The Tale of Despereaux: cast and crew

• Sam Fell Also in ParaNorman (2012)

Actors

17

Crew

3

Youngest at release

18 yearsEmma Watson

Eldest at release

71 yearsDustin Hoffman

• Emma Watson Princess Pea 18 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Matthew Broderick Despereaux 46 at release Also in The Lion King (1994)
• Dustin Hoffman Roscuro 71 at release Also in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
• Tracey Ullman Miggery Sow 48 at release Also in Corpse Bride (2005)
• Kevin Kline Andre 61 at release Also in Beauty and the Beast (2017)
• William H. Macy Lester 58 at release Also in Jurassic Park III (2001)
• Stanley Tucci Boldo 48 at release Also in The Hunger Games (2012)
• Ciarán Hinds Botticelli 55 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
• Robbie Coltrane † 2022 Gregory 58 at release Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)

The whole cast 17

1. Emma Watson Princess Pea
2. Matthew Broderick Despereaux
3. Dustin Hoffman Roscuro
4. Tracey Ullman Miggery Sow
5. Kevin Kline Andre
6. William H. Macy Lester
7. Stanley Tucci Boldo
8. Ciarán Hinds Botticelli
9. Robbie Coltrane Gregory
10. Tony Hale Furlough
11. Frances Conroy Antoinette
12. Frank Langella Mayor
13. Richard Jenkins Principal
14. Christopher Lloyd Hovis
15. Sigourney Weaver Narrator
16. Sam Fell Ned
17. Bronson Pinchot Town Crier

Production companies

Framestore Feature Animation, Universal Pictures

Who plays Princess Pea in The Tale of Despereaux?

Emma Watson plays Princess Pea.

Who plays Despereaux in The Tale of Despereaux?

Matthew Broderick plays Despereaux.

Who plays Roscuro in The Tale of Despereaux?

Dustin Hoffman plays Roscuro.

Who plays Miggery Sow in The Tale of Despereaux?

Tracey Ullman plays Miggery Sow.

Who plays Andre in The Tale of Despereaux?

Kevin Kline plays Andre.

Who plays Lester in The Tale of Despereaux?

William H. Macy plays Lester.

Who directed The Tale of Despereaux?

Sam Fell.

Who wrote The Tale of Despereaux?

Gary Ross.

How many actors are in The Tale of Despereaux?

17 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.

• Emma Watson and Robbie Coltrane have worked together on 8 other films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and 5 more.

• Stanley Tucci and Richard Jenkins have worked together on 3 other films: Spotlight (2015), The Company You Keep (2013) and It Could Happen to You (1994).

• Ciarán Hinds and Emma Watson have worked together on 2 other films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010).

• Stanley Tucci and Kevin Kline have worked together on 2 other films: Beauty and the Beast (2017) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999).

• Dustin Hoffman and Richard Jenkins had already worked together on 2 films: Rumor Has It... (2005) and I Heart Huckabees (2004).

• Ciarán Hinds and Robbie Coltrane have worked together on 2 other films: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Stanley Tucci (63), Sigourney Weaver (55) and Dustin Hoffman (50).

• The cast’s average age at release is 54 (of the 16 actors whose birth date we know).