Typecasting isn't a rarity in Hollywood, even among genuinely great actors, yet there are still plenty of individuals who manage to break the mold and defy expectations with each role they take. Among those actors who have escaped being pigeonholed, however, Daisy Ridley is becoming a standout. Initially bursting onto the scene as Rey in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, she's spread her wings and flown to all manner of genres from murder-mysteries with Murder on the Orient Express to the romantic Shakespearian re-imagining Ophelia, the psychological thriller The Marsh King's Daughter, and beyond. For her latest outing, Cleaner, she plays a John McClane-like action hero under the direction of GoldenEye and Casino Royale's Martin Campbell, and it's another film that has her thankful she has the freedom to explore in her career.

At a Q&A for the new action thriller attended by Collider's Leah Marilla Thomas, Ridley spoke to Collider Editor-in-Chief Steve Weintraub about the new project while also reflecting on everything she's done leading up to this point.