‘Sinners’ star Miles Caton to play Denzel Washington’s grandson in new thriller

The rising actor joins Washington and Teyonah Parris in Christopher McQuarrie's untitled crime thriller, scheduled for 2027.

“Sinners” breakout star Miles Caton will play Denzel Washington’s grandson in an upcoming crime thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie. The casting follows news of Parris joining the film last week and gives Caton another major role after his breakout roll in “Sinners” , Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed 2025 movie.

Deadline reported Monday, Nov. 9, that Caton has joined the untitled Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists production alongside Washington and Teyonah Parris. Parris will play Washington’s estranged daughter, while Caton portrays the grandson his character never knew existed. The film is scheduled to open in theaters Oct. 1, 2027.

Washington plays a former police detective serving a life sentence who learns he has terminal brain cancer. Granted compassionate release with six months to live, he returns home hoping to repair his relationship with his daughter and meet his grandson. His attempts to make amends are threatened when his past catches up with him.

McQuarrie, known for directing several “Mission: Impossible” films, is also producing the thriller. Scott Barkan and Gregg Zehentner wrote the screenplay. Producers include McQuarrie and Heather McQuarrie, along with United Artists’ Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt. The studio has not announced the film’s title.

Miles Caton made his feature-film acting debut as Sammie, also known as Preacher Boy, in “Sinners.” His character was a gifted young blues musician caught up in the events surrounding twin brothers Smoke and Stack, both played by Michael B. Jordan. Caton’s singing and guitar work helped make Sammie central to the movie’s story.

His performance earned him the Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture prize at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards. Before acting, Caton performed as a background singer for H.E.R., an experience that helped lead him to audition for Coogler’s film.

Caton has said he practiced blues guitar for five to six hours a day to prepare for “Sinners.” His new casting puts him alongside Washington and Parris as the three generations at the center of McQuarrie’s thriller, whose production has not yet announced further character details.

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