Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson, and others have joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s Tomb Raider television series. Sophie Turner had been cast as Lara Croft. Isaacs (White Lotus), Paterson, Martin Bobb-Semple, and Turner all had canonical appearances.
Co-showrunners Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Chad Hodge are behind the acclaimed video game remake, which will be directed and executive produced by Jonathan Van Tulleken (Dope Thief, Shogun).
The official canon cast and characters consist of:
- Zip, Lara Croft’s longtime buddy and tech support, is Martin Bobb-Semple.
- Laura’s uncle, Atlas DeMornay, is played by Jason Isaacs.
- Winston, the longtime Croft family butler, is played by Bill Paterson.
The other recent arrivals are:
- Jack Bannon is Lara’s snack collector and Gerry’s intimate pilot.
- David, played by John Heffernan, is a worn-out government employee who becomes caught up in Lara’s strange world.
- Celia Imrie plays Francine, the British Museum’s head of advancement, whose only goal is to raise money and champagne glasses.
- Thomas Warner, played by Paterson Joseph, is a high-ranking government officer dispatched to tidy up a massive mess.
- Sasha Luss is Sasha, Lara’s new, aggressive, very competitive opponent.
- Georgia is Juliette Motamed, a passionate curator at the British Museum who is committed to the “proper” safeguarding of history.
- Sigourney Weaver plays Evelyn Wallis, an enigmatic, ambitious woman eager to take advantage of Lara’s abilities.
- Lukas, an illegal raider who has a lot in common with Lara’s past, is played by August Wittgenstein.
Turner, who recently starred in the ITV/CW miniseries Joan and HBO Max’s The Staircase, will be the third actress to portray the well-known video game heroine in a live-action version of Tomb Raider. In earlier feature films, Alicia Vikander and Angelina Jolie played the part.
“I’ve been a long-time fan of Tomb Raider and the character of Lara. She has always felt for me, very emboldened in a male-dominated world,” Turner discloses. “She’s a fierce female role model!”
Waller-Bridge added, “Tomb Raider boasts a plethora of iconic characters. I am thrilled to have been able to bring some personal and fan favorites to the screen while also introducing a few new rascals of our own to the mix. This cast is beyond my wildest dreams!”
