jean Covey, a shy high school student whose love letters which she has written to her crushes are released, without her knowing.

Based on Jenny Han’s New York Times best-selling novel, Condor breaks the mold as the first Asian American leading lady in a YA romantic comedy. Condor’s social media following skyrocketed from 100k followers to over 5 million, and growing by the day, over the course of a few weeks after the film’s debut.

In addition to Alita: Battle Angel , Condor has been cast in Anova Pictures’ sci-fi thriller Warning alongside James D’Arcy, Alex Pettyfer and Benedict Samuel. The film explores loneliness, death and the meaning of life when vastly disparate lives collide in interweaving stories set in a near future Earth. On the television front, Condor will star in the new SYFY series Deadly Class , set to premiere on January 16, 2019. The show, executive produced by Joe and Anthony Russo ( The Avengers ), follows a disillusioned teen recruited into a high school for assassins and is set against the backdrop of late 1980’s counterculture. Condor will play the mysterious and guarded, Saya, who was banished from one of the top Yakuza clans in Japan and sent to the School for the Deadly Arts to redeem herself.

Condor first broke onto the entertainment scene in 2016, making her feature film debut in Twentieth Century Fox’s X-Men: Apocalypse , starring as Jubilation Lee, AKA Jubilee alongside Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy. Additional past credits include Lionsgate’s Patriot’s Day alongside Mark Wahlberg and Lifetime’s High School Lover .

Originally from Can Tho, Vietnam, Condor was adopted by her parents at four months old (along with her brother, Arthur) and spent her early year in the Chicago area. As a child, she also lived in both

Washington state and New York City, training in classical ballet in both locations. She took classes at

multiple prestigious dance academies including: The Joffrey School of Classical Ballet, The Gelsey

Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

After making his film debut only two years ago, Dominican born Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Tanji) has proven to be one of the busiest young actors of 2018. With three films to his name this year alone, Jorge has rightfully earned the title of “Up Next” that Variety bestowed upon him in 2017. After co-starring in 20th Century Fox’s March hit Love, Simon as best friend ‘Nick Eisner,’ Jorge will wrap up his year starring as ‘Memo,’ the male lead opposite Hailee Steinfeld in Paramount’s first film expansion into the Transformers Cinematic Universe, Bumblebee . Bumblebee follows the Autobot in 1987 as he’s on the run in California and is directed by Travis Knight ( Kubo and the Two Strings ).

Prior to his banner 2018, Jorge launched his career with supporting roles in Spider-Man: Homecoming and the 2017 Sundance favorite Brigsby Bear .

Eiza González (Nyssiana) is an actress whose work across film and television has yielded her as one of the most dynamtic performers today. González will next star in Alice Waddington’s Paradise Hills , opposite Emma Roberts and Jeremy Irvine, which will premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

She is currently shooting Godzilla Vs Kong alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Millie Bobby Brown. The film is set for release on May 22, 2020.

González recently wrapped shooting Universal’s upcoming Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, opening August 2, 2019.

On February 21, 2020, González will be seen in Sony Pictures’ Bloodshot opposite Vin Diesel.

She also stars in Alexandra McGuiness’ new thriller She’s Missing and Cut Throat City alongside Terrence Howard and T.I. Both films will be released later this year.

González will soon begin shooting Tim Kirkby’s Waldo with Mel Gibson and Charlie Hunnam and David Sandberg’s action-comedy Kung Fury with Michael Fassbender, David Hasselhoff and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

González first came to prominence starring in director Edgar Wright’s smash hit Baby Driver alongside Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey and Jon Hamm.

Other credits include Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen , Jon M. Chu’s Jem and The Holograms and Alejandro Sugich’s Casi Treinta ( Almost Thirty ). Her voiceover credits include DreamWorks' The Croods and Twentieth Century Fox's Alvin and the Chipmunks and Horton Hears a Who!

On television, González starred in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series from creator Robert Rodriguez, based on the film of the same name which was directed by Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarentino.

González is currently a brand ambassador for Neutrogena.

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