The Greatest Showman: cast and crew

• Michael Gracey Also in Better Man (2024)

Actors

14

Crew

9

Youngest at release

21 yearsZendaya

Eldest at release

49 yearsHugh Jackman

• Gayle Rankin Queen Victoria 28 at release Also in The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
• Hugh Jackman P.T. Barnum 49 at release Also in X-Men: First Class (2011)
• Michelle Williams Charity Barnum 37 at release Also in Shutter Island (2010)
• Zac Efron Phillip Carlyle 30 at release Also in High School Musical III (2008)
• Zendaya Anne Wheeler 21 at release Also in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Rebecca Ferguson Jenny Lind 34 at release Also in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015)
• Keala Settle Lettie Lutz 42 at release Also in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II W.D. Wheeler Also in Aquaman (2018)
• Paul Sparks James Gordon Bennett 46 at release Also in Edge of Darkness (2010)

The whole cast 14

1. Gayle Rankin Queen Victoria
2. Hugh Jackman P.T. Barnum
3. Michelle Williams Charity Barnum
4. Zac Efron Phillip Carlyle
5. Zendaya Anne Wheeler
6. Rebecca Ferguson Jenny Lind
7. Keala Settle Lettie Lutz
8. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II W.D. Wheeler
9. Paul Sparks James Gordon Bennett
10. Damian Young Mr. Winthrop
11. Natasha Liu Bordizzo Deng Yan
12. Luciano Acuna Jr. Dog Boy
13. Taylor James Dancer Oddity #4
14. Julius Rubio Ensemble Dancer #3

Production companies

Twentieth Century-Fox, Chernin Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

Distributor in the UK

Twentieth Century-Fox

Who plays Queen Victoria in The Greatest Showman?

Gayle Rankin plays Queen Victoria.

Who plays P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman?

Hugh Jackman plays P.T. Barnum.

Who plays Charity Barnum in The Greatest Showman?

Michelle Williams plays Charity Barnum.

Who plays Phillip Carlyle in The Greatest Showman?

Zac Efron plays Phillip Carlyle.

Who plays Anne Wheeler in The Greatest Showman?

Zendaya plays Anne Wheeler.

Who plays Jenny Lind in The Greatest Showman?

Rebecca Ferguson plays Jenny Lind.

Who directed The Greatest Showman?

Michael Gracey.

Who wrote The Greatest Showman?

Michael Arndt, Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon.

How many actors are in The Greatest Showman?

14 actors are credited, and 9 people in the crew.

• Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya have worked together on 3 other films: Dune: Part Three (2026), Dune: Part Two (2024) and Dune (2021).

• Michelle Williams and Paul Sparks had already worked together on 2 films: Deception (2008) and Synecdoche, New York (2008).

• Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams had already worked together on one film: Deception (2008).

• Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson have worked together on one other film: Reminiscence (2021).

• Zac Efron and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II have worked together on one other film: Baywatch (2017).

• Zac Efron and Paul Sparks had already worked together on one film: Parkland (2013).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Hugh Jackman (47), Zac Efron (30) and Michelle Williams (29).

• The cast’s average age at release is 35 (of the 10 actors whose birth date we know).