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Get To Know The Cast Behind "Avatar: The Way Of Water" Before You See It In Theaters

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Avatar fans waited 13 long years for a sequel to premiere.

Jake Sully and Neteyam in Avatar: The Way of Water
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And it looks like the wait was well worth it because Avatar: The Way of Water already grossed $134 million opening weekend.

Kiri, Neytiri, Neteyam, Lo'ak, Tuk and Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water
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With a cast made up of familiar favorites alongside some new characters, I've rounded up exactly who plays who in the film. Take a look:

To start, Sam Worthington is officially back as Jake Sully.

Jake Sully in Avatar: The Way of Water
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One year after the first Avatar film came out, he starred as Perseus in Clash of the Titans.

Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans
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And here's what he looks like IRL.

Sam Worthington on the red carpet
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Zoe Salda?a is reprising her role as Neytiri.

Neytiri in Avatar: The Way of Water
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But MCU diehards may know her best as Gamora in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.

Zoe Salda?a in Guardians of the Galaxy
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And here's what she looks like IRL.

Zoe Salda?a on the red carpet
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Stephen Lang is playing Colonel Miles Quaritch once again.

Miles Quaritch in Avatar: The Way of Water
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Outside the Avatar universe, horror fans will know him for portraying The Blind Man in 2016's Don't Breathe.

Stephen Lang in Don't Breathe
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And here's what he looks like IRL.

Stephen Lang on the red carpet
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Sigourney Weaver won't be reprising her role as Dr. Grace Augustine but will be introduced as a new character named Kiri.

Kiri and Sigourney Weaver in Avatar: The Way of Water
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If you're familiar with Alien, then you might know her as Ripley.

Sigourney Weaver in Alien
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And here's what she looks like IRL.

Sigourney Weaver on the red carpet
Frazer Harrison / WireImage

Joel David Moore is back again as Norm Spellman.

Joel David Moore on the red carpet
Mike Marsland / WireImage

Here's what he looked like in the original Avatar.

Joel David Moore in Avatar
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And here's a throwback to when he played Owen in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore with a red arrow pointing at him and Chris Williams in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
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Kate Winslet plays Ronal.

Ronal in Avatar: The Way of Water
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Let's take a walk down memory lane when she made a name for herself as Rose in Titanic.

Kate Winslet in Titanic
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And here's what she looks like IRL.

Kate Winslet on the red carpet
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Cliff Curtis plays Tonowari.

Tonowari in Avatar: The Way of Water
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But if you were a fan of Fear the Walking Dead, you'll probably know him as Travis.

Cliff Curtis in Fear the Walking Dead
AMC

And here's what he looks like IRL.

Cliff Curtis on the red carpet
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Jemaine Clement plays Dr. Garvin.

Jemaine Clement on the red carpet
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He's been featured as Vladislav in What We Do in the Shadows.

Jemaine Clement in What We Do in the Shadows
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And as Kieran in 2010's Dinner for Schmucks.

Jemaine Clement in Dinner for Schmucks
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CCH Pounder is another alum returning as Mo'at (this is her in the first film).

Mo'at in Avatar
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She had a longtime recurring role on The Shield as Claudette Wyms.

CCH Pounder and Michael Chiklis in The Shield
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And here's what she looks like IRL.

C.C.H. Pounder on the red carpet
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Edie Falco plays General Ardmore.

James Cameron and Edie Falco with a red arrow pointing at her on set
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Edie appeared in nearly 100 episodes of The Sopranos as Carmela, and here's a look at her walking the red carpet for the Season 6 premiere in 2006.

Edie Falco at the Season 6 premiere of The Sopranos
Jim Spellman / WireImage

And here's what she looks like IRL.

Edie Falco on the red carpet
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Jack Champion plays Spider.

Spider and Kiri in Avatar: The Way of Water
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A few years ago, he was cast as Kevin in The Night Sitter.

Jack Champion in The Night Sitter
Uncork'd Entertainment

He also had a quick part in Avengers: Endgame as the kid on the bike who Ant-Man interacts with after returning from the Quantum Realm.

Kid on bike looking back
Disney + / Marvel

And here's what he looks like IRL.

Jack Champion on the red carpet
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Jamie Flatters plays Neteyam.

Jamie Flatters in "Avatar: The Way of Water"
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From 2017 to 2020, he appeared as Luke Earlham in Liar.

Jamie Flatters in Liar
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And here's what he looks like IRL.

Jamie Flatters on the red carpet
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Britain Dalton plays Lo'ak.

Lo'ak and Tulkan in Avatar: The Way of Water
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Rewind to 2016 when he landed his first recurring role as Jason Larson in Goliath.

Britain Dalton on the red carpet
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And here's what he looks like IRL.

Britain Dalton on the red carpet
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Trinity Jo-Li Bliss plays Tuk.

Tuk in Avatar: The Way of Water
? Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

She was recently seen in Best Foot Forward as Gabriella.

Trinity Jo-Li Bliss with a red arrow pointing at her, Logan Marmino and Liam Kyle in Best Foot Forward
Monty Brinton / ? AppleTV+ / Courtesy Everett Collection

And here's what she looks like IRL.

Trinity Jo-Li Bliss on the red carpet
Jeremy Chan / WireImage

Filip Geljo plays Aonung.

Aonung in the water
Disney

While this is Filip's breakout role on the silver screen, he previously appeared in 41 episodes of Odd Squad.

Filip Geljo in Odd Squad
PBS Kids

And here's what he looks like IRL.

Filip Geljo on the blue carpet with a blonde woman
Jeremy Chan / WireImage

Finally, Bailey Bass plays Tsireya.

Tsireya in Avatar: The Way of Water
? Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

While Avatar 2 is her first major film role, she was recently seen as Claudia in the TV reboot of Interview with the Vampire.

Bailey Bass in Interview with the Vampire
Alfonso Bresciani / ? AMC+ / Courtesy Everett Collection

And here's what she looks like IRL.

Bailey Bass on the red carpet
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