Cast and crew
The Little Mermaid
Directed by Rob Marshall · starring Jess Alexander, John Dagleish and Halle Bailey
- 15 actors
- 7 in the crew
- 2023
- 2 h 15 min
The Little Mermaid: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 15
- Crew
- 7
- Youngest at release
- 23 yearsJess Alexander
- Eldest at release
- 70 yearsArt Malik
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Jess Alexander Vanessa
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John Dagleish Mulligan
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Halle Bailey Ariel
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Jonah Hauer-King Eric
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Melissa McCarthy Ursula
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Javier Bardem King Triton
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Noma Dumezweni The Queen
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Daveed Diggs Sebastian
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Art Malik Sir Grimsby
The whole cast 15
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Jess Alexander Vanessa
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John Dagleish Mulligan
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Halle Bailey Ariel
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Jonah Hauer-King Eric
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Melissa McCarthy Ursula
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Javier Bardem King Triton
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Noma Dumezweni The Queen
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Daveed Diggs Sebastian
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Art Malik Sir Grimsby
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Jacob Tremblay Flounder
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Awkwafina Scuttle
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Chef Louis (rumored)
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Christopher Fairbank Hawkins
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Simone Ashley Indira
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David Stokes Castle Worker
Crew
Writers 4
Music 1
Producers 3
Companies
- Production companies
- Disney
- Distributor in the UK
- Walt Disney Pictures
Questions about the cast of The Little Mermaid
- Who plays Vanessa in The Little Mermaid?
- Jess Alexander plays Vanessa.
- Who plays Mulligan in The Little Mermaid?
- John Dagleish plays Mulligan.
- Who plays Ariel in The Little Mermaid?
- Halle Bailey plays Ariel.
- Who plays Eric in The Little Mermaid?
- Jonah Hauer-King plays Eric.
- Who plays Ursula in The Little Mermaid?
- Melissa McCarthy plays Ursula.
- Who plays King Triton in The Little Mermaid?
- Javier Bardem plays King Triton.
- Who directed The Little Mermaid?
- Rob Marshall.
- Who wrote The Little Mermaid?
- David Magee, Rob Marshall, John Musker and Ron Clements.
- Who composed the music for The Little Mermaid?
- Alan Menken.
- How many actors are in The Little Mermaid?
- 15 actors are credited, and 7 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Rob Marshall had already directed John Dagleish in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Rob Marshall had already directed Noma Dumezweni in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Noma Dumezweni and John Dagleish had already worked together on one film: Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Jacob Tremblay and Daveed Diggs had already worked together on one film: Wonder (2017).
Javier Bardem and Simone Ashley have worked together on one other film: F1 (2025).
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Daveed Diggs had already worked together on one film: Hamilton (2020).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Javier Bardem (53), Melissa McCarthy (27) and Awkwafina (21).
The cast’s average age at release is 45 (of the 9 actors whose birth date we know).





