What Is The Cast of 'Rogue One' Doing Now?

Since Tony Gilroy’s Andor finished its incredible two-season run on Disney+, fans have been returning in droves to watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story—the movie that first introduced us to Diego Luna’s conflicted antihero. Much has come to light over the years about the movie’s troubled production process (Gilroy was even brought in for some 11th-hour re-shoots), but it went on to receive some of the best reviews of any Star Wars movie and plunder over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.

After 24 episodes of richly constructed backstory, we are surely not alone in saying that Gareth Edwards’ film just hits different when seen today. What better time to look at where the Rogue One cast ended up?

For a selection of some of their best projects, JustWatch has you covered in the list below—with details on where to find them on services like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime.

Felicity Jones (Jyn Erso)

With an Academy Award nomination for The Theory of Everything and a blockbuster debut in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, both coming in 2014, Rogue One looked like another stepping stone on Felicity Jones’ steady rise to the Hollywood big leagues—but weirdly enough, the actor’s output since then has been a bit of a mixed bag.

Her performance as Ruth Bader Ginsberg in On the Basis of Sex is probably the high point in a string of period pieces that separate her starring turn as Jyn Erso and a career comeback in The Brutalist in 2024. Not everyone appreciated her Hungarian accent in Brady Corbet’s film, but it didn’t stop her from landing a second nomination at the Oscars—and if you’re hoping to find traces of Erso’s formidable spirit in another movie, that might be the one to watch.

Diego Luna (Cassian Andor)

Despite some brief talk of a Scarface remake with Antoine Fuqua, Diego Luna’s performances between Rogue One and Andor have mostly arrived on the small screen. He starred in two seasons of Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico as the cartel kingpin Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and provided the voice of Krel in Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia TV show for DreamWorks Animation.

Amid all that, Luna found time for a selection of more indie-minded projects, including Barry Jenkins’ James Baldwin adaptation, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York—but if you’re looking for another Luna character with anything like Andor’s focused intensity, Narcos is probably your best bet!

Forest Whitaker (Saw Gerrera)

In 2007, Forest Whitaker capped two decades of highly lauded work by winning an Oscar for his dominant performance as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. The actor’s career then took an unusual dip before a memorable return in 2016. In that year, his first appearance was as Rogue One’s Saw Gerrera and a role in Boots Riley’s exceptionally weird Sorry to Bother You (which he also produced).

Since then, Whitaker has eased into a groove of playing elder statesmen in projects like Respect, in which he appeared as Aretha Franklin’s father, C.L., and as the shaman, Zuri, in Black Panther. That character and Whitaker’s performance, I believe, had some of Saw’s DNA—so fans of the HH-huffing wild man should probably head straight for Ryan Coogler’s MCU epic, if there is anyone out there who hasn’t seen it before!

Donnie Yen (Chirrut Îmwe)

Donnie Yen’s place in the pantheon of martial arts cinema was already cemented before he took on the role of the blind warrior, Chirrut Îmwe, in Rogue One, becoming an instant fan favourite. Despite appearing in xXx: Return of Xander Cage in 2017, Yen has mostly continued to work in Hong Kong since then. 

He went back to his signature role as Ip Man for two further instalments before eventually returning to Hollywood in the live-action Mulan and, most memorably, as another blind killer, Caine, in John Wick: Chapter 4. At the time of writing, the character’s standalone film is in the works with Yen on board as both director and star. If you’re a fan of Chirrut Îmwe’s eccentric style, you’re probably already counting down the days.

Ben Mendelsohn (Orson Krennic)

Since his first appearance as Orson Krennic, the great Ben Mendelsohn has only gone from strength to strength—entering the MCU as the alien Talos in Captain Marvel while continuing to be one of the most sought-after villain actors in all of Hollywood.

Alongside playing slimy antagonists for the likes of Steven Spielberg (Ready Player One) and Joe Wright (in Cyrano, alongside fellow Andor villain Joshua James), the Australian has lent his talents to more low-budget fare, such as Shannon Murphy’s indie darling Babyteeth in 2019. Fans looking for a bit more of his villainous Krennic energy will probably be best served with Spielberg’s underrated sci-fi movie.

Riz Ahmed (Bodhi Rook)

2016 was a banner year for Riz Ahmed: the polymath actor won an Emmy for his remarkable performance in The Night Of and scored positive reviews for his hip hop album, Cashmere, while breaking through in Hollywood with roles in both Rogue One and Jason Bourne.

The prolific artist has been on a roll ever since, moving into screenwriting with his deeply personal Mogul Mowgli and receiving an Oscar nomination for his wonderful performance as a drummer losing his hearing in Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal. Ahmed was most recently on screen in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme —but for fans of the actor, Sound of Metal is the essential Ahmed flick.

Mads Mikkelsen (Galen Erso)

Coming ten years after his breakout role as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, and hot on the heels of his three-season run on Hannibal, Mikkelsen was already everyone’s favourite Dane by the time he appeared as Galen Erso in Rogue One.

He entered the MCU as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange, the same year as Rogue One’s release, and has since been cast as the main villain in both Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (taking over for Johnny Depp) and Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny, while giving a career-best turn in Another Round for his fellow Dane, Thomas Vinterberg. If you like the kind of troubled, soul-searching performance that Mikkelsen brought to Rogue One, you’re gonna love his work in Vinterberg’s movie.

Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma)

It’s wild to think that Genevieve O’Reilly first appeared as Mon Mothma 20 years ago in Revenge of the Sith. With most of her scenes cut from that film, however, the actor had to wait for Andor before really sinking her teeth into the role—that said, if you love O’Reilly’s performance, it’s kind of amazing to revisit that earlier movie now and see where it all began.

Between those two projects, the Irish-born, Australian actor has pretty much been a mainstay on Irish and British TV—appearing in police procedurals like The Secret and The Fall as well as a central role opposite Tim Roth in the Canada-set Tin Star.

Alan Tudyk (K-2SO)

Since playing what we now know to be a once-murderous and now reformed droid, in K-2SO, Alan Tudyk has been plying his trade as a reliable voice actor in a wide range of Disney animations and fan-favourite TV shows, including Moana and Harley Quinn.

His most prominent on-screen part at that time was the title role in Resident Alien, in which the Firefly actor, not for the first time, gave a memorable and endearing performance in an underappreciated sci-fi series—but his performance as Wash in Firefly will always be the essential text for the actor’s many fans.

Jimmy Smits (Senator Bail Organa)

When not reprising his role as Bail Organa, either alongside Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi or more recently in Andor, Jimmy Smits has appeared in popular TV shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, How to Get Away with Murder, and East New York.

Movie-wise, Smits has kept things relatively low-key: His supporting role in John M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights is the most high-profile of a small group of projects. If you’re looking for a little more Smits, Obi-Wan is probably the best way to go!