Ballerina is scheduled to be released on June 6, 2025, as the first movie in the John Wick universe not to star Wick himself. The Ballerina cast adds some exciting new actors to the ensemble of the John Wick franchise, as well as bringing back iconic cast from the previous films. From a Wes Anderson regular to a breakout star of The Walking Dead to the legendary action hero who made the franchise as beloved as it is, the Ballerina cast is full of great actors that audiences will recognize from their other projects.

Ana De Armas As Eve Macarro

Date Of Birth: April 30, 1988

Active since: 2006

Actor: Ana de Armas was born in Havana, Cuba, and got her start at age 18 with the role of Marie in the romantic drama Una rosa de Francia. She scored her Hollywood break with the role of Officer K’s A.I. girlfriend Joi in Blade Runner 2049 and starred in her first blockbuster as nurse-turned-amateur sleuth Marta Cabrera in Knives Out. De Armas was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her turn as Marilyn Monroe in the fictionalized biopic Blonde. She previously played the action-oriented role of Paloma in the James Bond movie No Time to Die.

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Character: De Armas leads the Ballerina cast as Eve Macarro, a ballerina-assassin being trained in the traditions of the Ruska Roma. In true Wick style, Eve seeks revenge for the murder of her father. The character was loosely based on Rooney, played by Unity Phelan, who appeared briefly in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.

Keanu Reeves As John Wick

Date Of Birth: September 2, 1964

Active since: 1984

Actor: Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and got his break with the role of Matt in River’s Edge. Besides his four acclaimed appearances as the title role in the previous John Wick movies, Reeves is known for playing Neo in The Matrix franchise and Ted “Theodore” Logan in the Bill & Ted franchise. His other action movie roles include FBI Agent Johnny Utah in Point Break and LAPD Officer Jack Traven in Speed. Reeves has also played more dramatic roles like Scott Favor in My Own Private Idaho and Le Chevalier Raphael Danceny in Dangerous Liaisons.

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Character: Reeves reprises his career-defining role as notorious hitman John Wick in the Ballerina cast. Although Wick seemingly died at the end of John Wick: Chapter 4, he’ll appear in Ballerina because it takes place before that movie. Reeves’ role in Ballerina is expected to be a cameo appearance, not a significant ing role.

Anjelica Huston As "The Director"

Date Of Birth: July 8, 1951

Active since: 1968

Actor: Anjelica Huston was born in Los Angeles, California, and made her movie debut as Claudia in her father John Huston’s film A Walk with Love and Death. She went on to play Morticia Addams in The Addams Family movies and the Grand High Witch in The Witches. Huston is well-known for her collaborations with Wes Anderson, having played Etheline Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums, Eleanor Zissou in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Patricia in The Darjeeling Limited. Huston also won the Academy Award for Best ing Actress for playing gangster moll Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi’s Honor.

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Character: In Ballerina, Huston reprises her role from John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as “The Director,” the head of the New York branch of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate. She was also the adoptive mother of John Wick and a mentor at the Tarkovsky Theater. In Ballerina, she will likely act as a similar mentor to Eve.

Norman Reedus As Pine

Date Of Birth: January 6, 1969

Active since: 1992

Actor: Norman Reedus was born in Hollywood, Florida, and got his break with a starring role as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints, which he later reprised in its belated sequel, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Reedus is most renowned for his portrayal of Daryl Dixon in AMC’s zombie franchise The Walking Dead. He also hosts his own motorcycle-based travel series, Ride with Norman Reedus. Reedus’ film roles include Russel Welch in Triple 9 and Detective Norman Reilly in American Gangster. He collaborated with director Guillermo del Toro to play Scud in Blade II and Jeremy in Mimic.

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Character: Reedus plays the ing role of Pine in Ballerina. The details of the character are being kept under wraps; he’s being described simply as a mysterious figure. The role will certainly utilize the action chops that Reedus developed for The Walking Dead and its spin-offs.

Ian McShane As Winston Scott

Date Of Birth: September 29, 1942

Active since: 1962

Actor: Ian McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, and first rose to prominence with the titular role in the BBC mystery series Lovejoy. He went on to play other TV roles like Al Swearengen in Deadwood, Brother Ray in Game of Thrones, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods. In movies, McShane has played Frank Powell in Hot Rod, Blackbeard in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Trevor Bruttenholm in the 2019 Hellboy reboot. He also ed voiced Tai Lung in Kung Fu Panda and Captain Hook in Shrek the Third.

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Character: In Ballerina, McShane reprises his role from the other John Wick movies as Winston Scott. Winston is a father figure to John and the owner of the New York branch of the Continental Hotel. Ballerina will see Winston protecting Eve at the Continental.

Ballerina ing Cast & Characters

Lance Reddick as Charon: Lance Reddick reprises his role from the previous John Wick movies as Charon, the trusty concierge of the New York Continental. Ballerina marks Reddick’s final appearance as Charon and one of his last performances before he ed away on March 17, 2023. Reddick is best known for his acclaimed TV roles as Cedric Daniels in The Wire, Matthew Abaddon in Lost, Phillip Broyles in Fringe, Detective Johnny Basil in Oz, and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch. In movies, Reddick has played Guillermin in Godzilla vs. Kong, Secret Service Director David Gentry in Angel Has Fallen, and Brother Kareem in One Night in Miami.

Gabriel Byrne as the Chancellor: Gabriel Byrne appears in Ballerina as the main villain, the Chancellor, who leads an entire town against Macarro. Byrne is best known for his starring roles as Dean Keaton in the twisty crime caper The Usual Suspects, Tom Reagan in the Coen brothers’ quirky gangster thriller Miller’s Crossing, and Friedrich Bhaer in the 1994 adaptation of Little Women. He has also played Steve Graham in Ari Aster’s horror opus Hereditary, the Black Prince in Lionheart, and Dr. Paul Weston in the five-nights-a-week HBO drama series In Treatment.

Catalina Sandino Moreno as TBA: Catalina Sandino Moreno appears in an undisclosed ing role in the Ballerina cast. Moreno first rose to fame when she shared the Silver Bear award with Charlize Theron and received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her debut performance as Maria Álvarez in Maria Full of Grace. She also plays the lead role of Tabitha Matthews in the Epix sci-fi horror series From. Moreno has also played Luisa in A Most Violent Year, Aleida March de Guevara in Che (Steven Soderbergh’s two-part biopic of Che Guevara), and had a recurring role as Christina Morales in the TV drama series American Gothic.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Nogi: Sharon Duncan-Brewster plays Nogi, who instructs Eve and the other trainees at the Ruska Roma ballerina-assassin academy. Duncan-Brewster's biggest blockbuster role so far is Imperial Planetologist Dr. Liet-Kynes in Denis Villeneuve's Dune. She's also known for playing Trina Johnson on the British soap opera EastEnders, Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 Doctor Who special, "The Waters of Mars," and a female version of Professor Moriarty in Enola Holmes 2.

David Castañeda as TBA: David Castañeda also appears in the Ballerina cast in an undisclosed ing role. Castañeda is best known for his breakout role as Diego Hargreeves, a.k.a Number 2, in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. He also played Officer Tim Geraci in The Guilty, Hector in Sicario: Day of the Soldado, and Jimmy in Poker Face season 1, episode 9, "Escape from S*** Mountain."

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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

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Action

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Release Date

June 6, 2025

Runtime

125 Minutes

Director

Len Wiseman

Writers

Shay Hatten, Derek Kolstad

Prequel(s)

John Wick

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  Ana De Armas

  Eve
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  Anjelica Huston

  The Director
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  Gabriel Byrne

  The Chancellor
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  Lance Reddick

  Charon

Set between the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Chapter 4, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina follows assassin-in-training Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) as she seeks vengeance for her father's murder.

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John Wick

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