Chase Infiniti

About Chase Infiniti

Chase Infiniti is an American actress and producer born on May 1, 2000, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She grew up in a creative household and developed a strong passion for performing at the age of ten after auditioning for an elementary school musical. She later attended the International School of Indiana and North Central High School, where she participated heavily in theater and music programs until graduating in 2018. She then relocated to Illinois to attend Columbia College Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance in 2022. While studying in Chicago, she worked as a kickboxing instructor and founded a K-pop dance group, building a diverse background in physical movement that would later shape her acting career. 

Her film and television biography marks one of the fastest rises in recent Hollywood history. Infiniti made her official on-screen acting debut by starring as Jaden Sabich in the Apple TV+ legal thriller limited series "Presumed Innocent" in 2024, playing the daughter of characters portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga. While filming the series, she submitted a self-tape that caught the attention of director Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast her as Willa Ferguson, the daughter of a former radical played by Leonardo DiCaprio, in the action-crime thriller "One Battle After Another" in 2025. Her performance in the film earned massive critical acclaim, culminating in a National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance, alongside Golden Globe, Critics' Choice, and BAFTA nominations. She also appeared in the film's music video tie-in, "Darling, I" by Tyler, the Creator, in 2025. She secured a major leading television role as Agnes MacKenzie in the Hulu dystopian drama series "The Testaments" in 2026, which serves as the sequel to "The Handmaid's Tale". She followed this by joining the cast of the coming-of-age drama "The Julia Set" in 2026, playing a mathematics genius, and starring in the music video for the track "Bad" by the K-pop band Ateez in 2026. 

Personal information regarding her family highlights her birth name, Chase Infiniti Payne. Her parents, Keith and Kim Payne, who run a construction company, named her after Nicole Kidman's character, Dr. Chase Meridian, in the 1995 movie "Batman Forever," while her middle name was inspired by Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase from "Toy Story." She has a younger sister named Dolcé who works in the fashion industry. In her romantic life, she has been linked to actor Tyriq Withers. 

Throughout her whirlwind introduction to international stardom, Infiniti has remained candid about her sudden success and her commitment to representation. Reflecting on the rapid shift in her career, she shared a notable quote: "It feels like sort of a fairy-tale journey so far. I am pinching myself." Addressing her rapid transition to high-profile blockbusters, she confessed, "Do you know what's crazy? Is I didn't watch Titanic until last year. I had not seen it. My Leo film was Catch Me If You Can." She has also expressed deep pride in her recent roles, stating, "I felt also so grateful to be in something that continues to push the narrative in a way of giving girls of color, young Black girls who look like me, giving them a space where they can feel seen."