The Old Guard cast features Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne and Matthias Schoenaerts. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s 2020 Netflix movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

The Old Guard centers on a group of mercenaries with healing powers. As Andy and her colleagues protect the world over the course of hundreds of years, they learn about a new immortal. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they target a Big Pharma executive. Here’s every actor and character in The Old Guard, an adaptation of Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández’s graphic novel series.

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The Old Guard Cast: Charlize Theron as Andy

Character Profile: A mercenary. She is a legendary soldier who influenced world affairs by rescuing people. Andy loses her immortality while thinking about a fellow mercenary who disappeared 500 years prior.

Theron’s Resume: Aileen in Monster (2003), Josey Aimes in North Country (2005), Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Megyn Kelly in Bombshell (2019), Charlotte Field in Long Shot (2019)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘K.O.’

The Old Guard Cast: KiKi Layne as Nile

Character Profile: A U.S. Marine. She is a soldier who joins Andy’s crew. Nile experiences cryptic dreams about fellow mercenaries.

Layne’s Resume: Tish Rivers in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Bessie in Native Son (2019), Carrie in Captive State (2019), Meeka in Coming 2 America (2021), Margaret in Don’t Worry Darling (2022)

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

The Old Guard Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts as Booker

Character Profile: Andy’s colleague. He once died alongside the legendary French general Napoleon Bonaparte. Booker colludes with Copley.

Schoenaerts’ Resume: Jacky Vanmarsenille in Bullhead (2011), Alain van Versch in Rust and Bone (2012), Hans Axgil in The Danish Girl (2015), Vanya Egorov in Red Sparrow (2018), Django in Django (2022-23)

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

The Old Guard Cast: Marwan Kenzari as Joe

Character Profile: Andy’s colleague. He is a former merchant. Joe maintains a romantic relationship with a fellow mercenary.

Kenzari’s Resume: Adrian Knowles in What Happened to Monday (2017), Jafar in Aladdin (2019), Ishmael/Sabbac/King Ahk-Ton in Black Adam (2022), Marco in Ghosted (2023), Antinous in The Return (2024)

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

The Old Guard Cast: Luca Marinelli as Nicky

Character Profile: Andy’s colleague and Joe’s lover. He is a former priest who fought during the First Crusade. Nicky has a complicated history with Joe.

Marinelli’s Resume: Andrea in The Great Beauty (2013), Zingaro in They Call Me Jeeg Robot (2015), Martin Eden in Martin Eden (2019), Pietro Guasti in The Eight Mountains (2022), Benito Mussolini in Mussolini: Son of the Century (2024)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Ad Vitam’

The Old Guard Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor as Copley

Character Profile: A former CIA officer. He is a widower and a freelance security expert. Copley secretly colludes with a Big Pharma executive and Booker.

Ejiofor’s Resume: Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Adrian Helmsley in 2012 (2009), Solomon Northup in 12 Year a Slave (2013), Trywell Kamkwamba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019), Faraday in The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)

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

The Old Guard cast also includes:

• Harry Melling as Merrick
• Veronica Ngo as Quỳnh
• Natacha Karam as Dizzy
• Mette Narrative as Jordan
• Anamaria Marinca as Dr. Meta Kozak
• Micheal Ward as Lykon
• Shala Nyx as Gita
• Majid Essaidi as Sadeq
• Joey Ansah as Keane
• Andrei Zayats as Andrei

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