Ke Huy Quan leads a strong cast in Love Hurts. The upcoming action comedy movie is the directorial debut of Jonathan Eusebio. It is produced by David Leitch, who has produced the action comedies Nobody, Violent Night, and the upcoming release of Nobody 2. Love Hurts follows a former hitman, Marvin Gable, whose life as a successful realtor is upended when he discovers that he is being hunted by his brother, which forces Marvin to rely on his unique set of skills he thought he put behind him.

Along with the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Captain America: Brave New World, the domestic release of Paddington in Peru, and an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey, Love Hurts is among the most anticipated movies coming to theaters in February. Love Hurts is expected to continue the positive reception and success of Ke Huy Quan’s best movies and television shows. Here is what to know about Quan and the rest of the cast before seeing Love Hurts.

Ke Huy Quan

Date of Birth: August 20, 1971

• Active since 1984

Actor: Ke Huy Quan was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Quan’s first role, which also proved to be his breakout performance, was as Short Round in Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. His young stardom continued with the role of the inventive Data in The Goonies. Despite the fame of starring in these two movies, Quan struggled to find substantial parts in the following years, which ultimately led to a 19-year acting hiatus. He returned in 2021’s Finding ‘Ohana, and more prominently in 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, for which he won an Academy Award.

Character: Quan plays Marvin Gable in Love Hurts. Marvin walked away from the life of a hitman long ago and focused on being a realtor. When Marvin’s brother, Knuckles, and his minions go hunting for Marvin, he must return to his hitman roots in order to survive and to help his former partner, Rose Carlisle.

Ariana DeBose

Date of Birth: January 25, 1991

• Active since 2011

Actor: Ariana DeBose was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. She first became a musical theater star, beginning with her Broadway debut in Bring It On: The Musical. She gained further recognition for her musical theater performances, including in Hamilton and in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. DeBose’s talent translated to several musical movies and television shows. She won an Academy Award for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake of West Side Story, starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series Schmigadoon!, and voiced Asha in Disney’s animated Wish.

Character: Ariane DeBose plays Marvin’s former partner, Rose Carlisle, in Love Hurts. Years earlier, Marvin was supposed to leave Rose for ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. Instead, he let her live, and began a new life for himself. Marvin must team up with Rose again when she comes back into his life and as the threat of Knuckles looms over them.

Daniel Wu

Date of Birth: September 30, 1974

• Active since 1998

Actor: Daniel Wu was born in Berkeley, California. Wu’s breakout role was as Daniel in the 1999 action comedy Gen-X Cops. His other notable roles include playing the powerful Sunny in all three seasons of the AMC series Into the Badlands and the ship captain Lu Ren in 2018’s Tomb Raider opposite Alicia Vikander. Wu has also been in past projects with his Love Hurts co-stars Quan and Debose, as he played the Monkey King in American Born Chinese and Jay in Westworld season 4.

Character: Daniel Wu plays Knuckles Gable in Love Hurts. Knuckles is Marvin’s brother and the one who is hunting his brother and Rose in the action comedy movie. While Knuckles initially sends his minions to complete this job, it is only a matter of time before Marvin and Knuckles come face-to-face.

Love Hurts Supporting Cast & Characters

Marshawn Lynch as King: Marshawn Lynch plays King, who Knuckles sends after Marvin in Love Hurts. The former NFL running back’s acting debut came in the sitcom The League, where he played himself. Prior to DeBose and Wu joining Westworld, Lynch was in season 3 as Giggles, a criminal who had worked with Caleb (Aaron Paul) and Ash (Lena Waithe). He more recently starred as the teacher Mr. G in the 2023 comedy Bottoms.

Sean Astin as Cliff Cussik: Sean Astin plays Cliff Cussik, who is Marvin’s boss at his realtor job in Love Hurts. Quan and Astin sharing the screen together serves as a Goonies reunion, as Astin played Mikey in the 1985 film. Astin is also known for playing Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Bob Newby in Stranger Things season 2, and the тιтular character in the inspirational sports movie Rudy.

Mustafa Shakir as The Raven: Mustafa Shakir plays The Raven, one of the many hitmen sent to stop Marvin. Shakir played John “Bushmaster” McIver in season 2 of Marvel’s Luke Cage, Big Mike in the drama series The Deuce, and Jet Black in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the anime series Cowboy Bebop.