A Guide to the <i>Glass Onion</i> Characters (2025)

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

The sequel to Rian Johnson's hit 2019 whodunnit Knives Out is filled with just as many twists and turns as the first film—and, with the exception of Daniel Craig's Detective Benoit Blanc, it features an entirely new cast of characters (along with some incredibly celebrity cameos, from Stephen Sondheim to Serena Williams). Noah Segan also features in a bit role in both films—in the first as Trooper Wagner, and in the second as Derol, a laid-back guy crashing at Miles's home.

The plot revolves around a group of friends, with billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) at the center. When, in the early pandemic, he invites everyone to a murder mystery party on his private island—they all come, and Benoit Blanc (Craig) is along for the ride. But, soon, a real murder occurs, and it's up to Blanc to solve it before the police arrive from the mainland.

"It's a mistake of the genre to think that your detective is your main character," director Rian Johnson explained. "Benoit Blanc is the constant North Star of all of these movies. But you have to think of him as the detective, not as the central character. The story has to function in terms of the suspects, the murder, and the victim. Benoit is weaving his way through that, but the dramatic stakes are never his."

Here, a guide to all the Glass Onion characters.

Benoit Blanc returns once again in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, this time hired by Helen Brand to solve the murder of her twin sister, Cassandra "Andi" Brand. (Though viewers don't find out it's Helen until halfway through the film.) Viewers get a bit more of Blanc's home life in this movie, with his partner being played by Hugh Grant (!!) and scenes inside his apartment.

Miles Bron is a mash-up of Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and other tech billionaires. "Miles is the furthest thing from an actual scientist," Norton explains. "Miles will be highly recognizable to anybody who's watched the WeWork documentary or the Theranos documentary. He's high on self-regard and emblematic of the self-appointed tech Illuminati. Miles Bron has never had an original idea at any phase of his life—that's a good summation of him."

In one of the twists of the film, we find out that "Andi" is actually her twin sister, Helen, who is a schoolteacher. Benoit convinces Helen to go undercover in Greece as Andi to solve her sister's murder, rightly guessing that the killer will be in attendance and thrown off by her presence.

Duke is a men's rights activist and Twitch influencer who always carries a gun on him. In the film, Duke is angling for a bigger platform, and tries to blackmail Miles with his knowledge of Andi's murder—but Miles quickly kills him with pineapple juice.

Birdie, a former model and popstar turned influencer, has her own reasons for traveling to Miles's Greek getaway. He's trying to make her take ownership over the fact her brand of sweatpants (which he gave her the seed money for) are made in a notorious sweatshop—but she knows if that comes out, it will ruin her career. She's over-reliant on her assistant, Peg, and is jealous of Whiskey's ability to get close to Miles.

Claire is Connecticut's governor who is running for Senator. Hahn didn't specify who she based her character on, but did take inspiration from high-profile female politicians. Claire's biggest ally is Lionel; they are both against him releasing Klear into the world—but Claire has staked her political career on the success of Miles and his technology.

Lionel is the head scientist at Alpha Industries; he was just a high school science teacher before he met Andi. He's definitely one of the smartest of the bunch; yet, he's just as indebted to Miles as the rest of the crew.

Whiskey is Duke's girlfriend who uses her sex appeal to try and get ahead—she sleeps with Miles to try to convince him to give Duke a bigger platform, and tells Andi (really Helen) that she wants to use Duke's platform to make a name for herself. After Duke is murdered, she becomes distraught and suspicious of everyone.