The Step Up 3D cast is led by Sharni Vinson as Natalie, Rick Malambri as Luke Katcher, Adam Sevani as Robert Alexander III / 'Moose' and Alyson Stoner as Camille Gage. Step Up 3D (2010), directed by Jon M. Chu, opened in US theaters on August 6, 2010, and TMDB lists 115 credited roles for the film. It plays a little like a school reunion, where two familiar friends walk in first and then introduce you to a whole new class. Sevani returns as Moose from Step Up 2: The Streets, and Stoner returns as Camille from the original Step Up. Malambri took his first starring role here, according to Interview Magazine. Further down the billing are Stephen 'tWitch' Boss as Jason, Joe Slaughter as Julien, Kendra Andrews as Anala and Daniel 'Cloud' Campos as Kid Darkness, while several Step Up 2 crew members come back in their old roles.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharni Vinson | Natalie |
| 2 | Rick Malambri | Luke Katcher |
| 3 | Adam Sevani | Robert Alexander III / 'Moose' |
| 4 | Alyson Stoner | Camille Gage |
| 5 | Joe Slaughter | Julien |
| 6 | Kendra Andrews | Anala |
| 7 | Stephen 'tWitch' Boss | Jason |
| 8 | Daniel 'Cloud' Campos | Kid Darkness |
| 9 | Ivan 'Flipz' Velez | Spinz |
| 10 | Christopher Scott | Hair |
| 11 | Luis Rosado | Monster |
| 12 | Martín Lombard | The Santiago Twins |
| 13 | Keith Stallworth | Jacob |
| 14 | Facundo Lombard | The Santiago Twins |
| 15 | Oren Michaeli | Carlos |
| 16 | Aja George | The Ticks |
| 17 | Straphanio 'Shonnie' Solomon | The Ticks |
| 18 | Terence Dickson | The Ticks |
| 19 | Chadd Smith | Vladd |
| 20 | Britney 'B' Thomas | B. |
| 21 | Terrance Harrison | Radius |
| 22 | Jonathan 'Legacy' Perez | Legz |
| 23 | Jaime Burgos III | Mohawk |
| 24 | Ashlee Nino | Stix |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Also in the cast: Tamara Levinson (Bend), Ricardo 'Boogie Frantick' Rodriguez Jr. (Wave), Mari Koda (Jenny Kido), LaJon Dantzler (Smiles), Janelle Cambridge (Fly), Anjelo 'Lil Demon' Baligad (Arcade Rats), Jalen Testerman (Arcade Rats), Jose 'Boy Boi' Tena (Arcade Rats), Simrin C. Player (Arcade Rats), Joshua Allen (House of Samurai), Jeffrey 'Machine' McCann (House of Samurai), Casper Smart (House of Samurai), Joshua Lee Ayers (House of Samurai), Philip Albuquerque (House of Samurai), Richard Steelo Vasquez (House of Samurai), John 'J-Rock' Nelson (House of Samurai), Aaron 'Deuce' Cooke (House of Samurai), Moises Rivas (House of Samurai), Zahra 'Jeskilz' Hamani (The House of Samurais), Ivan Koumaev (House of Samurai), Sharya Howell (House of Samurai), Carly Lang (House of Samurai), Nick Wilson (House of Samurai), Nick DeMoura (House of Samurai), Bailey Hanks (NYU Tour Guide), Robin Lord Taylor (Punk Kid), Alex Zelenty (Emo Skater), Jimmy Smagula (Balloon Vendor), Christopher Place (Police Officer), Mark Blum (NYU Professor), Alex Charak (Silence D. Class), Carolina Ravassa (Kristin), Ally Maki (Jenny), Jamal Sims (Red Hook Announcer), Kevin Chew (Gwai Announcer), Ken Marks (Walter), Mark Tallman (Door Person), Jennifer Van Dyck (Natalie's Mom), Kylie Liya Page (Ice Cream Girl), David Brown (Ice Cream Man), Rhapsody James (Woman Watering Plants), Dylan Hartigan (Scooter boy), Sal Mistretta (Diner Customer), Sonnie Brown (Mrs. Kido), Akira Takayama (Mr. Kido), Grandmaster Caz (World Jam Announcer), Hi-Hat (World Jam Judge), Raymond Del Barrio (World Jam Judge), Marley Marl (World Jam Judge), Dan Ziskie (NYU Dean), Ryan Daniel Beck (Mover Dancer), Sawandi Wilson (Mover Dancer), Noel Rodriguez (Club Dancer), Marie 'Pandora' Medina (House of Red Hook), Tyrell Washington (House of Red Hook), Anthony Carr (House of Red Hook), Adrian Wiltshire (House of Red Hook), Dave Scott (House of Red Hook), Cedric Gardner (House of Red Hook), Josue Anthony (House of Red Hook), Richie Soto (House of Red Hook), Cheryl Alessio (Arcade Player), Gee Alexander (World Jam Dancer), Shawn Breathwaite (Dancer), Leon C. Carswell (House of Gwai), Bryan Dechart (Anton), Monique Dupree (Hip Hop Girl), Jason Etter (Preppy Kid), Ruby Feliciano (Mimi), Moe Hindi (Grand Central Passenger), Jeremy Hudson (Tango Dancer), Morris Isby (House of Gwai), Joseph Charles Kaye (House of Germany), Kristen Kress Parness (Backround), Chris Kulanusorstit (Dance Battle Spectator), Zachary McElderry (Bill), Shauna Mitchell (Tango Dancer), Owen J. Murphy (Engineering Student), Kathy Najimy (Mrs. Alexander), Stefanie Paige (College Freshman) and 11 more credited roles.
Sharni Vinson plays Natalie in Step Up 3D, the talented newcomer Luke recruits into the Pirates as the crew prepares for the World Jam championship. She is top billed in the TMDB credits, and this is her first appearance in the franchise, since she is absent from the TMDB credits for Step Up and Step Up 2: The Streets.
Rick Malambri plays Luke Katcher in Step Up 3D, where Luke runs the Pirates out of a converted warehouse that is behind on its payments. Interview Magazine called this his first starring role. He told the magazine he began break dancing at thirteen but had never taken a choreography class, and preparation meant a month and a half of ten hour days, six days a week, with capoeira and parkour added.
Adam Sevani returns in Step Up 3D as Robert Alexander III / 'Moose', the role TMDB credits him with in Step Up 2: The Streets. Moose arrives at NYU having promised his father he will give up dancing for engineering, a promise tested once he follows a stranger's rare sneakers to a street battle. His billing rises to third, behind the two new leads.
Alyson Stoner returns in Step Up 3D as Camille Gage, the character TMDB credits her with in the original Step Up (2006). She told Dance Spirit in August 2010 that Camille has become studious, focused and genuine, and has put her love of dancing aside to pursue academic interests.
Joe Slaughter plays Julien in Step Up 3D, billed fifth in the TMDB credits. Disney's D23 entry lists him among the principal cast and spells the character Julian, while the TMDB credits use Julien. The role is new to the series, and Slaughter does not appear in the TMDB credits for either earlier Step Up film.
Kendra Andrews plays Anala in Step Up 3D, sixth in the TMDB billing and the highest billed woman after the two female leads. Disney's D23 entry names her among the principal cast, next to Keith Stallworth as Jacob and Stephen 'tWitch' Boss as Jason. Andrews makes her first franchise appearance here, as she is absent from the TMDB credits for the first two films.
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss plays Jason in Step Up 3D, seventh in the TMDB billing. NBC 5 reported that Boss first reached a national audience on season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2008, finishing as a runner up. The same report names Step Up All In among his later films and records that Boss died in December 2022.
Daniel 'Cloud' Campos plays Kid Darkness in Step Up 3D, eighth in the TMDB billing. TMDB credits for Step Up and Step Up 2: The Streets do not include him, so Kid Darkness marks his first appearance in the franchise. He is one of the newcomers who join returning Step Up 2: The Streets dancers such as Christopher Scott as Hair and Luis Rosado as Monster.
Ivan 'Flipz' Velez plays Spinz in Step Up 3D, ninth in the TMDB billing. He is one of three performers in the top ten credited with a nickname in quotes, alongside Stephen 'tWitch' Boss and Daniel 'Cloud' Campos. Velez is new to the series in this film, as he does not appear in the TMDB credits for Step Up or Step Up 2: The Streets.
Christopher Scott returns in Step Up 3D as Hair, the same character TMDB credits him with in Step Up 2: The Streets. He is one of several dancers from that film who keep their roles here, alongside Luis Rosado as Monster, Mari Koda as Jenny Kido, LaJon Dantzler as Smiles and Janelle Cambridge as Fly. With Moose, they tie the third film directly to the second.
Luis Rosado returns in Step Up 3D as Monster, the character TMDB credits him with in Step Up 2: The Streets. He is billed eleventh here, one place below Christopher Scott, who also returns as Hair. For anyone watching the series in release order, Monster is one of the familiar faces linking the second and third films.
Martín Lombard plays one of The Santiago Twins in Step Up 3D, a credit he shares with Facundo Lombard, billed fourteenth. Disney's D23 entry lists the pair as the Santiago Twins among the principal cast. Neither appears in the TMDB credits for the first two Step Up films, so the twins are new to the series.
The Step Up 3D cast came together under Jon M. Chu, who had also directed Step Up 2: The Streets, and it pairs a few returning faces with a large group of new dancers. The step up 3d page covers the production as a whole, so this section stays with the people on screen.
Rick Malambri told Interview Magazine that preparation ran for a month and a half, six days a week, with personal training, capoeira and parkour alongside the choreography, and that the period gave the cast time to get to know each other. Alyson Stoner told Dance Spirit that filming required many hours on set to work with the 3D technology, since the film was shot natively in 3D.
Chu told TheWrap he let shots hold longer so audiences could see the dancers perform the moves themselves, and he named Jamal Sims among the choreographers. Sims also appears on screen, credited by TMDB as the Red Hook Announcer, after a nightclub dancer credit in the original Step Up.
Two characters and a handful of crew members return in Step Up 3D, while the top two billed roles go to newcomers. Adam Sevani carries Moose over from Step Up 2: The Streets, and Alyson Stoner brings back Camille Gage from the first film, so this is the first time the two characters share the screen.
From the Step Up 2 crew, TMDB credits show Christopher Scott as Hair, Luis Rosado as Monster, Mari Koda as Jenny Kido, LaJon Dantzler as Smiles and Janelle Cambridge as Fly, each in their earlier role.
New to the franchise are Sharni Vinson, Rick Malambri, Joe Slaughter, Kendra Andrews, Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, Daniel 'Cloud' Campos, Ivan 'Flipz' Velez, Martín Lombard and Facundo Lombard. Keith Stallworth as Jacob, whom D23 lists among the principal cast, is also new. For how this ensemble fits the wider series, start with the guide to the step up movies.
| Director | Jon M. Chu |
|---|---|
| Writers | Duane Adler, Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer |
| Producers | Jennifer Gibgot, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman, Patrick Wachsberger |
| Music | Bear McCreary |
| Cinematography | Ken Seng |
Adam Sevani played Moose, credited as Robert Alexander III / 'Moose', in Step Up 3D. He first played the character in Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), according to TMDB credits, and moves up to third billing here. In this film Moose starts at NYU after promising his father he will give up dancing and focus on engineering.
Sharni Vinson played Natalie in Step Up 3D, and she is top billed in the TMDB credits. Natalie is the talented newcomer Luke recruits into the Pirates as the crew prepares for the World Jam championship. Vinson does not appear in the TMDB credits for the first two films, so this is her first role in the franchise.
Rick Malambri plays Luke Katcher in Step Up 3D. Luke runs a crew called the Pirates out of a converted warehouse that is behind on its payments, and he wants to enter the World Jam championship. Interview Magazine described the part as Malambri's first starring role, and he told the magazine he had never taken a choreography class, though he had studied break dancing since age thirteen.
Yes, Alyson Stoner is in Step Up 3D, billed fourth as Camille Gage. She first played Camille in the original Step Up (2006), according to TMDB credits. In the third film Camille arrives in New York City with Moose to start at NYU, and Stoner told Dance Spirit the character has put her love of dancing aside to pursue academic interests.
No, only part of the earlier cast returned for Step Up 3D. Adam Sevani returns as Moose and Alyson Stoner as Camille Gage, along with Step Up 2 dancers such as Christopher Scott as Hair and Luis Rosado as Monster. Step Up 2 leads Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman are not among the 60 top billed roles on TMDB, and the new leads are Sharni Vinson and Rick Malambri.
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss plays Jason in Step Up 3D, billed seventh in the TMDB credits. Boss was a runner up on season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2008, according to NBC 5, and he later appeared in Step Up All In. Disney's D23 entry lists him among the film's principal cast.
The Step Up TV show is a three season dance drama that began as Step Up: High Water in 2018 and later continued on Starz.
For UK viewers, Step Up Cable is the character played by Harry Shum Jr.