Lupita Nyong'o. Courtesy of Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Lupita Nyong'o will play two roles in Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic adventure The Odyssey. Confirming online speculation, Nyong'o plays Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world who is married to Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and gets blamed for starting a war after she's spirited away by a prince.