Aug 09, 2026 7:00pm IST
Priyanka Chopra Jonas Builds Enviable List of Male Co-Stars in Hollywood: From Russell Crowe to Richard Madden
From her filmography and brand portfolio, it might be a cliché to declare that Priyanka Chopra Jonas has taken the word ‘world’ in her Miss World title too seriously. But one look at her growing list of global projects and international co-stars and her world domination seems undeniable. The “Varanasi” actor, recently seen in “Citadel” Season 2 with Richard Madden and Stanley Tucci and “The Bluff” with Karl Urban, has been announced to star opposite Academy Award winner Russell Crowe in an upcoming sci-fi thriller, “Bluefly.”
So then, is Priyanka Chopra Jonas truly collecting Hollywood hunk co-stars—age no bar—as Infinity Stones? Here’s a list.
Russell Crowe - Bluefly (Upcoming)
In August 2026, Chopra announced on her Instagram that she would be starring in “Bluefly” opposite “Gladiator” actor Russell Crowe. Directed by Nimród Antal (“Predators”, “Stranger Things”), the film has been described as a “high-stakes, character-driven thriller wrapped inside a bold science fiction premise” and “akin to Denis Villeneuve's ‘Arrival’." According to its synopsis, the film is “set deep in the Congo, where a grieving UN translator is pulled onto a black ops mission to recover a downed aircraft that is not supposed to exist.”
Orlando Bloom - Reset (Upcoming)
“Reset” is a survival thriller from Matt Smukler (“Wildflower”), set to begin production in August 2026. Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays a woman who wakes up in the middle of nowhere, with no memory of how she got there. Her survival depends on a charming stranger, played by Orlando Bloom, who is not who he claims to be. In an interview with Deadline, Smukler described Chopra and Bloom’s chemistry as “undeniable,” and able to convey both attraction and mistrust.
Karl Urban - The Bluff (2026)
Any Indian “The Lord of the Rings” fan would be thrilled that Chopra was cast opposite not one but two actors from the universe. In this swashbuckling pirate action thriller, her chief co-star was Karl Urban (Éomer from the “LOTR” trilogy), who played Captain Francisco Connor, a pirate with a grudge against Chopra’s Bloody Mary, a former pirate. The antagonistic chemistry between the two was palpable. Meanwhile, Ismael Cruz Córdova aka Arondir from “The Rings of Power,” played her husband, T.H. in a smaller role.
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Nick Jonas - A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
Whether on-camera or off, the chemistry between Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband Nick Jonas is sizzling. We’ve seen it in the “Sucker” music video and on the recent “Hey Jonas!” podcast episode. But in the Jonas Brothers Christmas movie, even if Chopra was there for a brief cameo moment with the rest of the Jonas family, the two were the picture of familial bliss.
Idris Elba and John Cena - Heads of State (2025)
“Heads of State” turned out to be quite the unexpected charmer, and has even been nominated for Outstanding Television Movie at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. One of the biggest reasons for its success has been the comedic dynamic between Chopra and her two co-stars, Idris Elba and John Cena. Chopra’s kiss with Elba was definitely hoot-worthy.
Sam Heughan - Love Again (2023)
Fans of “Outlander” lived vicariously through this romantic comedy, in which Priyanka Chopra Jonas got to romance Scottish heartthrob Sam Heughan, who plays every book-reading fan’s favorite fictional boyfriend, Jamie Fraser on the Starz series. Their chemistry was sweet and an ode to the 1990s, Celine Dion-era of love. In fact, the latter played herself in the film, along with Nick Jonas making a cameo as one of Chopra’s dates gone wrong!
Richard Madden - Citadel (2023)
The world of “Citadel” might not have been for everyone, but watching Priyanka Chopra Jonas kick some serious ass and share an intense, complex and steamy chemistry with “Game of Thrones” and “Bodyguard” hunk Richard Madden was an absolute treat. Their characters, Nadia and Mason might’ve drifted apart in Season 2, but the one scene where they had to pretend to be a couple for an undercover mission turned on the heat like no time had passed.
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Adam DeVine - Isn’t It Romantic (2019)
Sure, it may have all been in a fantasy world that Rebel Wilson’s character imagined. But “Isn’t It Romantic,” the satirical romantic comedy starring Wilson, Adam DeVine and Liam Hemsworth, paired Chopra’s glamorous model / yoga ambassador, Isabelle, with DeVine’s Josh for a brief moment before he realised Wilson’s Natalie was his true love IRL.
Jake McLaughlin - Quantico (2015 - 2018)
Priyanka Chopra as FBI agent Alex Parrish will remain forever iconic. It was the first time a major Indian actor was headlining a mainstream American drama series. Her steamy chemistry and intimate scenes with co-star, Jake McLaughlin were often compared to the ones shared by Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn in “Scandal.”
Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron - Baywatch (2017)
Even with the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario running around the beach in red swimwear, Priyanka Chopra Jonas managed to grab eyeballs. As Victoria Leeds, she brought oomph to her baddie and turned up the heat in scenes with Johnson and Efron.
Co-stars in ensemble casts
Over the years, Chopra has been part of some stacked ensemble casts. She played Sati in “The Matrix Resurrections” (2021) alongside Keanu Reeves. In “We Can Be Heroes” (2020), she was Miss Granada, the leader of the Heroics Program alongside Pedro Pascal’s Marcus Moreno. And in “A Kid Like Jake,” she played a single mother and friend to Jim Parsons’ Greg and Claire Danes’ Alex.
Chopra will also star alongside Will Ferrell and Zac Efron in an upcoming film, “Judgement Day.”
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