The Mother cast features Jennifer Lopez, Lucy Paez and Omari Hardwick. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Niki Caro’s 2023 Netflix movie. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast section.

The Mother explores the bond between an assassin and her estranged 12-year-old daughter. When a military veteran reunites with an FBI agent, they plot against an international weapons dealer and his associates. The narrative follows the main protagonist as she tries to right wrongs from the past. Here’s every actor and character in The Mother.

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The Mother Cast: Jennifer Lopez as The Mother

Character Profile: A military veteran and former assassin. She looks for her missing daughter with an FBI agent. The Mother strategizes against two former lovers.

Lopez’s Resume: An Iconic American Performer — Also, Selena Quintanilla in Selena (1997), Karen Sisco in Out of Sight (1998), Jean Gilkyson in An Unfinished Life (2005), Ramona in Hustlers(2019)

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The Mother Cast: Lucy Paez as Zoe

Character Profile: The Mother’s daughter. She gets mixed up in a conspiracy. Zoe learns survival skills from The Mother.

Paez’s Resume: Lisa in Silencio (2018), Carmen Niña in The Exorcism of Carmen Farias (2021), Little Girl in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

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The Mother Cast: Omari Hardwick as Cruise

Character Profile: An FBI agent. He feels indebted to the Mother for saving his life. Cruise plots against weapons dealers.

Hardwick’s Resume: Ty Curtis in Dark Blue (2009-10), Sergeant Marcus Williams in Kick-Ass (2010), James “Ghost” St. Patrick in Power (2014-20), Vanderohe in Army of the Dead (2021), Gordon Oliver in Pieces of Her (2022)

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The Mother Cast: Joseph Fiennes as Adrian

Character Profile: The Mother’s former lover. He is a military veteran and weapons collector. Adrian runs a criminal network.

Fiennes’ Resume: Will Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (1998), Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester in Elizabeth (1998), Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice (2004), Clavius in Risen (2016), Fred Waterford in The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-21)

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The Mother Cast: Gael García Bernal as Hector

Character Profile: The Mother’s former lover. He is a Cuban weapons dealer. Hector’s home base gets attacked by The Mother and Cruise.

Bernal’s Resume: Octavio in Amores Perros (2000), Julio Zapata in Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Ernesto Guevara de la Serna in The Motorcyle Diaries (2004), Rodrigo De Souza in Mozart in the Jungle (2014-18), Jaguar Brothers in Maya and the Three (2021)

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The Mother Cast: Paul Raci as Jons

Character Profile: The Mother’s longtime friend. He is a military veteran with PTSD. Jons runs a convenience store and provides supplies for The Mother and Zoe.

Raci’s Resume: Eugene in Parks and Recreation (2010), Dwight in Goliath (2018), Bart in Baskets (2019), Joe in Sound of Metal (2019), Lydell McCutcheon in Perry Mason (2023)

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The Mother cast also includes:

• Jesse Garcia as Tarantula
• Yvonne Senat Jones as Sonya
• Edie Falco as SAIC Eleanor Williams
• Michael Karl Richards as Zoe’s Adopted Dad
• Link Baker as Marcus Stone
• Mayumi Yoshida as C-Section Nurse
• Ryan Cowie as New Father
• Todd Matthews as Fed at Zoe’s House
• Yadier Fernández as Cuban OB / GYN
• Olivia Lucas as Medical Clinic Nurse

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.