18 Popular Actors Who Have Voiced Multiple Animated Characters For Disney And Pixar

These characters are adored for their appearances, stories, and voices.

Maryjane

• Published in Film & TV
• June 3, 2022

Voice acting can be a dream come true for some actors. Others deem it as a way to make ends meet.

However, voicing characters for Disney or Pixar is a significant career opportunity for these actors on our list. In fact, some of these actors enjoy their jobs so much that they keep returning for more.

So many characters appear in Disney and Pixar animated movies. These characters are adored for their appearances, stories, and voices.

Some voices are so well-known that you’ll identify them straight away and recognize who they voiced. Some voices are more enigmatic, giving the impression that you’ve heard it once but don’t know where.

Idris Elba can be heard vocalizing so many animated characters when he isn’t playing Heimdall in the MCU. Elba’s first role was as Shere Khan, a CGI tiger in the 2016 live-action new adaptation of The Jungle Book.

The actor also played Chief Bogo in Zootopia that year. Fluke, one of Pixar’s Dory-centric spinoffs to Finding Nemo, aptly captioned “Finding Dory,” and was one of the most recent characters Elba voiced.

For your convenience, we’ve compiled a list of 18 actors who have voiced multiple characters in Disney and Pixar films for your convenience. Scroll down to get acquainted.

1. John Ratzenberger

John is a true Pixar hero as he has featured in all of Pixar's first 22 animated releases up until Soul, which was the 23rd Pixar film and the first one without his voice.

2. John Goodman

John has given it to one of the most iconic Disney characters of all which is Sulley from Monsters, Inc. His voice was also used for Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove AND Big Daddy LeBouff in The Princess and the Frog.

3. Alan Tudyk

Alan had his main role in King Candy/Turbo in Wreck-it Ralph and he's also appeared in Duke of Weselton in Frozen and Alistair Krei in Big Hero 6. Disney has bagged one of the best in the game to voice them with Alan!

4. Jodi Benson

Jodi performed as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, and in Toy Story 2 and 3 as Barbie. She also reprised her role of Ariel in Ralph Breaks the Internet.

5. Idris Elba

Idris played police chief Bogo in Zootopia, Fluke the seal in Finding Dory, and also starred The Jungle Book as Shere Khan.

6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia first ventured into the fold as Princess Atta in A Bug's Life and then voiced Rochelle in Planes. She was also the voice of Laurel Lightfoot in Onward.

7. Octavia Spencer

Octavia was the voice of Mrs. Otterton in Zootopia and then, in 2020, she wonderfully voiced the Manticore in Onward. 

8. Emma Thompson

Emma had her first with Treasure Planet, in which she voiced Captain Amelia alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She also provided the voice for Queen Elinor in Brave!

9. Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh completed her third Disney gig voicing Ming Lee in Turning Red. She first appeared as Ting Ting in Mulan II back in 2004, Fang, Virana, in Raya and the Last Dragon.

10. Mindy Kaling

Mindy voiced the character Disgust in Inside Out, and then played the excellently-named Taffyta Muttonfudge, a rival of Vanellope von Schweetz in Wreck-It Ralph.

11. Brad Garrett

Brad has been in Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, Tangled, and A Bug's Life. He's one of those dedicated Disney voice actors and he had a role as Auguste Gusteau in Ratatoulle.

12. Kristen Bell

Kristen is a memorable figure in Disney and she worked on Frozen, as Anna. She's also appeared in Zootopia, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Frozen 2.

13. Richard Kind

Richard's first role was the somewhat dim grasshopper, Molt, in A Bug's Life. Since then, he's voiced Bookworm in Tory Story 3 and appear as a van in both Cars movies, as well as lending his dulcet tone to Bing Bong in Inside Out.

14. Wallace Shawn

Wallace had a role in the Toy Story movies as Rex, and he also voiced Gilbert Huph, Mr. Incredible's boss who he throws through a series of walls in the first film.

15. Rachel House

Rachel first played as Gramma Tala — Moana's free-spirited grandmother — in Moana. Then, she appeared as the soul-counter determined to meet their quota, Terry, in Soul.

16. Maya Rudolph

Maya got her first taste of Disney voiceover work with her role as Aunt Cass in Big Hero 6 in 2014. She also provided the voice of Daniela Paguro in Luca.

17. Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie's performances include Rosie the spider from A Bug's Life, Mrs. Flint in Monsters, Inc., Karen Graves in Monsters University, Sally Carrera in the Cars movies, and Dolly in Toy Story 3 and 4.

18. Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer has been cast in two animated Disney movies. She plays a car, Flo, in the Cars movies, and she also played the role of Mama Odie in The Princess and the Frog!

Disney’s animated characters are noted for their big personalities, intricate details, and distinct voices. Be it the pitch, tone, phonetics, or enunciation, you can sometimes easily recognize the actor behind the character.

It even adds more fun to the animated movie when you find out your favorite actor is voicing a particular character. Which actor do you enjoy the most in their voicing roles?

Maryjane