The Strays cast features some huge movie stars and popular comedians playing its computer-generated canine characters. Strays revolves around a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed Border Terrier named Reggie who teams up with three other dogs – a Boston Terrier called Bug, an Australian Shepherd called Maggie, and a therapy Great Dane called Hunter – to exact revenge on his abusive former owner, Doug, when he’s left on the streets. From producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, best known for helming the Jump Street films and The Lego Movie franchise, Strays is an R-rated, adult-oriented take on movies with CG talking animals like Stuart Little or Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Lord and Miller assembled a star-studded cast of voice actors to bring the wacky eponymous dogs in Strays to life. The voices of the titular abandoned pets in Strays are all recognizable from their previous film and TV projects, both in animated voice roles and on-camera live-action roles. The all-star ensemble includes both A-list movie stars, like Jamie Foxx (who stole the show in the Strays trailer), and former cast of Saturday Night Live, like Will Ferrell and Will Forte. From Isla Fisher to Randall Park, there are plenty of renowned comedy stars in the Strays cast.
Will Ferrell As Reggie
Reggie, a Border Terrier who has been abandoned by his owner, is voiced by Ferrell. Ferrell rose to prominence as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2002. He went on to co-write and star as the title characters in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Ferrell has also played Buddy in Elf, Frank “The Tank” Ricard in Old School, Brennan Huff in Step Brothers, Detective Allen Gamble in The Other Guys, and Jacobim Mugatu in the Zoolander movies. His other voice roles include the eponymous supervillain in Megamind and Lord Business in The Lego Movie franchise.
Jamie Foxx As Bug
Foxx appears in the Strays cast as Bug, a Boston Terrier who helps Reggie exact revenge against his owner. Foxx won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his turn as Ray Charles in the biopic Ray. In the same year, he was nominated for Best ing Actor for playing cabbie Max Durocher in the neo-noir Collateral. Foxx also played Curtis Taylor, Jr. in Dreamgirls, villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home, and the titular enslaved man-turned-bounty hunter in Django Unchained. In addition to acting, Foxx is a comedian and singer-songwriter. He previously voiced Joe Gardner in Pixar’s Soul and Nico in the Rio franchise.
Isla Fisher As Maggie
Maggie, an Australian Shepherd who s Reggie in his adventure, is voiced by Fisher. Fisher first gained recognition with her turn as Shannon Reed on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away. She has since gone on to appear in some fan-favorite comedy movies, playing roles like Gloria Cleary in Wedding Crashers, Denise Harris in Hot Rod, Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Karen Gaffney in Keeping Up with the Joneses. Fisher has previously played such voice roles as Beans in Rango, Dr. Mary Lou LaRue in Horton Hears a Who!, and the Tooth Fairy in Rise of the Guardians.
Randall Park As Hunter
Park voices Hunter, a therapy Great Dane who comes along for the journey, in the Strays cast. Park is best known for playing Louis Huang from the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, for which he received a Critics’ Choice Television Award nomination. He has also played Governor Danny Chung on the HBO political satire Veep and Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Park co-wrote and co-starred in the Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe with Ali Wong, and played Kim Jong-un in the controversial action-comedy The Interview. He previously voiced Butch in PAW Patrol: The Movie and Chen the Cheerleader in The Lego Ninjago Movie.
Will Forte As Doug
Doug, Reggie’s abusive, neglectful owner who abandons him, is played by Forte. Forte was a Saturday Night Live cast member from 2002 to 2010. He became renowned for his hilarious SNL MacGruber sketches and later starred in a feature film and streaming series spin-offs as the character. Forte created and starred in the post-apocalyptic comedy series The Last Man on Earth as Phil Miller. The series earned Forte two Emmy nods for acting and one for writing. Forte played David Grant in Nebraska, Doug Antsler in Booksmart, Dean Solomon in The Brothers Solomon (which he also wrote), and National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney in A Futile and Stupid Gesture.
Strays ing Cast
Josh Gad: Josh Gad appears in the Strays cast. Gad is best known for playing Olaf in the Frozen movies, for which he won two Annie Awards, and Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He has also played Doug Harris in The Wedding Ringer, Chuck in The Angry Birds Movie and its sequel, Ludlow “The Wonder Kid” Lamonsoff in Pixels, and Le Fou in Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast.
Harvey Guillén: The Strays cast features Harvey Guillén, who is best known for playing Nandor’s familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the What We Do in the Shadows cast. He previously played the recurring TV roles of Cousin Blobbin on The Thundermans and Benedict Fenwick on The Magicians. Guillén has also voiced the characters of Perrito in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and Dick Grayson on the animated Harley Quinn series.
Rob Riggle: Rob Riggle appears in the Strays cast. Riggle was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2004 to 2005 and a correspondent on The Daily Show from 2006 to 2008. He also played the recurring role of Phil Dunphy’s rival Gil Thorpe on Modern Family, as well as the film roles of Officer Franklin in The Hangover, Mr. Walters in 21 Jump Street and its sequel, and twins Travis Lippincott and Captain Lippincott in Dumb and Dumber To.
Sofía Vergara: The Strays cast features Sofía Vergara, best known as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett from Modern Family, a role that earned her nominations for four Emmys, four Golden Globes, and 11 Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also played Inez in Chef, Daniella Riva in Hot Pursuit, and Madame Desdemona in Machete Kills.
Brett Gelman: Brett Gelman has a role in Strays. Gelman is known for playing Murray Bauman on Stranger Things, Martin on Fleabag, the “pig parker” on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Christinith’s husband Hal in The Other Guys.
Jamie Demetriou: Jamie Demetriou appears in the Strays cast. Demetriou is known for creating, co-writing, and starring as Stath Charalambos in the sitcom Stath Lets Flats, and for playing Bus Rodent in Fleabag. He also played The Professor in Paddington 2 and Gerald in Cruella.