The Sicario: Day of the Soldado cast features Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and Isabela Merced. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Stefano Sollima’s 2018 movie on Hulu. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado centers on a group of American investigators who gets mixed up in a political conflict. As a mysterious agent named Alejandro tracks down the daughter of drug lord, a CIA officer keeps an eye on the United States-Mexico border. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they attempt to survive a series of dangerous situations. Here’s every actor and character in Sicario: Day of the Soldado, a sequel to the 2015 film Sicario.

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cast: Benicio Del Toro as Alejandro

Character Profile: A U.S. Department of Defense advisor. He is a former attorney who thinks about the death of his late daughter. Alejandro transports a teenage girl to the United States-Mexico border.

Del Toro’s Resume: Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995), Alejandro in Sicario (2015), Javier Rodríguez in Traffic (2000), The Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Ronald Russo in No Sudden Move (2021)

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cast: Josh Brolin as Matt Graver

Character Profile: A CIA agent. He interrogates a suspect in Africa during the opening sequence. Matt starts a war with “everyone” in Mexico.

Brolin’s Resume: Brand in The Goonies (1985), Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men (2007), Christian F. “Bigfoot” Bjornsen in Inherent Vice (2014), Thanos in the MCU (2015-), Matt Graver in Sicario (2015)

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cast: Isabela Merced as Isabel Reyes

Character Profile: The daughter of a Mexican drug lord. She gets kidnapped while attending a catholic school. Isabel travels with Alejandro to the United States-Mexico border.

Merced’s Resume: Lizzy in Instant Family (2018), Dora in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), Rachel Cooper in Sweet Girl (2021), Aza Holmes in Turtles All the Way Down (2024), Anya Corazón in Madame Web (2024)

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cast: Jeffrey Donovan as Steve Fording

Character Profile: A CIA officer. He oversees mission security during a Mexican operation. Steve believes that sloppy crime work by U.S. agents can be blamed on Mexican drug cartels.

Donovan’s Resume: Detective Frank Cosgrove/Jacob Reese/Eddie Nicodos in Law & Order (1995-2023), Captain J.J. Jones in Changeling (2008), Steve Forsing in Sicario (2015), Charlie Haverford in Shut Eye (2016-17), Michael Westen in Burn Notice (2017-13)

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Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cast: Catherine Keener as Cynthia Foards

Character Profile: A CIA agent. She chastises Matt for stating a war with the Mexican government. Cynthia worries about a changing political narrative.

Keener’s Resume: Maxine Lund in Being John Malkovich (1999), Nelle Harper Lee in Capote (2005), Trish in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Missy Armitage in Get Out (2017), Maya Sorian in The Adam Project (2022)

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The Sicario: Day of the Soldado cast also includes:

• Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Gallo
• Matthew Modine as James Riley
• Shea Whigham as Andy Wheeldon
• Elijah Rodriguez as Miguel Hernandez
• Howard Ferguson Jr. as Troy
• David Castañeda as Hector
• Jacqueline Torres as Blandina
• Raoul Max Trujillo as Rafael
• Bruno Bichir as Angel
• Jake Picking as Shawn

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