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- Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro. Damon stars in Air was Vaccaro, a former sports marketing executive who tried to sign Jordan to a deal with Nike by winning over the athlete’s mother.
- Ben Affleck as Phil Knight. Affleck stars in the film as Knight, the co-founder of Nike Inc. who previously served as the chairman and CEO of the company.
- Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan. Deloris Jordan is the athlete’s mother. During the preproduction process, Jordan asked Affleck to cast Davis as his mom. While talking to THR, Davis explained that Deloris “brokered” her son’s “deal to get him a huge stake in the shoe and in turn, protected her son’s legacy.”
- Julius Tennon as James R. Jordan Sr. James R. Jordan Sr. was the NBA star’s father and the husband of Deloris. He died in 1993 when he was shot while taking a nap in his car.
- Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro
- Ben Affleck as Phil Knight
- Viola Davis as Deloris Jordan
- Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser
- Chris Tucker as Howard White
- Marlon Wayans as George Raveling
- Chris Messina as David Falk
- Air Supporting Cast & Characters
Matt Damon leads as John Paul Vincent "Sonny" Vaccaro, a Nike marketing and sales representative tasked with saving his drowning basketball department. Sonny relentlessly pursues Michael Jordan to sign his first shoe deal with Nike before eventually moving on as an executive at Adidas and Reebok. Damon has starred in dozens of major blockbusters in...
Ben Affleck co-stars as the co-founder and chairman of Nike, Phil Knight, who was also the CEO at the time when the movie takes place and is currently one of the wealthiest people in the world. Affleck is also the director of Air, making it the first feature film in which he has directed Matt Damon. Affleck and Damon became a dynamic duo in Hollywo...
Viola Davis plays the impactful role of Michael Jordan's real-life mother, Deloris Jordan, who convinced Michael to take the deal with Nike after the young star expressed apprehension about the deal. Deloris wanted what was best for Michael but was also a guarded and protective mother who approached the offer with scrutiny but eventually persuaded ...
Jason Bateman takes on the role of Rob Strasser, who was Nike's marketing director at the time the movie takes place and Sonny Vacaro's supervisor. Strasser's real life nickname was "Rolling Thunder" and was known to be a voracious in his business pursuits, which greatly influenced the signing of Michael Jordan to Nike. Bateman is a TV and film sta...
The enigmatic Chris Tucker appears as Nike executive Howard White, who currently sits as the Vice President of the Air Jordan Brand and has acted as a trustworthy business mentor for Michael Jordan throughout his career. Chris Tucker is a legendary stand-up comedian who has appeared sparingly in movies since the culturally sensational Rush Hour tri...
Marlon Wayans supports the cast as longtime college basketball coach George Raveling, who served as the head coach of three Division I basketball programs over a span of twenty years. Most notably Wayans was an assistant coach to Bobby Knight for the United States Olympic team in 1984 which Michael Jordan was a part of and went on to win the gold m...
Chris Messina is a dramatic actor that portrays sports agent David Falk, who was Michael Jordan's actual agent at the time of the Nike deal. Falk was a trailblazer in setting up groundbreaking sneaker deals for athletes, having also gotten NBA legend James Worthy a six figure signing, and was responsible for negotiating an offer of nearly half a mi...
Julius Tennon as James Jordan, Michael Jordan's father, who tragically passed away in 1993 just one month after his son won his third consecutive NBA Title. Tennon has appeared alongside Viola Davis in both How To Get Away With Murder and The Woman King. Matthew Maher as Peter Moore, a designer and creative director at Nike during the time of the J...
- Greg Macarthur
- Senior Staff Writer
Apr 9, 2023 · Designed the Air Jordan 1 and the Nike Dunk. Created Nike’s most memorable posters of the 1980s. Launched Sports, Inc. consulting in 1987 with Rob Strasser. Played a part in crafting brand identities for athletes like Jordan, John McEnroe, and Dikembe Mutombo.
Apr 9, 2023 · Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser ‘ Arrested Development ‘ and ‘ Ozark ‘ star plays Nike’s director of marketing, Rob Strasser. After learning from their experience of signing tennis prodigy John McEnroe, he created a line of sportswear around the athlete.
Feb 9, 2023 · Bateman will be Rob Strasser, Vaccaro’s boss that played a large role in signing Jordan to Nike, while Messina will be David Falk, Jordan’s longtime agent. Tucker and Wayons round out the...
Apr 5, 2023 · Matthew Maher as Peter Moore, Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro and Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser in AIR.Ana Carballosa—Amazon Studios. Much of Air centers on the lengths that John Paul Vincent...
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Mar 26, 2023 · Jason Bateman's character, marketing specialist Rob Strasser, states in the film, "a shoe is always just a shoe until someone steps into it." The line reveals the gamble that Affleck took in not actually showing the man who so directly inspired the design of the Air Jordan.
