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The MI6 cast of 007 First Light is a reimagined ensemble. Recurring figures (M, Q, Moneypenny) appear under different actors and slightly different roles than in the wider Bond canon. Original IO Interactive characters (John Greenway, Charlotte Roth, Selina Tan, Bawma) round out the lineup. Casting and performance capture covers the major recurring roles; the launch trailer and the Beyond the Light dev-diary series introduced each performer in turn.

Confirmed Cast

Patrick Gibson as James Bond

Patrick Gibson plays a 26-year-old James Bond as arrogant, brash, and impulsive: a Royal Navy aircrewman with talent that outruns his discipline. Gibson provides both voice and full performance capture. IO Interactive has stated that this Bond is an original interpretation rather than a mimicry of any prior film actor.

Priyanga Burford as M

Priyanga Burford plays M, the head of MI6. M in this game is a self-contained character whose biography is not imported from any prior Bond film or novel; players should treat her in-game backstory as the only canonical version.

Alastair Mackenzie as Q

Alastair Mackenzie plays Q, the head of Q Branch and chief gadget engineer. Q is portrayed as a hands-on engineer rather than a stage prop. He hands off the Q-Watch, Q-Lens, and other gadgets in person from Q Branch terminals at Malta and at MI6 Headquarters.

Kiera Lester as Moneypenny

Kiera Lester plays Moneypenny. This game gives Moneypenny an expanded field role compared to her traditional administrative position in earlier Bond canon. She coordinates intelligence and supports Bond as a remote handler during several field missions.

Lennie James as John Greenway

Lennie James plays John Greenway, an original IO Interactive character. Greenway is the senior field agent who mentors the young Bond. The pair develop a begrudging friendship across the campaign, anchored by shared field experience.

Noémie Nakai as Charlotte Roth

Noémie Nakai plays Charlotte Roth, an agent of the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE), France's external intelligence agency. Roth partners with Bond in the field on several mid-campaign missions, with the partnership reflecting the cross-agency cooperation needed for the conspiracy investigation.

Gemma Chan as Selina Tan

Gemma Chan was announced as a cast member on September 25, 2025 via an official partnership post. She plays Selina Tan, a psychology and game theory expert who designs the Tactical Simulation Mode scenarios as conditioning drills for 00 candidates. Tan is the in-fiction face of the post-credits TacSim loop.

Lenny Kravitz as Bawma

Lenny Kravitz plays Bawma, the primary antagonist of the campaign. The casting was confirmed through the cast gallery and trailer materials.

Supporting and Cameo Cast

• Theresa Lorca: a field contact rescued by Bond during a late-campaign mission. The rescue corresponds to the trophy "Double or die."

• Damien Webb: a major boss antagonist defeated in the late campaign. The defeat corresponds to the trophy "You know my name."

• Nicholas Webb: the target of the London penthouse infiltration in Chapter 6. The infiltration corresponds to the trophy "All time high."

• Isola: a late-campaign target caught at the climax. The capture corresponds to the trophy "The writing is on the wall."

• 009: a former 00 agent who has gone rogue, pursued during the Slovakia chase. Finding the agent's body corresponds to the trophy "Nobody lives forever."

Original Story Note

Per IO Interactive's framing, 007 First Light's cast belongs to this game's continuity. M, Q, Moneypenny, and the other recurring names are reimagined characters whose biographies, ages, and personalities are defined by this game rather than imported from the wider Bond canon. The Story article describes how each character fits the campaign.

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