Amazon MGM Studios has revealed more of the star-studded actors set to join Sophie Turner in the new Prime Video series Tomb Raider.
The newly announced cast members include Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson, and more.
The following cast will be playing canon characters from the games, with Jason Isaacs playing Atlas DeMornay, Lara’s uncle, Bill Paterson will be playing the long-standing Croft family butler, Winston and Martin Bobb-Semple will be playing Zip, Lara Croft’s tech support and friend.
The following cast are confirmed for roles to the Tomb Raider universe:
- Jack Bannon is Gerry, Lara’s personal pilot and snack collector.
- John Heffernan is David, an exhausted government official who finds himself tangled up in Lara’s unusual world.
- Celia Imrie is Francine, the Head of Advancement at the British Museum, focused solely on raising funds and glasses of champagne.
- Paterson Joseph is Thomas Warner, a senior government official brought in to clean up an almighty mess.
- Sasha Luss is Sasha, a fierce, deeply competitive new adversary of Lara’s.
- Juliette Motamed is Georgia, a devoted, by-the-books curator at the British Museum, dedicated to the ‘proper’ preservation of history.
- Sigourney Weaver is Evelyn Wallis, a mysterious, high-flying woman who is keen to exploit Lara’s talents.
- August Wittgenstein is Lukas, an illegal raider who shares history with Lara in more ways than one.
As previously announced, the series stars Sophie Turner as Lara Croft and led by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) serving as creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner. The series is based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise, which follows the adventures of world-famous archaeologist and adventurer Lara Croft.
“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. She’s a fierce female role model!” said star Sophie Turner.
