The One Battle After Another cast features Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio del Toro. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2025 movie on Disney+, HBO Max and Hulu. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

One Battle After Another explores the relationship between a former revolutionary and his teenager daughter. Sixteen years after escaping from a violent military leader, Bob lives off-the-grid in Baktan Cross, California. The narrative follows the main protagonist as he attempts to protect his daughter. Here’s every actor and character in One Battle After Another, an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland.

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One Battle After Another Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob

Character Profile: A former member of the revolutionary group French 75. He is a stoner who worries about being found by a military colonel. Bob’s paranoia increases when his worst fears become real.

DiCaprio’s Resume: Jack Dawson in Titanic (1997), Billy in The Departed (2006), Cobb in Inception (2010), Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

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One Battle After Another Cast: Sean Penn as Steven J. Lockjaw

Character Profile: A U.S. military colonel. He has an affair with Bob’s partner. Lockjaw vows to eliminate all of his enemies while seeking more power.

Penn’s Resume: Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Matthew Poncelet in Dead Man Walking (1995), Jimmy Markum in Mystic River (2003), Paul Rivers in 21 Grams (2003), Harvey Milk in Milk (2008)

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One Battle After Another Cast: Benicio del Toro as Sergio St. Carlos

Character Profile: Bob’s friend. He is a karate teacher in Northern California who helps undocumented people. Sergio trains Bob’s daughter and helps them hide from Colonel Lockjaw.

Del Toro’s Resume: Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995), Javier Rodríguez in Traffic (2000), The Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Alejandro in Sicario (2015), Tom Nichols in Reptile (2023)

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One Battle After Another Cast: Regina Hall as Deandra

Character Profile: Bob’s longtime friend. She is a former French 75 member. Deandra looks after Bob’s daughter and tries to hide the truth about her missing mother’s background.

Hall’s Resume: Lena Wright in Love & Basketball, Brenda in the Scary Movie Franchise (2000-), Corretta Lipp in Ally McBeal (2001-02), Dawn Towner in Black Monday (2019-), Gail Bishop in Master (2022)

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One Battle After Another Cast: Teyana Taylor as Perfidia

Character Profile: Bob’s former partner and fellow French 75 member. She enters a witness protection program upon getting caught by the military. Perfidia disappears after having an affair with Lockjaw.

Taylor’s Resume: A Popular Recording Artist — Also, Bopoto in Coming 2 America (2021), Mary Magdalene in The Book of Clarence (2023), Imani in White Men Can’t Jump (2023), Detective Kay Raymond in Straw (2025)

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One Battle After Another Cast: Chase Infiniti as Willa

Character Profile: Bob and Perfidia’s daughter. She knows little about her parents’ involvement with French 75. Willa grows closer with her father upon realizing why he’s so paranoid.

Infiniti’s Resume: Jaden Sabich in Presumed Innocent (2024)

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One Battle After Another cast also includes:

• Alana Haim as Mae West
• Wood Harris as Laredo
• Shayna McHayle as Junglepussy
• Paul Grimstad as Howard Sommerville
• Dijon Duenas as Talleyrand
• Tony Goldwyn as Virgil Throckmorton
• Starletta DuPois as Grandma Jennie
• D. W. Moffett as Bill Desmond
• Jim Downey as Sandy Irvine
• John Hoogenakker as Tim Smith

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