For most fans, their first introduction to Lana Condor was on the Netflix original film series “To All the Boys,” where she portrayed the trilogy’s main character, Lara Jean. While this franchise certainly propelled Condor’s acting career to new heights, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” wasn’t her first major film credit. In fact, die-hard Marvel fans may recognize her from the “X-Men” series.
Before Condor’s name became synonymous with Lara Jean, she was linked to the 2016 film “X-Men: Apocalypse.” Her role as Jubilee was minor, but it allowed other doors to open including a small role on “Patriots Day” and a Lifetime movie credit (“High School Lover”). Following the major success of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” Condor was casted as a main character on Syfy’s “Deadly Class.” Her Netflix portfolio broadened, too, thanks to her voiceover work in “Rilakkuma to Kaorusan.”
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.” Even more exciting, Condor has also been tapped to and executive produce and star in Hulu’s action comedy series “Take Out” and the Netflix limited series “Boo, Bitch.” Condor is entering the height of her acting career, and we’re just enjoying catching up on all the TV shows and films that got her there.
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"X-Men: Apocalypse"
In 2016, Condor made her film debut in “X-Men: Apocalypse,” where she starred alongside James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, 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 an up-and-coming X-Men named Jubilation Lee, though her friends call her Jubilee. Her special power is that she can spew gusts of fireworks from the palms of her hands. Through mind control, she directs the fireworks’ direction, shape, and force.
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"To All the Boys I've Loved Before"
Condor shot to fame and stole fans’ hearts after playing Lara “Covey” Jean in “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” a book-to-film adaptation of YA author Jenny Han’s novel of the same name. Lara’s love life is non-existent until her younger sister uncovers and secretly mails Lara’s private love letters. Before long, the high school star lacrosse player, her sister’s ex, and her childhood crush, all know how Lara really feels about them. When one of the love letter recipients confronts her with a proposition, Lara’s life gets a thousands times more complicated – and fun.
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"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 “Alita” is suppose 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.
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"Deadly Class"
Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name,”Deadly Class” was the first TV series Condor starred in. In the show, Condor plays Saya Kuroki, a student at Kings Dominion, otherwise known as the academy for darkly gifted children. At Kings 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.
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"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 to 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 James 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, a friend of Harmony’s.
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"Rilakkuma to Kaorusan"
“Rilakkuma to Kaorusan” is a Netflix original stop-motion animation series, in which Candor 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, who happens to be 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 then she discovers that there’s rumors about her circulating at work. Something isn’t right, and Kaoru can’t seem to put her finger on it.
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"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’s childhood crush, unexpectedly comes back into the picture. To make matters worse, Lara catches Peter talking and hanging out with his ex, and he doesn’t offer up an explanation. Just when Lara’s love life was coming up roses, she comes face-to-face with the growing pains of being in a new relationship.
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"To All the Boys: Always and Forever"
After everything Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky 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 envisions herself living in the Big Apple and attending NYU. When Stanford denies her application, Lara can’t help but wonder if it’s a sign from the universe that she and Peter are suppose to go their separate ways after high school. Covey has some major decisions to make.
