Baby Driver was a critical and commercial success following its premiere in 2017, partly due to the performances given by its talented cast. The action film, directed and written by Edgar Wright, revolves around Ansel Elgort’s titular character’s pursuit to escape his life of crime as a getaway driver for bank robbers by paying off a debt to a crime syndicate’s kingpin. However, quitting isn’t as effortlessly easy as he first believes, of course. Meanwhile, in the midst of the complex conflict, a romantic subplot between Baby and Lily James’ Debora transpires in the action movie.
Baby Driver, considered one of Edgar Wright’s best movies, isn’t only an action (and romance) film — it’s also a jukebox musical and crime caper, and the movie somehow seamlessly blends all the conflicting genres. Consequently, the 2017 film was praised for its direction and structure, but critics and audiences also applauded the Baby Driver cast for bringing the intriguing story to life on the screen. From accomplished actors like Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx to relative newcomers like Eiza González, the cast of Baby Driver is quite impressive.
Actor/Actress | Role |
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Ansel Elgort | Miles/Baby |
Lily James | Debora |
Kevin Spacey | Doc |
Jon Hamm | Jason “Buddy” van Horn |
Eiza González | Monica “Darling” Costello |
Jamie Foxx | Leon “Bats” Jefferson III |
Jon Bernthal | Griff |
CJ Jones | Joe |
Flea | Eddie/”No Nose” |
Lanny Joon | JD |
Sky Ferreira | Baby’s biological mother |
Ansel Elgort As Miles “Baby”
Ansel Elgort Is 30 Years Old
Actor: Ansel Elgort was born on March 14, 1994, in New York City, New York. He began acting when he was young by starring in school productions, and just before his high school graduation, Elgort landed the leading role in an Off-Broadway production of Regrets. However, Elgort’s breakout role came when he portrayed Caleb Prior in Divergent when he was 20 years old, even though it’s far from being Elgort’s best movie in his acting credits.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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Divergent | Caleb Prior |
The Fault in Our Stars | Augustus Waters |
The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Caleb Prior |
The Divergent Series: Allegient | Caleb Prior |
Baby Driver | Miles/Baby |
The Goldfinch | Theo Decker |
West Side Story | Tony |
Tokyo Vice | Jake Adelstein |
Character: Ansel Elgort stars as Miles, who goes by Baby, in the 2017 action film. As the lead character, Baby is at the center of the conflict in this heart-racing heist movie. He lost his parents when he was young, resulting in him getting tinnitus and later resorting to a life of crime (including stealing a car containing things that would indict a crime syndicate’s kingpin). However, things don’t go over so well when Baby tries to leave his life as a getaway driver for bank robbers in Baby Driver.
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Lily James As Debora
Lily James Is 34 Years Old
Actress: Lily James was born on April 5, 1989, in Esher, Surrey, England. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama when she was 21 years old, and James started booking small television roles. James quickly rose to prominence when she starred as Lady Rose Aldridge née MacClare in the cast of Downton Abbey on ITV in 2012. The actress became a series regular by the next season in 2013. Since then, she has starred in many films and television shows, with Baby Driver being one of Lily James’ best movies.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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Downton Abbey | Lady Rose Aldridge née MacClare |
Cinderella | Cinderella |
Baby Driver | Debora |
Darkest Hour | Elizabeth Layton |
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Juliet Ashton |
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Young Donna Sheridan |
Rebecca | Mrs. de Winter |
Pam & Tommy | Pamela Anderson |
The Iron Claw | Pam Adkisson |
Character: Debora, played by Lily James, is Baby’s love interest in Baby Driver. James’ character is a waitress at Bo’s Diner who Baby meets and quickly falls in love with. Consequently, Baby wants to quit his life as a criminal so that he can live happily with Debora.
Kevin Spacey As Doc
Kevin Spacey Is 64 Years Old
Actor: Kevin Spacey Fowler was born on July 26, 1959, in South Orange, New Jersey. He began acting when he participated in musicals while attending Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles, and Spacey later went to Julliard to further study acting. The actor booked several film, television, and theater roles after graduation, but Spacey got his big break when he starred as Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects, which earned him an Oscar win for Best Supporting Actor in 1996.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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The Usual Suspects | Roger “Verbal” Kint |
Se7en | John Doe |
L.A. Confidential | Jack Vincennes |
American Beauty | Lester Burnham |
Superman Returns | Lex Luthor |
21 | Mickey Rosa |
House of Cards | Frank Underwood |
Baby Driver | Doc |
Character: Kevin Spacey portrays Doc, the antagonist, in Baby Driver, which includes some of the best car chases in an action movie. Doc is the kingpin of a crime syndicate located in Atlanta, and Baby owes him a debt after the young man stole a car that contained some incriminating evidence. Even after Baby pays off his debt, Doc isn’t done with him, though.
Jon Hamm As Jason “Buddy” van Horn
Jon Hamm Is 53 Years Old
Actor: Jon Hamm was born on March 10, 1971, in St. Louis, Missouri. He started acting while he was in school and participated in theater productions, and Hamm continued to perform onstage in college. The actor later moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career in the 1990s, and after playing numerous small parts in films and television series, Hamm’s breakout role came when he was cast as Don Draper in Mad Men on AMC. Since then, he has had a prolific career in television, but some of Hamm’s best work is in movies.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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Mad Men | Don Draper |
30 Rock | Dr. Drew Baird/Abner/David Brinkley |
Black Mirror — “White Christmas” | Matt Trent |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Richard Wayne Gary Wayne |
Keeping Up with the Joneses | Tim Jones |
Baby Driver | Jason “Buddy” van Horn |
The Morning Show | Paul Marks |
Fargo | Sheriff Roy Tillman |
Mean Girls (2024) | Coach Carr |
Character: Jon Hamm stars as Jason “Buddy” van Horn, a former Wall Street banker who joins the heist crew after developing a drug addiction (and a mid-life crisis), in Baby Driver. Buddy is one of Doc’s henchmen in the 2017 action film and tries to pull Baby back into the criminal underworld. Additionally, Buddy is married to Eiza González’s character, Darling.
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Eiza González As Monica “Darling” Costello
Eiza González Is 34 Years Old
Actress: Eiza González was born on January 30, 1990, in Mexico City, Mexico. She studied at an acting school in Mexico City when she was a teenager, and González subsequently began booking parts in telenovelas, like Floricienta and Lola, érase una vez. However, González rose to prominence worldwide when she joined the cast of Baby Driver, one of Eiza González’s best films.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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Baby Driver | Monica “Darling” Costello |
Alita: Battle Angel | Nyssiana |
Hobbs & Shaw | Magarita/Madame M |
Godzilla vs. Kong | Maia Simmons |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Other Jane |
3 Body Problem | Auggie Salazar |
Character: Eiza González portrays Monica “Darling” Costello in Baby Driver. Darling is a member of Doc’s heist crew and married to Buddy in the 2017 movie. Although she’s much younger than him, they make sense as a (wildly chaotic) couple.
Jamie Foxx As Leon “Bats” Jefferson III
Jamie Foxx Is 56 Years Old
Actor: Eric Marlon Bishop, aka Jamie Foxx, was born on December 13, 1967, in Terrell, Texas. Although his main focus was playing football in high school, Foxx decided to study musical and performing arts composition at the United States International University. The actor adopted his stage name (Jamie Foxx) while he was doing stand-up comedy, and Foxx’s breakout role came when he starred as Wanda in the cast of In Living Color on Fox.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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In Living Color | Wanda |
The Jamie Foxx Show | Jamie King |
Collateral | Max |
Ray | Ray Charles |
Miami Vice | Ricardo Tubbs |
Dreamgirls | Curtis Taylor, Jr. |
Django Unchained | Django Freeman |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Electro |
Baby Driver | Leon “Bats” Jefferson III |
Beat Shazam | Himself (host) |
Just Mercy | Walter McMillian |
Soul | Joe Gardener (voice) |
Spider-Man: No Way Home | Electro |
Character: Leon “Bats” Jefferson III, played by Jamie Foxx, is another one of Doc’s henchmen in the 2017 film (which is credited as one of Foxx’s most impressive action roles). However, unlike the others, Bats is sadistic, murderous, and ruthless in Baby Driver. As a result, Bats is one of Baby’s most formidable opponents in the movie.
Jon Bernthal As Griff
Jon Bernthal Is 47 Years Old
Actor: Jon Bernthal was born on September 20, 1976, in Washington, D.C. After high school (and dropping out of Skidmore College), Bernthal studied acting at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Moscow, Russia, and at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Following graduation, the actor moved to New York City to pursue a theater career, but Bernthal’s big break came when he joined the cast of The Walking Dead as a series regular in season 1.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show | Role |
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The Walking Dead | Shane Walsh |
Daredevil | Frank Castle/Punisher |
The Accountant | Braxton Wolff |
The Punisher | Frank Castle/Punisher |
Baby Driver | Griff |
Ford v Ferrari | Lee Iacocca |
King Richard | Rick Macci |
The Bear | Mikey Berzatto |
Character: Jon Bernthal’s Griff in Baby Driver works security for Doc and his heist crew. Griff is skeptical of Baby throughout the 2017 action film, but his tough guy demeanor makes him hard to read. Bernthal’s character could theoretically appear in the Baby Driver sequel, whenever it is greenlit.
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Baby Driver Supporting Cast & Characters
CJ Jones as Joe – CJ Jones plays Joe, Baby’s foster father, in the 2017 action film. Aside from Baby Driver, Jones has also appeared in Castle Rock and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.
Flea as Eddie “No Nose” – Flea makes a cameo as Eddie, aka “No Nose,” in Baby Driver. Flea is one of the founding members and the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but he has also starred in Babylon, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and several other films and television shows.
Lanny Joon as JD – JD, portrayed by Lanny Joon, an eager character ready to prove himself to Doc in the action movie. Viewers may recognize Joon from his roles in Takers, Black Gold, Wolf Pack, and West 32nd.
Sky Ferreira as Baby’s biological mother – Sky Ferreira stars as Baby’s biological mother in Edgar Wright’s film. Aside from Baby Driver, Ferreira has appeared in American Woman and Reptile, but she is most known for her singing career.
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After being coerced into working for a crime boss, getaway driver Baby is determined to escape his life of thievery and violence to make a life with his girlfriend Debora, However, when he finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail, things start looking desperate.
- Director
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Edgar Wright
- Release Date
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June 28, 2017
- Writers
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Edgar Wright
- Cast
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Jamie Foxx
, Jon Hamm
, Jon Bernthal
, Ansel Elgort
, Lily James
, Eiza Gonzalez
, Kevin Spacey - Runtime
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113 minutes