Detective Pikachu: cast and crew

• Rob Letterman Also in Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

Actors

17

Crew

6

Youngest at release

22 yearsKathryn Newton

Eldest at release

69 yearsBill Nighy

• Kadiff Kirwan Mayor 30 at release Also in Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
• Ryan Reynolds Detective Pikachu 42 at release Also in Ted (2012)
• Justice Smith Tim Goodman Also in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
• Kathryn Newton Lu 22 at release Also in Bad Teacher (2011)
• Ken Watanabe Lieutenant Hide Yoshida 59 at release Also in Inception (2010)
• Bill Nighy Howard Clifford 69 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Suki Waterhouse Sra. Norman Also in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
• Chris Geere Roger Clifford 38 at release Also in After Earth (2013)
• Rita Ora Dr. Ann Laurent 28 at release Also in Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

The whole cast 17

1. Kadiff Kirwan Mayor
2. Ryan Reynolds Detective Pikachu
3. Justice Smith Tim Goodman
4. Kathryn Newton Lu
5. Ken Watanabe Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
6. Bill Nighy Howard Clifford
7. Suki Waterhouse Sra. Norman
8. Chris Geere Roger Clifford
9. Rita Ora Dr. Ann Laurent
10. Karan Soni Jack
11. Simone Ashley Girlfriend
12. Omar Chaparro Sebastian
13. Ikue Otani Pikachu
14. Lasco Atkins Passerby
15. Daniel Eghan CNN Reporter
16. Jordan Long Driver
17. Bernardo Santos RCPD Police Officer

Production companies

Legendary Pictures, Toho Company

Distributor in the UK

Warner Bros. Pictures

Who plays Mayor in Detective Pikachu?

Kadiff Kirwan plays Mayor.

Who plays Detective Pikachu in Detective Pikachu?

Ryan Reynolds plays Detective Pikachu.

Who plays Tim Goodman in Detective Pikachu?

Justice Smith plays Tim Goodman.

Who plays Lu in Detective Pikachu?

Kathryn Newton plays Lu.

Who plays Lieutenant Hide Yoshida in Detective Pikachu?

Ken Watanabe plays Lieutenant Hide Yoshida.

Who plays Howard Clifford in Detective Pikachu?

Bill Nighy plays Howard Clifford.

Who directed Detective Pikachu?

Rob Letterman.

Who wrote Detective Pikachu?

Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly, Nicole Perlman and Satoshi Tajiri.

How many actors are in Detective Pikachu?

17 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.

• Rob Letterman had already directed Karan Soni in Goosebumps (2015).

• Lasco Atkins and Daniel Eghan have worked together on 7 other films: Morbius (2021), Summerland (2019), Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and 4 more.

• Lasco Atkins and Bernardo Santos have worked together on 7 other films: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Summerland (2019), Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and 4 more.

• Daniel Eghan and Bernardo Santos have worked together on 5 other films: Tom and Jerry (2021), The Batman (2021), Artemis Fowl (2020) and 2 more.

• Ryan Reynolds and Karan Soni have worked together on 3 other films: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool (2016).

• Bill Nighy and Simone Ashley have worked together on 2 other films: 10 Lives (2024) and 10 Lives (2020).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Lasco Atkins (79), Ryan Reynolds (59) and Bill Nighy (51).

• The cast’s average age at release is 40 (of the 9 actors whose birth date we know).