Jennifer Lopez is back in action in The Mother – plays a deadly assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years earlier after she’s kidnapped by dangerous men. In other words, she’s got a particular set of skills, and woe unto those who cross her. Before The Mother makes its streaming on Netflix May 12, let us introduce to everyone the all-star cast of the movie.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Who she plays: The Mother
Where you’ve seen her: Selena, The Cell, The Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan, Halftime and, most recently, Ben Affleck’s Dunkin’ Super Bowl commercial
Lucy Paez
Lucy Paez as Zoe (right) in The Mother.
Who she plays: Zoe, the Mother’s 12-year-old daughter
Where you’ve seen her: Silencio, The Exorcism of Carmen Farias
Omari Hardwick
Omari Hardwick
Who he plays: FBI agent William Cruise
Where you’ve seen him: Kick-Ass, Army of the Dead, Power, Sorry to Bother You
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Who he plays: Arms dealer Hector Álvarez
Where you’ve seen him: Y Tu Mamá También, The Motorcycle Diaries, Bad Education, Mozart in the Jungle, Amores Perros, Coco, Station Eleven
Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes
Who he plays: British arms dealer Adrian Lovell and the Mother’s military mentor
Where you’ve seen him: Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth, The Handmaid’s Tale
Paul Raci
Paul Raci
Who he plays: Jons, the Mother’s former comrade in arms who helps her start over in Alaska
Where you’ve seen him: Baskets, Goliath, Parks and Recreation, Sound of Metal
