The Cast of“ The Hunger Games”: Where Are They Now?
The Cast of“ The Hunger Games”: Where Are They Now?
Kelsie GibsonThu, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC
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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark in 'The Hunger Games'Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate
The Hunger Games instantly became a huge phenomenon when it premiered on March 12, 2012.
Based on Suzanne Collins' 2008 young adult dystopian novel of the same name, the movie not only earned rave reviews from critics and fans alike, but it catapulted the careers of its young stars, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.
Following the success of the first film, three additional sequels were released based on Collins' books, Catching Fire (2013) and Mockingjay (split into two parts: Part 1 released in November 2014 and Part 2 in November 2015). Though the original franchise ended nearly a decade ago, the story continues with the prequel films, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) and Sunrise on the Reaping (set to hit theaters in 2026).
In honor of the movie's 14th anniversary, take a look at what the cast has been up to since starring in the blockbusters.
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Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,' 2014; Jennifer Lawrence attends the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10, 2022Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection; Amy Sussman/Getty
Before landing the role of Katniss Everdeen — a teenager from District 12 who volunteers for the Hunger Games after her younger sister's name is drawn during the reaping — Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for an Oscar for Winter's Bone (2010) and played Mystique in X-Men: First Class (2011).
In between filming The Hunger Games series, Lawrence won a Best Actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and starred in movies like American Hustle (2013) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
After turning in her bow and arrow as Katniss, Lawrence had roles in Joy (2015) and the controversial Mother! (2017), and topped Forbes' list of highest-paid actresses. Following a brief hiatus from 2019 to 2021, she returned to acting in Don't Look Up (2021) and later starred in No Hard Feelings (2023). She was back on the big screen with Die My Love in 2025.
In 2019, Lawrence married art gallerist Cooke Maroney. Together, they have welcomed two sons: Cy, born in 2022, and another boy, born in 2025.
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Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark
Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Josh Hutcherson attends the 'Future Man' panel during New York Comic Con on Oct. 6, 2018Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Josh Hutcherson plays Peeta Mellark, a baker from District 12 who enters the Hunger Games alongside Katniss.
Before scoring the role of Peeta, Hutcherson got his start as a child actor, appearing in Little Manhattan (2005), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) and Bridge to Terabithia (2007).
Following the Hunger Games films, Hutcherson has taken on more supporting roles, including appearances in In Dubious Battle (2016) and The Disaster Artist (2017). From 2017 to 2020, he played the lead on Hulu's comedy series Future Man, which was executive-produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Hutcherson starred in the big-screen adaptation of the hit video game, Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), and its 2025 sequel. He also portrayed the love interest of Rachel Sennott in her HBO comedy I Love LA, which will return for a second season.
Since 2013, Hutcherson has been in a relationship with Spanish actress Claudia Traisac.
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Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne
Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Liam Hemsworth attends the premiere of 'Avengers: Endgame' in L.A. on April 22, 2019Credit: Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock; VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty
In The Hunger Games films, Liam Hemsworth plays Gale Hawthorne, Katniss' devoted childhood best friend from District 12. The actor already had his breakout role in The Last Song (2010), but The Hunger Games is what truly put him on the map.
After the Mockingjay movies ended in 2015, Hemsworth appeared in films like Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Arkansas (2020), Land of Bad (2024) and Lonely Planet (2024). In 2020, he produced and starred on the Quibi series Most Dangerous Game, which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Short-Form Comedy or Drama Series.
In 2022, it was announced that Hemsworth would be replacing Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in the final two seasons of Netflix's series adaptation of The Witcher.
Hemsworth previously had a tumultuous relationship with ex-wife Miley Cyrus, whom he met while filming The Last Song. The couple married in 2018 but announced plans for divorce in 2019, which were finalized in 2020. After separating from Cyrus, Hemsworth began dating actress Gabriella Brooks, and in September 2025, she revealed on Instagram that the two had gotten engaged.
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Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy
Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Woody Harrelson attends the premiere of 'Zombieland: Double Tap' in L.A. on Oct. 10, 2019Credit: Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock; Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage
Woody Harrelson joined The Hunger Games cast as Katniss and Peeta's surly yet likable mentor, Haymitch Abernathy.
By then, the actor had already snagged an Emmy for Cheers; earned two Oscar nominations for People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The Messenger (2009) and built a filmography full of memorable roles in White Men Can't Jump (1992), Seven Pounds (2008), Zombieland (2009), Now You See Me (2013) and more.
Since having his final round as Haymitch, Harrelson has acted in films including Now You See Me 2 (2016), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), Triangle of Sadness (2022), Fly Me to the Moon (2024) and Now You See Me, Now You Don't (2025), among many others. He earned a third Oscar nomination for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018).
In 2008, Harrelson married his wife, Laura Louie. Together, they live in Maui, Hawaii, and share three daughters: Deni, Zoe and Makani.
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Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket
Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Elizabeth Banks attends the 2020 'Vanity Fair' Oscar afterparty on Feb. 9, 2020Credit: Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock; George Pimentel/Getty
Elizabeth Banks plays Katniss and Peeta's fashionable Capitol-born chaperone, Effie Trinket, throughout the films.
Aside from The Hunger Games, Banks has enjoyed a decades-long performing career and is well-known for starring in the Pitch Perfect trilogy. In addition to acting, Banks has been working behind the camera more, making her feature directorial debut with Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), hosting and executive-producing the revival of Press Your Luck, as well as directing, producing, writing and starring in the reboot of Charlie's Angels (2019).
In 2020, it was announced that Banks would be playing Ms. Frizzle in a live-action adaptation of The Magic School Bus, though there has not been an update on that project since the announcement. In the meantime, Banks directed the 2023 film Cocaine Bear and starred in the 2024 movies A Mistake and Skincare, as well as the upcoming 2026 film DreamQuil.
Banks has two sons, Felix and Magnus, with husband Max Handelman.
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Donald Sutherland as President Snow
Donald Sutherland as President Snow in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Donald Sutherland attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 9th annual Governors Awards in L.A. on Nov. 11, 2017Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate; Kevin Winter/Getty
Donald Sutherland played The Hunger Games' conniving President Snow, the principal antagonist of the series.
Sutherland had a long and storied career before the release of the franchise, with projects ranging from M*A*S*H (1970) to Ordinary People (1980) to Pride & Prejudice (2005), winning an Emmy in 1995 for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or a special for the HBO movie Citizen X. After playing President Snow, the actor received an honorary Oscar in 2017 for his six-plus-decade contribution to the film industry. He also appeared on FX's Trust and HBO's The Undoing, the latter of which earned him a 2021 Critics' Choice Television Award for best supporting actor in a limited series or a movie made for television.
On June 20, 2024, Sutherland's son Kiefer Sutherland confirmed his death at age 88. "With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away," Kiefer wrote on X. "I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more…"
Sutherland died in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy confirmed with PEOPLE. The actor is survived by his wife Francine Racette, five children — sons Kiefer, Rossif, Angus and Roeg and daughter Rachel — and five grandchildren.
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Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair
Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,' 2015; Sam Claflin arrives at the L.A. premiere of 'Daisy Jones & The Six' on Feb. 23, 2023Credit: Lionsgate/Color Force/Kobal/Shutterstock; Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Sam Claflin stole fans' hearts when playing District 4 tribute Finnick Odair in Catching Fire, a role he reprised in the following two sequels.
Claflin previously starred in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). After Catching Fire, he starred in Love, Rosie (2014) alongside Lily Collins and Me Before You (2016) opposite Emilia Clarke.
Following several romance films, Claflin took on more dramatic roles with My Cousin Rachel (2017), Adrift (2018) and the hit TV series Peaky Blinders, which he appeared on from 2019 to 2022. In 2023, he starred in Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of Daisy Jones & The Six alongside Riley Keough as the titular character. The following years saw him lead several miniseries, including The Count of Monte Cristo, Lazarus and Vanished. On the movie front, he will appear opposite Johnny Depp in Ti West's Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol this November and the action thriller F.A.S.T. in 2027.
On the personal front, Claflin was married to actress Laura Haddock from 2013 to 2019. Together, the former couple share two children, a daughter named Margot and a son named Pip. He then dated model Cassie Amato.
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Lenny Kravitz as Cinna
Lenny Kravitz as Cinna in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Lenny Kravitz attends the Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Mountain View, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2019Credit: Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock; Taylor Hill/Getty
Rockstar Lenny Kravitz plays Katniss' stylist, Cinna, in the first two Hunger Games films, marking one of his most significant film roles.
After starring in the Hunger Games movies, Kravitz continued to release music and performed alongside Katy Perry at the Super Bowl in 2015. Kravitz's twelfth studio album, Blue Electric Light, was released in 2024.
He has also continued acting, appearing in several projects, including on FX's Better Things and in Shotgun Wedding (2023) with Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel.
Kravtiz is the father of actress and model Zoë Kravitz, whom he shares with his ex-wife Lisa Bonet.
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Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman
Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Stanley Tucci attends the 42nd Deauville American Film Festival on Sept. 3, 2016Credit: Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock; Francois G. Durand/Getty
Stanley Tucci was already a critically acclaimed actor well into a decades-long career before playing the eccentric Caesar Flickerman in the Hunger Games franchise, with major roles in projects including Big Night (1996), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and The Lovely Bones (2009), even entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dr. Abraham Erskine in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
He has appeared in many more films since the last Mockingjay movie came out, including the Oscar-winning Spotlight (2015), the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Supernova (2020). Tucci also played Clive Davis in the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) and Cardinal Aldo Bellini in Conclave (2024). In 2026, the star will reprise his Devil Wears Prada role in the sequel, returning with Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep.
Tucci and his wife, actress Felicity Blunt, welcomed two children: Matteo Oliver in January 2015 and Emilia Giovanna in April 2018. Tucci also has three children — Isabel, Nicolo and Camilla — from his previous marriage to his late wife, Kate.
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Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen
Willow Shields as Primrose Everdeen in 'The Hunger Games,' 2012; Willow Shields attends the L.A. premiere of 'Let It Snow' on Nov. 4, 2019Credit: Everett; Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage
Willow Shields plays Katniss' younger sister, Primrose, in the Hunger Games films.
The Hunger Games marked Shields' feature film debut. She has since starred in several smaller projects, including Netflix's Spinning Out and In Fidelity (2024).
Shields competed on Dancing with the Stars during season 20, where she became the youngest contestant to compete on the show at age 14. She and partner Mark Ballas finished the season in seventh place.
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Julianne Moore as President Alma Coin
Julianne Moore as President Alma Coin in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,' 2014; Julianne Moore attends the 'Sharper' premiere in London on Feb. 7, 2023Credit: Color Force/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock; Karwai Tang/WireImage
Julianne Moore plays the District 13 president in the final two Hunger Games films, with Mockingjay — Part 2 coming out the same year she earned a Best Actress Oscar for Still Alice (2014), having been previously nominated in the same category three times for Boogie Nights (1997), The End of the Affair (1999), and Far From Heaven (2002) and for Supporting Actress for The Hours (2002).
Following The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, Moore moved toward more independent film roles, including Bel Canto (2018) and After the Wedding (2019) — the latter of which was directed by her husband, Bart Freundlich.
In 2020, she notably portrayed feminist activist Gloria Steinem in the biopic The Glorias. The following year, she shared the screen with her celebrity doppelgänger Amy Adams in two separate films, The Woman in the Window and the film adaptation of Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen. Since then, Moore has appeared in projects like Sharper (2023), May December (2023), the miniseries Mary & George and The Room Next Door (2024).
Moore shares two children, Caleb and Liv Helen, with Freundlich.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee in 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' 2013; Philip Seymour Hoffman arrives at the L.A. premiere of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' on Nov. 18, 2013Credit: Lionsgate/courtesy Everett Collection; Steve Granitz/WireImage
Philip Seymour Hoffman had an Academy Award for Capote (2005) and three Tony Award nominations before starring in the Hunger Games franchise as beloved gamekeeper Plutarch Heavensbee (first introduced in Catching Fire).
His on-screen career began in the early '90s with an appearance on Law & Order. He eventually racked up dozens of credits, including The Big Lebowski (1998), Almost Famous (2000), Doubt (2008) and The Master (2012).
On Feb. 2, 2014, Hoffman died of a drug overdose at the age of 46. At the time of his death, Hoffman was filming the final Hunger Games movie, though he had already completed the majority of his scenes. His two remaining scenes were rewritten as a result of his absence.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, which was released after his death, marked his final film.
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Jeffrey Wright as Beetee
Jeffrey Wright as Beetee in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1,' 2014; Jeffrey Wright attends the season 4 premiere of 'Westworld' in N.Y.C. on June 21, 2022Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection; Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Jeffrey Wright already had more than 40 acting credits to his name — including Felix Leiter in the Daniel Craig James Bond films — before playing District 3 tribute Beetee in Catching Fire. Following the film's release in 2013, Wright continued to play Beetee in the following two Hunger Games films.
In 2019, he starred in another big book adaptation when he played James Hobart in The Goldfinch. However, one of his biggest roles post-Hunger Games came in 2016 when he was cast in HBO's Westworld series as Bernard Lowe/Arnold Weber, a role that has often been compared to Beetee.
He he reprised his James Bond role as Felix Leiter in 2021's No Time to Die. The following year, he took on the iconic role of James Gordon in The Batman starring Robert Pattinson and is expected to return for the film's sequel The Batman: Part II in October 2026. In 2023, Wright starred in Asteroid City, Rustin and American Fiction — the latter of which earned him Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.
Additionally, Wright joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2021, as he voices the Watcher on Disney+'s animated series What If...?.
Wright shares two children, son Elijah and daughter Juno, with ex-wife Carmen Ejogo.
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Jena Malone as Johanna Mason
Jena Malone as Johanna Mason in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,' 2015; Jena Malone attends the L.A. premiere of 'Adopting Audrey' on Aug. 22, 2022Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection; Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
After playing District 7 tribute Johanna Mason in Catching Fire, Jena Malone reprised her role in both Mockingjay films. Malone had already been in the industry for more than 20 years at that point, having started acting as a child, appearing in movies like Contact (1997) and Stepmom (1998), later starring in Saved! (2004) and Into the Wild (2007).
Following Mockingjay — Part 2 in 2015 — the same year she played siblings with Hutcherson in the short film The Rusted — Malone has continued to work with some big names, including Elle Fanning in The Neon Demon (2016), Riley Keough in Lovesong (2016) and Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding (2024). She is set to star alongside Geena Davis and Bill Pullman in the Duffer Brothers' upcoming series, The Boroughs.
Malone has also ventured into music. In 2017, she was credited as co-writer and featured vocalist on the Foster the People track "Static Space Lover" from the band's third album, Sacred Hearts Club.
As for her personal life, Malone became a mother in May 2016 as she gave birth to a son named Ode Mountain with her then-boyfriend Ethan DeLorenzo. The couple announced their engagement in August 2016 but eventually split in 2019. She announced her engagement to fellow actor Jack Buckley in February 2026.
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Mahershala Ali as Boggs
Mahershala Ali as Boggs in 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,' 2015; Mahershala Ali attends the EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb. 10, 2019Credit: Murray Close/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett Collection; Gary Mitchell/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Though his first major film role was in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Mahershala Ali received wide attention for his role as Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, as well as playing Remy Danton on House of Cards.
Ali has continued to book big film and TV roles, including Luke Cage, True Detective and Moonlight (2016), the latter of which earned him his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. (With the win, he also made history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar.) Two years later, he received the award again for his role in 2018's Green Book.
Like Jeffrey Wright, Ali has joined the MCU. After making a small voice cameo in Eternals (2021), the actor is set to portray Blade in an upcoming film of the same name, though there have been delays in production.
His acting career aside, Ali has also become a father since his Hunger Games films, welcoming a daughter with his wife, Amatus Sami-Karim, in 2017.
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