Ages, previous roles and social media explored

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Where might you recognize the cast of Netflix’s True Spirit movie from, and how can you follow the leads on social media?

After an extensive voyage across the open ocean, True Spirit has finally arrived in Netflix’s streaming harbor.

An outstanding tale of bravery, True Spirit tells the incredible story of Jessica Watson, who attempted to solo circumnavigate the world at just 16 years of age.

However, many viewers are starting to recognize the main cast from True Spirit, so where might you know the stars from?

Meet the cast of True Spirit

Teagan Croft as Jessica Watson: Croft is an 18-year-old Australian actress from Sydney.

She made her professional debut in 2016 playing Bella Loneragan in Home and Away, followed by a role in The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One as Indi Sommerville.

However, Croft’s breakthrough role came in 2018 when she was cast as Rachel Azarath in the DC Comics series, Titans. 

Speaking to MovieWeb, Croft would reveal that whilst she didn’t know much about Jessica Watson’s incredible story, she was actually present to see her return to Sydney Harbour after her voyage.

“To be honest, I didn’t know as much about her as I should have. But I was there to welcome her back to Sydney Harbor when I was six years old (laughs). I don’t have a recollection of that, but I was there, one of the many. I think the real excitement came after I found out about her and started looking at the script. The script was fantastic. The story was insane. I couldn’t believe I was given the opportunity to play Jess Watson. It’s such an incredible role.”

You can follow her on social media on Twitter @TeaganCroft and Instagram @teagancroft.

Cliff Curtis as Ben Bryant: Curtis is a New Zealand actor from Rotorua who is best-known for playing Pablo Escobar in Blow, Jesus Christ in Risen, and Travis Manawa in Fear the Walking Dead.

The 54-year-old has also featured in the likes of The Dark Horse as Genesis Potini, Dr Sleep as Billy Freeman, Avatar: The Way of Water as Tonowari, and Body of Proof as FBI Agent Derek Ames.

Anna Paquin as Julie Watson: Paquin is a New Zealand actress, who was originally born in Winnipeg, Canada.

The 40-year-old is a veteran of both the silver and small screen, with notable roles in The Piano as Flora McGrath, X-Men as Rogue, and True Blood as Sookie Stackhouse.

She has also appeared in the likes of She’s All That, Jane Eyre, The Irishman, Flack, The Affair, and Phineas and Ferb.

Speaking to Bazaar, Paquin noted how she didn’t know much about Jessica Watson’s story before filming True Spirit, but she was drawn to the role of Julie because of the importance of portraying strong female leads.

“I mean, it’s such an extraordinary story. I don’t know how I’d actually not heard of [Jessica Watson] when she was actually doing it. I mean, I was no longer living in New Zealand and, you know, pretty busy in my own life. But I think that especially as a mum — and two of our four are girls — I really love how empowering and strong and inspiring that story is for young girls and young women.” – Anna Paquin, via Bazaar.

You can follow Paquin on Instagram @_annapaquin.

Josh Lawson as Roger Watson: Lawson is an Australian actor and filmmaker from Brisbane.

The 41-year-old is arguably best known for playing Doug Gugghenheim in House of Lies, Tate in Superstore, and Kano in the Mortal Kombat live-action remake.

He has also featured in the likes of The Campaign, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Bombshell, and Cobra Kai.

True Spirit is available to stream on Netflix.

By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]

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