Look At The “Creed” Family Tree: Actors Playing Apollo’s Family

Carl Weathers portrays the fictitious Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies. In Rocky and Rocky II, as well as Rocky III and Rocky IV, he plays the adversary. Before the series starts, he is the undisputed heavyweight world champion and is a strong yet quick boxer. The real-life champion Muhammad Ali served as an inspiration for the character, who was described as having the same “brash, outspoken, [and] theatrical” demeanour by one source.

The notion of family lies at the heart of Creed III.

When a childhood buddy and former boxing prodigy reappears, the confrontation between old friends becomes more than simply a fight, according to the narrative of Creed III, which debuts on March 3, 2023. Jonathan Majors will portray Creed’s pal Damian. After a long time apart, it seems like Creed and Anderson have a connection. They abruptly change from being the closest of friends to adversaries.

This is a summary of the famous boxing family tree as we move into Michael B. Jordan’s third take as the son of the illustrious Apollo.

Look At Who Played The Family Members Of “Apollo Creed” In The Movie

Apollo Creed actor: Carl Weathers

World Heavyweight Champion Creed, who served as the principal adversary of the 1976 film adaptation, was in need of a fresh foe after the primary challenger for his title fell ill. Rocky, a native of Philadelphia, has a chance at glory in his own state thanks to the flamboyant and colourful Creed. Rocky challenges Creed in the first battle without giving it any consideration, and Creed was briefly knocked to the ground for the first time in his professional career. Creed prevailed in a close decision.

Creed becomes fixated on the idea that Rocky wouldn’t fall in Rocky 2. Creed tries to persuade a retiring Rocky to return to the ring because he feels like he has something to prove. Rocky finally agrees after several tries.

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In the second battle, Creed takes the initiative and resists his cornermen’s attempts to make it a safe fight. Creed is prevented from getting what he wants by a now-motivated Rocky, who wants to knock Balboa out. Rocky is able to stand up first and break Creed’s winning streak after both of them go down at one point. Where Creed displays respect is at that point. In Rocky 3, a retired boxer, Creed assists Rocky in his fight with Clubber Lang after a prior defeat and the passing of his trainer Mickey.

In this movie, Creed and Rocky become friends as Creed uses the “Eye of the Tiger” to try to rekindle Rocky’s fighting spirit. Creed assists Rocky in defeating Lang. The two engage in a sparring match towards the movie’s conclusion. In Creed, Rocky told Adonis that his dad won.

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Rocky serves as Creed’s trainer in Rocky IV when he comes out of retirement to take on Ivan Drago. Rocky is upset when Creed takes part in the fight but gets brutalised. Creed refuses Rocky’s attempts to break up the fight until it is too late. Rocky seeks to exact revenge on Creed after his death. In Russia, he defeats Drago via knockout while donning Creed’s boxing trunks.

Mary Anne Creed – Apollo’s wife

Lavelle Roby, Sylvia Meals, Phylicia Rashad

Mary Anne Creed was the wife of Apollo Creed. Lavelle Roby initially portrayed her, and Sylvia Meals afterwards did. After Meals’ passing, Phylicia Rashad played Mary Anne in the Creed movies.

In Rocky IV, Mary Anne may be seen trembling as Ivan Drago beats her husband to death. It was revealed that Apollo had an adulterous relationship at the time Creed was published. The outcome was the birth of Adonis Creed. Once Apollo dies, Mary Anne takes him in as her own.

She is someone who gives Adonis advice as he moves up the boxing world rankings.

Adonis Creed – Apollo’s son

Michael B. Jordan

The first half of Adonis’s childhood was spent in foster care and a juvenile detention facility before Mary Anne decided to adopt the illegitimate son of Apollo. He never had the opportunity to meet Apollo.

In the movie, Adonis, who goes by the last name Johnson, works well and trains for fights in Mexico. He quits that employment in order to pursue his ambition of becoming a pro boxer. To find Rocky, he relocates from California to Philadelphia. They develop a kind of connection. Adonis soon comes under suspicion after primarily utilising the Johnson name to establish his own legacy. When he fights “Pretty” Ricky Conlan, he receives boxing shorts with Johnson and Creed sewn on them after accepting the moniker.

Conlan defeats him, but Adonis earns everyone’s admiration in the sport.

In Creed II, Adonis wins the WBC heavyweight championship but is then soundly defeated by Viktor Drgao, Ivan Drgao’s son. Adonis defeats Drago in a rematch after engaging in some introspection, something Rocky didn’t do with Apollo. At the movie’s conclusion, he is prepared to continue the Creed lineage while telling his own tale.

Bianca Taylor – Adonis’ wife

Bianca Taylor actress: Tessa Thompson

When we first meet Bianca in the first movie , she is a budding musician. They develop a bond as Adonis’ neighbours. She is losing her hearing gradually. Bianca, who has a recording deal and uses a hearing aid in II series, is entirely deaf.

In Creed II, Adonis and Bianca are married. Family is a prominent motif ofeedCr III, which sees Bianca make a comeback.

“These films have always felt unique and special to me, because at the heart they’re really films about family and about relationships; the relationships between mentor and mentee between father and son,” Thompson told Yahoo. “At the heart of these films it’s really about family, both the family that you’re born into, and what that means in terms of your legacy, but also your chosen family. It’s the thing that resonates with me the most about this franchise.”

Amara Creed – Adonis’ daughter

Mila Davis-Kent

Amara was born in Creed II. She is born deaf due to Bianca’s hearing disorder being hereditary.

Other Family Members

While they are never identified or alluded to in subsequent Rocky or Creedmovies, we can see that Apollo has a son and a daughter in the first Rocky movies.

Anthony “Duke” Evers, portrayed by Tony Burton, was Apollo’s manager and trainer outside from the family. He has also known Creed for a very long time. Evers informed Rocky that he thought of Apollo like a son after the latter passed away. Tony Jr., Evers’ son, was born. Adonis’ close family friend and trainer is referred to as “Little Duke” in the Creed movies and is portrayed by Wood Harris.

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