As Tony Gilroy’s Andor finishes its incredible two season run, fans have been returning in droves to the film that first gave us Diego Luna’s conflicted hero. Much has come to light over the years about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s troubled production (Gilroy was notably brought in for 11th hour re-shoots), but the film went on to receive some of the best reviews of the Star Wars franchise and plunder over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.
After 24 episodes of richly fleshed-out backstory, we are surely not alone in saying that Gareth Edward’s film now hits different. So, what better time to look at where the Rogue One cast is now.
Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso)
With an academy award nomination for The Theory of Everything and a blockbuster debut in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 both coming in 2014, Rogue One looked like just another step on Felicity Jones’ steady rise to the Hollywood big leagues. Since then, the actor’s projects have been a bit of a mixed bag. Her performance as Ruth Bader Ginsberg in On the Basis of Sex is probably the high point in a string of middle-brow period pieces that separate her starring turn as Jyn Erso and a career comeback in The Brutalist in 2024. Not everyone appreciated her Hungarian accent in Brady Corbet’s film, but it didn’t stop her from landing a second nomination at the Oscars.
Diego Luna (Cassian Andor)
There was brief talk of a Scarface remake with Antoine Fuqua, but, for the most part, Diego Luna’s performances between Rogue One and Andor have mostly arrived on the small screen. He starred in two seasons of Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico as the cartel kingpin Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and provided the voice of Krel in Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia TV show for DreamWorks Animation. Amidst all that, Luna found time for a selection of more indie-minded projects, including Barry Jenkins’ James Baldwin adaptation, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.
Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera)
In 2007, Forest Whitaker capped two decades of highly lauded work by winning an Oscar for his performance as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. The actor’s career then took an unusual dip before a memorable return in 2016 with his first appearance as Saw Gerrera and a role in Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You (which he also produced). Since then, Whitaker has eased into a groove playing elder statesmen in projects like Respect, in which he appeared as Aretha Franklin’s father, C.L., and as the shaman, Zuri, in Black Panther.
Donnie Yen (Chirrut Îmwe)
Donnie Yen’s place in the pantheon of martial arts cinema was already confirmed before he took on the role of the blind warrior, Chirrut Îmwe, in Rogue One. Despite appearing in xXx: Return of Xander Cage in 2017, Yen has mostly continued to work in Hong Kong. He went back to his signature role as IP Man for two further installments before eventually returning to Hollywood in the live-action Mulan and, most memorably, as another blind killer, Caine, in John Wick: Chapter 4. At time of writing, the character’s standalone film is in the works with Yen on board as both director and star.
Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic)
Since his first appearance as Orson Krennic, Mendelsohn has gone from strength to strength, entering the MCU as the alien Talos in Captain Marvel while continuing to be one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. Alongside playing slimy antagonists for the likes of Steven Spielberg (Ready Player One) and Joe Wright (in Cyrano, alongside fellow Andor villain Joshua James), the Australian has lent his talents to more low-budget fare, such as Shannon Murphy’s indie darling Babyteeth in 2019.
Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook)
2016 was a banner year for Riz Ahmed. He won an Emmy for his remarkable performance in The Night Of and scored positive reviews for his hip hop album, Cashmere, while breaking through in Hollywood with roles in both Rogue One and Jason Bourne. The prolific artist has been on a roll ever since, moving into screenwriting with Mogul Mowgli and receiving an Oscar nomination for his moving performance as a drummer losing his hearing in Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal. He is currently on screen in Wes Anderson’s latest ensemble piece, The Phoenician Scheme.
Mads Mikkelsen (Galen Erso)
Coming ten years after his breakout role as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, and hot on the tails of his three season run on Hannibal, Mikkelsen was already everyone’s favorite Dane by the time he appeared as Galen Erso in Rogue One. He entered the MCU as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange the same year and has since been cast as the main villain in both Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (taking over for Johnny Depp) and Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny while giving a career best turn in Another Round for his fellow Dane, Thomas Vinterberg.
Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma)
It’s wild to think that Genevieve O’Reilly first appeared as Mon Mothma 20 years ago in Revenge of the Sith. With most of her scenes cut from that film, the actor had to wait for Andor before really sinking her teeth into the role. Between that and Rogue One, however, the Irish-born Australian actor has been a mainstay on Irish and British TV, appearing in police procedurals like The Secret and The Fall as well as a central role opposite Tim Roth in the Canada-set Tin Star.
Alan Tudyk (K-2SO)
Since playing what we now know to be a once-murderous and now reformed droid in K-2SO, Alan Tudyk has continued to ply his trade as a voice actor in a wide range of Disney animations and fan-favorite TV shows, including Moana and Harley Quinn. His most prominent on-screen role has been in Resident Alien, in which the Firefly actor, not for the first time, gave a memorable and endearing performance in an underappreciated sci-fi series.
Jimmy Smits (Senator Bail Organa)
When not reprising his role as Bail Organa alongside Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jimmy Smits has been appearing in popular TV shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, How to Get Away with Murder, and East New York. Movie-wise, Smits has kept things relatively low key: His supporting role in John M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights being the most high profile of a small group of projects.
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