Rogue One: A Star Wars Story broke new ground for the Star Wars franchise, introducing a new wave of spinoff and stand-alone films and TV shows that expand the galaxy far, far away beyond the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies. The movie reveals how the Rebel Alliance stole the plans for the Death Star leading up to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, revealing the tragic costs of uncovering this important information.
While praised at the time for its cinematography, action, and performances, Rogue One has become more relevant thanks to the Disney+ series Andor, which just concluded its second season. The show explores the past of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), telling the story of his transformation from thief to rebel spy. In it, Luna is joined by several Rogue One co-stars, but he and the rest of the film’s cast have been busy in the years since. Here’s what the cast of Rogue One has been up to since the movie’s December 2016 release.
Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso)
Since starring in Rogue One as Jyn Erso, Felicity Jones has had some great career successes. In 2018, Jones played Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the biopic On the Basis of Sex, which tells the story of Ginsberg’s rise from young law student to Supreme Court Justice. Most recently, she starred in The Brutalist as Erzsébet, a Holocaust survivor and wife of the main character, László Tóth (Adrien Brody). This role earned Jones her second Academy Award nomination, and the film won three Oscars including Best Actor for Brody. Jones also reprised the role of Jyn Erso in the first season of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, though Helen Sadler took over the role for Season 2.
Diego Luna (Cassian Andor)
As mentioned, Diego Luna reprises his Rogue One role in Andor, which delves into his character’s backstory. In addition to the prequel series, Luna has appeared in various film and TV projects, including Narcos: Mexico, in which he played cartel leader Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo for two seasons, and La Máquina, a boxing drama he created and starred in with friend and frequent collaborator Gael García Bernal. Post-Andor, Luna will star in the film adaptation of Broadway musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, appearing opposite Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh Elizarraraz.
Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic)
Ben Mendelsohn reprised his role as the ruthless Orson Krennic for Season 2 of Andor, marking the third time he played the character following a voice-only cameo in an episode of The Bad Batch. Outside of Star Wars, Mendelsohn starred in Ready Player One as villainous Innovative Online CEO Nolan Sorrento and as shapeshifting alien Talos in Marvel Cinematic Universe projects Captain Marvel and Secret Invasion. He also plays fashion designer Christian Dior in The New Look, which explores the lives of Dior and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) in Paris during and after World War II.
Donnie Yen (Chirrut Îmwe)
Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen, who played blind warrior Chirrut Îmwe, is best known for his roles in martial arts films, so it’s no surprise that he’s appeared in plenty of action movies since Rogue One. Yen starred in John Wick: Chapter 4 as Caine, an assassin who is forced to target Wick (Keanu Reeves); a spinoff centered on Yen’s character is currently in development. Additionally, Yen starred in the 2020 live action adaptation of Mulan as Commander Tung, a mentor to the title character based on Li Shang from the animated movie.
Mads Mikkelsen (Galen Erso)
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen played Galen, father of Jyn Erso and an Imperial scientist who designed the Death Star and shares crucial information with the Rebellion. Since Rogue One, Mikkelsen has joined several other iconic franchises. He played Dr Jürgen Voller in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and replaced Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Beyond that, Mikkelsen has starred in dark comedy Another Round and historical drama The Promised Land, both Danish language films.
Alan Tudyk (K-2SO)
Alan Tudyk performed both the voice and motion capture for K-2SO, Cassian Andor’s co-pilot that he reprogrammed from an Imperial Security droid, in both Rogue One and Andor Season 2. The actor is known for his many live-action and voice roles, including Mr. Nobody in Doom Patrol, HeiHei in both both Moana movies movies, and The Joker in the animated Harley Quinn series. Tudyk also stars as Harry Vanderspeigle in the series Resident Alien, an extraterrestrial sent to Earth to destroy humanity who ends up fascinated by them instead, which enters its fourth season in June 2025.
Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook)
Since playing Bodhi Rook, a former Imperial pilot who defected to the Rebellion, Riz Ahmed has had an acclaimed career. In 2017, Ahmed won an Emmy for his role as a man accused of murder in The Night Of and was nominated for a second award for guest starring on Girls. He also earned an Academy Award nomination for playing a drummer losing his hearing in Sound of Metal. Most recently, Ahmed appeared as part of the ensemble cast of Wes Anderson’s latest film The Phoenician Scheme.
Jiang Wen (Baze Malbus)
Chinese actor and filmmaker Jiang Wen played Baze Malbus, friend to Chirrut Îmwe, in Rogue One. The Star Wars film is one of Jiang’s only appearances in a non-Chinese film, and he has continued performing and making movies in his home country. In 2018, Jiang wrote, directed, executive produced, and starred in the action comedy Hidden Man. Recently, Jiang served as a juror for the Beijing International Film Festival on a panel that also included Chinese American actor Joan Chen and British director David Yates.
Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera)
Whitaker reprised his role as Clone Wars veteran Saw Gerrera in both Season 2 of Andor and the animated series Star Wars Rebels. Outside of those, the Academy Ward-winning actor has appeared in Black Panther as Wakandan shaman Zuri and in the biopic Respect as the father of Aretha Franklin (Jennifer Hudson). He currently stars in Godfather of Harlem as Bumpy Johnson, a real-life crime boss who operated in New York City throughout the mid-20th century. Whitaker also serves as an executive producer on the series, now in its fourth season.
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