A Boy Called Christmas: cast and crew

• Gil Kenan 45 at release Also in Monster House (2006)

Actors

16

Crew

4

Youngest at release

15 yearsHenry Lawfull

Eldest at release

86 yearsMaggie Smith

• James Beaumont Elf Guard Dibby 33 at release Also in Ballerina (2025)
• Maggie Smith † 2024 Aunt Ruth 86 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Isabella O'Sullivan Andrea
• Joel Fry Matt Also in 10,000 B.C. (2008)
• Eden Lawrence Patrick
• Ayomide Garrick Moppet
• Henry Lawfull Nikolas 15 at release
• Michiel Huisman Joel 40 at release Also in World War Z (2013)
• Jim Broadbent King 72 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)

The whole cast 16

1. James Beaumont Elf Guard Dibby
2. Maggie Smith Aunt Ruth
3. Isabella O'Sullivan Andrea
4. Joel Fry Matt
5. Eden Lawrence Patrick
6. Ayomide Garrick Moppet
7. Henry Lawfull Nikolas
8. Michiel Huisman Joel
9. Jim Broadbent King
10. Rune Temte Anders
11. Philip Lenkowsky Hessu
12. Kristen Wiig Aunt Carlotta
13. Stephen Merchant Miika
14. Toby Jones Father Topo
15. Sally Hawkins Mother Vodol
16. Zoe Margaret Colletti The Truth Pixie

Production companies

Studio Canal, Netflix, Canal+

Who plays Elf Guard Dibby in A Boy Called Christmas?

James Beaumont plays Elf Guard Dibby.

Who plays Aunt Ruth in A Boy Called Christmas?

Maggie Smith plays Aunt Ruth.

Who plays Andrea in A Boy Called Christmas?

Isabella O'Sullivan plays Andrea.

Who plays Matt in A Boy Called Christmas?

Joel Fry plays Matt.

Who plays Patrick in A Boy Called Christmas?

Eden Lawrence plays Patrick.

Who plays Moppet in A Boy Called Christmas?

Ayomide Garrick plays Moppet.

Who directed A Boy Called Christmas?

Gil Kenan.

Who wrote A Boy Called Christmas?

Ol Parker and Gil Kenan.

How many actors are in A Boy Called Christmas?

16 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Gil Kenan had already directed Toby Jones in City of Ember (2008).

• Jim Broadbent and Maggie Smith had already worked together on 6 films: An Accidental Studio (2019), The Lady in the Van (2015), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) and 3 more.

• Toby Jones and Maggie Smith had already worked together on 3 films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010), Ladies in Lavender (2004) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

• Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent had already worked together on 3 films: Paddington 2 (2017), Paddington (2014) and Vera Drake (2004).

• Joel Fry and Sally Hawkins had already worked together on one film: Paddington 2 (2017).

• Kristen Wiig and Rune Temte had already worked together on one film: Downsizing (2017).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Jim Broadbent (67), Toby Jones (66) and Kristen Wiig (47).

• The cast’s average age at release is 51 (of the 11 actors whose birth date we know).