Leo Abelo Perry Joins the Cast of FAST X and Will Play Vin Diesel's Son
The young actor Leo Abelo Perry, previously known for starring in last year’s Disney+ remake of Cheaper By the Dozen as well as single episodes of Black-ish and The Big Leap, is making the jump to the big screen in the next Fast and Furious installment, Fast X.
Perry will portray the son of Dom and Elena Neves (Elsa Pataky). In 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, he was kidnapped as an infant along with his mother and used by Cipher (Charlize Theron) to blackmail Dom. Though Elena is eventually killed, he is rescued by Deckard (Jason Statham) and Owen Shaw (Luke Evans), and Dom names him after his late friend Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker). In 2021’s F9, viewers see him living with Dom and stepmom Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) at their farmhouse.
The film is directed by Louis Leterrier, the Universal film also stars Jason Momoa, Brie Larson, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Scott Eastwood, Michael Rooker, Daniela Melchior, Alan Ritchson, Helen Mirren and Cardi B.
Perry recently played Chip in the ABC live special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration alongside H.E.R., Josh Groban, Shania Twain, Martin Short and Rita Moreno, who plays his great-grandmother in Fast X.
Fast X is set to premiere in theaters on May 19th.
via: Variety