polar express cast
The main Polar Express cast includes Tom Hanks in multiple roles plus a core group of child characters voiced and performed by several actors.
Main cast
- Tom Hanks – Hero Boy, Father, Conductor, Hobo, Scrooge, and Santa Claus, using both voice and performance-capture for these roles.
- Nona Gaye – Hero Girl (primary speaking voice for the main girl on the train).
- Peter Scolari – Lonely Boy/Billy (performance-capture for the shy boy from “the wrong side of the tracks”).
- Jimmy Bennett – Lonely Boy (main speaking voice).
- Eddie Deezen – Know-It-All, the talkative, nerdy kid in the glasses.
- Michael Jeter – Smokey and Steamer, the train’s eccentric brake and engineer characters.
- Leslie Zemeckis – Hero Boy’s Mother and Sister Sarah (performance-capture), with additional voice work.
Supporting kids and elves
- Daryl Sabara – Hero Boy (notable for performance-capture in many scenes of the main child).
- Josh Hutcherson – additional Hero Boy performance-capture work.
- Julene Renee – Red Head Girl and an Elf (performance-capture and voice).
- Chris Coppola – Toothless Boy and an Elf (voice).
Creative team
- Robert Zemeckis – Director and co-writer of the film, which adapts Chris Van Allsburg’s picture book.
- Chris Van Allsburg – Author of the original book and co-writer on the film story.
- William Broyles Jr. – Co-writer of the screenplay.
Quick HTML table of key cast
| Actor | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Tom Hanks | Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus | [1][5][9]
| Nona Gaye | Hero Girl (voice) | [7][9][1]
| Peter Scolari | Lonely Boy (Billy – performance-capture) | [5][9][3]
| Jimmy Bennett | Lonely Boy (voice) | [9][1][5]
| Eddie Deezen | Know-It-All (voice) | [7][1][5][9]
| Michael Jeter | Smokey / Steamer (voice) | [1][3][5][9]
| Leslie Zemeckis | Mother / Sister Sarah (performance-capture and voice) | [5][9][1]
| Chris Coppola | Toothless Boy / Elf (voice) | [3][9][1][5]
