Killer Heat on Prime Video: Full list of cast 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley have reunited for a new murder mystery, Killer Heat. This noir-style contemporary mystery thriller follows private eye Nick Bali, played by Gordon-Levitt. He is an American expat in Greece who is hired to investigate the accidental death of a young shipping magnate, Leo Vardakis. He has been called because the victim’s sister-in-law, played by Shailene Woodley, has her suspicions regarding the official police report.

As Nick sets out to find out what happened to Leo and why, he encounters darkness at every turn, especially within the rich and powerful Vardakis family, where jealousy and issues run deep and anyone can be a suspect. Moreover, as his investigation proceeds, Nick has to contend with some of his issues, finding himself torn between personal redemption and professional case-solving.

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Cast list of Killer Heat explored

Here is the full cast list of the Prime Video thriller.

1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Nick Bali

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor best known for his leading performances in 500 Days of Summer (2009) and 50/50 (2011), for which he has received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He plays the lead role of private detective Nick, who becomes professionally and personally involved while solving a case in Killer Heat.

Gordon-Levitt began his acting career as a child with films like A River Runs Through It (1992), Holy Matrimony (1994), and Angels in the Outfield (1994). He rose to fame for playing Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also had a supporting role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and voiced Jim Hawkins in Disney's Treasure Planet (2002).

After a short break from acting, Gordon-Levitt returned to star in Manic (2001), Mysterious Skin (2004), Brick (2005), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Looper (2012), and Lincoln (2012). Recently, he had a supporting role in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 and wrote, directed, and starred in Apple TV's comedy-drama series Mr. Corman.

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2. Shailene Woodley as Penelope Vardakis

Shailene Diann Woodley gained prominence for her starring role as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013). She has also starred in films like The Spectacular Now (2013) and The Descendants (2011), for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

Woodley also played the lead role of the teenage cancer patient in the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and Beatrice Prior in the science-fiction trilogy The Divergent (2014–2016). She has also been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019).

Some of her other works include films like Snowden (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and Ferrari (2023). In Killer Heat, Shailene Woodley plays Penelope Vardakis, who calls in Nick to investigate the mysterious death of her brother-in-law on a Greek island.

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Other cast members

Here is the list of supporting actors and their roles in Killer Heat.

• Richard Madden as Leo Vardakis / Elias Vardakis
• Clare Holman as Audrey
• Babou Ceesay as Georges Mensah
• Abbey Lee as Monique
• Eleni Vergeti as Victoria
• Emmanouil Gavridakis as Yannis
• Dimitris Topalidis as Governor
• Christos Efthimiou as Christopher
• Alexandros Koch as Father Athanasius

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Catch Killer Heat now streaming on Prime Video.