Toy Story Cast and Crew: Every Voice and Director

Tom Hanks voices Woody and Tim Allen voices Buzz Lightyear in all five main Toy Story films, from Toy Story (1995) to Toy Story 5 (2026), while the rest of the ensemble shifts around them from film to film. The characters people search for most, from Woody to Lilypad, each have a voice actor and a set of films where they are billed among the top 15 names.

Billing tells its own story. Hanks is first on the credits of the first four films with Allen second, while Toy Story 5 puts Cusack's Jessie first, Hanks second and Allen third. Cusack joined the saga in Toy Story 2 (1999) and has voiced Jessie in every film since. Potts is credited as Bo Peep in Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 4. Rickles, Shawn and Ratzenberger, as Mr. Potato Head, Rex and Hamm, sit in the top six of the first film, and Rex, Hamm and Mr. Potato Head are not among the 15 names billed first for Toy Story 4 or Toy Story 5.

Every film also brings its own supporting voices. Toy Story (1995) has Erik von Detten as Sid, R. Lee Ermey as the Sergeant and Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Davis. Toy Story 2 adds Kelsey Grammer as the Prospector, Wayne Knight as the collector Al McWhiggin, Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head and Jodi Benson as Barbie. Toy Story 3 brings in Ned Beatty as Lotso, Michael Keaton as Ken and Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants. For the full roster of toys, see our guide to the toy story characters, and for the baddies in particular, the toy story villains.

Toy Story 4 (2019) adds a run of well known names, with Keegan-Michael Key as Ducky, Jordan Peele as Bunny, Christina Hendricks as Gabby Gabby, Keanu Reeves as Duke Caboom and Ally Maki as Giggle McDimples. Toy Story 5 brings in Greta Lee as Lilypad (the frog shaped tablet at the center of the story), Conan O'Brien as Smarty Pants, Craig Robinson as Atlas, Mykal-Michelle Harris as Blaze and Shelby Rabara as Snappy. Think of it like a long running television ensemble: the leads stay put, and each new season brings in guest stars.

Lightyear (2022), directed by Angus MacLane, has its own cast. Chris Evans voices Buzz Lightyear, alongside Keke Palmer as Izzy Hawthorne, Peter Sohn as SOX, Taika Waititi as Mo Morrison, Dale Soules as Darby Steel, James Brolin as Zurg and Old Buzz, and Uzo Aduba as Alisha Hawthorne.

Four directors have made the main Toy Story films: John Lasseter directed Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), Lee Unkrich directed Toy Story 3 (2010), Josh Cooley directed Toy Story 4 (2019) and Andrew Stanton directed Toy Story 5 (2026). Angus MacLane directed the Lightyear (2022) spinoff.

Lasseter's first film was a landmark: according to D23, Toy Story (1995) was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation, and Lasseter received a special Academy Award for it. Toy Story 2 has an unusual history. Animation World Network reports that it began as a direct to video sequel before the studio announced a theatrical release in 1998, and it opened in US theaters on November 24, 1999, preceded by the short Luxo Jr.

Unkrich took over for toy story 3, the first film of the series to pass $1 billion worldwide, at about $1.07 billion according to Box Office Mojo. Cooley directed toy story 4, and TheWrap reported in January 2018 that Stephany Folsom had been hired to write it, when the film was dated for June 21, 2019. Stanton directed toy story 5, which opened on June 19, 2026 and has grossed about $1.15 billion worldwide according to Box Office Mojo, which makes it the biggest of the five. The figures for every film sit on our toy story box office page.

MacLane also steps into the cast of Lightyear, where he voices ERIC, DERIC and Zyclops. The Lightyear score is by Michael Giacchino, while Randy Newman composed all five main films, so the sound of the saga stays in one pair of hands even as the directors change. If you want the songs film by film, the toy story soundtrack page lists the notable tracks, and the best known title, "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Newman, is listed for Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4.

Hanks, Allen and Cusack are the voices that have returned most reliably, and the recasts have been few and mostly forced by circumstance. Hanks and Allen appear in all five main films, and Cusack has voiced Jessie in four straight films since Toy Story 2.

The clearest recast is Slinky Dog. Jim Varney voiced him in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2, which was his last Toy Story role, and Blake Clark took over in Toy Story 3. Bonnie has had three voices, with Emily Ricks in Toy Story 3, Madeleine McGraw in Toy Story 4 and Scarlett Spears in Toy Story 5, which is a natural change for a child character spread over sixteen years. Mr. Pricklepants went from Timothy Dalton in Toy Story 3 to John Hopkins in Toy Story 5, according to TheWrap.

Some returns are partial. Annie Potts voiced Bo Peep in the first two films, was not among the top billed names in Toy Story 3, and came back in Toy Story 4, where Woody meets Bo again in a small town. Tony Hale's Forky carried over from Toy Story 4 into Toy Story 5, while TheWrap reports that Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, who voiced Bunny and Ducky, did not return for the fifth film. Rickles voiced Mr. Potato Head in the first three films, and the character is not among the top 15 names for Toy Story 4 or Toy Story 5.

In my opinion, the series has handled these changes better than most long running animated sagas, because the leads never changed and the supporting toys were allowed to come and go the way a child's toy box does. It could be argued that Cusack's top billing in Toy Story 5 is the clearest sign of where the story is heading, since Jessie leads the effort to win Bonnie back. Lightyear is the one place the lead is recast, with Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear, and that makes sense because the film is a spinoff with its own story.

As for what comes next, no release date, cast or crew has been confirmed for Toy Story 6. Any casting you see elsewhere is rumor, so check the toy story 6 page for the latest status, and see the toy story movies in order guide if you plan to catch up on every voice before it arrives.