Dune Cast & Character Guide

Dune Cast & Character Guide

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Dennis Villeneuve’s Dune cast is truly stacked, and they take on the challenge of the sci-fi epic’s complex and nuanced characters and relationships.

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Dune Cast & Character Guide

Dune’s cast of characters has contributed to it being a must-see film. Directed by Blade Runner 2049’s Denis Villeneuve, Dune is based on the bestselling 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. The film had been greatly anticipated since its was delayed almost a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rave reviews suggested it was a force to be reckoned with on the big screen.

Dune follows Paul Atreides and his family as they relocate from their home world to the desert planet, Arrakis, nicknamed Dune, the only source in the universe of the mysterious but vital spice, melange. Amongst this nest of secrecy and subterfuge, Paul becomes involved in a political plot with universal consequences. In the midst of a grand betrayal, he is forced into the desert to live with the secretive Fremen. It’s there that he begins to uncover the true nature of the enigmatic spice and starts to realize his full potential.

The sci-fi epic features numerous characters with complex, overlapping goals, and multiple ulterior motives, all in an environment that’s almost defined by mistrust and uncertainty. Thankfully, Villeneuve’s Dune cast is star-studded, to say the least, and includes high-profile talents of all ages to bring the nuanced roles to life.

Timothée Chalamet As Paul Atreides

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Paul Atreides is the only child of Duke Leto Atreides and the Lady Jessica. He’s the heir to the Atreides household and all that it controls, including the planet Arrakis. After joining the Fremen, Paul also becomes romantically involved with Chani. Timothée Chalamet has starred in a number of other feature films including Lady Bird, The King, Little Women, and Call Me By Your Name, among others.

Rebecca Ferguson As Lady Jessica

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Lady Jessica is Paul’s mother and the long-term partner of Duke Leto Atreides. Although her official title is “concubine,” she commands a great deal of respect in House Atreides both because of the love the duke holds for her and her powers as a trained member of the mysterious and powerful Bene Gesserit faction in Dune. Rebecca Ferguson has also lead a highly successful career, appearing in numerous projects such as the Mission Impossible franchise as Ilsa Faust, Doctor Sleep, and The Greatest Showman.

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Oscar Isaac As Duke Leto Atreides

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Duke Leto is the head of House Atreides and father to Paul. Honor-bound to answer the call of the Padishah Emperor, the ruler of the known universe, the Duke uproots his family from their ancestral home to move to Arrakis even though he knows there is certainly a trap waiting to be sprung by the Harkonnens, the sworn enemies of House Atreides. Oscar Isaac’s prolific career has included most recently starring in the HBO series Scenes From a Marriage as well as such notable films as the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Inside Llewyn Davis, Ex Machina, and X-Men: Apocalypse, among many others.

Zendaya As Chani

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Zendaya’s Dune character Chani is a young Fremen woman whom Paul sees in his dreams before traveling to Arrakis. Chani is the daughter of Liet Kynes, the Imperial planetologist on Dune, and later becomes romantically involved with Paul. Like all Fremen, Chani’s eyes are blue within blue as a result of the ever-present spice on Arrakis. Zendaya notably stars in the HBO series Euphoria as well as having appeared in The Greatest Showman and the MCU’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Stellan Skarsgård As Baron Vladimir Harkonnen

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is the head of his house and a sworn enemy of the House Atreides. Arrakis is under his control before the Padishah Emperor turns it over to Duke Leto, but the Baron Harkonnen doesn’t roll over so easily. Notably, the Baron is so massive that his girth has to be held up by mechanical suspensors. Stellan Skarsgård is yet another huge name in the cast having appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, both Mama Mia! films, and playing the recurring Dr. Erik Selvig in the MCU.

Jason Momoa As Duncan Idaho

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Duncan Idaho is a higher ranking soldier in the service of House Atreides. Described as charming, handsome, and absolutely deadly with a blade, he’s a staunch defender of his Duke’s family and a friend to Paul. Jason Momoa is best known for his roles as Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones and the titular hero in Aquaman, as well as starring in Sweet Girl and See.

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Josh Brolin As Gurney Halleck

Dune Cast & Character Guide

Gurney Halleck is a chief officer of the Atreides army and Paul’s private weapons tutor. He has a scar on his jaw from his time as a slave of the Harkonnens, and he is notable for being as skilled a bard as he is a soldier, often serenating his Duke’s family with his preferred instrument, the baliset. Josh Brolin has had a notable career in Hollywood, spanning decades, but he’s recently become known as the actor who plays Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame and starring in Sicario and Deadpool 2.

Dune Supporting Cast and Characters

Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat: Thufir is a mentat or strategic advisor to Duke Leto. Henderson has been in Fences, Tower Heist, and Lady Bird.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Liet Kynes: Kynes is the Imperial planetologist on Dune who is also discreetly a member of the Fremen. Pursuing the noble goal of building a sustainable ecosystem on Arrakis, she is also Chani’s mother. Duncan-Brewster is known for her roles in Sex Education, Intergalactic, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Javier Bardem as Stilgar: Stilgar is the leader of the Fremen tribe that takes in Paul from the desert. He is instrumental in teaching Paul the ways of the Fremen which help him survive the brutal Arrakis climate. Bardem is most known for his roles in Skyfall, No Country For Old Men, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries: The mentat to Baron Harkonen, Piter de Vries is integral in the villain’s schemes. Dastmalchian has been in The Suicide Squad, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Bird Box.

Dave Bautista as Glossu Rabban: Rabban is a Harkonnen soldier and the Baron’s nephew. Bautista is know for Guardians of the Galaxy, My Spy, and Stuber.

Chang Chen as Dr. Wellington Yueh: Yueh is the physician who cares for House Atreides whose Suk Imperial conditioning supposedly prevents him from ever causing harm. Chen has been in Brotherhood of Blades and The Soul.

Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam: The Reverend Mother is the head of the powerful Bene Gesserit order to which Lady Jessica also belongs, making her a highly influential character in the Dune world. Rampling is known for Red Sparrow and Hannah.

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