West Side Story: cast and crew

• Steven Spielberg 74 at release Also in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (2011)

Actors

22

Crew

3

Youngest at release

18 yearsMaddie Ziegler

Eldest at release

89 yearsRita Moreno

• JH Jamie Harris Rory 57 at release Also in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Ansel Elgort Tony 26 at release Also in Divergent (2014)
• Rachel Zegler Maria Also in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
• Ariana DeBose Anita 29 at release Also in Kraven the Hunter (2024)
• David Alvarez Bernardo 26 at release
• Rita Moreno Valentina 89 at release Also in Singin' in the rain (1952)
• Corey Stoll Lieutenant Schrank 44 at release Also in Salt (2010)
• Brian d'Arcy James Sergeant Krupke Also in Spotlight (2015)
• Mike Faist Riff Also in Challengers (2024)

The whole cast 22

1. JH Jamie Harris Rory
2. Ansel Elgort Tony
3. Rachel Zegler Maria
4. Ariana DeBose Anita
5. David Alvarez Bernardo
6. Rita Moreno Valentina
7. Corey Stoll Lieutenant Schrank
8. Brian d'Arcy James Sergeant Krupke
9. Mike Faist Riff
10. Josh Andrés Rivera Chino
11. Ana Isabelle Rosalia
12. Ezra Menas Anybodys
13. Maddie Ziegler Velma
14. Julius Rubio Quique
15. Sean Harrison Jones Action
16. Sebastian Serra Braulio
17. Patrick Higgins Baby John
18. Kyle Allen Balkan
19. Ben Cook Mouthpiece
20. Talia Ryder Tessa
21. Andy Powers Cop in Salt Shed
22. Claudette Lalí The Puerto Rican Neighbor

Production companies

Amblin Entertainment, 20th Century Studios

Distributor in the UK

20th Century Studios

Who plays Rory in West Side Story?

Jamie Harris plays Rory.

Who plays Tony in West Side Story?

Ansel Elgort plays Tony.

Who plays Maria in West Side Story?

Rachel Zegler plays Maria.

Who plays Anita in West Side Story?

Ariana DeBose plays Anita.

Who plays Bernardo in West Side Story?

David Alvarez plays Bernardo.

Who plays Valentina in West Side Story?

Rita Moreno plays Valentina.

Who directed West Side Story?

Steven Spielberg.

Who wrote West Side Story?

Tony Kushner.

How many actors are in West Side Story?

22 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.

• Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera have worked together on one other film: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023).

• Corey Stoll and Brian d'Arcy James had already worked together on one film: First Man (2018).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Steven Spielberg (51), Corey Stoll (28) and Brian d'Arcy James (17).

• The cast’s average age at release is 37 (of the 13 actors whose birth date we know).