Walker is a disillusioned cop harboring a dark past that he hasn’t begun to deal with. 

“He’s carrying this intense amount of trauma and grief that has upended his life completely,” director and writer Gareth Evans tells Tudum. “He’s trying to make steps towards re-engaging a relationship with his daughter. It’s two nights before Christmas, but a call comes in at a crime scene, and that’s about to send him on a wild, crazy trajectory of a mission that's going to also force him to confront his demons and his shared past with some of his former colleagues.”

MobLand, Peaky Blinders, Inception, Mad Mad: Fury Road

Ellie is Walker’s new partner, who’s faced with chaos in her first day on the job.

“She’s having to deal with a new mentor figure who is, at the start of the film, undermining her in a big way and underestimating her,” Mei Li says. “[She’s] then having to work out the nuances of the law. She's got a bit of a tall order.”

Shadow and Bone, The Agency: Central Intelligence, We Might Regret This, Last Night in Soho

Vincent is a corrupt cop who causes major problems for Walker over the course of the film. 

Justified: City Primeval, Daisy Jones & The Six, Amsterdam, Fargo, Justified 

A wealthy businessman with a political ambitions, Lawrence tasks Walker with finding his errant son, who’s caught up in a drug deal gone wrong. 

Godfather of Harlem, Andor, Black Panther, The Last King of Scotland 

Charlie has a lot on his mind, including his fraught relationship with his father Lawrence, and the debt his girlfriend Mia owes to a triad gang member. 

“He’s struggling with his identity. He doesn’t want to be seen as the son of this guy. He also is struggling with the streets and his own personal addictions and everything that goes with that,” Cornwell says. “He [is] trying to find redemption through [helping] Mia, and I think maybe in the end he’s the one who needs the most help.”

The Rookie, Bel-Air, The InBetween, I Am the Night, Empire

“Mia is this street-smart young girl who works in her uncle's scrapyard, and she finds herself on the wrong side of the law with her boyfriend Charlie,” Sepulveda says. “She’s very pragmatic and [had a] difficult upbringing. She found someone with whom she connects so strongly that when all of these events unfold, it’s like they are each other’s ride or die. They constantly show up for each other.”

The Veil, Good Omens, The Man Who Fell to Earth

Mia’s uncle Raul owns a scrapyard, and shows up for his niece when she comes to him for help. 

Justified: City Primeval, Poker Face, Hightown, Shameless, Godfather of Harlem

A high-ranking member of the Triad, Mother is on a violent quest to find the individuals she believes killed her son. 

American Born Chinese, King of Musang King, Modern Love Mumbai

In HAVOC, the Assassin isn’t a friendly face. But Waterson’s co-star Tom Hardy calls the former MMA star “lovely” behind the scenes. 

“She’s brilliant, and it was great watching her work,” Hardy tells Tudum. “She’s super confident in front of the camera and just a lovely, lovely person as well.”

The Cleaning Lady, My American Family, Fright Night

Ching is a member of the Triad gang with a secret of his own. 

OJA, Operandi Gerhana, Code of Law

As Charlie’s friend, Wes isn’t too keen on Charlie’s relationship with Mia. 

The Doll Factory, Grantchester, We Die Young

Johnny is a friend of Charlie’s who is also concerned about being afiliated with Mia. 

Fallout, The Wheel of Time