Jake Sully

Jake Sully is the protagonist of the American epic science fiction film franchise Avatar, created by James Cameron. He is portrayed by Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009) and its sequels Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). Born a human on Earth, Jake was discharged from the United States Marine Corps after an injury left him paralyzed from the waist down. After his identical twin brother dies, Jake agrees to replace him in the Avatar Program on Pandora, a moon where the Resources Development Administration is mining a valuable mineral. After learning how to remotely operate a Na'vi avatar, Jake grows sympathetic to the Na'vi and turns against the RDA. After driving the humans off Pandora, Jake starts a family with his wife Neytiri. Eventually, the humans return and Jake must fight them again.