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'Spies in Disguise': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer

Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled and Karen Gillan lend their voices to the animated feature, which hits theaters Dec. 25.

Inspired by the animated short film Pigeon: Impossible, by Lucas Martell, Spies in Disguise is about super-suave spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith), who has to team up with almost the opposite of him, super-unsmooth scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland), who creates the gadgets Lance uses on his missions. When events take an unexpected turn and Lance becomes a pigeon, the spy must trust and team up with Walter to complete an impossible mission.

The film is directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, who are no amateurs when it comes to animated films. Bruno is known for working Rio, Rio 2, Epic and Horton Hears a Who!, and Troy Quane's credits include Ice Age: Collision Course and Enchanted along with directing The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol. The two also previously teamed up for The Peanuts Movie.

Before Spies in Disguise hits theaters this Christmas, read on to find out more about the actors bringing life to the film's characters.

Tom Holland

Walter Beckett

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The English actor voices the role of scientist Walter Beckett in the animated film. Holland started his career on stage as a performer in Billy Elliot The Musical in London's West End in 2008. Before his breakout role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Holland was in The Impossible, The Heart of the Sea and won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2017.

Holland will voices a role in The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle with fellow Marvel star Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, and Emma Thompson. His other projects include Chaos Walking with Daisy Ridley, Nick Jonas and Cynthia Erivo an the animated film Onward with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and another Marvel star, Chris Pratt.
Will Smith

Lance Sterling

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In his first animated film since DreamWorks’ 2004 Shark Tale, Will Smith voices the suave agent Lance Sterling, who turns into a bird and must complete his mission with the help of scientist Walter Beckett. Outside of voicing spy pigeons, Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globes and two Academy Awards and won four Grammy awards over his career. The Men in Black star also recently starred in the live-action blockbuster remake of Aladdin this summer.

Smith also reunited with Martin Lawrence for a third Bad Boys film, set for release in 2020. He recently starred in Gemini Man, fighting a younger version of himself thanks to advancements in VFX techniques.
Karen Gillan

Eyes

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Known for her role as Nebula in the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers films, Karen Gillan voices Eyes in the spy film. The Scottish actress, who also plays Amy Pond in the BBC One Doctor Who series, made her directorial feature debut with The Party’s Just Beginning, which she starred in as well.

The actress also reunited with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black for another Jumanji movie an also working on the TV series What If? an alternate-reality animated series from Marvel Studios on Disney+ that's based on the comic with the same name.
Rashida Jones

Marcy Kappel

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Rashida Jones voices Marcy Kappel, the secret agent who works with security forces. The actress is recognizable from her role as Ann Perkinson on the NBC show Parks and Recreation. Apart from acting, Jones has written Celeste & Jesse Forever, a Black Mirror episode and recently worked on the script for Toy Story 4.

She also has produced Claws and Angie Tribeca. Also a director, Jones worked on a documentary about her father, 28-time Grammy winner Quincy Jones, which earned Rashida Jones a Grammy. She also voices a character in Fox's Duncanville, produced by Amy Poehler and Simpsons duo Mike and Julie Scully.
Ben Mendelsohn

Killian

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The Australian actor voices Killian in the film. The Rogue One star has also been a part of Captain Marvel and Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One in recent years. His latest film is The King, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival with Timothee Chalamet, Lily-Rose Depp and Robert Pattinson, in September.

The Emmy winner, for his role in Netflix’s Bloodline, is set to star in the adaption of Stephen King’s most recent novel The Outsider for HBO. The series will also be produced by Jason Bateman and Mendelsohn.
Masi Oka

Kimura

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The Emmy-nominated actor plays Kimura. The Heroes and Hawaii Five-0 star has done animation before, with his role in the animated TV series SuperMansion with Byran Cranston, Chris Pine and Keegan-Michael Key.

His recent work includes Amazon Prime’s Mozart in the Jungle, The Meg and Death Note. Other than acting, Oka has been involved in visual effects, working on the second installment of Star War films in the early 2000s, Hulk and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.