This is a list of characters that appear in the ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jen ...

'' franchise.

Main characters

(voiced by

Mike Myers Michael John Myers Order of Canada, OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Acto ...

and

Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arth ...

as his official voice in the video games) is a large green

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and the lead character in all of the ''Shrek'' films.

Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. Farley was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre and later a cast member of the ...

was originally cast to be the voice of Shrek, but he died before he could complete his voice work. He had finished 85-95% of his lines. * Donkey (voiced by

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

in the films,

Mark Moseley Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played for Philadelphia Eagles (1970), the Houston Oilers (1971–72), ...

in the video games, and

Dean Edwards Dean Edwards (born July 30, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and musician. His work as a voice actor includes Scottie Pippen and Spike Lee in ''Celebrity Deathmatch'', a robot in '' Robotomy'', and Donkey in '' Sc ...

in ''

Scared Shrekless ''Scared Shrekless'' is a 26-minute computer-animated Halloween horror comedy television special, set shortly after the events of '' Shrek Forever After'', that premiered on the American television network NBC on October 28, 2010. ''Scared Shre ...

'') is a talking donkey, and Shrek's best friend. *

Princess Fiona Fiona is a fictional character in DreamWorks' ''Shrek'' franchise, first appearing in the animated film ''Shrek'' (2001). One of the film series' main characters, Fiona is introduced as a beautiful princess placed under a curse that transforms ...

(speaking voice by

Cameron Diaz Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. With a variety of works in film, she is widely recognised for her work in romantic comedies and animation. Diaz has received various accolades, including nominations for ...

, singing voice provided by

Sally Dworsky Sally Dworsky is an American singer-songwriter and playback singer in animated films. In addition to her solo work and co-fronting the alt-rock band Uma, Dworsky served as the singing voice for lead characters in iconic animated films including ...

in the first film,

Renee Sands Renee Ilene Sandstrom (born February 15, 1974) is an American singer and former child actress better known by her stage name Renee Sands. She is best known for her role as Renee on '' Kids Incorporated'', and as a vocal member of the American gir ...

on all other occasions, and

Holly Fields Holly Fields is an American actress. Career Fields was Molly Ringwald's understudy at age 7 in ''Through the Looking Glass''. After touring the country in the national show, she joined the Broadway cast of ''Annie'' at age ten. She starred in ...

in the video games) is the princess of the kingdom of Far Far Away and Shrek's wife from the end of the first film on. *

Puss in Boots "Puss in Boots" ( it, Il gatto con gli stivali) is an Italian fairy tale, later spread throughout the rest of Europe, about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for ...

(voiced by

Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival ...

in the English, Spanish, and Italian versions of the films,

Eric Bauza Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on ''The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot '' Fairly Odder'', Thunderbolt ...

in ''The Adventures of Puss in Boots'' and ''The Trident'', vocal sounds and purrs provided by

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits as of 2022, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With ...

, and voiced by

André Sogliuzzo André Sogliuzzo (born August 10, 1966) is an American voice actor. His voice-work includes several animated series, including '' American Dad!'', '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Harvey Beaks'', '' Jackie Chan Adventures'' and '' Star Wars: Cl ...

in the video games and commercials) is Shrek's best friend along with Donkey. He is also the lead character of the ''Puss in Boots'' films and the TV series based on it.

Secondary characters

* Dragon is depicted as a ruby-colored dragon, initially known as the guard of the tower in which Princess Fiona awaits her rescuer in the first film, later becoming Donkey's mate. *Kitty Softpaws (voiced by

Salma Hayek Pinault Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

in the films,

Margo Rey Margo Rey (born Margarita Reymundo-Jurado; 18 October 1966) is a Mexican singer-songwriter whose original stage name was Margo Reymundo. Early life Rey was born in Acapulco, Mexico and grew up in Arlington and Dallas, Texas, the youngest of ...

in ''The Trident'') is a de-clawed, thieving

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introduced as Puss' love interest in the prequel spin-off ''

'' and later reunited with him and rekindling said relationship after Santa Coloma in '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish''.

Main villains

Lord Farquaad Lord Maximus Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film ''Shrek'', as well as ''Shrek 4-D'' and the musical. He is voiced by John Lithgow. He does not appear in William Steig's original picture book of the same name. ...

(voiced by

John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...

in the films, Andre Sogliuzzo in ''Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing'') is the narcissistic, ruthless and diminutive ruler of the huge castle of Duloc, and the main antagonist of the first film. *

Fairy Godmother In fairy tales, a fairy godmother () is a fairy with magical powers who acts as a mentor or parent to someone, in the role that an actual godparent was expected to play in many societies. In Perrault's ''Cinderella'', he concludes the tale with ...

(voiced by

Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of ...

in the films,

Claudia Christian Claudia Christian (born Claudia Ann Coghlan August 10, 1965) is an American actress, singer and author, known for her roles as Commander Susan Ivanova on ''Babylon 5'', as Captain Maynard on Fox's ''9-1-1'', and as the voice of Hera on the N ...

in the video games, and Pinky Turzo in ''Thriller Night''), is a scheming, conniving

opportunist Opportunism is the practice of taking advantage of circumstances – with little regard for principles or with what the consequences are for others. Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives. The term ...

, loosely based on the fairy-tale

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's "

", and the main antagonist of ''

Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek'' (2001) and the se ...

''. *Prince Charming (voiced by

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pup ...

in the second and third film, Sean Bishop in ''

'', James Arnold Taylor in video games) is the son of the Fairy Godmother, who acts as the secondary antagonist of ''

'' and the main antagonist of ''

Shrek the Third ''Shrek the Third'' (also known as ''Shrek 3'') is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The s ...

''. *Rumpelstiltskin (voiced by

Conrad Vernon Conrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968) is an American voice actor, director, writer, and storyboard artist best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated film series ''Shrek'' as well as other films such as ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', '' Madagascar ...

in ''

'',

Walt Dohrn Walter Dohrn (born December 5, 1970) is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in '' Shrek Forever After'', as well as various characters in '' Shrek the Third''. Dohrn has also wo ...

in subsequent media) is an evil short con man who makes magical deals (complete with contracts), based on the fairy tale character of same name, and the main antagonist of ''

Shrek Forever After ''Shrek Forever After'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek the Thi ...

''. *The Wolf (voiced by

Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...

) is the main antagonist of '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish''. Initially posing as a bounty hunter seeking the bounty on Puss in Boots' head, he is eventually revealed to be the personification of

Death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

itself, sadistically hunting down Puss out of anger of him wasting eight of his nine lives.

References

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