Brandon T. Jackson, Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Photo:Cinematic / Alamy Stock Photo
Cinematic / Alamy Stock Photo
Percy Jackson and The Olympiansis coming to Disney+ this week, continuing the franchise first adapted for the screen in 2010.
As thePercy Jacksonrevival seriesstarts streaming on Dec. 20, see what the original cast members have been up to sinceThe Lightning Thiefpremiered in 2010.
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Logan Lerman
Logan Lerman in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
In 2012, Lerman continued as a leading man in the teen dramaThe Perks of Being a WallfloweralongsideEmma WatsonandEzra Miller. His following projects cast him with more A-list costars, likeJennifer Connelly,Greg KinnearandLily CollinsinStuck in Love,Brad PittinFuryandAl Pacinoin their Amazon Prime seriesHunters.
In his personal world, the actor is gearing up to get married: he announcedhis engagementto ceramics artistAnaluisa Corriganin November 2023.
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Alexandra Daddario
Alexandra Daddario in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty
Daddario’s career picked up with a cast spot on HBO’sTrue Detectiveand as the lead in 2015’sSan AndreasalongsideDwayne Johnson. The actress caught her biggest breakthrough yet in the 2017 movie reboot ofBaywatchwith costarsZac Efron,David Hasselhoffand Johnson, once again.
Most recently, thePercy Jacksonalumna starred in season 1 ofMike White’s satire anthologyWhite Lotus, earning an Emmy nomination and widespread acclaim for her performance.
Daddario — who married producerAndrew Formin June 2022 — currently plays Rowan Fielding in AMC’s supernatural seriesMayfair Witches.
03of 10Brandon T. JacksonBrandon T. Jackson in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Leon Bennett/GettyComedian and actorBrandon T. Jacksonguided Percy Jackson as his friend and protector Grover Underwood. Before playing the half-man, half-goat in the mythological movies, Jackson was cast as Junior in the 2006 flickRoll Bounce. In 2008, he played Alpa Chino inTropic Thunder, sharing the screen withBen Stiller,Jack BlackandRobert Downey Jr.Post-Percy Jackson, Jackson starred inBig Mommas: Like Father, Like SonwithMartin Lawrence, in the 2012 sports comedyThunderstruckand in the 2016 thrillerEloise. On television, he starred on Showtime’sCaliforniacationand the sitcomsDeadbeatandMr. Robinson. Jackson also lent his voice to a recurring character on the animated seriesBoJack Horseman.Per hisInstagram profile, the stand-up comic is currently bringing laughs on his Still Detroit comedy tour.
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Brandon T. Jackson
Brandon T. Jackson in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Leon Bennett/Getty
Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; Leon Bennett/Getty
Comedian and actorBrandon T. Jacksonguided Percy Jackson as his friend and protector Grover Underwood. Before playing the half-man, half-goat in the mythological movies, Jackson was cast as Junior in the 2006 flickRoll Bounce. In 2008, he played Alpa Chino inTropic Thunder, sharing the screen withBen Stiller,Jack BlackandRobert Downey Jr.
Post-Percy Jackson, Jackson starred inBig Mommas: Like Father, Like SonwithMartin Lawrence, in the 2012 sports comedyThunderstruckand in the 2016 thrillerEloise. On television, he starred on Showtime’sCaliforniacationand the sitcomsDeadbeatandMr. Robinson. Jackson also lent his voice to a recurring character on the animated seriesBoJack Horseman.
Per hisInstagram profile, the stand-up comic is currently bringing laughs on his Still Detroit comedy tour.
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Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Kobal/Shutterstock; Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Kobal/Shutterstock; Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Pierce Brosnanmade his name in Hollywood long before playing Percy’s teacher Mr. Brunner, who is quickly revealed to be an undercover centaur. Though he had a number of prominent roles beforehand, Brosnan is best known for hisfour-film portrayal of James Bond. He made his 007 debut in 1995’sGoldenEyeand finished the spy stint with 2002’sDie Another Day.
In the years between Bond andPercy Jackson, the actor carried his on-screen presence inLaws of AttractionandAfter the Sunsetin 2004. Brosnan flaunted his vocal talents singing ABBA songs in the 2008 movie adaptation ofMamma Mia!withMeryl Streep. In 2018, Brosnan returned for the sequelMamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
Three years afterThe Lightning Thiefpremiered, Brosnan’s only daughter Charlottedied of ovarian cancerat age 41. The actor is also dad tofour sons, Christopher, 51, Sean, 40, Dylan, 26, and Paris, 22; he shares the latter two with his wife of 22 years,Keely Shaye Brosnan. The Hollywood veteran is also agrandfather of four.
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Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock; Tom Cooper/Getty
Fox 2000 Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock; Tom Cooper/Getty
In 2008, the actor scored his biggest gig yet: playing Dr. Owen Hunt onGrey’s Anatomy. McKidd joined during the show’s fifth season, and he still remains a main cast member with the show’s 20th installment ahead. He’s also stepped behind the camera to direct several episodes of the medical drama.
BeyondGrey’s Anatomyand his cameos onShonda Rhimes’ sister seriesStation 19, McKidd has voiced Lord MacGuffin in Disney Pixar’sBraveand joined his formerGrey’scostarKatherine Heiglin 2015’sHome Sweet Hell.
Off set, McKidd’s personal life looks notably different from hisPercy Jacksondays. In 2017, he split from his first wife,Jane Parker, with whom he shares a son and daughter. The British starremarried in 2018and welcomedtwo kidswith then-wife Arielle Goldrath before theyseparated in 2022. McKidd is currently dating fellow Shondaland starDanielle Savre.
06of 10Uma ThurmanUma Thurman in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Courtesy Everett; Michael Loccisano/GettyWhileUma Thurmanis now a household name, her breakout role came after about a decade in the industry when she starred in 1994’sPulp Fictionas Mia Wallace — a performance that earned her an Oscar nod and marked the first of many times she would work with directorQuentin Tarantino. She later reunited with the director for bothKill Bill: Vol. 1andKill Bill: Vol. 2.After her role as the snake-haired mythical character inPercy Jackson, Thurman has continued to have a vibrant career on screen. She’s appeared on shows likeSmash,The Slap, Impostersand in 2022 portrayed Arianna Huffington inSuper Pumped. Most recently she reunited withSamuel L. Jacksonin 2023’sThe Kill Room.Thurmanshares two children, Maya Hawke and Levon Hawke, with her ex-husbandEthan Hawke, and one child, Luna, with ex-fiancé Arpad Busson.
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Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Courtesy Everett; Michael Loccisano/Getty
Courtesy Everett; Michael Loccisano/Getty
WhileUma Thurmanis now a household name, her breakout role came after about a decade in the industry when she starred in 1994’sPulp Fictionas Mia Wallace — a performance that earned her an Oscar nod and marked the first of many times she would work with directorQuentin Tarantino. She later reunited with the director for bothKill Bill: Vol. 1andKill Bill: Vol. 2.
After her role as the snake-haired mythical character inPercy Jackson, Thurman has continued to have a vibrant career on screen. She’s appeared on shows likeSmash,The Slap, Impostersand in 2022 portrayed Arianna Huffington inSuper Pumped. Most recently she reunited withSamuel L. Jacksonin 2023’sThe Kill Room.
Thurmanshares two children, Maya Hawke and Levon Hawke, with her ex-husbandEthan Hawke, and one child, Luna, with ex-fiancé Arpad Busson.
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Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Courtesy Everett; Mike Marsland/WireImage
Courtesy Everett; Mike Marsland/WireImage
After 2010, his work on 2013’sPhilomenaearned him two Oscar nominations. He’s since reprised his Alan Partridge character on several occasions as well as lent his voice to films likeMinions,Despicable Me 3andMinions: The Rise of Gru. Most recently, he appeared on BBC’sThe Reckoningin fall of 2023.
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Rosario Dawson
Rosario Dawson in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Courtesy Everett; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Fox 2000 Pictures/Courtesy Everett; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
Rosario Dawsonfirst broke out in Hollywood back in 1995 with a role in the indie film,Kids. She continued landing roles through the late 1990s and into the early 2000s including 2002’sMen in Black IIand in the 2005 film adaptation ofRentas Mimi. SincePercy Jackson, Dawson has continued to act with roles in films likeZookeeper,Gimme Shelterand reprising her role from 2005’sSin Cityin the film’s 2014 sequel. She has also lent her voice to various animated projects includingThe Lego Batman Movie.
More recently, Dawson appeared inThe Mandalorian,DopesickandHaunted Mansion,and in 2023 herMandaloriancharacter, Ahsoka, received a spinoff on Disney+.
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Sean Bean
Sean Bean in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; JC Olivera/WireImage
Fox 2000 Pictures/Alamy; JC Olivera/WireImage
Bean is dad tothree daughters: Lorna, Molly and Evie Natasha.
10of 10Catherine KeenerCatherine Keener in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.20th Century Fox; Moses Robinson/GettyWhenCatherine Keenerlanded the role of Percy’s mom, Sally, she already had more than two decades of work under her belt. She’d appeared on both film and television dating back to one of her first roles in 1986’sThe Education of Allison Tateinto the late 1990s and early 2000s, with Oscar-nominated performances inBeing John MalkovichandCapote.Since starring as Lerman’s onscreen mom, Keener has appeared in numerous projects includingBegin Again,Captain Phillips,Get Outand both seasons ofJim Carrey’s show,Kidding.More recently, Keener appeared in the 2022 movieThe Adam Projectand an episode ofLucky Hank. Looking ahead, the actress is slated to appear in the upcomingJoker: Folie à Deux.Outside of acting, Keener has spent time advocating for causes she’s passionate about and in 2019 wasarrested alongside Jane Fonda and Rosanna Arquette at a climate change protest in Washington, D.C.
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Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’.20th Century Fox; Moses Robinson/Getty
20th Century Fox; Moses Robinson/Getty
WhenCatherine Keenerlanded the role of Percy’s mom, Sally, she already had more than two decades of work under her belt. She’d appeared on both film and television dating back to one of her first roles in 1986’sThe Education of Allison Tateinto the late 1990s and early 2000s, with Oscar-nominated performances inBeing John MalkovichandCapote.
Since starring as Lerman’s onscreen mom, Keener has appeared in numerous projects includingBegin Again,Captain Phillips,Get Outand both seasons ofJim Carrey’s show,Kidding.
More recently, Keener appeared in the 2022 movieThe Adam Projectand an episode ofLucky Hank. Looking ahead, the actress is slated to appear in the upcomingJoker: Folie à Deux.
Outside of acting, Keener has spent time advocating for causes she’s passionate about and in 2019 wasarrested alongside Jane Fonda and Rosanna Arquette at a climate change protest in Washington, D.C.
source: people.com
