First Match - Cast

First Match (2018)
TV-MA
102 min | Drama, Sport

First Match (2018)

TV-MA

102 min | Drama, Sport

Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.

Director

Olivia Newman

Writer

Olivia Newman

Producers

Chanelle Elaine (p.g.a.) | Veronica Nickel (p.g.a.) | Bryan Unkeless (p.g.a.)

Composer

Olivier Alary

Cinematographer

Ashley Connor

Editor

Tamara Meem

Casting Directors

Jodi Angstreich | Maribeth Fox

Production Designer

Maki Takenouchi

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 12, 2018

Release date

Mar 30, 2018 (United States)

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

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Jharrel Jerome Omari (as Jharrel A. Jerome) Omari (as Jharrel A. Jerome) See fewer	Moonlight (I) (2016)
Kim Ramirez Lucila (as Kimberly Ramirez) Lucila (as Kimberly Ramirez) See fewer	New Amsterdam (2018)
Jared Kemp Malik Malik See fewer	Luke Cage (2016)
Mugga Neighbor (as Nicole "Mugga" Beatty) Neighbor (as Nicole "Mugga" Beatty) See fewer	The First Purge (2018)
Kamika Desrosiers Nyasa Nyasa See fewer	First Match (2018)
Kawari Desrosiers Nyasa Nyasa See fewer	First Match (2018)
Jimmy Gary Jr. Hassan Hassan See fewer	New Amsterdam (2018)
Antonio Ortiz Jorge Jorge See fewer	Gravity (2010)
Travis Raeburn Jamal Jamal See fewer	Search Party (2016)
Tyson Sheppard Tyson Tyson See fewer	First Match (2018)
Allen Maldonado Juan Juan See fewer	Heels (2021)
Leronne Kornegay Cute Guy Cute Guy See fewer	First Match (2018)
Jeanette Branch Nadege Nadege See fewer	Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
Thaddeus Daniels Restaurant Owner Restaurant Owner See fewer	Brooklyn in July (2017)
Eisa Davis Bianca Bianca See fewer	Mare of Easttown (2021)
Jae Ponder Nathalie Nathalie See fewer	Strive (2019)
Terrence Glenn Thomas Principal DeMarco Principal DeMarco See fewer	For Life (2020)
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Kandé Amadou Omari's Mom (as Kande Amadou) Omari's Mom (as Kande Amadou) See fewer	The Staircase (2022)
Tom Fauvell Referee 1 Referee 1 See fewer	First Match (2018)
John Luke Destefano Wrestling Opponent 1 Wrestling Opponent 1 See fewer	First Match (2018)
Shunori Ramanathan Social Worker Social Worker See fewer	The Big Sick (2017)
Alejandro Arturo Ortiz Alonzo Busboy Busboy See fewer	First Match (2018)
Julito McCullum MC MC See fewer	Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
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Teniece Divya Johnson Girl Fighter 2 Girl Fighter 2 See fewer	Gotham (2014)
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Sean Patrick McGing Wrestling Opponent 2 Wrestling Opponent 2 See fewer	First Match (2018)
Jorge Cabrales Referee 2 Referee 2 See fewer	First Match (2018)
Curtis Lyons Big Dude Big Dude See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Niahlah Hope Girl Fighter 3 Girl Fighter 3 See fewer	Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Jénel Stevens Cheryl Cheryl See fewer	The Woman King (2022)
Donovan Pierre Coleman Cheryl's Son (uncredited) Cheryl's Son (uncredited) See fewer	The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)