Meet the cast of Motorheads: Amazon Prime's high-octane drama
The cast of Motorheads on Prime Video consists of fresh talent and veteran stars like Nathalie Kelley and Ryan Phillippe. The coming-of-age TV drama follows the residents of Ironwood, Pennsylvania, who bond over their shared passion for adrenaline-filled street racing.
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Key takeaways
- Veteran actor Ryan Phillippe leads the cast of Motorheads as washed-up NASCAR driver Logan Maddox.
- The Torres family is brought to life by actress Nathalie Kelley as Samantha Torres and her TV twins, Michael Cimino as Zac Torres and Melissa Collazo as Caitlyn Torres.
- The cast performance in season 1 earned the Motorheads series a 7.6% IMDB rating and a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Meet the stellar cast of Motorheads
Motorheads premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 20, 2025, with fast-paced racing scenes, vintage cars, tangled relationships, and a small-town mystery. The John Norris-created series was brought to life by a talented ensemble of actors and actresses, featuring:
Ryan Phillippe as Logan Maddox
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- Date of birth: September 10, 1974
- Age: 50 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: New Castle, Delaware, United States
- Social media: Instagram
Ryan Phillippe is an American actor, director, and producer. He made his Hollywood debut in 1992 in the soap opera One Life to Live as Billy Douglas. He has also had roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Shooter (2016-2018), and Cruel Intentions (1999).
Phillipe was married to Reese Witherspoon from 1999 to 2007, and they welcomed two children, Ava and Deacon. His Motorheads character, Logan Maddox, is a former NASCAR driver turned auto body shop owner in Ironwood, Pennsylvania.
Nathalie Kelley as Samantha Torres
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- Date of birth: March 3, 1984
- Age: 41 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Lima, Peru
- Social media: Instagram
Nathalie Kelley is a Peruvian-Australian actress who gained recognition in 2006 after portraying Neela in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. She has also had roles in The Baker and the Beauty as Noa Hamilton, Dynasty as Cristal Carrington/Celia Machado, The Vampire Diaries as Sybil, and Unreal as Grace.
Kelley’s Motorheads role, Samantha Torres, is a former ER nurse who relocates from New York to her hometown of Ironwood with her two teenage children. The kids, Zac and Caitlyn, join a local street racing group.
Michael Cimino as Zac Torres
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- Date of birth: November 10, 1999
- Age: 25 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Social media: Instagram
Actor Michael Cimino is known for starring in Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’ (2020-2022) as Victor Salazar. He has also had notable roles in Annabelle Comes Home (2019) as Bob Palmeri, Never Have I Ever (2023) as Ethan Morales, and Hamster & Gretel (since 2022) as Kevin Grant-Gomez's voice.
Cimino is also a singer and has released songs like Love Addict, Stole Me, and The Love Was Real. His Motorheads character, Zac Torres, joins street racing in Ironwood to live up to his father’s reputation as the town's street car racing legend.
Melissa Collazo as Caitlyn Torres
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- Date of birth: July 15, 2000
- Age: 25 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Orlando, Florida, United States
- Social media: Instagram
Melissa Collazo gained recognition for portraying Maeve Rojas on the Peacock series One of Us Is Lying (2021-2022). She has later appeared in Stranger Things (2017) as Arcade Gamer, Swamp Thing (2019) as Teen Abby, and The Little Mermaid (2018) as Circus Oddity.
Collazo's role as Caitlyn Torres in Motorheads is one of her biggest performances. The character is Zac Torres’ twin sister and loves fixing cars.
Uriah Shelton as Curtis Young
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- Date of birth: March 10, 1997
- Age: 28 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Social media: Instagram
Uriah Shelton started acting as a child with early roles in Without a Trace (2007), Monk (2009), and Ghost Whisperer (2007). He later landed major roles in The Glades (2010-2013) as Jeff Cargill, Freaky (2020) as Booker Strode, Unhuman (2022) as Danny, and Looking for Alaska (2019) as Longwell.
Shelton's Motorheads character, Curtis Young, is a young mechanic who loves street racing. He is also the love interest of Caitlyn Torres.
Nicolas Cantu as Marcel Crawford
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- Date of birth: September 8, 2003
- Age: 21 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Nicolas Cantu started his acting career as a child. He has roles in several animated and live-action projects, including The Amazing World of Gumball as Gumball Watterson’s voice, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise as Leonardo's voice, and Sofia the First as Prince James’ voice.
He also starred in The Fabelmans as Hark and The Walking Dead: World Beyond as Elton Ortiz. In Motorheads, Nicolas Cantu's character Marcel Crawford is a tech-savvy friend.
Josh Macqueen as Harris Bowers
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- Date of birth: May 22, 2001
- Age: 24 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Australia
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Josh McQueen graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 2021. He has worked both on-screen and in the theatre. His major projects include Surviving Summer (2022) as Baxter Radic, Significant Others (2022) as Matthew, and Black Snow (2022) as Young Anton Bianchi.
The Australian actor portrays Harris Bowers in Motorheads. His character is an antagonist and a street-racing champion from a privileged background.
Mia Healey as Alicia Whitaker
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- Date of birth: August 28, 1998
- Age: 26 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Social media: Instagram
Mia Healey is an upcoming actress who gained fame for portraying Shelby Goodkind in the Prime Video series The Wilds (2021-2022).
She has also appeared in the short films Shark and My Heart Calls for You. Her Motorheads character, Alicia Whitaker, is Harris Bowers’ girlfriend, who finds herself in a love triangle with Zac Torres.
Myles Erlick as Noah
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- Date of birth: July 27, 1998
- Age: 27 years old (as of August 2025)
- Place of birth: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- Social media: Instagram
Myles Erlick is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He portrayed Noah in the TV series The Next Step (2013-2025), Snowboy in West Side Story (2021) and the titular character in the stage production of Billy Elliot the Musical (2011).
Other members of Motorheads' recurring cast include:
| Cast | Role |
| Drake Rodger | Ray Young |
| Audrey Gerthoffer | Brooke Rhodes |
| Deacon Phillippe | Christian Maddox |
| Paul Popowich | Sherriff Hugo |
| Matt Lanter | Darren Bowers |
| Paul Braunstein | Mr. Ruby |
| Sophia Esperanza | Ryan |
| Joseph Chiu | Mateo |
| Kelsey Flower | Mikey |
| Dylan Taylor | Vic |
| Alex Paxton-Beesley | Kelly Gibbons |
| Jordan Dawson | Young Hugo |
| Romeo Carere | Young Ezra |
| Sierra Marilyn Riley | Young Samantha |
| James Cade | Wade |
| Stephen Kalyn | Young Logan |
| Michael Reventar | Ezra |
| Akosua Amo-Adem | Mrs. Oleato |
| Tyrone Benskin | Buzz Howland |
| Sergio Di Zio | Bruce Whitaker |
| Holly Scott-Black | Jesse |
| Zeboria | Wass |
| Michael Lipka | Finn |
| Christian Martyn | Young Darren |
| Bourke Cazabon | Edwin |
| Victor Ertmanis | Ephram |
| Adrian Truss | Auctioneer |
| Siddharth Sharma | Eli |
| Leigh Bush | Cheri Crawford |
Will there be a season 2 of Motorheads?
Amazon Prime Video has yet to give Motorheads the green light for the second season, but there is hope it might return. Series creator Johnny Norris shared in a May 2025 X (formerly Twitter) post that season two is already written. Amazon MGM Studios TV boss Vernon Sanders told Variety in July 2025 that they are still in talks.
We've been really pleased by the completion rates of 'Motorheads' and 'Overcompensating' — so we're going to be in conversations with all three. All three shows are working on Season 2 writers' rooms, and we'll hope to have renewal announcements soon on some, if not all, of those shows.
Where was Motorheads filmed?
Motorheads on Amazon Prime was filmed in Ontario, Canada, with several shooting locations around the province, including Toronto, Hamilton, Brantford, and Paris. The series is set in the fictional town of Ironwood, Pennsylvania.
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What happened to Zac's dad in Motorheads?
Zac and Caitlyn’s dad, Christian Maddox, disappeared after a $12 million bank robbery, abandoning his family. Motorheads' season 1 finale suggested that he might still be alive in Spider Lake, Michigan.
Are the kids twins in Motorheads?
The kids, Zac and Caitlyn Torres, are twins in the Motorheads TV show. They move from New York to Ironwood, Pennsylvania, with their mother, Samantha Torres, for a fresh start after their father’s disappearance 17 years ago.
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Wrapping up
The cast of Motorheads managed to give each character a story beyond horsepower to keep audiences hooked. While it is unclear when the teen drama will return to the small screen, you can binge-watch the entire first season on Prime Video.
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