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C. S. Lewis's highly successful children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia , published from 1950 to 1956, has been adapted several times for radio, television, the stage, and film. The following is a table showing the characters of The Chronicles of Narnia and the actors who have portrayed them.
| Character | BBC miniseries | Walden/Disney/Fox Films | BBC Radio 4 (1988) | Focus on the Family Radio Theater (1998-2003) | ITV serial (1967) | CTW animation (1979) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aravis | N/A | TBA | Michelle Wesson [1] | Jody Peach [2] | N/A | N/A |
| Argoz, Lord | Uncredited | Uncredited | David Oakley | N/A | N/A | |
| Aslan | Ronald Pickup (voice) [3] William Todd Jones [4] Tim Rose [5] Ailsa Berk [6] (puppeteers) | Liam Neeson [7] | Stephen Thorne [8] | David Suchet [9] | Bernard Kay [10] | Stephen Thorne |
| Asterius (Minotaur) (PC) | Uncredited | Shane Rangi [11] Josh Campbell | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Badger (MN) | N/A | TBA | David Goodland | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Beaver (MN) | N/A | TBA | Stephen Tompkinson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Beaver, Mr (LWW) | Kerry Shale [12] | Ray Winstone | David Goodland | Timothy Bateson | Jimmy Gardner | Arthur Lowe (UK) Don Parker (US) |
| Beaver, Mrs | Lesley Nicol [12] | Dawn French [13] | Polly March [14] | Polly March | Susan Field | June Whitfield (UK) Liz Proud (US) |
| Belligerent Telmarine (VDT) | Uncredited | Mirko Grillini [15] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bern, Lord | Pavel Douglas | Terry Norris [16] | John Turner | Michael Haughey | N/A | N/A |
| Bulgy Bear | Uncredited | David Walliams | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bree | N/A | TBA | Martin Jarvis [17] | Nick Burnell | N/A | N/A |
| Caprius | Uncredited | Ryan Ettridge | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Caspian IX | N/A | Nathaniel Parker | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Caspian X | Jean-Marc Perret (PC & SC) [18] Samuel West (VDT) [19] Geoffrey Russell (SC) [20] | Ben Barnes (PC & VDT) [21] | Tom Godfrey (PC) Richard Puddifoot (PC & VDT) Geoffrey Whitehead (SC) Nicholas Farr (SC) | Richard Suchet (PC) Joe Shaw (VDT & SC) Peter Goodwright (SC) | N/A | N/A |
| Centaur (LWW) | Uncredited | Sandro Kopp [22] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Coriakin | Preston Lockwood | Bille Brown | John Hartley | Norman Bowler | N/A | N/A |
| Cruickshanks | N/A | Chris Cruickshanks | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Prince Corin | N/A | TBA | Matthew Steer | Nathaniel Lippiett | N/A | N/A |
| Cornelius, Doctor | Henry Woolf | Vincent Grass [23] | Tom Wilkinson | Tenniel Evans | N/A | N/A |
| Doctor (MN) | N/A | TBA | John Sampson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Donnon, Lord | Uncreditted | Predrag Bjelac | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Drinian, Lord | John Hallam (VDT) [24] Roy Boyd (SC) | Gary Sweet | Robin Bailey | Stephen Aintree | N/A | N/A |
| Chief Dufflepud | Kenny Baker | Roy Billing | N/A | Bernard Cribbins | N/A | N/A |
| Other Dufflepuds | Jack Purvis [25] | Greg Poppleton, Neil Young, Mary Bradney-George | N/A | Chris Emmett (Duffer) | N/A | N/A |
| Elephant (MN) | N/A | TBA | John Sampson | Uncredited | N/A | N/A |
| Father Christmas | Bert Parnaby | James Cosmo | Michael Deacon | David Simeon | Unknown | N/A |
| First Mate (VDT) | Uncredited | Robbie Harrison | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fledge/Strawberry (MN & LB) | N/A | TBA | Douglas Blackwell | Mervyn Stutter | N/A | N/A |
| Fox (LWW) | Hamish Kerr | Rupert Everett | N/A | Peter Goodwright | N/A | Peter Hawkins |
| Frank I | N/A | TBA | Johne Hollis | Peter Goodwright | N/A | N/A |
| Gael | N/A | Arabella Morton | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gael's Aunt | N/A | Catarina Hebbard | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gatekeeper | Jared Morgan | TBA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Giant Cook | June Ellis | TBA | Joyce James | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Giant King | Stephen Reynolds | TBA | Keith Drinkel | Peter Goodwright | N/A | N/A |
| Giant Nanny | Patsy Byrne | TBA | Anne Beach | Lyn Robertson Hay [26] | N/A | N/A |
| Giant Porter | Nick Brimble | TBA | N/A | N/A | ||
| Giant Queen | Lesley Nicol | TBA | Jane Whittenshaw | Polly March | N/A | N/A |
| Ginarrbrik | Big Mick | Kiran Shah | Stephen Harrold | Frank Topping | George Claydon | Peter Hawkins (UK) |
| Ginger (LB) | N/A | Paul Ewing | N/A | N/A | ||
| Glenstorm | William Todd Jones | Cornell John | Jonathan Keeble | Peter Moreton | N/A | N/A |
| Glimfeather | Warwick Davis | TBA | Anthony Jackson | Derek Nimmo | N/A | N/A |
| Glozelle, General | Joe McGann | Pierfrancesco Favino | Roger May | Frank Lazarus | N/A | N/A |
| Golg | Jack Purvis | TBA | Simon Treves | N/A | N/A | |
| Gregoire, Lord | Uncredited | David Bowles | N/A | N/A | ||
| Gryphon (LWW) | Uncredited | Cameron Rhodes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gumpas | John Quarmby | David Vallon | David Collings | Freddie Jones | N/A | N/A |
| Hag (Prince Caspian) | Barbara Kellerman | Klára Issová | Jilly Bond | Betty Marsden | N/A | N/A |
| Helen | N/A | TBA | Syd Ralph | Polly March | N/A | N/A |
| Hwin | N/A | TBA | Fiona Shaw | Wendy Craig | N/A | N/A |
| Ironhoof | N/A | Yemi Akinyemi | N/A | N/A | ||
| Jemain | Uncredited | Tamati | N/A | N/A | ||
| Jewel | N/A | TBA | Chris Pavlo | Philip Sully | N/A | N/A |
| Ketterley, Andrew | N/A | TBA | Robert Eddison | Richard Syms | N/A | N/A |
| Ketterley, Letitia | N/A | TBA | Katherine Parr | Evangeline Evans | N/A | N/A |
| Kirke, Digory | Michael Aldridge | Jim Broadbent | Maurice Denham (LWW & MN) Simeon Pearl (MN) | Nathaniel Lippiett (MN) John Woodnutt (LWW & LB) Daniel Philpott (LB) | Jack Woolgar | Leo McKern (UK) Dick Vosburgh (US) |
| Kirke, Mabel | N/A | TBA | Joan Matheson | Jane Gambier | N/A | N/A |
| Lady of the Green Kirtle | Barbara Kellerman | TBA | Frances Tomelty | Joanna Myers [27] | N/A | N/A |
| Lefay, Mrs (MN) | N/A | TBA | Katherine Parr | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lightning Bolt | N/A | Gomez Sandoval | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lilliandil (Ramandu's Daughter) | Gabrielle Anwar (VDT) Uncredited (SC) | Laura Brent | Teresa McIlroy | Uncredited | N/A | N/A |
| Macready, Mrs | Maureen Morris | Elizabeth Hawthorne | Dilys Hamlett | N/A | N/A | |
| Maugrim | Martin Stone | Michael Madsen | Steve Hodson | Peter Moreton | Robert Booth | Unknown |
| Mavramorn, Lord | Uncredited | Uncredited | Michael Haughey | N/A | N/A | |
| Miraz | Robert Lang | Sergio Castellitto | Derek Waring | Peter Goodwright | N/A | N/A |
| Mole (MN) | N/A | TBA | Syd Ralph | Nick Burnell | N/A | N/A |
| Money Collector (VDT) | Uncredited | Michael Foster | N/A | N/A | ||
| Montoya, Lord | Uncredited | Juan Diego Montoya Garcia | N/A | N/A | ||
| Mullugutherum (SC) | Joe Hall | TBA | Gary Martin (warden) | N/A | N/A | |
| Nausus | Uncredited | Steven Rooke | N/A | N/A | ||
| Nikabrik | George Claydon | Warwick Davis | Timothy Bateson | Frank Topping | N/A | N/A |
| Oreius | Uncredited | Patrick Kake | N/A | N/A | ||
| Otmin | Uncredited | Shane Rangi [11] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Owl (Second in SC) | Mike Edmonds | TBA | Philip Sherlock | N/A | N/A | |
| Pattertwig | Uncredited | Harry Gregson-Williams | Andrew Branch | N/A | ||
| Peepiceek | Sim Evan-Jones | N/A | ||||
| Pevensie, Edmund | Jonathan R. Scott (LWW, PC & VDT) Charles Ponting (LWW) | Skandar Keynes Mark Wells (adult) | Henry Power (LWW) Peter England (PC, VDT, LB) Paul Panting (HHB) | Matthew White (LWW, PC & VDT) Robert Benfield (LWW & HHB) Gyuri Sarossy (LB) | Edward McMurray | Nicholas Barnes (UK) Simon Adams (US) |
| Pevensie, Helen | Uncredited | Judy McIntosh | Pippa Sparkes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pevensie, Lucy | Sophie Wilcox (LWW, PC & VDT) Juliet Waley (LWW) | Georgie Henley Rachael Henley (adult) | Camilla Power (LWW & PC) Ellie Beaven (PC, VDT & LB) | Elizabeth Eaton (LWW, PC, & VDT) Katy Glassborow (LWW, HHB & LB) | Liz Crowther | Lisa Moss (UK) Rachel Warren (US) |
| Pevensie, Peter | Richard Dempsey (LWW & PC) Christopher Bramwell (LWW) | William Moseley Noah Huntley (adult) | Neil Jeffrey (LWW) Tom Puccin (PC) | Freddie Findlay (LWW & PC) Peter Moreton (LWW & LB) | Paul Waller | Stephen Garlick (UK) Reg Williams (US) |
| Pevensie, Susan | Sophie Cook (LWW & PC) Suzanne Debney (LWW) | Anna Popplewell Sophie Winkleman (adult) | Abigail Docherty (LWW) Susie Hay (PC) Deborah Berlin (HHB) | Katherine Suchet (LWW) Sally Ann Burnett (LWW & HHB) | Zuleika Robson | Shelley Crowhurst (UK) Susan Sokol (US) |
| Philip (Horse) (LWW) | Uncredited | Philip Steuer | N/A | Uncredited | N/A | |
| Plummer, Polly | N/A | TBA | Rowena Snaith (MN) Mary Wimbush (LB) | Jessica Fox (MN) Sallyanne Law (LB) | N/A | |
| Pole, Jill | Camilla Power | TBA | Victoria Shalet | Jade Williams | N/A | |
| Prunaprismia | Angela Barlow | Alicia Borrachero | N/A | |||
| Puddleglum | Tom Baker | TBA | Bernard Cribbins | Ron Moody | N/A | |
| Pug | Marcus Eyre | Colin Moody | Melvyn Hayes | N/A | ||
| Puzzle the Donkey | N/A | TBA | Timothy Spall | Andrew Sachs | N/A | |
| Radio Announcer (LWW) | N/A | Douglas Gresham | N/A | |||
| Rainstone | N/A | Ephraim Goldin | N/A | |||
| Ramandu | Geoffrey Bayldon | N/A | John Turner | Martin Friend | N/A | |
| Randy | Uncredited | Morgan Evans | N/A | |||
| Reepicheep | Warwick Davis [28] | Eddie Izzard (PC) Simon Pegg (VDT) | Sylvester McCoy | Robert Benfield | N/A | |
| Revilian, Lord | Uncredited | Uncredited | Peter Goodwright | N/A | ||
| Rhince | Guy Fithen | Arthur Angel | N/A | |||
| Rhoop, Lord | Christopher Godwin | Bruce Spence | Andrew Branch | Simon Treves | N/A | |
| Rilian | Richard Henders | TBA | Aden Gillett | Jamie Glover | N/A | |
| Royal Navy Officer (VDT) | N/A | Zack Kibria | N/A | N/A | ||
| Rumblebuffin, Giant | Ken Kitson | Lee Tuson | Clifford Norgate | Peter Goodwright | N/A | |
| Rynelf | Neale McGrath | Tony Nixon | N/A | |||
| Satyr 1 (LWW) | Garfield Brown | Stephen Ure | N/A | |||
| Satyr 2 (LWW) | Keith Hodiak | N/A | ||||
| Scrubb, Eustace Clarence | David Thwaites | Will Poulter | Marco Williamson | Steven Webb | N/A | |
| Scythley, Lord | Uncredited | Simón Andreu | N/A | |||
| Shasta | N/A | TBA | James Graves | Jonny Scott | N/A | |
| Shift | N/A | TBA | John Sessions | Victor Spinetti | N/A | |
| Soldier (LWW) | Uncredited | Jaxin Hall | N/A | |||
| Sopespian, Lord | Rory Edwards | Damián Alcázar | Andrew Branch | Christopher Snell | N/A | |
| Squirrel (LWW) | Jill Goldston | N/A | Robert Benfield | N/A | ||
| Stewert, Lord | Uncredited | Stewart Moore | N/A | |||
| Suncloud | N/A | Carlos Da Silva | N/A | |||
| Tacks | Roger McKern | Ozzie Devrish | N/A | |||
| Tash | Philip Sully | |||||
| Tavros | Uncredited | Shane Rangi [11] | N/A | |||
| Tirian | N/A | TBA | Paul Rhys | Gwynn Beech | N/A | |
| Train conductor (LWW) | Uncredited | Morris Lupton | N/A | |||
| Train passenger 1 (LWW) | Uncredited | Cassie Cook | N/A | |||
| Train passenger 2 (LWW) | Uncredited | Brandon Cook | N/A | |||
| Trufflehunter (Badger) | Julie Peters (puppeteer) Joanna David (voice) | Ken Stott | John Turner | Robert Meadwell | N/A | |
| Trumpkin | Big Mick | Peter Dinklage | Richard Griffiths | Chris Emmett | N/A | |
| Tumnus | Jeffrey Perry | James McAvoy | Norman Bird | Philip Sherlock | Angus Lennie | Leslie Phillips (UK) Victor Spinetti (US) |
| Vardan (LWW) | Uncredited | Jim May | N/A | |||
| Warthog (MN) | N/A | TBA | Stephen Tompkinson | Unknown | N/A | |
| White Witch (Jadis) | Barbara Kellerman | Tilda Swinton | Rosemary Martin | Elizabeth Counsell | Elizabeth Wallace | Sheila Hancock (UK) Beth Porter (US) |
| Werewolf (PC) | Martin Stone | Shane Rangi [11] Tim Hands | Peter Yapp | N/A | ||
| Wimbleweather (PC) | Uncredited | Jan Pavel Filipensky | N/A | |||
| Windmane | N/A | Lejla Abbasová | N/A | |||
| Wolf (Second in LWW) | Uncredited | Sim Evan-Jones (as Vardan) | N/A | |||
| Woman (MN) | N/A | TBA | Zelah Clarke | Polly March | N/A |
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