Mortal Kombat 2 Cast and Characters: Who's Who in the New Movie

We anticipation you’ve been investigating your mightiness and practicing your combo moves and animalities, due to the fact that Mortal Kombat 2 is astir upon us. This sequel to the 2021 reboot features galore returning characters, similar Lewis Tan’s Cole Young and Hiroyuki Sanada’s Scorpion, but it besides introduces a marque caller kast of kombatants. That includes Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage, who looks to beryllium the prima of the amusement this clip around. That’s judging from the archetypal Mortal Kombat 2 trailer, which features a batch of Urban’s Cage on with respective different caller players.

Are you a small rusty connected your MK mythology? Are you having occupation making consciousness of the galore colorful characters successful this caller footage? Not to worry. Let’s interruption down the characters we spot successful the caller Mortal Kombat 2 trailer, on with the others confirmed to look successful this sequel.

New Characters successful Mortal Kombat 2

Karl Urban arsenic Johnny Cage

Johnny Cage was astir apt the astir important MK quality not to look successful the 2021 movie. Fortunately, the sequel looks to beryllium making up for mislaid time. All signs constituent to Karl Urban’s Cage being the cardinal protagonist of Mortal Kombat 2, possibly adjacent pushing Tan’s Cole Young into a secondary relation (we’ll get to him successful a minute).

Urban’s Cage is introduced successful a mode that volition beryllium acquainted to fans of the franchise. He’s played arsenic a middle-aged, washed-up enactment leader agelong past his moviemaking premier and the days of container bureau hits similar Uncaged Fury. (Warner Bros. adjacent released a fake trailer for Uncaged Fury this week too.) But dissimilar astir Hollywood enactment stars, Johnny really has the moves to backmost up his bravado. That’ll travel successful useful arsenic he’s reluctantly drawn into the struggle betwixt Earthrealm and Outworld.

“We commencement him astatine a precise debased point,” Urban told IGN. “His vocation is wholly successful the dumps. He has nary self-confidence. He has neglected his martial arts training. And astatine his lowest point, helium gets called up to, essentially, beryllium a warrior that represents the Earthrealm and combat for the precise aboriginal of humanity. And arsenic I work the script, I recovered it conscionable specified a compelling, interesting, dynamic journey. We commencement this quality successful 1 place, and arsenic an audience, we get to spot him germinate and grow.”

We besides spot a changeable of Cage flirting with Jessica McNamee’s Sonya Blade successful the trailer. That’s significant, arsenic successful the games their romance yet results successful a girl named Cassie Cage, a precise formidable combatant successful her ain right.

Cage was archetypal played by Linden Ashby successful the 1995 movie. The quality besides appeared successful the web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Matt Mullins successful Season 1 and Starship Troopers' Casper Van Dien successful Season 2.

Adeline Rudolph arsenic Kitana

Another fan-favorite leader is joining the formed successful MK2, arsenic Adeline Rudolph plays the alloy fan-wielding Kitana. In the games, Kitana is the princess of Edenia, the girl of Queen Sindel, and a emotion involvement for Liu Kang. She’s besides 1 of the astir important figures successful the combat to halt Outworld from conquering each of reality. We don’t get the content immoderate of that volition beryllium changing for Mortal Kombat 2, though with a formed this large, we’ll spot if there’s overmuch country to physique a romance betwixt Kitana and Liu.

Kitana was primitively played by Talisa Soto successful the 1995 movie, portion Samantha Jo played Kitana connected some seasons of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Tati Gabrielle arsenic Jade

The masked bo unit adept Jade volition present beryllium portrayed by Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s Tati Gabrielle. In the games, Jade is Kitana’s bodyguard and champion friend, meaning she’s got her enactment chopped retired for her.

Jade was primitively played by Irina Pantaeva successful 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Damon Herriman arsenic Quan Chi

Damon Herriman from Once Upon a Time... successful Hollywood.

Aussie histrion Damon Herriman (best known for doubly portraying infamous cult person Charles Manson) volition play villainous necromancer Quan Chi. We don’t really spot Quan Chi successful the trailer though, and it’s not wide however large his relation volition be. Given that Quan Chi is simply a rival to Shang Tsung and a talented sorcerer successful his ain right, MK2 could beryllium laying the seeds for a aboriginal movie wherever Quan Chi is concerned.

Quan Chi appeared successful the archetypal play of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Michael Rogers.

Martyn Ford arsenic Shao Kahn

The mountainous Martyn Ford volition play hulking achromatic magic warlord Shao Kahn. Kahn is Shang Tsung’s maestro and the emperor of Outworld, making him the reigning villain of this movie.

Kahn appeared concisely successful 1995's Mortal Kombat, via CGI, and past was played by Brian Thompson successful 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Shao Kahn appeared successful Season 1 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Aleks Paunovic.

Desmond Chiam arsenic Jerrod

Desmond Chiam successful With Love.

Desmond Chiam (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) volition play Jerrod, who successful the games was erstwhile the king of Edenia, earlier that realm mislaid to Shao Kahn successful the Mortal Kombat tournament. We’re guessing Jerrod won’t beryllium gathering a bully destiny successful the movie either.

King Jerrod appeared successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Kirby Morrow.

Ana Thu Nguyen arsenic Sindel

Sindel, woman of Jerrod (and parent to Kitana), was the Queen of Edenia until it mislaid 10 Mortal Kombat matches to Shao Kahn's acheronian legions. Sindel volition beryllium played by Ana Thu Nguyen (Suka).

Sindel’s back-story successful the games is beauteous convoluted and has been taxable to retcons successful the past, but the 1 accordant taxable is that she’s a atrocious pistillate who often pretends to beryllium good. We don’t expect that to alteration here.

Beatrice Ilg played Sindel successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

CJ Bloomfield arsenic Baraka

Aussie histrion CJ Bloomfield (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) volition don a ton of constitution and prosthetics arsenic Baraka, a gnashing, convulsive ghoul with blades for forearms. We’re beauteous definite that’s Baraka successful the trailer, though it’s besides imaginable it’s different subordinate of his race, the Tarkatans.

Baraka appeared successful 1997's Mortal Kombat Annihilation, played by Dennis Keiffer. He was besides played by Fraser Aitcheson successful the archetypal play of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Returning Characters successful Mortal Kombat 2

Lewis Tan arsenic Cole Young

Lewis Tan returns arsenic Cole Young, an archetypal quality created for 2021’s Mortal Kombat. Cole is an MMA combatant who discovers he's a descendant of Hiroyuki Sanada's Hanzo Hasashi and an integral combatant successful Earthrealm's palmy thwarting of Shang Tsung. The large question coming into this sequel is whether Cole is inactive the main protagonist. The trailer surely makes it look arsenic though the absorption is shifting to Johnny Cage. Is Cole inactive the chosen 1 destined to prevention Earthrealm, oregon is his communicative little important present that his household concern has been settled?

Hiroyuki Sanada arsenic Scorpion

The multi-award-winning Hiroyuki Sanada (most precocious for FX's Shogun), volition beryllium backmost arsenic Scorpion, though successful a antithetic capacity. "He plays a antithetic role," MK co-creator Ed Boon told EW. "He's not portion of the 'Super Friends' trying to decision Shao Kahn, but his quality is cardinal and it is precise indispensable for definite parts."

That makes sense. Now that Scorpion has exacted vengeance against Joe Taslim’s Sub-Zero, helium nary longer needs to beryllium rather truthful salient a figure. That said, the trailer does see a changeable of Scorpion battling Noob Saibot successful Netherealm. We adjacent perceive the iconic “Get implicit here!” line, seemingly the aforesaid nonstop clip from the games recorded by Boon.

Scorpion appeared concisely successful the '90s Mortal Kombat films, played by Chris Casamassa and J. J. Perry.

Jessica McNamee arsenic Sonya Blade

Jessica McNamee is backmost arsenic Special Forces femme fatale Sonya Blade, slayer of Kano successful the 2021 movie. Sonya volition beryllium Earthrealm’s archetypal enactment of defence against Outworld, and we consciousness a spark kindling betwixt her and Johnny Cage.

Bridgette Wilson played Sonya successful 1995's Mortal Kombat portion Sandra Hess took implicit the relation for Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Star Trek: Voyager's Jeri Ryan played Sonya successful the archetypal play of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Mehcad Brooks arsenic Jax

Mehcad Brooks volition erstwhile again play Jax, the (now) cybernetic Special Forces person who you bash NOT privation a hug from. It’s wide from the trailer that Jax volition beryllium taking afloat vantage of his caller cybernetic arms.

Seen lone concisely successful the 1995 movie, Jax was played by Lynn "Red" Williams successful Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Michael Jai White played Jax successful the archetypal play of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Ludi Lin arsenic Liu Kang

Ludi Lin is backmost arsenic Raiden protege Liu Kang, the combatant who got our heroes battle-ready successful the 2021 film. If the MK bid has a main protagonist, it’s Liu, though that hasn’t truly been existent for these rebooted movies. We expect he’ll stay much of a supporting quality and a mentor to characters similar Cole and Johnny.

Robin Shou played Liu Kang successful some '90s Mortal Kombat movies, portion Brian Tee played the quality successful some seasons of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Josh Lawson arsenic Kano

Josh Lawson returns arsenic laser-eyed, mouthy merc Kano... the archetypal of our dormant characters to travel back. While the histrion himself has teased a "Kano 2.0" version, Ed Boon, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, said, "We've killed a fig of characters who are successful Mortal Kombat 1 and our latest games. So we woody with spirits and the NetherRealm and things similar that. There are ways to bring dormant characters back."

Trevor Goddard was Kano successful the 1995 film, portion Darren Shahlavi portrayed him successful the archetypal play of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Tadanobu Asano arsenic Raiden

Tadanobu Asano, who since 2021 has garnered rave reviews and a Golden Globe grant for his relation connected FX's Shogun, is backmost arsenic Raiden for Mortal Kombat 2. Raiden is hellbent connected stopping Outworld from conquering the different realms, and he’s ne'er been acrophobic to get his hands soiled protecting the innocent.

Christopher Lambert (of the Highlander series) famously played Raiden successful the 1995 movie portion James Remar (from The Warriors and Dexter) played the quality successful Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Ryan Robbins and David Lee McInnis played Raiden successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Chin Han arsenic Shang Tsung

Chin Han (The Dark Knight, Marco Polo) is backmost arsenic dastardly soul-collector Shang Tsung. Defeated successful the archetypal movie, what relation volition Shang Tsung present play successful the caller onslaught of Earth?

Shang Tsung was played by the legendary Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa successful 1995's Mortal Kombat, and again successful the 2nd play of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Joe Taslim arsenic Bi-Han

Joe Taslim is backmost for Mortal Kombat 2, but with Sub-Zero vanquished by Scorpion successful the archetypal movie, what relation volition Taslim play now? Fans person speculated that Sub-Zero volition be, successful accordance with the crippled arc, resurrected arsenic Noob Saibot - an undead wraith from the Netherrealm revealed to beryllium Bi-Han - aka Sub-Zero. We spot what appears to beryllium Noob Saibot battling Scorpion successful the trailer, truthful that mentation seems to beryllium correct.

One of the astir fashionable characters from the games, Sub-Zero has appeared successful 1995's Mortal Kombat arsenic the Bi-Han version, played by Francois Peti, and past again successful Mortal Kombat: Annihilation played by Keith Cooke (in a antithetic SZ incarnation).

Kevan Ohtsji and Eric Steinberg portrayed Sub-Zero successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Max Huang as... Dark Kung Lao?

Killed by Shang Tsung successful the archetypal movie, Earthrealm defender Kung Lao is back... but successful what form? Max Huang returns for Mortal Kombat 2, but volition his Kung Lao present beryllium an antagonist? There's surely a crippled precedent for it. We concisely spot Kung Lao with Lu Kang successful the trailer, wherever some heroes look successful a realm seemingly inspired by the Lost Bridge signifier from the Mortal Kombat 3 game.

Mark Dacascos played Kung Lao successful Season 2 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

And that’s the monolithic formed of Mortal Kombat 2. Which combatant are you astir excited to spot successful this sequel? Let america cognize successful the comments, and beryllium definite to brushwood up connected each video crippled movie and bid successful development.

Note: this nonfiction was primitively published successful March 2025 and updated connected July 17, 2025 with the latest quality astir Mortal Kombat 2.