Sokka — The Last Airbender Character Profile

About Sokka

The protective older brother of Katara from the Southern Water Tribe. He discovers the frozen Avatar and acquires the flying bison Appa. He joins Aang and Katara on their journey to find the Avatar's homeland and learn elemental bending, assisting in their travels and early conflicts.

Sokka appears in 4 titles

• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) — character page
• The Last Airbender (2010)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) — character page
• Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Jackson Rathbone

Appears in

The Last Airbender (2010)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Sokka — related — Uncle Iroh (Shaun Toub)
• Sokka — related — Prince Zuko (Dev Patel)
• Sokka — related — Uncle Iroh (Shaun Toub)
• Sokka — Family Brother — Katara (Nicola Peltz Beckham)

  Older brother and younger sister living together in the Southern Water Tribe.

• Sokka — Alliance Teammate — Aang (Noah Ringer)

  Core traveling companion and ally on the journey to master bending.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Last Airbender

More characters from The Last Airbender

• Aang (Noah Ringer)
• Prince Zuko (Dev Patel)
• Katara (Nicola Peltz Beckham)
• Monk Gyatso (Damon Gupton)
• Uncle Iroh (Shaun Toub)
• The Dragon Spirit (voice) (John Noble)
• Fire Lord Ozai (Cliff Curtis)
• Old Man in Temple (Randall Duk Kim)
• Earthbending Father (Keong Sim)
• Princess Yue (Seychelle Gabriel)
• Commander Zhao (Aasif Mandvi)
• Azula (Summer Bishil)