The ‘Wildwood’ Voice Cast and the Characters They Play (With Photos)

The ‘Wildwood’ cast is one of the largest ensembles Laika has gathered for a stop-motion feature. The film is the studio’s sixth stop-motion feature and arrives exclusively in theaters on October 23.

Most of the voice cast was announced in August 2022, and the rest of the lineup was revealed in May 2026. Director Travis Knight called it “one helluva cast” when the first names were made public. Here is a look at the main performers and the characters they bring to life.

Peyton Elizabeth Lee

She voices Prue McKeel, the headstrong teenager at the center of the story. Prue launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness after a murder of crows abducts her baby brother.

Screen Rant’s review called the heroine a bright spot that delivers what the role demands. That praise matters because the entire film rests on her search.

The actor is known for ‘Andi Mack’ and ‘Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.’, and trailer coverage places her at the head of the voice cast.

Jacob Tremblay

He voices Curtis Mehlberg, Prue’s classmate. The character is described as a hapless but bighearted teenager who acts as her sidekick.

The Screen Rant critic found him just as engaging as the lead and argued his arc lands harder by the end of the film. That suggests the pairing works as a true partnership.

The actor’s earlier credits include ‘Room’, and teaser coverage describes him as co-leading the voice cast.

Carey Mulligan

She voices Alexandra, a dowager governess who once ruled the woods benevolently but is now lost in a spiral of grief.

The film’s description says that grief is making right and wrong dangerously difficult to separate for the character. That gives the role more weight than a standard villain.

The actor is an Oscar nominee for ‘Promising Young Woman’, and early coverage of the 2022 announcement described her as leading the troupe.

Mahershala Ali

He voices Brendan, the Bandit King and leader of Wildwood’s bandits.

The actor is an Oscar winner for ‘Moonlight’, which makes the role one of the more prestigious pieces of casting in the ensemble.

In the novel the film adapts, Brendan ends up imprisoned alongside Curtis after a coyote attack. The film may shape that storyline differently.

Angela Bassett

She voices the General, a giant golden eagle who becomes Prue’s guide.

Crafting the eagle character was among the production’s unique challenges, along with staging epic battles and aerial sequences. The voice has to carry a lot of presence for a character that was difficult to build.

The performer is an Honorary Academy Award recipient and Emmy winner, and was previously an Oscar nominee for ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’.

Awkwafina

She voices Septima, a rat.

Coverage of the original announcement named her alongside Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali among the leading voices. That early billing shows how prominent the supporting animal roles are.

The performer’s credits include ‘Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ and ‘The Farewell’.

Richard E. Grant

He voices Owl Rex, a wise old owl who was once the Crown Prince of Avian Principality.

In the novel, the owl proposes that Prue cross Wildwood and seek help from the mystics of North Wood. The character serves as a source of direction for the young heroine.

The actor is an Academy Award nominee, and trailer coverage lists him among the best known voices in the film.

Jemaine Clement

He voices Roger Swindon.

The performer is an Emmy nominee for ‘The Flight of the Conchords’, and is also known for ‘What We Do in the Shadows’.

He was part of the first group of voices announced for the film in 2022.

Charlie Day

He voices Dmitri, a coyote.

In the novel, coyote soldiers chase Prue and Curtis, and Curtis is captured and taken to Alexandra. That gives the coyote characters a direct link to the central conflict.

The actor’s credits include ‘Horrible Bosses’ and ‘Pacific Rim’.

Jake Johnson

He voices Mr. McKeel, Prue’s father, while Maya Erskine voices her mother. The family casting grounds the story before it moves into the forest.

The actor’s credits include ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse’.

The full cast and crew listing also includes Blythe Danner, Rob Delaney, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Marc Evan Jackson as Lars Svik and Len Cariou as the postmaster. Readers who have followed Prue’s rescue mission from the novel to the screen might want to share in the comments which of these voices felt closest to the characters they imagined.