Even toys aren’t exempt from being changed by know-how.
Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” opening in theaters June 19, is the newest instalment within the beloved animated franchise that follows a gaggle of toys, led by cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and area ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).
Following 2019’s “Toy Story 4,” the brand new movie sees the gang face off towards an enormous problem: know-how. The newly launched character of Lilypad, a frog-shaped good pill, throws playtime for a loop when the toys’ proprietor, Bonnie, begins to favor the display over her boring toys. Woody, Buzz and their mates should rally to protect each Bonnie’s childhood and their locations in her life.
The movie’s voice forged brings collectively performers from throughout movie, tv and comedy so as to add a layer of heat and character to the nostalgic universe. From Academy Award profitable actors to musical superstars, every character provides an irreplaceable ingredient to the movie and the combat to show toys are nonetheless price taking part in with.
Hanks reunites with a lot of the unique voice forged of “Toy Story,” most of whom onboarded the franchise in 1995 with the primary movie’s debut. Returning forged members embrace Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack as Jessie, Tony Hale as Forky and plenty of extra. Newcomers embrace Greta Lee as Lilypad, Dangerous Bunny as Pizza with Sun shades and Conan O’Brien as Smarty Pants, amongst others.
Here’s a have a look at the important thing characters and the voices behind them:
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Woody (Tom Hanks)

Wouldn’t it even be “Toy Story” with out Woody? Tom Hanks returns because the beloved pull-string cowboy doll. Hanks has voiced Woody for over 30 years, starting with the unique “Toy Story” in 1995. Outdoors of the animated franchise, Hanks is finest identified for Academy Award-winning roles in “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump,” alongside together with his work within the romantic comedies “Sleepless in Seattle” and “You’ve Got Mail.”
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Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen)

Trusted sidekick and spaceman motion determine Buzz Lightyear will as soon as once more be voiced by Tim Allen, who onboarded the franchise in 1995. Allen’s different credit embrace taking part in Tim “The Toolman” Taylor on the ABC sitcom “Home Improvement,” for which he gained a Golden Globe Award, and Mike Baxter of ABC/Fox’s “Last Man Standing.” Allen gained an Annie Award for his work as Buzz Lightyear and likewise performed Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in the 1994 to 2023 franchise “The Santa Clause.”
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Jessie (Joan Cusack)

There’s a brand new sheriff on the town! Cowgirl rag doll Jessie has been promoted, however will proceed to be voiced by Joan Cusack. Along with Jessie, Cusack voiced Abby Mallard in “Chicken Little,” and served because the narrator of the youngsters’s preschool sequence “Peep and the Big Wide World.” Her extra credit embrace the movies “Working Girl,” “In & Out,” “Addams Family Values,” and “School of Rock.” Cusack was additionally a forged member on “Saturday Night Live” from 1985 to 1986 and starred on “Shameless” as Sheila Jackson, a task for which she acquired 5 consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations, profitable the award in 2015.
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Smarty Pants (Conan O’Brien)

Comic and late-night speak present host Conan O’Brien will tackle the newcomer position of SmartyPants, a toilet-training tech toy. O’Brien first started internet hosting his personal present in 1993, and ultimately retired in 2021. Earlier than working as a bunch, O’Brien was a author for “Saturday Night Live” from 1988 to 1991, and “The Simpsons” from 1991 to 1993. O’Brien has additionally hosted the podcast sequence “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” since 2018, and starred within the 2024 journey present “Conan O’Brien Must Go” on HBO Max.
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Lilypad (Greta Lee)

Lilypad, a brand new character and frog-shaped good pill, shall be voiced by Greta Lee. Lee is finest identified for her position within the 2023 romantic drama “Past Lives,” for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Lee additionally voiced the character Lyla within the 2018 animated superhero movie “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” and its 2023 sequel, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Lee’s different movie roles embrace “Problemista,” “Tron: Ares,” “Late Fame” and “A House of Dynamite.”
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Pizza With Sun shades (Dangerous Bunny)


Picture Credit score: Billboard through Getty Photographs Puerto Rican rapper and musican Dangerous Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) will make his first look within the “Toy Story” franchise as Pizza with Sun shades, a forgotten toy anxiously awaiting his proprietor’s return. He lately headlined the 2026 Superbowl Halftime present and gained Album of the Yr on the 2026 Grammy Awards for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which honors his house island of Puerto Rico. Earlier performing credit embrace “Narcos: Mexico,” “Happy Gilmore 2,” and several other appearances on “Saturday Night Live.”
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Atlas (Craig Robinson)

Actor, comic and musician Craig Robinson takes on the position of Atlas, a cheerful speaking GPS hippo toy. Robinson is finest identified for his position as Darryl Philbin on “The Office” and for starring in his personal NBC sitcom, “Mr. Robinson.” Different on-screen roles embrace Ray Heyworth on “Mr. Robot,” LeVar “Freight Train” Brown on “The Cleveland Show” and Doug “the Pontiac Bandit” Judy on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Robinson has additionally beforehand acted for “Shrek Forever After,” “Sausage Party,” and “The Bad Guys” movie franchise.
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Snappy (Shelby Rabara)

Snappy, an excitable toy digital camera, shall be voiced by actress and dancer Shelby Rabara. Rabara is not any stranger to voice work, beforehand offering the voice of Peridot for the “Steven Universe” franchise on Cartoon Community. Rabara has additionally made a number of tv appearances, particularly on “Glee,” “2 Broke Girls,” and “Goliath.” Her movie credit embrace “17 Again” and “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers” franchise.
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Hamm (John Ratzenberger)

John Ratzenberger returns to voice Hamm, a wisecracking piggy financial institution. Ratzenberger has voiced the supporting character since its 1995 debut within the authentic “Toy Story.” The actor is finest identified for his position as Cliff Clavin on “Cheers,” for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. Moreover, Ratzenberger has voiced characters in a number of Pixar animated movies together with Yeti the Abominable Snowman within the “Monsters, Inc.” franchise, The Underminer in “The Incredibles” franchise, Mack within the “Cars” franchise, Fritz within the “Inside Out” franchise, and extra.
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Rex (Wallace Shawn)

Wallace Shawn returns to voice the lovable, usually very dramatic dinosaur Rex. He has been a part of the “Toy Story” voice forged because the authentic 1995 movie and likewise lended his distinctive voice for characters in “The Incredibles,” “The Simpsons,” “BoJack Horseman” and “Family Guy.” Shawn made his on-screen look again in 1979’s “Manhattan,” directed by Woody Allen. Further roles embrace “My Dinner with Andre” and “The Princess Bride.”
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Slinky Canine (Blake Clark)

Slinky Canine returns alongside most of the authentic “Toy Story” toys featured within the 1995 movie. Blake Clark took over voicing duties from Jim Varney beginning with “Toy Story 3.” A humorist and performer, Clark continuously stars alongside Adam Sandler, with roles in “60 First Dates” and “The Waterboy.” Clark’s most up-to-date roles embrace the TV drama “Leanne,” “Happy Gilmore 2,” “9-1-1: Lone Star” and “Hacks.”
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Mr. Potato Head (Jeff Bergman)

Referred to as the voice of Bugs Bunny throughout a number of “Looney Tunes” cartoons over the previous 35 years, Jeff Bergman takes over the position of Mr. Potato Head from the late Don Rickles, who died in 2017. With over 100 credit to his identify, Bergman has voiced everybody from Joe Biden in “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Odin in Marvel’s “What If…?” to Yosemite Sam in “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” His most up-to-date roles embrace “Tooned Out,” “Tiny Toons Looniversity” and “Jellystone.”
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Mrs. Potato Head (Anna Vocino)

Mrs. Potato Head is a traditional “Toy Story” character, and Anna Vocino took over the position from Estelle Harris after her passing in 2022. Vocino has supplied extra voice work for video video games “The Last of Us: Part II,” “Diablo IV” and “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth” and voiced Jeannie in 2016’s “Batman: The Killing Joke.”
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Bo Peep (Annie Potts)

“Pretty in Pink” and “Designing Women” star Annie Potts returns to voice Bo Peep, who has been a staple of the “Toy Story” franchise because the 1995 authentic. Previous to being identified for Bo Peep, Potts’ run of ’80s reveals and movies put her on the map, together with roles in “Goodtime Girls,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Magnum, P.I.” and “Ghostbusters.” Potts acquired a number of Critics Alternative Awards nominations for her latest work throughout three seasons of “Young Sheldon” and scored an Emmy nod for her efficiency within the ’90s comedy sequence “Love & War.”
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Forky (Tony Hale)

Tony Hale is again as Forky after making his debut in “Toy Story 4.” The speaking, googly-eyed spork now has a girlfriend named Karen Beverly, who’s comparable DIY toy made out of a knife. Hale reprised his position within the Disney+ sequence “Forky Asks a Question.”
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Duke Caboom (Keanu Reeves)

Following Duke Caboom’s extravagant present of posing in “Toy Story 4,” Keanu Reeves returns to voice the hilarious stuntman. Reeves is called the main motion star of a number of big-budget franchises, together with “John Wick” the “The Matrix.” Reeves has starred in all the things from “Dangerous Liaisons” alongside Glenn Shut and “Point Break” alongside Patrick Swayze. Reeves additionally nabbed producing credit on “John Wick: Chapter 4,” “Ballerina” and “Wick Is Pain.”
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Dolly (Bonnie Hunt)

Dolly, the chief of Bonnie’s toys, is again after showing within the final two “Toy Story” installments. Bonnie Hunt is understood for her voice work in lots of fashionable animated movies, together with “Cars,” “Zootopia,” “Monsters University,” “A Bug’s Life” and “Monsters, Inc.” Her run of ’80s and ’90s on-screen roles embrace “Rain Man,” “American Playhouse” and “Beethoven.” She acquired Emmy and Golden Globes nominations for her lead efficiency in “Life with Bonnie,” the present she created, and was nominated on the Actor Awards for her work within the 1999 traditional “The Green Mile.”
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Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor)

Forky’s girlfriend, a plastic toy knife, returns for the fifth movie with voice actor Melissa Villaseñor behind her. Recognized for her stand-up comedy and voice work, Villaseñor’s credit embrace “Saturday Night Live,” “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” “Adventure Time,” “F Is for Family,” “Star Trek: Prodigy,” “Dog Man,” “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie,” and the latest Pixar hit “Hoppers.” She additionally appeared in “Hubie Halloween” as a cat proprietor named Karen.
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Evil Bullseye (Alan Cumming)


Picture Credit score: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Photographs Actor, filmmaker, and presenter Alan Cumming will make a first-time cameo because the voice of Evil Bullseye, a dark-side alter ego for Jessie’s trusty horse. Cumming at present hosts the favored actuality sport present “The Traitors,” and is understood for his work in movie and the theater area, alongside together with his position within the CBS sequence “The Good Wife.” Cumming’s notable movie roles embrace “Circle of Friends,” “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion,” “Nicholas Nickleby” and “Battle of the Sexes.”
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Dr. Nutcase (Matty Matheson)


Picture Credit score: Getty Photographs for Disney Chef and actor Matty Matheson will voice the aptly-named Dr. Nutcase, a daredevil peanut toy who fears tech. Matheson first rose to fame together with his portrayal of handyman Neil Fak on the FX sequence “The Bear.” Matheson opened Matty’s Patty’s Burger Membership, a takeout restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, in 2020 and later opened Prime Seafood Palace, additionally in Toronto, in 2022. Matheson repeatedly appeared on Vice’s present “Munchies” and beforehand hosted Viceland’s “It’s Suppertime!” and “Dead Set on Life.”
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Mr. Pricklepants (John Hopkins)

John Hopkins voices Mr. Pricklepants, taking on the position from Timothy Dalton, who had voiced the character since being launched in 2010’s “Toy Story 3” alongside Lotso’s gang. Hopkins has spent most of his profession working in TV and video video games, with varied voice roles in “Lego Horizon Adventures,” “Rise of the Ronin,” “Horizon Forbidden West” and “Final Fantasy XVI,” in addition to TV roles in “Paris Has Fallen” and “Masters of the Air.” He additionally appeared in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
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Trixie (Kristen Schaal)

Comic Kristen Schaal returns to voice the Triceratops dinosaur Trixie after making her “Toy Story” debut within the third movie launched again in 2010. Schaal’s voice credit embrace “Despicable Me 2,” “Adventure Time,” “Gravity Falls,” “The Simpsons,” “BoJack Horseman,” “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” and “Big Mouth.” She was lately seen in “St. Denis Medical,” “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”
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Fight Carl (Ernie Hudson)

The “Ghostbusters” star makes his “Toy Story” debut as Ernie Hudson, taking on the mantle from Carl Weathers, who voiced the character in each “Toy Story of Terror!” and “Toy Story 4” earlier than his death in 2024. Hudson has lately been seen in “Boston Blue,” “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” and the “Quantum Leap” reboot. Moreover, Hudson’s voice may be heard in “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” “Transformers Prime” and “Puppy Dog Pals.”
