Tales of Arcadia is a trilogy of American computer-animated science fantasy television series created for Netflix by Guillermo del Toro and produced by DreamWorks Animation and Double Dare You. It follows the inhabitants of the small suburban town of Arcadia Oaks, which is secretly home to various supernatural creatures and the teenage heroes who fight against the forces of evil that lurk in the shadows.
The following is a list of cast members who have appeared.
Character | Television series | Video game | Feature film | ||
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Trollhunters | 3Below | Wizards | Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia | Rise of the Titans | |
2016–2018 | 2018–2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | |
Introduced in Trollhunters(part 1) | |||||
AAARRRGGHH!!! / Aarghaumont | Fred Tatasciore [1] | ||||
Bagwella | Fred Tatasciore | Fred Tatasciore | |||
Officer Brennan | Tom Kenny | ||||
Bular the Butcher | Ron Perlman | Darin De Paul | |||
Gnome Chompsky | Rodrigo Blaas [2] | ||||
Nancy Domzalski | Laraine Newman | ||||
Tobias "Toby" Domzalski | Charlie Saxton [1] [2] | ||||
Draal the Deadly | Matthew Waterson | Matthew Waterson | |||
Goblins | Frank Welker | ||||
Blinkous "Blinky" Galadrigal | Kelsey Grammer [1] [2] | Fred Tatasciore | Kelsey Grammer | ||
Gatto | Fred Tatasciore | Fred Tatasciore | |||
Gladys Groe | Melanie Paxson | ||||
Gunmar the Skullcrusher | Clancy Brown | Clancy Brown | Fred Tatasciore | ||
Gut | Tom Kenny | Tom Kenny | |||
Lenora Janeth | Laraine Newman | Laraine Newman [2] | |||
Seamus Johnson | Steve Alterman | ||||
Kanjigar the Courageous | Tom Hiddleston (part 1, episode 1) James Purefoy | James Purefoy | |||
Doctor Barbara Lake | Amy Landecker | Amy Landecker [2] | |||
James "Jim" Lake Junior | Anton Yelchin (part 1-3) [1] Emile Hirsch (part 3) [3] | Emile Hirsch [2] | |||
Coach Lawrence | Thomas F. Wilson [2] | Thomas F. Wilson | |||
Shannon Longhannon | Bebe Wood [2] | Bebe Wood | |||
Doctor Mario Muelas | Guillermo del Toro | ||||
Zelda Nomura | Lauren Tom | Lauren Tom | |||
NotEnrique | Jimmie Wood | Tom Kenny | |||
Claire Nuñez | Lexi Medrano [1] | ||||
Javier Nuñez | Tom Kenny | Tom Kenny | |||
Councilwoman Ophilia Nuñez | Andrea Navedo | Andrea Navedo | |||
Steve Palchuk | Steven Yeun [2] | Steven Yeun | |||
Elijah Leslie "Eli" Pepperjack | Cole Sand | Cole Sand [2] | |||
Rot | Brook Chalmers | ||||
Angor Rot | Ike Amadi | Ike Amadi | |||
Otto Scaarbach | Tom Kenny | ||||
Darci Scott | Yara Shahidi | ||||
Walter Strickler / Waltolomew Stricklander | Jonathan Hyde | Jonathan Hyde [2] | |||
Señor Karl Uhl | Fred Tatasciore | ||||
Queen Usurna | Anjelica Huston | ||||
Vendel | Victor Raider-Wexler | Fred Tatasciore | |||
Mary Wang | Lauren Tom | ||||
Queen Wumpa | Grey Griffin | ||||
(part 2) | |||||
Merlin Ambrosius | David Bradley | David Bradley | |||
Bork | Grey Griffin | ||||
Dictatious Galadrigal | Mark Hamill [3] | Mark Hamill | |||
Morgana le Fay / Pale Lady | Lena Headey | Lena Headey | Yvonne Angulo | ||
(part 3) | |||||
Hisirdoux "Douxie" Casperan | Colin O'Donoghue [2] | ||||
Mister Hammes | Chad Hammes | ||||
Detective Louis Scott | Ike Amadi | Ike Amadi | |||
Princess Aja Tarron | Tatiana Maslany [3] | Tatiana Maslany [2] | |||
Prince Krel Tarron | Diego Luna [3] [2] | Sebastian Lopez Hinton | Diego Luna | ||
Victoria | Grey Griffin | ||||
Introduced in 3Below(part 1) | |||||
Sargeant Costas | Oscar Nunez | ||||
Dadblank / Ricky Blank | Tom Kenny | Tom Kenny | |||
Foo-Foos | Tom Kenny | ||||
Halcon / Bertha Flanagan | Fiona Shaw | ||||
Jerry | Reginald VelJohnson | ||||
Colonel Kubritz | Uzo Aduba | ||||
Luug | Frank Welker | Frank Welker [2] | |||
Momblank / Lucy Blank | Cheryl Hines | Cheryl Hines [2] | |||
General Val Morando | Alon Aboutboul | ||||
Mothership "Mother" | Glenn Close | ||||
Neb | Fred Tatasciore | ||||
Phil | J. B. Smoove | ||||
Loth Saborian | Chris Obi | ||||
Stuart of Durio | Nick Frost | Nick Frost [2] | |||
Queen Coranda Tarron | Tatiana Maslany | ||||
King Fialkov Tarron | Andy Garcia | ||||
Commander Varvatos Vex | Nick Offerman | Nick Offerman [2] | |||
Lieutenant Zadra | Hayley Atwell | ||||
Zoe | Sandra Saad | ||||
Zeron Alpha | Darin De Paul | ||||
Zeron Omega | Ann Dowd | ||||
(part 2) | |||||
Archibald / Archie | Alfred Molina [2] | Alfred Molina | |||
Gwendolyn of Gorbon | Kathleen Turner | ||||
Tronos Madu | Danny Trejo | ||||
Magmatron | Fred Tatasciore | ||||
Introduced in Wizards | |||||
Bellroc | Kay Bess [2] Piotr Michael [2] | Kay Bess Piotr Michael | |||
Callista / Deya the Deliverer | Stephanie Beatriz | ||||
Charlemagne | Brian Blessed [2] | Brian Blessed | |||
Sir Galahad | John Rhys-Davies | ||||
Sir Lancelot | Rupert Penry-Jones | ||||
Nari | Angel Lin [2] | Angel Lin | |||
Nimue / Lady of the Lake | Stephanie Beatriz | ||||
King Arthur Pendragon / Green Knight | James Faulkner | ||||
Skrael | Piotr Michael [2] | Piotr Michael | |||
Introduced in Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | |||||
Zong Shi | James Hong [2] |
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