Blitz features Saoirse Ronan as Rita, Harris Dickinson as Jack and Elliott Heffernan as George. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Steve McQueen’s 2024 Apple TV+ movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Blitz takes place during World War II. As Nazi soldiers bomb London, a white woman and her mixed-race song get separated. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they try to survive while hoping for a reunion. Here’s every actor and character in Blitz.

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Blitz Cast: Saoirse Ronan as Rita

Character Profile: A London native. She is a singer with a 10-year-old mixed-race son. Rita gets criticized and harassed during flashback sequences.

Ronan’s Resume: Briony Tallis, Aged 13 in Atonement (2007), Susie Salmon in The Lovely Bones (2009), Hanna in Hanna (2011), Eilis in Brooklyn (2015), Rona in The Outrun (2024)

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Blitz Cast: Harris Dickinson as Jack

Character Profile: Rita’s friend. He is a British soldier. Jack defends Rita and her son.

Dickinson’s Resume: Frankie in Beach Rats (2017), J. Paul Getty III in Trust (2018), Carl in Triangle of Sadness (2022), Bill in A Murder at the End of the World (2023), David Von Erich in The Iron Claw (2023)

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Blitz Cast: Elliott Heffernan as George

Character Profile: Rita’s son. He is a mixed-race 10-year-old boy. George wanders the streets of London in search of his mother.

Heffernan’s Resume: Movie Debut in Blitz

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The Blitz cast also includes:

• Benjamin Clémentine as Ife
• Kathy Burke as Beryl
• Paul Weller as Gerald
• Stephen Graham as Albert
• Elliott Heffernan as George
• John Mackay as Police Inspector
• Adam Somner as Station Inspector
• Liam Smith as Underground Shelter Crowd
• Sue Maund as Underground Shelter Crowd
• Steve Paget as Underground Shelter Crowd

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