Kraven The Hunter Cast Members and Characters

After Venom 3, Kraven The Hunter is going to be the next release from Sony’s Spider-Man universe. Even though we do not have any confirmation for Andrew Garfield’s return in the role of Spider-Man, his nemesis, Kraven The Hunter has found his way to our screens. When the first teaser was released, people grew extremely skeptical because the editing had some flaws. However, when the final trailer was released, everything completely turned around. Now the trailer looks as good as it gets. So, with that being said, let’s take a look at the complete cast and characters of Kraven The Hunter!

1. Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven The Hunter

Aaron Taylor-Johnson will appear as the protagonist Sergei Kravinoff, who will become Kraven The Hunter. Kraven is one of the most loved Spider-Man villains who made his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #15 almost two years after Spider-Man made his comic debut. Kraven The Hunter was also a founding member of the Sinister Six in canon Marvel comics.

Taylor-Johnson has his share of experience in appearing in superhero movies. He played Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron and also appeared as Dave Lizewski in Kick-Ass and Kick-Ass 2. You can also watch him play important roles in blockbuster movies like Bullet Train, Godzilla, and Nocturnal Animals.

2. Levi Miller as Young Sergei Kravinoff

Technically also the protagonist, Levi Miller appears in Kraven The Hunter as a young Sergei Kravinoff. He will probably appear mostly in flashback sequences. His character is rather instrumental since we will get to see how Kraven The Hunter got his powers. However, in the movie, his origin story is linked to being bitten by a tiger but this was not the case in the comic books. Considering that he will mostly appear in flashbacks, Miller might not get a lot of screen time.

Levi Miller has worked on a fair amount of projects in his career. He took up the role of Peter Pan in Pan, he also appeared in CW’s Supergirl series as Carter Grant. Levi Miller has also appeared in American Exit and Jasper Jones as a lead actor.

3. Russell Crowe as Nikolai Kravinoff

Appearing as Sergei’s father, Russell Crowe takes up the role of Nikolai Kravinoff. In the trailer itself, we see that he wants his son to be a great hunter and is constantly training him to be one. However, he is extremely hard on Sergei which almost got him killed by the tiger he got his powers from. As of now, we do not know how much screen time Crowe will have but since he plays an important role in shaping Kraven, he might have a decent amount of it.

Russell Crowe is recognized worldwide for his Academy Award-winning performance as General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 movie Gladiator, whose sequel, Gladiator 2 was released recently. Russell Crowe has also done his share of work in superhero movies appearing as Jor-El in Man of Steel and as Zeus in Thor: Love & Thunder.

4. Ariana DeBose as Calypso

Ariana DeBose will appear in the cast of Kraven The Hunter as Calypso who is also the love interest of Kraven. In Marvel comics, Calypso is a witch-like priestess who has a history of manipulating characters like Scorpion and Kraven to fight Spider-Man and to take down heroes like Daredevil. Since she is a priestess, her powers come from magic using which she can control the minds of people and can also resurrect dead people in a zombie-like state.

DeBose won an Oscar for her role in West Side Story and has also appeared in movies like Westworld and Hamilton.

5. Christopher Abbott as The Foreigner

Christopher Abbot will take up the role of The Foreigner in Kraven The Hunter. He will appear as the main villain of the movie. If we talk about the comic version of The Foreigner, he made his debut in The Spectacular Spider-Man #116 in 1986 and has worked with villains like Scorpion and Black Cat against Spider-Man.

Abbot’s career is relatively new. He made his acting debut in 2011 with Martha Marcy May Marlene following up with appearances in It Comes at Night and A Most Violent Year and also in the highly acclaimed series Catch-22.

6. Fred Hechinger as Dmitri Smerdyakov/Chameleon

Fred Hechinger will appear in the cast of Kraven The Hunter as Dmitri Smerdyakov AKA Chameleon. In Marvel comics, Chameleon made his debut in 1963’s The Amazing Spider-Man #1 and was also the first-ever villain to fight Spider-Man. He is also the half-brother of Kraven and is a master of disguise. As of now, we have not seen Fred’s character use his powers in the teasers for Kraven The Hunter, so it’s unclear if this movie will feature him as the villain fans are familiar with or not.

Fred is a new face in the industry who made his acting debut in Eighth Grade released in 2018 and gradually rose to fame after appearing in movies like the Fear Street franchise, The Woman in the Window, and News of the World.

7. Alessandro Nivola as Aleksei Sytsevich/The Rhino

The most speculated character to appear in Kraven The Hunter is The Rhino being played by Alessandro Nivola. The announcement for Alessandro joining the cast of Kraven The Hunter was made back in 2022 but back then, we didn’t know that he would appear as The Rhino.

In the comics, Aleksei Sytsevich was a thug who went under an experimental procedure that gave him Rhino-like skin as well as superhuman strength. In the movie as well, it seems that they are going with the comic-accurate version of Rhino since the teaser shows us a glimpse of Aleksei’s transformation which seems to be permanent.

Alessandro Nivola is a veteran actor who has been starring in movies since the 90’s. His debut in Hollywood was with 1997’s Face/Off after which he appeared in some of the most well-known movies such as American Hustle and Jurassic Park III.