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Whether It's Sci-Fi or Rom-Coms, Lana Condor Truly Has the Acting Range

Mar 30 2022 - 11:05am

For most fans, their first introduction to Lana Condor [1] was Netflix's To All the Boys [2] film series, in which she portrayed the trilogy's main character, Lara Jean Covey. While this franchise certainly propelled Condor's acting career to new heights, "To All the Boys I've Loved Before [3]" wasn't her first major film credit. In fact, die-hard Marvel fans may recognize her from "X-Men: Apocalypse."

Her role as mutant Jubilee was minor, but it allowed other doors to open, including a small role in "Patriots Day" and a Lifetime movie credit in "High School Lover." Following the major success of "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," Condor was cast as a main character on Syfy's "Deadly Class." Her Netflix portfolio broadened, too, thanks to her voiceover work in "Rilakkuma and Kaoru."

With TATB in her rearview mirror, Condor's star keeps on rising. You can now see her opposite of Cole Sprouse in HBO Max's new sci-fi rom-com "Moonshot." [4] Even more exciting, Condor has been tapped to executive produce and star in both Hulu's action comedy series "Take Out" [5] and the Netflix limited series "Boo, Bitch." [6] Condor is entering the height of her acting career, and we're just enjoying catching up on the TV shows and films that got her there.

"X-Men: Apocalypse"

In 2016, Condor made her film debut in "X-Men: Apocalypse," starring alongside James McAvoy [7], Jennifer Lawrence [8], Sophie Turner, and Michael Fassbender. The sci-fi action movie follows Professor X and Raven as they take a new team of young X-Men under their wings and train them to defeat the immortal Apocalypse and his growing army of henchmen. Condor portrays a mutant student named Jubilation Lee, though her friends call her Jubilee. Her special power is that she can spew psionic energy plasmoids from the palms of her hands. Through mind control, she controls their direction, shape, and force.

"To All the Boys I've Loved Before"

Condor shot to fame and stole fans' hearts after playing Lara Jean Covey in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before [9]," a book-to-film adaptation [10] of YA author Jenny Han's novel of the same name. Lara Jean's love life is nonexistent until her younger sister uncovers and secretly mails Lara Jean's private love letters. Before long, a star lacrosse player, her sister's ex, and her childhood crush all know how Lara Jean really feels about them. When one of the recipients confronts her with a proposition, Lara Jean's life gets a thousand times more complicated — and fun.

"Alita: Battle Angel"

Condor plays a minor role in the sci-fi action film "Alita: Battle Angel," which centers around Alita, a cyborg suffering from amnesia. Alita has no recollection of who she's supposed to be, nor does she know how her body ended up in Iron City. After some investigating, she discovers the man she lives with is a knowledgable cyborg scientist named Ido, who found her unconscious and nursed her back to health. Alita continues to learn more about her supernatural strength, origin, and human abilities. But it's only a matter of time before her cryptic past catches up with her. Condor stars as Koyomi, an orphaned teen who befriends Alita.

"Deadly Class"

Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name,"Deadly Class" is the first TV series Condor starred in. In the show, Condor plays Saya Kuroki, a student at King's Dominion, an academy for darkly gifted children. At King's Dominion, students study the deadly arts and are taught how to use their sinister gifts for evil. Saya strikes up an intense friendship with Marcus, a new recruit with a troubled past. She introduces him to the academy's gang of rule breakers, and together they set out to rebel and wreck havoc on the good doers of the world. Unfortunately, the TV show wasn't renewed for a second season.

"Summer Night"

In the final days of summer, Seth and Jameson book a gig at The Alamo, their town's local concert venue. Before they take the stage, they have a full day of partying and running last-minute errands because they've promised their friends the best summer night of their lives. Their party plans derail when Seth's girlfriend confronts him with big news and Jameson finds himself in a love triangle between Harmony, a girl he's just met, and his girlfriend, who isn't around half the time. Things come to a head at The Alamo when everyone is forced to lay their cards on the table. In the film, Condor plays Lexi, Harmony's friend.

"Rilakkuma and Kaoru"

"Rilakkuma and Kaoru" is a Netflix original stop-motion animated series, in which Condor voices the main character, a 20-something-year-old woman named Kaoru. All is well in the world until Kaoru meets her new roommate, Rilakkuma, a stuffed bear with a sneaky personality. After Rilakkuma unexpectedly waltzes into her life, Kaoru experiences a streak of bad luck. She finds herself at a crossroads with her best friends, her finances are suffering, and she discovers that there are rumors about her circulating at work. Something isn't right, and Kaoru can't seem to put her finger on it.

"To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You"

In the second installment of the TATB trilogy, Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky are an official couple and starting the semester off on a fresh note. They've put the love letters (except Peter's, of course) and their messy, fake-dating mind games far behind them. That is until John Ambrose, one of the letter recipients and Lara Jean's childhood crush, unexpectedly comes back into the picture. To make matters worse, Lara Jean catches Peter talking and hanging out with his ex, and he doesn't offer up an explanation. Just when Lara Jean's love life is coming up roses, she comes face to face with the growing pains of being in a new relationship.

"To All the Boys: Always and Forever"

After everything Lara Jean and Peter have gone through, applying to college should be a breeze, right? These high school sweethearts have their eyes set on attending Stanford together, but everything changes when they take a senior class trip to New York City. After attending a college party, Lara Jean envisions herself living in the Big Apple and attending NYU. When Stanford denies her application, Lara Jean can't help but wonder if it's a sign from the universe that she and Peter are supposed to go their separate ways after high school. Lara Jean has some major decisions to make.

"Patriots Day"

"Patriots Day" details the real-life investigation following the tragic Boston Marathon bombings of April 15, 2013. Sgt. Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg [11]) and Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman) of the Boston Police Department team up with FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers (Kevin Bacon [12]) to hunt down the terrorists responsible for taking the lives of innocent civilians. It's not long before the whole city is involved, scouring the neighborhoods and outskirts of Boston and looking for potential clues. When a lead checks out, they race to capture a perpetrator before his next escape. Condor plays Li, an MIT grad student whose boyfriend is shot to death during the terrorists' late-night escape.

"High School Lover"

Condor plays Allison, the cool best friend to the main character in this sexy-thriller. Being the wingwoman she is, Allison encourages Kelley, a high school student, to go for Christian, a high-profile actor. As Kelley and Christian's relationship quickly progresses, Kelley becomes the talk of the town — but not in a good way, since Christian has a reputation for dating younger women. He frequently shows up to Kelley's school, showers her with expensive gifts, and tries to visit her at home at odd hours. Her dad (James Franco [13]) threatens Christian, but it's too late — his obsession with Kelley has already begun.

"Moonshot"

Condor stars opposite Cole Sprouse in the sci-fi romance flick "Moonshot." In the film, Sophie (Condor) is accepted into a program in which selected individuals are given the opportunity to explore the newly colonized Mars. Given her boyfriend's successful space career, Sophie is hoping this new adventure brings them closer together. However, based on how many times her video calls go unanswered, that doesn't seem to be the case. Meanwhile, Walt (Sprouse), who has a serious case of FOMO, sneaks onto the space shuttle that's carrying Sophie and the rest of the crew. He convinces Sophie to let him hide out in her bunk, which also means he has to pose as her boyfriend so they don't get in trouble.


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