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Trap House
A sun-baked borderlands neo-noir pulsing with kinetic desperation, where youthful idealism collides with brutal underworld violence like a match struck in a subterranean tunnel full of fumes.
Trap House
Trap House

"This isn't a raid. It's a reckoning."

14 November 2025 United Kingdom 103 min 6.7 (311)

Director: Michael Dowse

Cast: Dave Bautista, Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Whitney Peak, Bobby Cannavale

Crime Action Thriller Generational Inheritance and Paternal Duty Institutional Failure and the DEA Safety Net The Moral Ambiguity of Vigilante Justice Compartmentalization and the Toll of Double Lives

Trap House — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Ray Seale

Dave Bautista

Archetype: The Weary Protector / Veteran Enforcer Key Trait: Stoic, tactically proficient, quietly vulnerable.

Motivation

Motivated to keep his son safe while dismantling cartel pipelines along the border.

Character Arc

A hardened DEA operative grieving his late wife and coping with the death of a team member; moves from authoritarian detachment to actively covering up for his son after discovering his criminal enterprise.

Cody Seale

Jack Champion

Archetype: The Rebellious Ringmaster / Vigilante Child Key Trait: Observant, resourceful, recklessly idealistic.

Motivation

Driven by loyalty to his orphaned friend Jesse and a desire to prove himself capable of righting systemic wrongs.

Character Arc

Transforms from an overconfident teen tactician executing amateur heists into a sobered survivor forced to face lethal real-world stakes.

Andre "Wash" Washburn

Bobby Cannavale

Archetype: The Loyal Partner / Pragmatic Confidant Key Trait: Sardonic, sharp-witted, fiercely loyal.

Motivation

Motivated to back Ray up in the field and solve the mysterious string of stash house robberies.

Character Arc

Navigates escalating federal scrutiny while remaining a steadfast operational partner and grounding presence for Ray.

Jesse Padilla

Blu del Barrio

Archetype: The Catalyst / Orphan in Need Key Trait: Resigned, emotionally fragile, ethically conflicted.

Motivation

Driven by grief and the desire to prevent the loss of home and family stability.

Character Arc

Copes with the sudden death of their parent and the impending threat of displacement to Spain, serving as the moral center of the group's mission.

Teresa

Tony Dalton, Kate del Castillo, Sophia Lillis, Whitney Peak, Inde Navarrette

Archetype: The Shadow Enforcer / Deceptive Player Key Trait: Ruthless, calculating, deceptive.

Motivation

Motivated to secure cartel interests and leverage the rogue group through betrayal and kidnapping.

Character Arc

Maintains a benign girlfriend facade among the teenagers before unmasking her active allegiance to the cartel, shattering the teens' illusion of control.

Cast

Dave Bautista as Ray Seale
Jack Champion as Cody Seale
Sophia Lillis as Deni Matthews
Whitney Peak as Yvonne Reynolds
Bobby Cannavale as Andre Washburn
Kate del Castillo as Natalia Cabrera
Tony Dalton as Benito Cabrera
Inde Navarrette as Teresa Flores
Zaire Adams as Kyle Albright
Blu del Barrio as Jesse Padilla
Ammie Masterson as Ellie Albright
Kelsey Landon as Matthews
Joshua Caleb Horton as Reynolds
Manny Rubio as Angel Vasquez
Danny Vinson as El Viejo

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