Written in her stars a destiny of fame, from the opening frame of a movie, Chase Infiniti commands a bright and new presence, slicing through the limelight with razor-sharp talent. Even in her very name is a promise of evoking strong characters and boundless possibilities, as she takes on parts that require both emotional weight and courage. As her credits compound, the industry now looks on in hushed expectations from the star who plays the daughter to almost every Hollywood icon there is. 

Chase Infiniti's performance in One Battle After Another has now transcended her across the boundaries of authentic stardom, sparking global curiosity.

Born on May 5, 2000, in Indianapolis, the 25-year-old actress goes by her middle name and omits her last name, but officially, she is Chase Infiniti Payne. Having been raised on musicals, Disney princess movies, Hairspray, and Grease being among them, she cultivated a dream to become a performer early on. Her mother, Kimberly Dawn Able, encouraged her to try out for a school musical at the age of 10, which became an early milestone, deemed as "the best decision" by her, per The Face.

Infiniti's father is Keith Irvin Payne, founder of a construction firm, and she has a younger sister, Dolcé Imani Payne, who works in fashion. Blessed with a cultural confluence, her heritage is mixed; her father is African American, and her mother is Caucasian. For Infiniti, pursuing musical theatre at university was a no-brainer, as she graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2022. However, she traversed every rough ridge a struggling actor goes through, from countless auditions to painful jobs that ultimately paid off.

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 Chase Infiniti's meteoric success is backed by the most interesting and unexpected head start. 

Soaking in acting knowledge while in college, Chase Infiniti trained in kickboxing and even co-founded a K-pop cover dance crew in Chicago called Duple Dance Crew. Following countless auditions and filming self-tapes, her first role came in 2024 when she appeared in the cast of Presumed Innocent on Apple TV+, as Jaden Sabich, the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal's and Ruth Negga's characters.

Later in 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson cast her for One Battle After Another, where she starred as Willa Ferguson, the high-schooler daughter of Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor’s characters. Her rise has been steep but rapid, from taking acting classes to sharing screen time with Hollywood A-listers, and becoming "the heart and soul of the movie," according to DiCaprio, via USA Today. She has also been lauded by critics for infusing stirring gravitas in her performances, especially as a new face among industry giants.

Chase Infiniti arrived on the planet with a tale contained in her very name. Her parents drew inspiration from pop culture: Chase comes from Nicole Kidman's Dr. Chase Meridian in Batman Forever, and Infiniti is inspired by Buzz Lightyear's iconic line in Toy Story, "To infinity and beyond." Something more than a moniker, she evidenced early potential, even singing in her college's Virtual Senior Showcase, combining emotional depth with vocal ability on songs in 'The Comet of 1812' and 'Purlie'.

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But there are more fun dimensions to her, such as her love for K-pop. The former kickboxing instructor used to post countless K-pop dance covers with her friends on social media prior to her acting debut. According to Vanity Fair, she is an ATEEZ stan. Meanwhile, her athleticism also came in handy when her first big-screen role required combat training. Despite being a professional already, she took both karate and mixed martial arts training for her One Battle After Another role, showcasing great commitment to her craft as high-profile projects keep lining up for her.

Chase Infiniti will next star in The Testaments on Hulu. It is the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. To Infiniti, acquiring the role is "sort of a fairy-tale journey so far," via Vanity Fair. She is also associated with The Julia Set, a feature film project helmed by Niki Byrne, announced in preliminary production reports but with less public information to date.

Beyond the silver screen, Infiniti has expressed a deep-seated longing to return to the theater, given her training and early passion. “Broadway has been the goal since I was a kid,” she told the outlet. With a name saturated in cinematic history, a prosperous career trajectory, particularly after the success of her latest feature film, safe to say her potential to carry both ensemble epics or intimate dramas and the stage extends to infinity and beyond. 

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