Cast and crew
Never back down
Directed by Jeff Wadlow · starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard and Cam Gigandet
- 16 actors
- 3 in the crew
- 2008
- 1 h 50 min
Never back down: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 16
- Crew
- 3
- Youngest at release
- 21 yearsAmber Heard
- Eldest at release
- 43 yearsDjimon Hounsou
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Sean Faris Jake Tyler
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Amber Heard Baja Miller
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Cam Gigandet Ryan McCarthy
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Evan Peters Max Cooperman
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Leslie Hope Margot Tyler
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Djimon Hounsou Jean Roqua
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Wyatt Smith Charlie Tyler
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Affion Crockett Beatdown DJ
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Neil Brown Jr. Aaron
The whole cast 16
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Sean Faris Jake Tyler
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Amber Heard Baja Miller
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Cam Gigandet Ryan McCarthy
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Evan Peters Max Cooperman
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Leslie Hope Margot Tyler
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Djimon Hounsou Jean Roqua
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Wyatt Smith Charlie Tyler
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Affion Crockett Beatdown DJ
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Neil Brown Jr. Aaron
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Lauren Leech Jenny
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Tilky Jones Eric
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Steven Crowley Ben
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Tom Nowicki Sr. Lloyd
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David Zelon Ryan's Dad
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Jonathan Eusebio Dak Ho
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Artie Ahr Beatdown Boy
Crew
Producers 1
Cinematography 1
Companies
- Production companies
- Summit Entertainment, eOne Films
Questions about the cast of Never back down
- Who plays Jake Tyler in Never back down?
- Sean Faris plays Jake Tyler.
- Who plays Baja Miller in Never back down?
- Amber Heard plays Baja Miller.
- Who plays Ryan McCarthy in Never back down?
- Cam Gigandet plays Ryan McCarthy.
- Who plays Max Cooperman in Never back down?
- Evan Peters plays Max Cooperman.
- Who plays Margot Tyler in Never back down?
- Leslie Hope plays Margot Tyler.
- Who plays Jean Roqua in Never back down?
- Djimon Hounsou plays Jean Roqua.
- Who directed Never back down?
- Jeff Wadlow.
- How many actors are in Never back down?
- 16 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Jeff Wadlow and Sean Faris had already worked together on one film: Pearl Harbor (2001).
Amber Heard and Djimon Hounsou have worked together on one other film: Aquaman (2018).
Djimon Hounsou and Affion Crockett have worked together on one other film: Baggage Claim (2013).
Sean Faris and Tom Nowicki have worked together on one other film: The Lost Valentine (2011).
Cam Gigandet and Jonathan Eusebio have worked together on one other film: Love Hurts (2025).
Lauren Leech and Artie Ahr had already worked together on one film: Sydney White (2007).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Djimon Hounsou (43), Cam Gigandet (22) and Amber Heard (21).
The cast’s average age at release is 27 (of the 11 actors whose birth date we know).

