Chase Infiniti Payne (born May 1, 2000) is an American actress. Her accolades include a National Board of Review Award, in addition to nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Infiniti first gained recognition for her performances in the legal thriller series Presumed Innocent (2024) and Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025). The latter, which was her first leading role, brought Infiniti to greater attention, garnering her nominations for the BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Actress. She earned continued praise for her leading role in the dystopian drama series The Testaments (2026–present), for which she earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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Early life
Infiniti was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 1, 2000. She was named after the Batman Forever (1995) character Chase Meridian, played by Nicole Kidman, and Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase "To infinity and beyond" from Toy Story (1995), and she uses her middle name professionally. Her father, Keith, owns a construction company and her mother, Kim, is a homemaker; her father is African-American and her mother is white. She has a younger sister, Dolcé.
Infiniti attended the International School of Indiana, a language immersion private school in Indianapolis where she studied French. Infiniti first auditioned for a school musical at age 10. She later transferred to North Central High School where she was extensively involved in music and theatre program. She graduated in 2018. She then attended Columbia College Chicago, graduating in 2022. While in Chicago, she worked as a kickboxing trainer and co-founded the K-pop cover dance group Duple Dance Crew.
Career
In February 2023, Infiniti was announced as part of the cast in the Apple TV+ limited series Presumed Innocent. In February 2024, she joined the cast for Paul Thomas Anderson's film One Battle After Another, playing the daughter of a former revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio). Infiniti submitted a self-tape for the film while filming Presumed Innocent. During her callback, she participated in a karate class with Anderson observing; though she was the only beginner, he cast her immediately after the session. Her appearance in the film's trailer led Tyler, the Creator to cast her in his music video for "Darling, I". For One Battle After Another, Infiniti won the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance and received Best Actress nominations from the AACTA, Actor, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe Awards, but was ultimately snubbed of an Oscar nomination. She also received nominations for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and, alongside the film's ensemble cast, the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Infiniti is currently starring in the MGM production The Testaments, a sequel series to Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. Showrunner Bruce Miller cast her after seeing her performance in Presumed Innocent and her K-pop dance covers, citing her versatility. The series premiered in April to critical acclaim, with Infiniti's performance earning her a Gotham TV Award and nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
In October 2025, Infiniti joined the cast of the coming-of-age drama The Julia Set.
On June 26, 2026, she starred in the music video for "Bad" by the K-pop boy band Ateez, in which she portrays a new human form of the Sopro, a spirit character significant to the band's lore. Infiniti is a longtime fan of Ateez.
Filmography
Accolades
On October 19, 2025, Infiniti was named one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch" at the Newport Beach Film Festival. In December 2025, Infiniti was announced as one of BAFTA's "Breakthrough U.S." cohort, for her work in Presumed Innocent and One Battle After Another.
