Spy movie fans have gotten a treat once again in the form of The 355, which sees a group of female operatives from different agencies prevent a dangerous weapon from falling into the wrong hands. Rather than focus on one main character - as is the case with most offerings in the genre - the movie gives each member of the cast plenty to do.
Fans who have already been to the cinema and happened to fall in love with the characters will definitely be eager to check out more from the cast. Luckily, there are plenty of options. Each of the actors has been in major projects that were not only well-received by critics but by fans as well. And nowhere else is the love more evident than on IMDb.
Fan Bingbing: X-Men: Days Of The Future Past (2014) - 7.9
In The 355, Bingbing portrays MSS agent Lin Mi Sheng who also happens to be after the drive. As one of the biggest stars in China, she has had hundreds of roles but the one that American audiences will likely be most familiar with is that of Blink, a mutant who can teleport people in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Blink might be considered one of the most underrated Marvel characters but Bingbing's take on the character is remarkable enough to make the name unforgettable. Fans will definitely want to see her venturing more into Hollywood. Luckily, that appears to be happening, if her main role in the 2022 spy flick is anything to go by.
Lupita Nyong'o: 12 Years A Slave (2013) - 8.1
Lupita is Khadijah, a former MI6 agent, and current computer analyst in The 355. She will forever be proud of her role as Patsey in actors who won an Oscar for their first movie.
Despite having very limited screentime, Lupita's slave character triggers so much emotion that the Oscar win feels truly deserved. Additionally, her character Patsey happens to have one of the most heartbreaking movie scenes of the last decade. So far, the actress has been in a number of underrated but critically acclaimed movies and hopefully, the lead roles will keep on coming.
Jason Flemyng: Snatch (2000) - 8.2
In The 355 Flemyng portrays Elijah Clarke, the crime boss who acquires the device from a Colombian drug lord. He's had many other great ing roles in his career but the most notable one is that of Mickey's friend Darren in Snatch.
Flemyng shines best while playing criminals and it could be argued that his performance in the 2000 Guy Ritchie movie is what made directors trust him with such roles in the future. While he was only a common thug in the movie, he appears to have graduated into crime boss territory in most of the recent projects he has been a part of.
Diane Kruger: Fringe (2008 - 2013) - 8.4
Kruger's role as the badass German BND agent Marie Schmidt in The 355 is one of the standout performances in the Universal Pictures release. Fans looking to see more of her work can start with the TV show Fringe, where she portrays a test subject named Miranda Green.
Fringe has plenty of ghastly occurrences and Kruger's character finds herself right in the middle of one of them. Miranda is quite an intriguing character and it's a shame she doesn't get to last that long on the show. The role also shows Kruger's range as an actress as she isn't fighting down antagonists here but rather finding herself as an innocent victim.
Édgar Ramírez: American Crime Story (2016 - 2021) - 8.5
Ramirez's role in The 355 is Luis Rojas, a DNI agent who obtains the device and has to be tracked down. He also portrays the famous Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace in American Crime Story, a role which earned him an Emmy nomination.
One thing his turn as Versace proves is that Ramirez is at his best when he is composed rather than in frantic moments such as fleeing with dangerous devices. On the anthology TV show, he perfectly brings out both the legendary fashion designer's perfectionist tendencies at work as well as his vulnerability on matters of the heart.
Leo Staar: Call The Midwife (2013 - 2014) - 8.5
Staar stars in The 355 as an operative named Grady. He also portrays an architect who finds himself in a love triangle in the BBC period drama, Call The Midwife.
Fans who might not have been satisfied with Staar's performance in the movie can be guaranteed to see a better job on the TV show. That's because he is given more material to work with. The character he plays is also a bit more grounded, caught up in a different kind of chaos that doesn't involve gunfire and terrorists. Instead, he has to find out what's really best for his heart.
Jessica Chastain: Interstellar (2014) - 8.6
Jessica gives an outstanding performance in The 355 as Mace, a CIA agent who acts as the leader of the all-female team. In Interstellar, she is a Plan A NASA scientist named Murphy Cooper.
Interstellar is widely regarded as one of Christopher Nolan's best ever movies and it isn't hard to see why. Each member of the star-studded cast delivers, including Jessica who gets to take viewers through a beautiful space journey while still portraying her own personal and familial struggles.
Sebastian Stan: The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (2020) - 8.8
Stan is Nick Fowler, one of Mace's colleagues who opt to work with the baddies for profit. Away from The 355, the actor is best known for playing The Winter Soldier in the MCU, more specifically in the Disney+ series.
The Winter Soldier is undoubtedly one of the most badass MCU characters and it's hard to think of anyone else that would be more perfect for the role than Stan. On the TV show, the Winter Soldier is high up the likability ladder as fans get to finally see the character as a proper hero.
Sylvester Groth: Fargo (2017) - 8.9
Groth appears in The 355 as an agent named Jonas Muller. In the critically acclaimed FX series, Fargo, he is the German Stasi officer, Horst Lagerfield.
Fargo has hundreds of characters and dozens of moving parts hence it's easy to miss Groth's role but he shows up in the third season and sure does leave a mark with his blunt ruthlessness. Even better is that Horst only gets to appear a flashback scenes, underscoring a dark era in the history of Europe.
John Douglas Thompson: Mare Of Eastown (2011) - 9.4
Thompson appears as the level-headed CIA boss Larry Marks in The 355. He also impresses as the police boss Chief Carter in the drama, Mare Of Eastown.
So far, Thompson has been typecast in authoritative roles but that hasn't necessarily been a bad thing since he always executes the job perfectly. What makes his characters so impressive is that they always take a laid-back approach. In both The 355 and Mare of Eastown, his characters simply issue a few directives then take a back seat, allowing those in the central roles to prosper.
