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  "description": "Every named character in IO Interactive's young James Bond game and the actor behind each voice.",
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  "textContent": "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.\n\n🎯\n\nQuick 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.\n\n* * *\n\n### 007 First Light full voice cast list\n\nHere is the complete pairing of actors and the characters they play, covering the leads and the major supporting roles.\n\nActor| Character| Role in the story\n---|---|---\nPatrick Gibson| James Bond| Young MI6 recruit and protagonist\nPriyanga Burford| M| Head of MI6\nAlastair Mackenzie| Q| Head of Q Branch (R&D)\nKiera Lester| Moneypenny| Intelligence officer and hacker\nLennie James| John Greenway| Bond's reluctant mentor\nNoémie Nakai| Ms. Roth (Charlotte Roth / Isola)| Freelance spy\nLenny Kravitz| Bawma| Arms dealer in Mauritania\nGemma Chan| Dr. Selina Tan| Head of the TacSim training department\nRaquel Cipriano| Theresa Lorca| Geneticist\nJessica Rhodes| Cressida Bright| Double 0 agent recruiter\nChris O'Reilly| Lennox Monroe| Double 0 agent recruiter\nAnthony Howell| Sir Nicholas Webb| CEO of Webb Industries\nBart Edwards| Damien Webb| Son of Sir Nicholas Webb\nEwan Black| Robert Nash| Supporting character\nNicholas Prasad| Marcus Singh| Supporting character\nAnssi Lindström| Murto Twins (Niko & Tera)| Supporting characters\nGabriel Porras| Ramon Hernandez| Supporting character\nZigi Ellison| Miss Loelia Ponsonby| Supporting character\nJeremy Ang Jones| Alistair Whitlock| Supporting character\n\n* * *\n\n### Patrick Gibson as James Bond\n\nGibson 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.\n\nPatrick Gibson voices a young James Bond. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Noémie Nakai as Ms. Roth\n\nThe 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.\n\nNoémie Nakai voices the freelance spy Ms. Roth. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Priyanga Burford as M\n\nBurford 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.\n\nPriyanga Burford voices M. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Alastair Mackenzie as Q\n\nThe 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.\n\nAlastair Mackenzie voices Q. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Lennie James as John Greenway\n\nJames 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.\n\nLennie James voices mentor John Greenway. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Kiera Lester as Moneypenny\n\nLester 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.\n\nKiera Lester voices Moneypenny. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Lenny Kravitz as Bawma\n\nThe 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.\n\nLenny Kravitz voices arms dealer Bawma. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Gemma Chan as Dr. Selina Tan\n\nChan 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.\n\nGemma Chan voices Dr. Selina Tan. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Raquel Cipriano as Theresa Lorca\n\nThe 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.\n\n* * *\n\n### Jessica Rhodes as Cressida Bright\n\nRhodes 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.\n\nJessica Rhodes voices Cressida Bright. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Chris O'Reilly as Lennox Monroe\n\nO'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.\n\nChris O'Reilly voices Lennox Monroe. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Anthony Howell as Sir Nicholas Webb\n\nHowell 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.\n\nAnthony Howell voices Sir Nicholas Webb. Image: IO Interactive\n\n* * *\n\n### Bart Edwards as Damien Webb\n\nEdwards 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.\n\n* * *\n\n### Cameos in 007 First Light\n\nBeyond the main cast, the game folds in a set of cameos from social media stars and musicians, placed across specific mission locations.\n\nCameo| Appearance\n---|---\nKhaby Lame| Guest at the Vietnam resort, complete with his trademark shrug\nJackSepticEye| Clerk at the London nightclub\nShroud| Fight club fan in Mauritania\nDimitri Vegas| DJ in Mauritania\nChase and Status| DJs at the London nightclub\n\nThe 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.",
  "title": "007 First Light Voice Cast: Who Plays Bond, M, Q, and More",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-29T05:55:53.707Z"
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