Warning: This article contains spoilers for Prey (2024).
Summary
The 2024 action-thriller moviePreyincludes mostly up-and-coming actors with a few established names rounding out the cast. The 2024 film follows a Christian missionary couple named Andrew and Sue who get ousted from the Kalahari Desert. When the flee, they get into a dangerous plane crash with other passengers, all of whom must try to survive the environment and lions.Preyhas initial mid-to-low scores from viewers onRotten Tomatoeswith a handful of five-star reviews skewing the score high.
While the plot ofPreyis admittedly mediocre, one of the movie’s strengths is the cast, who brings the characters to life. The movie includeswell-established names in the leads but features mostly new, up-and-coming actors in the supporting roles. Even when everything else falters, the cast provides compelling performances that would garner critical praise if they were in a higher-quality movie.
Ryan Phillippe As Andrew
Date Of Birth: June 19, 2025
Actor:Ryan Phillippe was born in New Castle, Delaware. He got both his first role and big break playing Billy Douglas from 1992 to 1993 in the soap operaOne Life to Live. His character Billy was US daytime TV’s first openly gay teenager. Since then, he’s taken on leading roles in many renowned movies, includingCruel Intentionsand the hit horror movieI Know What You Did Last Summer. The latter film gained him a Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination for Favorite Supporting Actor - Horror.
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Character:InPrey, Ryan Phillippe plays Andrew, a Christian missionary who is forced out of the Kalahari Desert with his wife Sue by extremists. The pair board Grun’s flight and must try to survive after the plane crashes in the Ngala Reserve. Andrew spends the movie trying to protect his wife above all else.
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Mena Suvari As Sue
Date Of Birth: August 08, 2025
Actor:Mena Suvari was born in Newport, Rhode Island and started her career as a model. She got her first acting role as aguest star on the Disney showBoy Meets World. The actor got herbig break playing Heather in the 1999 movieAmerican Pie,for which she received a nomination for Favorite Actress - Newcomer at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. In 2000, she also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her work inAmerican Beauty. The actor has gone on to have an extensive career with over 100 credits to her name.
American Woman
Kathleen Callahan
Character:InPrey, Mena Suvari plays Sue, a Christian missionary in the Kalahari Desert. After being threatened by militant extremists, Sue and her husband Andrew leave on a flight piloted by Grun. After the plane crash, she and the other survivors attempt to survive the environment and Grun’s nefarious plans.
Emile Hirsch As Grun
Date Of Birth: August 04, 2025
Actor:Emile Hirsch was born in Palms, California to visual artist Margaret Esther and producer David M. Hirsch, and he got his first role playing Abel in a 1996 episode ofKindred: The Embraced. The actor got hisbig break playing Francis Doyle in the 2002 comedy-dramaThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. Since then, the actor has continued to find success in film and movies, even receiving a Critics' Choice Award in 2009 alongside his castmates for Best Acting Ensemble in one of thebest biographical movies,Milk.
The Darkest Hour
Sean
Character:ThroughoutPrey, Emile Hirsch plays Grun, a smuggler who pilots the airplane taking Andrew and Sue out of the Kalahari Desert. He has no regard for the group of plane crash survivors, only using them for his own plans.
Prey Supporting Cast & Characters
Dylan Flashner As Tyler:InPrey, Flashner plays a wealthy passenger named Tyler who is aboard Grun’s dangerous flight. Originally from Boston, the actor started acting in 2020 when he got his first role as Dylan Crest in the dramaThat One Time. Flashner got his big break a year later when playing Detective Childs in the action-thriller movieVanquish. He’s best known for acting inThe Comeback Trail,The Card Counter, andBandit.
Tristan Thompson as Max:ThroughoutPrey, Thompson plays Max, a man on the plane who goes with the group to look for rescue. Born in Beaumont, Texas, the actor got his first onscreen acting role as Bartender in the 2022 thriller movieCollide. A year later, he acted in the movieDeltopiaalongside hisPreyco-stars Dylan Flashner and Michaela Sasner. The actor had only a handful of roles prior to getting cast as Max inPrey. The action-thriller is the star’s biggest role as of its release.
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Jeremy Tardy as Thabo:Tardy plays Thabo, Tyler’s guide through the desert, inPrey. The actor is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and got his first onscreen acting role in the 2008 fantasy short filmThe Waiting Room. He got his big break playing Kip in the 2016 biographical comedyWar Dogs. Tardy is best known for playing Rashid Bakr in thecast ofDear White People, Andrew inBallers, Maurice inVoodoo Macbeth, and Mekhi Davis in68 Whiskey. He also voices the titular main character in the 2023 podcastOthello.
Michaela Sasner As Chrissy:Sasner plays a passenger of the flight named Chrissy who dies inPrey. The actor is based out of Los Angeles and got her first role playing Aubrey in the 2020 dramedy movieNatural Disasters. She got her big break in 2022 playing Ruth inMending the Line. In addition to this film, Sasner is best known for playing Fast Talking Student inThe Tutorand Cleo inDeltopia.
Mohamed Hakeemshady As Scar:InPrey, Hakeemshady plays a character named Scar. The actor was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and got his first onscreen role as Prince Hakeem in the 2014 movieWebgirl. The up-and-coming actor is best known for playing Salim Hassan in the short filmThe Norwalk Witness, which he also produced.Preyis his biggest role as of the movie’s release. Hakeemshady has also worked as crew on big-name projects like TheExpendables 3,Avengers: Age of Ultron, andCastle Rock.
