Julia Jones Joins Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe In 1930s Oregon Epic ‘The Weight’

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June 25, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: The period epic The Weight has added Dexter: New Blood and Twilight franchise actress Julia Jones.

The actress joins Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe in the epic set in 1930s Oregon during the height of the Great Depression, The Weight follows Samuel (Ethan Hawke), a battle-scarred veteran who takes a dangerous job smuggling a fortune in gold across the wilderness to save what remains of his family. Padraic McKinley directs the production from Fields Entertainment, Under The Influence, and augenschein Filmproduktion, in collaboration with Construction Film.

Jones starred in a leading role on Dexter: New Blood, Showtime’s record-shattering, most watched series to date. She can also be seen in Peacock’s comedy series Rutherford Falls, Disney+’s hit series The Mandalorian, and HBO’s multi-Emmy winning drama Westworld. Jones was most recently seen in the Netflix feature film, Rez Ball, directed by Sydney Freeland.

The actress also played the pivotal role of Wilma in Taylor Sheridan’s critically acclaimed neo-Western, Wind River, opposite Jeremy Renner. The film premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and won the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard-Best Director award. Other film credits include Lionsgate’s Cold Pursuit alongside Liam Neeson and Laura Dern; Jonah Hex opposite Josh Brolin; and Winter in the Blood alongside David Morse and Lily Gladstone, to name a few. In the Twilight Saga series, she’s known for her turn as Leah Clearwater.

Jones’ TV credits also include Amazon Prime Video’s legal drama, Goliath, and recurring roles as Gabriella Langton on the Netflix series Longmire and Dr. Kaya Montoya on NBC’s long-running series, ER.

On stage, Jones played Dacotah in the Culture Clash play Palestine, New Mexico at The Mark Taper Forum. 

WME Independent and CAA Media Finance co-represent domestic rights; WME Independent is handling international rights on The Weight.

Jones is repped by Gersh, Untitled Entertainment, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.

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