Tetris has an international ensemble of characters since it is a worldwide story. Henk Rogers, played by Taron Egerton, is a gaming entrepreneur who is driven to gain the license for Alexey Pajitnov's (Nikita Yefremov) game's international distribution because he recognizes its worth. Soviet officials, from low-level KGB officers to Mikhail Gorbachev (Matthew Marsh), are adamant about not making this an easier process. Meanwhile, everyone from longstanding Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi (Togo Igawa) to British media tycoon Robert Maxwell (Roger Allam) and his entitled son Kevin (Anthony Boyle), everybody wants a stake in the game.