Top 10 Most Surprising DreamWorks Voice Acting Performances

The hidden talent is strong with these actors! For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the biggest names in Hollywood who you wouldn't expect to have lent their voice to a DreamWorks animated film. Our countdown includes Sylvester Stallone, America Ferrera, Ryan Reynolds and more! Let us know whose casting shocked YOU the most in the comments.
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[@MsMojo]

Which of these performances did you find the most surprising? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Disney Villain Voice Acting Performances: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGjMd6muh5hoicU

[@vedaanderson7009]

It's All Fantabulous 💗

[@evlimorty]

MsMojo great Job

[@jcj268]

Hey! Megamind was a great movie!

[@evlimorty]

@@vedaanderson7009 💗heyy

[@tigardgirl2007]

I kown all of this people who did this movies in this video on here

[@trinaq]

Who'd have guessed that America was the perfect voice for Astrid? She really captured Astrid's snarky, tough personality extremely well!

[@Juvia_Locker]

Aye you saying something bad about us.

[@raptorgaming3755]

Y’all forgot about Bruce Willis from over the hedge

[@Juvia_Locker]

@@raptorgaming3755 eyep

[@ScpDrRisha]

I love httyd! Who doenst!?

[@orsenjoshlazarus6404]

It wasn't America Ferrera's first voice role, she was also the voice of Fawn the Animal Fairy from the 2008 Disney Tinkerbell film. Wish she voiced Fawn from 2008 up until The Pirate Fairy so people would have liked her voice roles as both Astrid and Fawn.

[@chruisgoatman2219]

Bruce Willis as RJ from Over The Hedge deserves an honorable mention

[@davidflores0227]

Legit, before the Die Hard movies, Over the Hedge was the first Bruce Willis movie I ever watched.

[@MandMWeekly]

Not to mention Steve Carell as Hammy the Squirrel

[@victorhernandez8723]

That movie doesn’t get enough attention.

[@bluewolvesstudios2822]

Na...his Role as Spike in Rugrats Go Wild was the best, imo.

[@SoulHackerOfficial]

Over the Hedge had got to be of the most underrated animated movies ever. Bruce Willis Steve Carell were a voice duo we didn't think er needed. "You want to help me find my nuts?!" "Very tempting Hammy!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheImaginator972]

I always pick Val Kilmer, Ray Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock and Jeff Goldblum among many others who did a spectacular job voicing the characters for The Prince Of Egypt

[@ultimateneek530]

Spirit and Prince of Egypt are DreamWorks underrated movies!

[@TheCommenterDragon]

It may have been a surprise to see these particular actors try their hand at voice acting, but nevertheless they absolutely nailed the parts their voices fit their characters perfectly especially Kate Winslet as Rita she was phenomenal!

[@the_one_who_is_many]

Gary Oldman voicing Lord shen is literally one of the best voicing choices I’ve ever seen and herd

[@pawea1347]

I would add also Ralph Fiennes from "The Prince of Egypt" and Florence Pugh with Wagner Moura from "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish". Ralph Fiennes really nailed it, when Rameses 2 was heartbroken after his son's death. Wagner Moura give us (me, after all) goosebumbs with this whistle and creepy voice. And Florence Pugh really got Goldilocks character.

[@lukeballinger770]

Sir Ian Mckellen as the toad in flushed away deserved a spot on this list

[@PixarShark]

Kate Winslet definitely earned this one! Aardman has been pretty great at writing heroines in their history and she honestly surprised me!

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Gary Oldman didn't just only voice a villain in Kung Fu Panda 2 but he also voiced Ruber in Quest for Camelot. :) I wish that there was actual video footage for Matt Damon actually playing as Spirit. That movie is my favorite DreamWorks film.

[@geviesanta3631]

If you count his voice work into video games as well, Gary Oldman has also provided the voice for someone from COD WWII video game and the villain Lord Vortex in Lego Dimension.

[@OukamiShoujo]

I think you're mixing up movies, he played *Ruber* in Quest for Camelot. Rothbart is the villain in The Swan Princess

[@andreasmeelie1889]

@@OukamiShoujo Oh! Oops! I just mixed up the names! I knew I should have looked it up! I’ll go change it! Swan Princess is my favorite as well!🤩 Thanks so much greatly appreciate it!🤩 The names are so similar in a way.😂

[@olvialee7221]

Matt Damon as Spirit is my favorite. Not only that he’s great in the animated movie but it’s the story and the music that makes it great. And for the fact for me, it’s the first DreamWorks movie I saw in theaters

[@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992]

Another honorable mention I wanna add is Steve Martin and Martin Short as Hotep and Huy in The Prince of Egypt.

[@marcusyates3044]

Jack Black is MY favorite DreamWorks actor

[@eamonclark4952]

Kelly Marie Tran did a superb job voicing Dawn Betterman who’s my favorite DreamWorks character. Kat Dennings was going to voice Dawn but luckily Kelly Marie Tran got the role and I’m glad she did

[@BrennySpain]

The whole cast of Antz was truly amazing overall! Every actor deserves their best credits!

[@redalert923]

Sure jack blck is good as Lenny but his performance as po from kun fu panda was Phenomenal

[@n19ntendods]

The fact that Ben Stiller as Alex wasn’t on this list is a crime. He embodied the character brilliantly, bringing his own charm and humour to the role, while also nailing the serious moments Alex has. “DARN YOU! DARN YOU ALL TO THE HECK!”

[@silashurd3597]

Ikr? Alex is literally my favorite Stiller has done! He did that Lion perfectly!

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

For me my favorite voice actor in DreamWorks history would always be Mike Myers he is such a great guy and such an amazing comedian as well as Eddie Murphy but Mike Myers is still the goat for DreamWorks

[@joshuamohlman]

I always thought Spirit’s voice sounded familiar, and I feel stupid for not realizing Matt Damon voiced him sooner

[@Carlylovesasmr1995]

I also feel stupid for not realising Ryan Reynolds played guy from the croods. I like the movie and never even acknowledged how his voice sounds familiar.

[@joshuamohlman]

@@Carlylovesasmr1995 don’t feel stupid dude, happens to the best of us

[@REECEM92]

I loved Gary Oldman's performance as Lord Shen.

[@OukamiShoujo]

I would have for sure nominated Lawrence Fishburne as Thrax the virus in Osmosis Jones to be on the list. It hits all the criteria and he was TERRIFYING

[@DavidRay39]

Thank you for putting in Matt Damon for Spirit. I had never even heard of him until I watched that movie. As you can probably tell from my profile picture (and my channel's banner) I LOVE Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. It is my favorite DreamWorks movie, and for good reason. Hans Zimmer and Bryan Adams' music and score are what makes it an underrated classic.

[@tylerwheeler8595]

Mike Myers as Shrek deserves an honorable mention Before Mike Myers was casted as Shrek, Bill Murray, Tom Cruise, John Decaprio and Nick Cage were briefly considered. Although, Nick Cage turned down the role because Cage thought voicing an ogre would not suit his perspective and the final originally choice for Shrek was Chris Farley. Additional, Farley was recording half of Shrek's dialogue before his tragic death in 1997 before he began to finish

[@tj_boii23]

Patrick Warburton as Ken in Bee Movie and Agamemnon from Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Just realized he was also in a DreamWorks movie.

[@olvialee7221]

Brad Pitt, voice of Sinbad Angelina Jolie, voice of Lola Once a married couple and has kids but went into splits-vill

[@westerfrost3701]

Personally, I would’ve added Wagner Moura as the wolf a.k.a Death from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. However, I’m glad Brad Pitt (and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas) was on this list.

[@olvialee7221]

Joseph Fiennes, voice of Proteus Ralph Fiennes, voice of Ramses Different characters but they are brothers

[@Izzy_Gyrl]

Spirit was my ENTIRE CHILDHOOD. My favorite movie

[@violetoderwald6535]

I'm suprised that you didn't put Ryan Potter in this list. He was great as Kenji kon in " Jurrasic World: Camp Cretaceous"

[@jimbo9208]

movie only

[@DavidRay39]

Was that done by DreamWorks? I've never actually seen the show.

[@davidflores0227]

Pretty sure Potter was also Hiro in Big Hero 6.

[@butterflymom22]

I first watched Flushed Away on 📀 when I was 5 but I figured when I was older than Kate Winslet voiced a 🐀 & it was funny, cool & surprising.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Flushed Away is criminally underrated!

[@sidneylominy7331]

Chloe Bennet should have at least been put on the list for her role in Abominable.

[@foreveryoung424]

Yeah, but she's sadly underrated anyways

[@gianfeliciano9816]

Fun fact: The HTTYD cast had to voice the characters in the TV shows because of their contracts.

[@KyleTaylorDesigns]

Gary Oldman is not surprising, he was Dracula in the Bram Stoker movie.

[@bighand1530]

I would have added Bruce Willis as RJ, Steve Carrell as Jammy and Reese Witherspoon as Ginormica/Susan.

[@olvialee7221]

I love Jack Black. Lenny might be his first role and Po is second. I love both

[@joshmontemayor6098]

Came here because I saw Matt Damon & Spirit in the thumbnail.

[@DavidRay39]

Same here.

[@GoatAmv]

MY MAN KILLING IT WITH HIS CONTENT LATELY 🔥

[@gravha2611]

I love the fact that they messed up the edit at the end 😂😂🎉🎉

[@gravha2611]

@lewishilsenteger8664 what's the instructions? 😊

[@gravha2611]

@DmmeonnicegramMsmojo132 I'm confused but Ill roll with it, I was surprised that Martin Scorsese only had one voice acting performance

[@BooBop1987]

Nice List!

[@JcXtreme72]

I remember all the advertising for the movie Antz and they advertised all over Stalone was in it.

[@raymondhopwood9393]

As was Woody Allen.

[@samuelcollantes1175]

Happy sunday Ms Mojo and Nice top as well Btw, take care and God bless You, see You soon and greetings from Colombia.

[@abiodunsulaiman2297]

Two you missed were late night host jimmy kimmel as both insectossuraus in monsters vs aliens and Tim Templeton's dad in boss baby

[@DMBemis]

Nice list

[@Shastasnow]

The bloopers 😂 need more of those

[@goodwood-rc4nx]

love the titanic Easter egg in the shark tale scene with the puffer fish

[@BrennySpain]

Bit of a shame that Tobey Macguire didn’t come back to narrate the sequel. James marsden replaced him in family business.

[@orsenjoshlazarus6404]

So technically speaking Adult Tim was voiced by both Spider-Man and Cyclops.

[@BrennySpain]

@@orsenjoshlazarus6404 pretty much.

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

great video ms mojo is a good channel

[@annafowdy]

Huh. I thought Sam Rockwell from Trolls World Tour would be here.

[@meganshaw1949]

McQuire was also the voice of the puppy in Lou in Cats & Dogs. Baldwin was also a voice in the film.

[@n19ntendods]

Weaver is my favourite character in Antz and Sylvester Stallone’s voice was a joy to listen to. 🐜💪

[@kurisuchiinu1206]

I don't know if the outro was on purpose because this is about voice acting performances. But it (the outro for this video did, not the VAs from the movies) did surprise me!

[@Sammazi]

Loving the bloopers

[@lovetimefoxy5094]

The fact that the entire cast for flushed away was amazing should’ve been added. Kate did good but the others did amazing too

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

That was very surprising!

[@ScpDrRisha]

2:06 HOLD ON, WAIT A MINUTE.....ISNT THAT ONE OF THE ACTORS OF THE PROGRAM 'Cloud 9'!?????

[@olvialee7221]

I was very little when I watched Antz. I didn’t know any of the names in that cast or any other animated movie I’ve seen

[@annafowdy]

Please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments, please make a list of Broppy moments...

[@jimbo9208]

please stop asking that there will make when they make it

[@annafowdy]

@@jimbo9208 if that were true, it would have happened already.

[@jimbo9208]

@@annafowdy and how do you know that have seen how many suggestions they have

[@annafowdy]

@@jimbo9208 a friend of mine suggested it on the site. Hardly anyone's noticed it.

[@JZJ7777]

Stop making these comments. You’re going to annoy the hell out someone. If you want them to make a video on this, you’re not going to get it my pleasing and pleading.

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

Imelda Staunton as Bunty 🐓 "Chicken Run" (2000)

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For The Video 💝🤩

[@danielrohman3933]

It's kind of funny that Tobey Maguire narrated the boss baby movie considering that he alreay narrated thw sam raimi spider-man trilogy!

[@Random_butokay]

I knew all of them from watching a lot of this kind of videos but GRAY OLDMAN…, AND KATE WINSLET 😱🤯

[@olvialee7221]

Oh, WatchMojo. I know the voices of actors I can recognize and honestly, I wasn’t that surprised since 2017

[@arissimion67]

Impressive performing from the actors.👏

[@CodyFairlessLee]

I enjoy all of these movies except for the SPIRIT movies, SINBAD, and FLUSHED AWAY.

[@justineves3588]

Very very great fun list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever 💗

[@chrismaccool9097]

Why didn't Guillermo Del Toro have his version of Pinocchio on Dreamworks?

[@nathancruz9172]

5:04 I remember his voice as a spirit narrator.

[@jenniferlivermore8875]

You forgot the ENTIRE cast from Prince of Egypt. A-List cast right there

[@bluefox175_]

For the longest time, i just simply didnt realize that Ryan Reynolds was the voice of Guy. It just didnt click lol

[@xizzerinc.4667]

#1. Jerry Seinfeld as what the heck he was doing in Bee Movie. Honorable mention goes to Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller) being the friend character in the same movie.

[@Jollysweets08]

Safe to say the WHOLE cast in Shark Tale will surprise you, very stacked cast 😂

[@gianfeliciano9816]

Jin from Abominable is voiced by Tenzing Norgay Trainor who played Parker on Liv & Maddie.

[@alexkobs9313]

Did you also know that Kristen Wiig was the voice of Ruffnut Thorston in How to Train Your Dragon? And Kit Harington was the voice of Eret in How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 3? I should that Peter Dinklage was the voice of Phil Betterman in The Croods: A New Age and Kenneth Branagh was the voice of Miguel in The Road to El Dorado.

[@LucienSabre]

America Ferrera’s, Matt Damon’s and Martin Scorsese’s performances are so *not* a surprise. Everybody knows or even has heard of them. “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” ((where basically all the main cast, which includes the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer and Joseph Fiennes, deserves a spot in this list)) is beyond underrated af. Also, Kung-fu Panda 2 wasn’t Gary Oldman’s first foray into animated voice-acting. In the late 1990s he starred in Warner Bros’ “Quest for Camelot” (known globally as “The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot”), another underrated af animated movie that should be a classic.

[@LoCat13]

spirit in the thumbnail?! HELL YA😤

[@davidolivera984]

Jessica Chastain, James Marsden, Peter Dinklage, Paul Rudd, And Richard Jenkins!

[@jsmith3946]

when it comes to Animation studios Dream works is like number 2 or 3 in America so why is it shocking that big name actors did voice work for them

[@olvialee7221]

Sorry but his first animated villain role is Ruber in Quest for Camelot

[@zamyafields6513]

*MY FAVORITES:* Tobey Maguire as Adult Tim Templeton ("The Boss Baby") America Ferrera as Astrid ("How to Train Your Dragon") Sylvester Stallone as Weaver ("Antz") Bryan Cranston as Li Shan ("Kung Fu Panda 3") Jack Black as Lenny ("Shark Tale") Avril Lavigne as Heather ("Over the Hedge") Ryan Reynolds as Guy ("The Croods") Jessica Chastain as Gia ("Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted") Matt Damon as Spirit ("Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron") Kelly Marie Tran as Dawn Betterman ("The Croods: A New Age") Gary Oldman as Lord Shen ("Kung Fu Panda 2") Kate Winslet as Rita Malone ("Flushed Away") Mel Gibson as Rocky Rhodes ("Chicken Run")

[@AJplays515]

Plz do Top 10 surprising Studio Ghibli voice acting performances

[@rayeittastay2458]

Spirit doesn't get enough love, the music is amazing and the animation is stunning and the story is beautiful

[@raptorgaming3755]

Y’all forgot about Bruce Willis from over the hedge

[@bighand1530]

Over the Hedge is stacked

[@UsagiDene8626]

I love weaver. Ants is a fever dream and i loved it

[@scarletttyson4622]

Jake Gyllenhaal also voiced Searcher in Strange world also Ryan Reynolds voiced Pikachu as well in detective pikachu if there ever an update on this list wonder if Florence Pugh who voiced Godilocks in The last wish would be on there got to love Spirit

[@Shebeast3]

Gary Oldman embodied and knocked out the park lord Shen in Kung Fu Panda 2,defo was surprised to hear him but his voice is just silky smooth and deliciously villainous

[@chasedeneen]

Tobey Maguire did some narration when he was Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby (2013)!

[@olvialee7221]

Hate to interrupt you at 8:58 but I want to say Martin Scorsese has to be the first director to voice a character. Honestly, what other movie director would do that?

[@ThatChrisDude]

Spirit is my all time favorite animated movie! 🥰👏

[@olvialee7221]

Sacha Baron Cohen as the voice of King Julien

[@n19ntendods]

Honourable mentions: Will Ferrell as Megamind Seth Rogen as B.O.B. Ben Stiller as Alex Ty Burrell as Mr Peabody Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien Bruce Willis as RJ Steve Carell as Hammy Ian McKellen as Toad Ralph Fiennes as Victor Quartermaine David Cross as Minion Ian McShane as Tai Lung Justin Timberlake as Branch Mel Gibson as Rocky Tom McGrath as Skipper Eddie Murphy as Donkey Patrick Warburton as Ken Ed Helms as Mr Krupp/Captain Underpants Hugh Jackman as Roddy Jim Parsons as Oh Sam Rockwell as Wolf

[@n19ntendods]

Jack Black was awesome as both Lenny and Po! 🦈🐼

[@w15h0na5tar]

Was the audio at the end bloopers or a mistake?

[@MrGleeiscool]

Ok I’ve been hearing thingssss : a live action how to train your dragon is reportedly in the works

[@xizzerinc.4667]

Right off the bat, I have to say: I have known that the Mojo KZbin channels have made multiple questionable statements and rankings over the years, but I think I may have found a new winner. While I agree that Tobey Maguire should be on this list as it is pretty surprising he would lend his voice to animation (especially considering he doesn't do many films in general anymore, let alone animated movies) especially one as terrible as "The Boss Baby", but anyone claiming he gives a good performance in this movie or that his voice is "soothing" and "perfect for narration" is either too drunk on nostalgia for Spider-Man or is too high on drugs to be able to think straight. Absolutely no one with a straight face could EVER claim to me that Maguire has a good voice and should be revered as a voice actor. There is a reason why Maguire doesn't do animated films: it is because his voice sucks and anyone with a working earlobe would easily be able to identify that. A decent actor who can play a believable teenage adult (a la Spider-Man or Pleasantville), yes; a high quality voice actor or narrator along the likes of literally anyone else on this list, no.

[@adventurekitty101]

Megamind ia still a masterpiece! Also I believe Pitt and Damon voiced Will and Bill the Krill in Happy Feet 2 which I was believe is also a Dreamworks film but I may be wrong.

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

We recently got academy award winner Sam Rockwell as a wolf. That I think is something interesting

[@johnevans6629]

Megamind is so underrated

[@Elephant-Puppet]

I didn’t even know that Sylvester Stallone is weaver

[@Kinseliplier]

I loved Megamind. I don't care what anyone says that movie is awesome.