Which actor portrayed Lara Croft in both 2001 and 2003 Tomb Raider films?

Angelina Jolie portrayed Lara Croft in both the 2001 and 2003 Tomb Raider films.

Jolie first played Lara in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, released in 2001. She returned in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, released in 2003. The films adapted the video-game character for a live-action action-adventure setting and established Jolie’s version of Lara as a globally recognized film role.

The first film was directed by Simon West, while Jan de Bont directed the sequel. Both movies feature Lara as an aristocratic archaeologist who travels internationally in pursuit of powerful artifacts and confronts dangerous opponents.

Alicia Vikander later played Lara in the 2018 reboot, so she is not the answer for the two earlier films. The 2018 movie also belongs to a separate continuity and is not a third Jolie installment. Jolie’s two-film run remains the original live-action Tomb Raider film series.