Which actress plays Cipher in the Fast & Furious franchise?

Charlize Theron plays Cipher in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Cipher is introduced in The Fate of the Furious (2017) as a highly dangerous cyberterrorist who coerces Dominic Toretto into working for her. Theron’s performance established Cipher as a major antagonist rather than a conventional street-racing rival.

The character returns in F9 (2021), where she remains connected to the franchise’s wider criminal and espionage storyline. Cipher’s expertise is based on hacking, surveillance, and digital manipulation, making her threats different from the physical villains featured in earlier films.

Viewers sometimes confuse Cipher with Ramsey, the computer specialist played by Nathalie Emmanuel. They are opposing characters: Ramsey becomes part of the Toretto team, while Cipher is generally portrayed as an adversary. Theron is also known for films such as Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road, and Atomic Blonde.