Inside Out 2 Voice Cast: Every New, Returning & Recast Character (2024)

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Pixar's Inside Out 2 cast brings back plenty of iconic voice actors to reprise their familiar roles, recasting main characters, and introducing new emotions. After the first Inside Out movie charted the fluctuating emotions of 11-year-old Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) as she struggled to adapt to her parents moving her to a new city, Inside Out 2's story picks up with a teenage Riley contending with a whole bunch of new emotions. The sequel introduces new personified feelings, such as Anxiety and Envy, as well as brings back fan favorites from the first film.

The two prominent emotions whose dichotomy formed the first movie's backbone – Joy and Sadness – are back in the spotlight in Inside Out 2 as they deal with the new emotions taking over headquarters and kicking them out. Meanwhile, other characters see a radical shake-up from the original film's ensemble. Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader didn't reprise their roles in Inside Out 2 as Disgust and Fear, respectively, due to contract disputes. From a Saturday Night Live legend to an icon from The Office to an Academy Award nominee, the Inside Out 2 cast includes many great actors.

Inside Out 2 Cast

Role

Kensington Tallman

Riley

Amy Poehler

Joy

Phyllis Smith

Sadness

Lewis Black

Anger

Tony Hale

Fear

Liza Lapira

Disgust

Maya Hawke

Anxiety

Diane Lane

Mom

Ayo Edebiri

Envy

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Ennui

Paul Walter Hauser

Embarrassment

Kensington Tallman as Riley

Replacing Kaitlyn Dias in Recast

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Actress: Kensington Tallman is a young actress who was born in Denver on August 6, 2008. She was born in Denver and raised in both New York City and Los Angeles. In addition to her acting pursuits, Tallman has expressed a love for music including singing, playing the ukulele, and writing songs. Her social media suggests a deep passion for animal rights, as well as mental health advocacy.

Notable Shows:Inside Out 2 marks Tallman's film debut, but she is not a stranger to the entertainment industry. Tallman played Bianca Magic on Nickelodeon's Drama Club and Tiffany Highlander on That Girl Lay Lay. She lent her voice to the character of Honey Bear in Nick Jr.'s Bossy Bear and landed the leading role in a Max show called Home Sweet Rome!.

Character: Audiences were first introduced to Riley as a young girl who was navigating the challenges that came with her family's big move to San Francisco. Viewers got to become familiar with Riley's life experiences through the personification of her emotions. In Inside Out 2, Riley was recast which makes sense given that she is now a bit older than she was in the original film. In the sequel, Riley is faced with the difficulties of becoming a teenager and the new emotions that are associated with coming of age.

Amy Poehler As Joy

Returning From Inside Out

Actress: Amy Poehler was born on September 16, 1971, in Newton, Massachusetts, and grew up in nearby Burlington, Massachusetts. When she was young, Poehler participated in multiple stage productions, resulting in her developing a love for performing. The actress later graduated from Boston College and moved to Chicago to do improv. Poehler met her friend and frequent collaborator Tina Fey in the city, and they would reunite when Poehler joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2001.

Joy is regarded as the leader of the group of emotions, which includes herself, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Poehler's time as a main Saturday Night Live cast member marked her breakout, and she went on to star in numerous notable films and television series following her exit from the sketch comedy show in 2008. Poehler's most significant role is undoubtedly Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation. But the actress also played Susie in Wet Hot American Summer, Regina George’s mother in Mean Girls, Angie Ostrowski in Baby Mama, Maura Ellis in Sisters, and Abby in Wine Country (which also marked her directorial debut).

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Character: Poehler reprises her role as the main character of Inside Out 2's cast as the voice of Joy, the brightest and cheeriest of Riley's emotions. Joy is regarded as the leader of the group of emotions, which includes herself, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger. However, when Anxiety and her friends move in to headquarters, Joy is thrown for a loop and has to figure out a way to keep helping Riley while dealing with Anxiety.

Phyllis Smith As Sadness

Returning From Inside Out

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Actress: Phyllis Smith was born on August 15, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri. She later graduated from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and began working as a dancer and cheerleader for the St. Louis Cardinals football team. Following a knee injury, Smith moved to Los Angeles, but her breakout role wouldn't come until decades later when she landed the sad role of Phyllis in The Office.

Sadness went head-to-head with Joy in the first film as they disagreed on how to help Riley adapt to the move from Minnesota to San Francisco.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Smith is best known for her turn as relatable Dunder Mifflin sales representative Phyllis Vance in the hit workplace mockumentary series The Office. She also played Betty Broderick-Allen in the Netflix sci-fi series The OA and Mrs. Patty Steinberg in the sitcom Trophy Wife. Smith's previous movie roles include Lynn in Bad Teacher, a flight attendant in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and Delores in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.

Character: Sadness, Riley's bleakest and dreariest emotion, is once again voiced by Smith in the Inside Out 2 cast. As fans recall, Sadness went head-to-head with Joy in the first film as they disagreed on how to help Riley adapt to the move from Minnesota to San Francisco. Ultimately, Sadness and Joy got past their differences, and they will likely work together when Anxiety arrives at headquarters and changes everything.

Lewis Black As Anger

Returning From Inside Out

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Actor: Lewis Black was born on August 30, 1948, in Washington, D.C., but was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970 and began pursuing a career in stand-up comedy and theater. Black is ultimately most known for his work in stand-up comedy, and from that, he was able to score roles in films and television series.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Black hosted his own television show, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show with his "Back in Black" commentary segment. Black has released such comedy specials as Black on Broadway, Red, White, and Screwed, Old Yeller, and Thanks for Risking Your Life. He also played Professor Crawley in The Big Bang Theory and provided the voice of Santa Claus in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Character: Black reprises his role in the Inside Out 2 cast as Anger, the emotion that best personifies his ranting style of stand-up comedy. Like Joy and Sadness, Anger must contend with Riley's new emotions in the 2024 animated coming-of-age film.

Tony Hale As Fear

Replacing Bill Hader In Recast

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Actor: Tony Hale was born on September 30, 1970, in West Point, New York, but grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, where he developed his love for acting. Hale participated in many theater productions as a kid and later graduated from Samford University in 1992. The actor moved to New York City and continued studying acting and booking small parts in television shows. However, Hale rose to prominence when he began playing Buster Bluth in Arrested Development on Fox/Netflix.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Hale is best known for appearing in Arrested Development and Veep. He also has extensive voice-over work experience through Harley Quinn, Solar Opposites, and The Angry Birds Movie 2. Additionally, Inside Out 2 isn't the first time Hale has worked for Pixar – he previously voiced Forky in Toy Story 4.

Character: Fear has a new voice in Inside Out 2, as Hale steps into the role following Bill Hader's recast. After Hader voiced the fearful emotion in the first movie, it was confirmed pre-release that he would not return for the second film.

Liza Lapira As Disgust

Replacing Mindy Kaling In Recast

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Actress: Liza Lapira was born on December 3, 1981, in Queens, New York. While in New York, Lapira pursued an acting career by booking roles in independent films and frequently performing onstage. She later moved to Los Angeles, where the actress landed guest roles in various television series, like Law & Order and Sex and the City. However, Lapira's breakout came when she starred as Maggie Del Rosario in Huff on Showtime.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Some of Liza Lapira's most recognizable television roles include appearances in Dexter, NCIS, Dollhouse, Unbelievable, Nancy Drew, and The Equalizer. As for her film career, Lapira has starred in Cloverfield, 21, and Fast & Furious. Inside Out 2 is only the second voice-only performance for the actress in her career after playing Party Dog #1 in Marmaduke.

Inside Out 2 made over $1.69 billion at the worldwide box office

Character: Disgust is another example of Inside Out 2 recasting characters, with Lapira taking over the role previously voiced by Mindy Kaling. Kaling confirmed that she would not return for the sequel after its announcement, leading Disney and Pixar to add Lapira to the cast. Ultimately, Disgust and Fear are the only two emotions voiced by different performers in the sequel, but their roles won't be diminished.

Maya Hawke As Anxiety

New Character For Inside Out 2

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Actress: Maya Hawke was born on July 8, 1998, in New York City, and her parents are Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. Her time at Saint Ann's School, a private school in Brooklyn, fostered her love for acting, and she started her career by modeling (like her mother). While she made her screen debut as Jo March in BBC's adaptation of Little Women, Hawke's breakout role came when she began starring as Robin Buckley in Stranger Things season 3 in 2019.

Anxiety's addition to the sequel's cast is significant as she begins to interact with the other emotions, and they have a few disagreements about how to handle Riley's teenage transition.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Audiences are most likely to recognize Hawke from Stranger Things, but the actress' other notable movie and television show appearances include credits for Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, Fear Street: Part One, Do Revenge, Astroid City, and the Oscar-nominated film Maestro. Hawke is also set to appear as a character named Calista in a Billy Wilder biopic, Wilder & Me.

Character: Hawke is the voice of one of Inside Out 2's new emotions, Anxiety. Anxiety's addition to the sequel's cast is significant as she begins to interact with the other emotions, and they have a few disagreements about how to handle Riley's teenage transition (especially since Anxiety wants to prepare for every negative outcome). Consequently, Anxiety banishes Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger from headquarters, so it appears Hawke's character is Inside Out 2's villain.

Diane Lane As Mom

Returning From Inside Out

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Actress: Diane Lane was born on January 22, 1965, in New York City, and she started acting from a young age. She landed her first film role playing Lauren King in A Little Romance at 14. Unfortunately, Lane's career took a nosedive five years later when she starred as Ellen Aim in Streets of Fire, a critical and commercial failure. Thankfully, the 1989 CBS miniseries Lonesome Dove was a turning point for Lane, and the part landed her an Emmy nomination. Lane gained further recognition when she appeared as Pearl Kantrowitz in A Walk on the Moon.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Ultimately, Lane is best known for playing Frances Mayes in the rom-com Under the Tuscan Sun, Christina Cotter in the disaster movie The Perfect Storm, and Cherry Valance in the coming-of-age drama The Outsiders. She also played Martha Kent, the adoptive mother of Superman, in the DC Extended Universe. Additionally, Lane was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Connie Sumner in the erotic thriller Unfaithful.

Character: Riley's mother, aka Mrs. Andersen, is voiced by Diane Lane in the Inside Out 2 cast, reprising her role from the original film. While the emotions are navigating Riley's status as a teenager from the inside, "Mom" will have to deal with her daughter's behavior from the outside.

Ayo Edebiri As Envy

New Character For Inside Out 2

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Actress: Ayo Edebiri was born on October 3, 1995, in Boston, Massachusetts, and she became interested in improv and comedy when she was a teenager. While attending New York University, Edebiri was actively pursuing a comedy career, and she got her start as a stand-up comedian. However, Edebiri's rise to prominence came when she landed the role of Sydney Adamu in The Bear on Hulu.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Edebiri is undoubtedly most famous for playing Sydney Adamu in The Bear, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Some of the actress' other noteworthy appearances in film and television include Big Mouth, Dickinson, Abbott Elementary, Bottoms, Black Mirror, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Edebiri is also a writer and has writing credits for shows such as Big Mouth and What We Do in the Shadows.

Character: Edebiri makes her Pixar debut as Envy, one of the four new emotions in Inside Out 2. As her name suggests, Envy controls Riley's jealous tendencies and is not afraid to express her feelings when she arrives at headquarters.

Adèle Exarchopoulos As Ennui

New Character For Inside Out 2

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Actress: Adèle Exarchopoulos was born on November 22, 1993, in Paris, France. Her father is a film producer, but he seemingly wasn't her "in" to the industry. Exarchopoulos was spotted by an agent when she was 13 years old, and she began booking roles in French movies and television series. However, the actress's breakout role came when she starred as Adèle in Blue Is the Warmest Colour.

Ennui represents the feeling of boredom, which is an emotion that is very prevalent in teenagers.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Exarchopoulos is a French actress, meaning she is known for her starring roles in French films. Some of her most notable credits are Boxes, Les Anarchistes, Orphan, The Five Devils, and Passages. However, Exarchopoulos starred in an American film before she joined the cast of Inside Out 2The Last Face, which also featured Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem. Exarchopoulos also provided the French dubbed voice for Ember in Pixar's Elemental.​​​​​​​

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Character: Exarchopoulos voices Ennui, one of the four new emotions that take over in Inside Out 2. Ennui represents the feeling of boredom, which is an emotion that is very prevalent in teenagers, so Exarchopoulos's role in the 2024 animated coming-of-age film is significant.

Paul Walter Hauser As Embarrassment

New Character For Inside Out 2

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Actor: Paul Walter Hauser was born on October 15, 1986, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His breakout role came when he played the titular character in Richard Jewell, a 2019 biographical drama movie directed by Clint Eastwood. However, Hauser has appeared in many other notable films and television series.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Aside from Richard Jewell, Hauser has starred in I, Tonya, BlacKkKlansman, Late Night, Da 5 Bloods, Cobra Kai, and Cruella. Hauser also won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Larry Hall in Black Bird. He has worked in animation before, as he voiced Elmer in Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm and The Dark in Orion and the Dark.

Character: Hauser appears as Embarrassment, the final new character in the Pixar sequel. Embarrassment's role is self-explanatory as he is responsible for Riley's awkward tendencies and for making her self-conscious in Inside Out 2.

Inside Out 2 Supporting Cast & Characters

Kyle MacLachlan as Riley's Dad: Bill Anderson is Riley's dad and the husband of Riley's mom. He plays a big role in the first movie, as his new job is the catalyst for Riley's family's move. He is portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan, who is best known for his roles in Desperate Housewives and Twin Peaks.

John Ratzenberger as Fritz: John Ratzenberger's reprisal of the role of Fritz returns one of Pixar's oldest traditions. Ratzenberger appeared in every Pixar movie from Toy Story onwards and was dubbed "Pixar's good luck charm". This streak of Ratzenberger having a cameo in every Pixar film ended with Onward. Ratzenberger's return as Fritz, a Mind Worker who upgraded Riley's emotion console in the final scenes of Inside Out brings back this beloved tradition.

Lilimar as Valentina 'Val' Ortiz: Valentina Ortiz, referred to as 'Val', is a new character in Inside Out 2 and is a popular girl that Riley meets at the hockey camp she attends. Val is someone that Riley and her friends look up to and aspire to be.

Yvette Nicole Brown as Coach Roberts: Best known for her comedic talent, Yvette Nicole Brown lends her voice to the character of Coach Roberts in Inside Out 2. Coach Roberts is the head of the summer hockey camp that Riley attends with her friends.

Dave Goelz as Subconscious Guard Frank : Dave Goelz is an American puppeteer who is best known for his work on The Muppets. Goelz reprises his role as a Subconscious Guard in Inside Out 2 and continues to do the work of protecting Riley's subconscious by rounding up "troublemakers".

Frank Oz as Subconscious Guard Dave: Frank Oz is also an American puppeteer who is renowned for his contribution to The Muppets. Like Goelz, Oz reprises his role in Inside Out 2 as a guardian of Riley's subconscious.

Why Some Original Cast Members Didn't Return

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In addition to the new characters, Inside Out 2 saw three major voice actor changes. The actors who voiced Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling) all backed out of the sequel and were replaced. There has been no word on why Kensington Tallman replaced Kaitlyn Dias as Riley, but it is expected it was because Dias outgrew the role. It had been nine years since Inside Out, and Diaz is now 25. Tallman is 16, the perfect age for Riley in the new story.

Mindy Kaling was the first to announce she wasn't returning.

However, the reason Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling left Inside Out 2 is a little more controversial. Mindy Kaling was the first to announce she wasn't returning, and Hader followed. Kaling said, "I had a great time working on Inside Out and am sure Inside Out 2 will be great. But I’m not working on it."

Both voice actors said they enjoyed working on Inside Out but didn't return to Inside Out 2 because of a salary dispute. According to reports, both were offered $100,000 to return and voice their characters with no bonuses. While this is nice money, Amy Poehler was reportedly paid $5 million plus bonuses to voice Joy. Not returning for Inside Out 2 didn't hurt either actor, as they are successful outside the franchise, and the massive discrepancy in pay was enough to convince them to sit this one out.

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Inside Out 2 is the sequel to the 2015 original film, which starred a young girl named Riley with a head full of emotions. - literally. With Amy Pohler as Joy, Bill Hader as Fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, the all-star cast brought to life the emotions that adolescents face as they grow, change, and adapt to new situations. This sequel, currently in development, will bring Amy Pohler back as Joy, with Riley, now a teenager.

Director
Kelsey Mann

Release Date
June 14, 2024
Cast
Amy Poehler , Maya Hawke , Kensington Tallman , Liza Lapira , Tony Hale , Lewis Black , Phyllis Smith , Ayo Edebiri , Lilimar , Grace Lu , Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green , Adèle Exarchopoulos , Diane Lane , Kyle MacLachlan , Paul Walter Hauser , Yvette Nicole Brown , Ron Funches , James Austin Johnson , Yong Yea , Steve Purcell , Dave Goelz , Kirk R. Thatcher , Frank Oz , Paula Pell , June Squibb , Pete Docter , Paula Poundstone , John Ratzenberger , Sarayu Blue , Flea , Bobby Moynihan , Kendall Coyne Schofield
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Disney

Runtime
96 Minutes
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