Adria Arjona is quick, funny and convincing under pressure. We rate her most when she has room to be playful, though even a thriller with problems can benefit from her practical good sense.
Fi1m perspective
In Blink Twice (2024), Adria Arjona makes Sarah funny without making her foolish. Sarah is a woman Frida recognises from television, but Arjona gives her a briskness that matters more than that introduction. We laughed at her quick delivery, and were glad of the good sense behind it. Zoë Kravitz’s thriller is handsome and well cast, but its explanation proves less interesting than its mystery. Arjona remains one of the reasons we recommend it to anyone already inclined towards the genre.
Fantasy television gave her an early foothold, first as Dorothy Gale in Emerald City (2017), then as Anathema Device in Good Omens (2019). The recurring demand was resourcefulness, a quality that can become rather dull if a character is never allowed to struggle. Andor (2022), in which she plays Bix Caleen alongside Diego Luna, gives that resilience more time to develop. The series takes too long to settle into its opening, but its patience pays off in people worth caring about. Arjona makes Bix’s psychological and physical hardship convincing, with room to develop the character across two seasons.
Hit Man (2023), directed by Richard Linklater, gives her a co-leading part opposite Glen Powell and more opportunity for romantic comedy. Their chemistry makes the pairing persuasive, and gives her humour room to work without the immediate business of surviving an ordeal. The move towards leading feature parts from 2023 is welcome: she should not have to spend every part demonstrating how much punishment a character can take. There is room for more of that playfulness in the thrillers, too.
The limitation is often the part itself. The underwritten supporting part in Morbius (2022) offers less scope for the qualities that make Sarah worth watching. Kravitz gets something valuable from letting Arjona be quick and practical, even when the film around her falters. For the fullest introduction, start with Andor and allow its slow opening some patience.
Biography
Adria Arjona is an American actress. She was born on 25 April 1992 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and raised in Mexico City until the age of twelve, later moving to Miami and then New York City. She trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute while working as a waitress and hostess.
Arjona began acting in short films around 2012. She is known for roles including Dorothy Gale in Emerald City (2017), Anathema Device in Good Omens (2019), and Bix Caleen in the series Andor (2022–2025). Her film credits include Jules Reyes in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Five in 6 Underground (2019), Martine Bancroft in Morbius (2022), and Sarah in Blink Twice (2024). She has also appeared in True Detective (2014), Narcos (2015), Triple Frontier (2019), Father of the Bride (2022) and Hit Man (2023).
