Taron Egerton stars as Nathan “Nate” McClusky.

Taron Egerton is an award-winning actor whose versatile and charismatic performances continuously capture audiences around the world. Egerton garnered numerous accolades for his portrayal as the iconic singer Sir Elton John in Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman for Paramount Pictures. The film premiered at the 2019 Cannes International Film Festival to a standing ovation and rave reviews. He went on to win the Golden Globe® Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy, and received nominations from both BAFTA and SAG-AFTRA as well as Best Actor honors from several critics’ organizations. He was honored with the Actor of The Year Award at the Hollywood Film Awards, and took home the Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival for his performance.

Egerton further revealed his multifaceted talents when he recorded the original song “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” with John for the film. Written by legendary duo Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, the song went on to win Best Original Song at the Academy Awards®, Golden Globes®, and Critics Choice Awards. The song was also acknowledged by The Recording Academy, where Egerton and musical producer Giles Martin were nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, making this the actor’s first nomination at the 2020 GRAMMY® Awards.

In 2022, Egerton starred in and first-time produced “Black Bird,” an American true crime limited series developed by Dennis Lehane for Apple TV+, in which Egerton appeared alongside the late Ray Liotta and Paul Walter Hauser. The well-reviewed six-part series was an adaptation of the 2010 novel, In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene with Hillel Levin. Praised by several critics, Egerton’s performance was “complex and wrenching” and a “nearly flawless performance,” which earned him several nominations. Praised a second time by both the Golden Globes® and SAG-AFTRA, Egerton was nominated for Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture Made for Television (Golden Globes®) and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series (SAG Awards®). Egerton received his first Emmy® nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie that same year.

Egerton starred in one of Netflix’s most anticipated films of 2024, Carry-On. The film takes place in an airport on Christmas Day. Egerton plays Ethan Kopek, a TSA agent who is forced by a mysterious traveler (Jason Bateman) to allow a dangerous package through security and onto a flight. He also recently wrapped production on the crime series “Firebug” for Apple TV+, inspired by events surrounding notorious California arsonist John Leonard Orr, working with the same team behind “Black Bird.” It was also recently announced Egerton will star alongside Charlize Theron in Baltasar Kormákur’s survival thriller Apex for Netflix.

Raised in Wales, the award-winning actor graduated from the renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2012. He went on to make his acting debut with a small role in two episodes of ITV’s “Inspector Lewis” before being cast in the TV mini-series “The Smoke.” Shortly after, Egerton was cast in his breakout role as Eggsy in The Kingsman: The Secret Service, a role he reprised in Kingsman: The Golden Circle. He also voiced Johnny in Garth Jennings’s animation comedy Sing 2. Other credits include Tetris, directed by Jon S. Baird and produced by Matthew Vaughn for Apple Original Films; Robin Hood; Testament of Youth; Legend; Eddie the Eagle; and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 film, The Dark Crystal.

Ana Sophia Heger stars as Polly.

Ana Sophia Heger was born in Burbank, California, on Oct. 28, 2013. When she turned three, she expressed an interest in acting. In her first big audition, Heger landed a series regular role on the single camera comedy “Life in Pieces” on CBS. She performed on the show for two seasons while still attending preschool. Her next big role came while in kindergarten, playing the daughter of Amanda Seyfried and James Norton in the 2021 Netflix thriller Things Heard & Seen.

Following a three-year hiatus from acting, Heger jumped back in at 10 years old and landed the role of her dreams as Polly in SHE RIDES SHOTGUN. Director Nick Rowland and Ana’s co-star, Taron Egerton — as well as the entire cast and crew — have gifted her with the opportunity of a lifetime, reigniting her love of storytelling and collaboration with amazing people. Heger can’t wait for everyone to see the film and share in her joy.

Normalcy is a priority for Heger’s family, and they ensure she is selective with roles and maintains her regular daily activities. Heger still attends her public school, and is currently in fifth grade. Through the years, she has participated in many sports — competitive cheer, dance, track, and tennis, to name a few. She also has a passion for sketching and painting, and has built quite a collection of artwork.

Heger is fluent in both German and Spanish, and hopes to learn more languages. Semi-retired actor René Heger is her father, acting coach, and mentor.

In December 2018, Heger happily became a big sister to Luke René Heger.

Nick Rowland is the director of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN. Rowland’s debut feature film, Calm with Horses, stars Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan and premiered at TIFF in 2019 to rave reviews. DMC Film produced. The film received four BAFTA nominations: Outstanding British Film of the Year, Best Supporting Actress (Niamh Algar), Best Supporting Actor (Keoghan), and Best Casting (Shaheen Baig). Even before graduating from the UK’s National Film and Television School, Rowland’s work as a director had already earned him a Royal Television Society Award for his 2012 short film Dancing in the Ashes. His short Slap was nominated for a BAFTA in 2014. His next short, Out of Sight, premiered at Sundance in 2015, and was followed by the short Group B, which stars Richard Madden and draws on Rowland’s early years as a competitive rally racecar driver. Rowland’s film Floodlights was financed and released in 2022 by the BBC, where he also has directing credits on the series “Ripper Street” and the miniseries “Hard Sun” and “Cuffs.”