The Back in Action cast features Jamie Foxx as Matt, Cameron Diaz as Emily and McKenna Roberts as Alice. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Seth Gordon’s 2025 Netflix movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Back in Action centers on two former CIA agents. As Matt and Emily raise two teenage children, they get pulled back into their former lives. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they travel to Europe for a new mission. Here’s every actor and character in Back in Action.

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Back in Action Cast: Jamie Foxx as Matt

Character Profile: A former CIA agent from Atlanta. He steals a cyberterrorist device known as “The Key” during a flashback sequence. Matt strategizes against his former boss and a Polish criminal in Europe.

Foxx’s Resume: Various in In Living Color (1991-94), Ray Charles in Ray (2004), Max in Collateral (2004), Django in Django Unchained (2012), Art in Project Power (2020)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘The Six Triple Eight’

Back in Action Cast: Cameron Diaz as Emily

Character Profile: Matt’s wife. She is a former CIA agent who sells custom puzzles on Etsy. Emily reunites with her MI6 mother in England.

Diaz’s Resume:Tina Carlyle in The Mask (1994), Mary in There’s Something About Mary (1998), Natalie in Charlie’s Angels (2000), Julie Gianni in Vanilla Sky (2001), Princess Fiona in Shrek (2001)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Carry-On’

Back in Action Cast: McKenna Roberts as Alice

Character Profile: Matt and Emily’s daughter. She is a soccer player at Lakewood Middle School. Alice inquires about her parents’ fighting skills and knowledge of weapons before learning the truth about their CIA backgrounds.

Roberts’ Resume: Matilda Ashby in The Young and the Restless (2013-17), Terra in Extant (2015), Georgia Sawyer in Skyscraper (2018), 10-Year-Old Rue in Euphoria (2019), Junior High Friend in Barbie (2023)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Mary’

Back in Action Cast: Rylan Jackson as Leo

Character Profile: Matt and Emily’s son. He enjoys technology. Leo and his sister get kidnapped by Matt and Emily’s former CIA boss.

Jackson’s Resume: Young Xenk in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Read More at VV — Know the Voice Cast: ‘Spellbound’

Back in Action Cast: Kyle Chandler as Chuck

Character Profile: Matt and Emily’s former CIA boss. He fakes his death to seek revenge for losing his job years prior. Chuck colludes with a Polish terrorist and tries to sell “The Key.”

Chandler’s Resume: Gary Hobson in Early Edition (1996-2000), Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006-11), Hamilton Jordan in Argo (2012), John Rayburn in Bloodline (2015-17), Bill Gurley in Super Pumped (2022)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Joy’

Back in Action Cast: Glenn Close as Ginny

Character Profile: Emily’s mother. She is a former MI6 sniper who runs a non-profit organization. Ginny tries to establish a relationship with her grandchildren.

Close’s Resume: Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987), Marquise de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons(1988), Monica Rawling in The Shield (2005), Patty Hewes in Damages (2007-12), Mamaw in Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Emilia Pérez’

Back in Action Cast: Jamie Demetriou as Nigel

Character Profile: Ginny’s partner. He is a bumbling man who tries to impress Alice and Leo. Nigel hopes to work for MI6.

Demetriou’s Resume: The Professor in Paddington 2 (2017), Stath in Stath Lets Flats (2018-21), Kevin Swain in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), Gerald in Cruella (2021), Walt in The Afterparty (2022-23)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘The Shadow Strays’

Back in Action Cast: Andrew Scott as Baron

Character Profile: Emily’s former boyfriend. He is an MI6 agent. Baron tracks Matt and Emily in Europe.

Scott’s Resume: Gethin Roberts in Pride (2014), C in Spectre (2015), The Priest in Fleabag (2019), Adam in All of Us Strangers (2023), Tom Ripley in Ripley (2024)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Time Cut’

The Back in Action cast also includes:

• Fola Evans-Akingbola as Wendy
• Robert Besta as Balthazar Gor
• Bashir Salahuddin as Coach Chris
• Tom Brittney as Dylan
• Ben VanderMey as Tyler
• Jude Mack as Daphne
• Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Airport Immigration Officer Keita
• Tobi Bamtefa as MI6 Agent Obasi
• Leela Owen as Annalise
• Cruz Hadley as James

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