BRIAN

Played by

Andrew Koji

"I think I spent a long time trying to figure out other people. Now I’m learning to show up as myself."

Brian is not the loudest voice in the room — he’s the one you remember after the silence.

British-born, raised between expectations and restraint, he carries the subtle weight of someone who learned early how to keep things in. The child of immigrants, he became fluent in emotional nuance — just not his own.

A Spurs fan with a deep love of movie trivia, Brian sees the world in references and reactions — noticing the unsaid, the missed beats, the quiet tells others overlook.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Brian isn’t your typical romantic lead. He’s a listener. A noticer. A man shaped as much by what he doesn’t say as by what he does.

Andrew Koji brings the exact kind of layered stillness this role demands. With a background in both action and deeply interior work (Warrior, Bullet Train), Koji has the range to make Brian’s silences speak volumes. His casting grounds the film with understated gravity — the kind that doesn’t beg for attention, but holds it.

ALINA

Played by

Jessica Henwick

"You ever think we’re just orbiting the same versions of ourselves?"

Alina is the kind of person who lingers — in memory, in music, in moments you didn’t realize mattered until much later. Raised between continents, she moves through the world with quiet charisma and a natural fluency in emotional shorthand. People are drawn to her. So is trouble.

A blend of vulnerability and poise, Alina seems like she’s always just arriving or just about to leave — and maybe that’s her power. But behind the charm is someone who feels deeply, even if she rarely says it first. She laughs with her whole face, disappears when she gets scared, and carries more than she lets on — including a quiet homesickness she rarely names.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Alina’s presence is more than romantic memory or narrative pivot — she’s the axis of change. Her arc builds not to a tidy resolution, but to a moment of emotional clarity so raw, it echoes long after. Every encounter with her leaves a trace, even if she never stays still.

Jessica Henwick radiates intelligence, depth, and mystery — the precise balance needed for Alina, a character who is both unforgettable and unknowable. With roles in The Matrix Resurrections and Glass Onion, she’s proven her range across genres, and her performance always carries a magnetic weight. As Alina, she’d bring grace, defiance, and quiet devastation — all in a single look.

LEAH

Played by

Maya Hawke

"Don’t threaten me with a good time."

Leah is the kind of woman who doesn’t just enter a story — she redefines its gravity. Wry, emotionally present, and self-aware, she meets Brian in the real world — not in a fantasy, not in a memory. She’s the first person in his life to truly see him, and to love him not for his potential, but for who he is in the moment.

Their connection is playful, layered, mature. Through her, Brian experiences a relationship built on emotional reciprocity rather than projection. Leah isn’t just warmth or rescue — she has her own flashpoints of vulnerability. Her strength is quiet, not performative — the strength to set boundaries, to demand honesty, and to walk away with grace when she isn’t met with it. She wants to be chosen with intention, not as an afterthought.

There’s something timeless about Leah — not in what she evokes, but in how she makes you feel. She brings the kind of presence that stays with you quietly, long after the moment has passed. She doesn't echo the past - she invites something new.

Maya Hawke brings a unique alchemy of warmth, wit, and watchfulness — the ideal emotional palette for Leah. From her breakout in Stranger Things to her tender, intelligent turn in Do Revenge, Maya’s work radiates both intelligence and soul. She has the ability to make subtext shimmer. As Leah, she would quietly carry the film’s emotional promise — not just of healing, but of what’s possible when someone dares to live in the present, and believe in the future.

JAMIE

Played by

Timothée Chalamet

"She's kind of everything, you know?"

Jamie is the kind of person people root for - even when they shouldn't. Earnest, open hearted, and almost painfully sincere, he moves with a confidence born not of ego, but of emotional transparency. He says what other's won't. He feels without shame.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Jamie is not the rival you expect - he's something more disarming. In a world of quiet yearning and misconnection, he simply shoiws up. Sometimes, that's the most radical thing a character can do.

The dream casting of Timothée Chalamet as Jamie is an intentional sleight of hand - he arrives late in the film, but threatens to steal it. With his innate vulnerability, offbeat charisma and cult status among younger audiences, Chalamet would make Jamie not a rival, but a real contender and a mirror for Brian. He's disarming, sincere, and exactly the character you want to hate... but can't.

AMOBI

Played by

Daniel Kaluuya

"Alright sweethearts, you heard the man - algos and trade flows. Let's go!"

Amobi is that friend — the anchor in chaos, the steady pulse beneath the volatility. Nigerian-American, fiercely intelligent, and unshakably loyal, he’s the rare kind of person who doesn’t just listen — he sees straight through. An Arsenal fan with a poet’s heart and a trader’s precision, Amobi speaks in wit, but lives in truth.

His friendship with Brian isn’t flashy. It’s built in glances, in knowing silences, in hard-earned trust. He’s the one who calls out Brian’s blind spots, who challenges him without judgement, who stays — even when others drift.

Daniel Kaluuya brings grounded charisma and soul-level empathy to every role he inhabits. With work in Judas and the Black Messiah and Get Out, he’s proven he can carry both the emotional weight and razor-sharp timing that Amobi demands. In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Amobi isn’t comic relief — he’s gravity. He’s the character who doesn’t need to change to matter. He reminds everyone, including Brian, where the ground is.

STELLA

Played by

Greta Lee

"Let me guess. One of you never knew. The other never said."

Stella sees things clearly - and says them too. Composed, intelligent, and deeply intuitive, she's the friend who grew up first.

The one who doesn't romanticize the past, but doesn't dismiss it either. She's nto here to pick sides - she's here to tell the truth.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Stella isn’t just emotional ballast — she’s the quiet proof that moving on doesn’t have to mean forgetting. Composed, clear-eyed, and fiercely grounded, she shows what it looks like to grow up and stay connected to the past — on your own terms.

Fresh of her breakout performance in Past Lives, Greta Lee has become synonymous with quiet emotional intelligence. She brings soul to every line, and truth to every silence. As Stella - the friend who sees things clearly, and speaks kindly - she'd bring warmth and adult gravity to a story build around young love and loss. You trust her the moment she appears.

CATHERINE

Played by

Julie Delpy

"Took me years to stop writing someone into mine - You’re further along than you think."

Catherine exists at the edge of things—not lost, but no longer searching. She speaks softly, but when she does, it stays with you.

There’s an elegance to her perspective—the kind that comes not from wisdom alone, but from having lived through the consequences, and learning when to let go of the story.

In The Sleeping Man in Orbit, Catherine is not a guide, not a warning, but something more elusive—a presence that gives shape to the unspoken costs of motion, memory, and meaning.

There is only one choice for Catherine: the legendary Julie Delpy. Her presence is more than casting—it’s mythmaking. Known for the Before Trilogy, Delpy carries decades of cinematic weight to ground her performance. She doesn't just play a worldly, emotionally weathered woman—she *echoes* a cinematic lineage of truth-tellers, helping pass the torch to the next generation of orbiters, dreamers, and those still learning how to stay.