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007 First Light Voice Cast: Who Plays Bond, M, Q, and More

All Things How May 29, 2026
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007 First Light hands the world's most famous spy a fresh origin story, and that reboot comes with an equally fresh roster of performers. Patrick Gibson leads as a young James Bond, surrounded by reworked takes on M, Q, and Moneypenny, plus a chain of allies and antagonists who shape his first missions in the Double 0 program. The game launched on May 27, 2026 for PC, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2, developed by Hitman studio IO Interactive.

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Quick answer: Patrick Gibson voices James Bond, Priyanga Burford is M, Alastair Mackenzie is Q, Kiera Lester is Moneypenny, and Lennie James plays mentor John Greenway.


007 First Light full voice cast list

Here is the complete pairing of actors and the characters they play, covering the leads and the major supporting roles.

Actor Character Role in the story
Patrick Gibson James Bond Young MI6 recruit and protagonist
Priyanga Burford M Head of MI6
Alastair Mackenzie Q Head of Q Branch (R&D)
Kiera Lester Moneypenny Intelligence officer and hacker
Lennie James John Greenway Bond's reluctant mentor
Noémie Nakai Ms. Roth (Charlotte Roth / Isola) Freelance spy
Lenny Kravitz Bawma Arms dealer in Mauritania
Gemma Chan Dr. Selina Tan Head of the TacSim training department
Raquel Cipriano Theresa Lorca Geneticist
Jessica Rhodes Cressida Bright Double 0 agent recruiter
Chris O'Reilly Lennox Monroe Double 0 agent recruiter
Anthony Howell Sir Nicholas Webb CEO of Webb Industries
Bart Edwards Damien Webb Son of Sir Nicholas Webb
Ewan Black Robert Nash Supporting character
Nicholas Prasad Marcus Singh Supporting character
Anssi Lindström Murto Twins (Niko & Tera) Supporting characters
Gabriel Porras Ramon Hernandez Supporting character
Zigi Ellison Miss Loelia Ponsonby Supporting character
Jeremy Ang Jones Alistair Whitlock Supporting character

Patrick Gibson as James Bond

Gibson plays a younger, rougher version of 007, framed as a resourceful and sometimes reckless naval air crewman who is offered a place in the newly revived Double 0 program after a heroic act. The Irish actor is known for The OA, The Tudors, and Shadow and Bone, and more recently drew praise as a young Dexter Morgan in Dexter: Original Sin.

Patrick Gibson voices a young James Bond. Image: IO Interactive


Noémie Nakai as Ms. Roth

The French-Japanese actress voices Charlotte Roth, a freelance spy also known as Isola. She is written as a cunning and dangerous operator in the classic Bond mold. Nakai's credits include Army of Thieves and Tokyo Vice.

Noémie Nakai voices the freelance spy Ms. Roth. Image: IO Interactive


Priyanga Burford as M

Burford takes on M, the head of MI6, played as a pragmatic leader with firm moral judgment. She previously appeared as Dr. Symes in No Time to Die, and is also known for Industry, Press, and Steve.

Priyanga Burford voices M. Image: IO Interactive


Alastair Mackenzie as Q

The Scottish actor, recognizable from Andor and The Crown, voices Q, the inventor who runs the R&D division known as Q Branch. His wider screen work includes Dracula, Black Mirror, Unforgotten, and Outlaw King.

Alastair Mackenzie voices Q. Image: IO Interactive


Lennie James as John Greenway

James voices John Greenway, Bond's hard-headed mentor, who joins forces with the young agent to expose a conspiracy after a mission ends in tragedy. Best known as Morgan Jones in The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, James has voiced Lord Shaxx in the Destiny franchise.

Lennie James voices mentor John Greenway. Image: IO Interactive


Kiera Lester as Moneypenny

Lester plays Moneypenny as an MI6 intelligence officer and gifted hacker who acts as Bond's voice of reason. She has appeared in Death in Paradise, Maigret, and Wreck, and this marks her first video game role.

Kiera Lester voices Moneypenny. Image: IO Interactive


Lenny Kravitz as Bawma

The four-time Grammy winner voices Bawma, an unpredictable arms dealer based in Mauritania who plays a major part in the plot. Kravitz has acted in The Hunger Games films, The Butler, and Precious, and this is his first video game role.

Lenny Kravitz voices arms dealer Bawma. Image: IO Interactive


Gemma Chan as Dr. Selina Tan

Chan voices Dr. Selina Tan, who heads the Tactical Simulation (TacSim) department at MI6 and oversees field training. She rose to wider fame in Humans before MCU roles in Captain Marvel and Eternals.

Gemma Chan voices Dr. Selina Tan. Image: IO Interactive


Raquel Cipriano as Theresa Lorca

The Portuguese actress voices Theresa Lorca, a geneticist working on a CO2-absorbing algae who crosses paths with Bond at the Pearl Resort. Cipriano's credits include Maternidade, The Wheel of Time, and A Teacher's Gift.


Jessica Rhodes as Cressida Bright

Rhodes voices Cressida Bright, daughter of Foreign Secretary Stephen Bright, who works as a Double 0 agent recruiter at MI6. She voiced St. Trina in Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree, and has appeared in Casualty and Artemis Fowl.

Jessica Rhodes voices Cressida Bright. Image: IO Interactive


Chris O'Reilly as Lennox Monroe

O'Reilly voices Lennox Monroe, another Double 0 agent recruiter who came up through the Royal Marines and finished first in his class. His game work includes Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Lords of the Fallen, and Resident Evil: Requiem.

Chris O'Reilly voices Lennox Monroe. Image: IO Interactive


Anthony Howell as Sir Nicholas Webb

Howell voices Sir Nicholas Webb, CEO of Webb Industries. He is an established game performer, known as the voice of Margit and Morgott in Elden Ring, Samuels in Alien: Isolation, and Cyril in Final Fantasy XVI.

Anthony Howell voices Sir Nicholas Webb. Image: IO Interactive


Bart Edwards as Damien Webb

Edwards voices Damien Webb, the hot-headed but charismatic son of Sir Nicholas Webb. The English actor previously worked on The Witcher, and has appeared in UnREAL, State of Happiness, and Peep Show.


Cameos in 007 First Light

Beyond the main cast, the game folds in a set of cameos from social media stars and musicians, placed across specific mission locations.

Cameo Appearance
Khaby Lame Guest at the Vietnam resort, complete with his trademark shrug
JackSepticEye Clerk at the London nightclub
Shroud Fight club fan in Mauritania
Dimitri Vegas DJ in Mauritania
Chase and Status DJs at the London nightclub

The score is handled by The Flight (Joe Henson and Alexis Smith), with a title song, "First Light," written by Lana Del Rey and David Arnold and performed by Del Rey. Together, the cast and music give IO Interactive's standalone Bond a distinct identity separate from the films, with Gibson's recruit at the center of the whole operation.

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