CASTING NOW
KNUCKLE
Feature Film

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 13, 2026

Ibrahim

• Age: Mid-30s
• Male
• Lead Role
• Middle Eastern. Soft-spoken, composed, and outwardly unassuming. Ibrahim presents as diligent, polite, and deferential, the kind of presence that blends seamlessly into the background of daily life, working quietly as a campus janitor.

Farrah

• Age: 21
• Female
• Open ethnicity
• Supporting Lead
• Charismatic, driven, and deeply performative. Farrah is a natural organizer who understands optics, language, and momentum. She believes visibility is power and that disruption is a necessary tool for change. Highly intelligent and rhetorically sharp.

Zarah

• Age: 40s
• Female
• Asian
• Supporting Lead
• A respected professor, visibly pregnant, thoughtful, measured, and intellectually rigorous. She believes in open discourse and institutional responsibility, and she is willing to voice unpopular truths even when doing so isolates her.

Terrence

• Age: 30
• Male
• Black
• Supporting Lead
• A campus security officer with real-world instincts and quiet authority. Terrence believes in order and safety, not as abstractions but as responsibilities. Often dismissed or overlooked, he proves himself capable of calm decision-making when things stop being theoretical.

Maya

• Age: 19
• Female
• Open ethnicity
• Supporting Role
• Warm, perceptive, and gregarious. Maya is grounded in the present moment, emotionally intelligent, and far more observant than she lets on.

Bruce

• Age: 20
• Male
• Open ethnicity
• Supporting Role
• Performative and eager to be seen as essential. Bruce is deeply invested in identity, visibility, and belonging. An activist more concerned with recognition than responsibility, Bruce is most confident when following someone else’s certainty.

Skylar

• Age: 20s
• Open gender
• Open ethnicity
• LGBTQ+ encouraged but not necessary
• Supporting Role
• From a first look, Skylar appears quirky, but underneath the façade lies a fierce enforcer type who is deliberately unreadable. Skylar communicates through posture and intimidation.

Hermann

• Age: 40s to 50s
• Male
• Open ethnicity
• Supporting Role
• A bookstore employee. Mild-mannered, unassuming, and easy to overlook. Hermann blends into institutional spaces by design, speaking softly and moving carefully. Appears harmless, even forgettable, which becomes a quality that makes him effective in moments that demand access without attention.

Ram

• Age: 19
• Male
• Middle Eastern
• Supporting Role
• A serious student, academically focused and socially reserved. Rami values order, rules, and structure. He is uncomfortable with chaos and resents being forced into other people’s conflicts. Intelligent, proud, and easily provoked when dismissed.

George

• Age: 60s
• Male
• White
• Supporting Role
• The university president. Polite, conflict-averse, and well-intentioned to a fault. George speaks fluently in consensus language but freezes when decisive leadership is required.

Sue

• Age: 50s
• Female
• White
• Supporting Role
• Facilities manager. Friendly, earnest, and casually well-meaning. Sue prides herself on inclusivity and kindness, sometimes without fully understanding what either requires. A small but humanizing role that reflects the everyday normalcy of campus life before it becomes disrupted.

Walter

• Age: 60s
• Male
• White
• Supporting Role
• Veteran maintenance worker. Gruff, practical, and dryly humorous. Walter believes in work, routine, and minding one’s business. Not political, not philosophical, just present with a blue collar steadiness.

Scar

• Age: 40s to 50s
• Male
• Middle Eastern
• Supporting Role
• Calm, disciplined, and unnervingly patient. Scar speaks little, but when he does, it carries weight. A man shaped by hierarchy, preparation, and long-term thinking. Cold and emotionally sealed, Scar is a tactician who believes deeply in purpose and order.

Slender

• Age: 20s to 30s
• Male
• Middle Eastern
• Supporting Role
• Lean, volatile, and reactive. Slender contrasts Scar with impatience and aggression. He is eager to prove himself and prone to acting before thinking. A loose cannon.

Pockmark

• Age: 30s to 40s
• Male
• Middle Eastern
• Supporting Role
• Stocky, guarded, and predatory. Speaks bluntly and without hesitation. Relies on intimidation and proximity rather than intellect. A brute.

Arab Woman

• Age: 30s to 40s
• Female
• Middle Eastern
• Supporting Role
• Quiet, precise, and composed, and overtly antagonistic. Her stillness is deliberate. She follows procedure meticulously and avoids unnecessary interaction. A figure of discipline and restraint.

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