Band Together Cast and Character Guide: Trolls
Two new villains, Velvet and Veneer in Trolls Band Together, join the beloved Trolls franchise characters, and like the other characters, they are voiced by some well-known performers. Third animated musical Trolls franchise film is Trolls Band Together. Branch (Justin Timberlake) and Poppy (Anna Kendrick) once more star in the movie as they set out to locate Branch's four older brothers so they might resume BroZone, their family band. Two villainous Mount Rageon teens, Velvet ( Amy Schumer) and Veneer ( Andrew Rannells), also fix their sights on the band.
Trolls Cooperate Cast
Trolls Band Together got a 63% on Rotten Tomatoes and $209 million at the worldwide box office (via Box Office Mojo) with its outstanding cast, fun animation, and appealing songs. With its amazing group of vocal performers, Trolls Band Together boasts yet another pop-based soundtrack. To fill its ranks, this cast comprises Emmy-winning, Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated, many Grammy-winning performers and artists. Should the voice actors' dialogue fail to identify them, viewers will know who's who when they begin singing.
Justin Timberlake As Branch Director
Actor Justin Timberlake is a 4x Emmy-winning, 10x Grammy-winning, Academy Award-nominated actor and musician. Beginning his career with the boy band NSYNC, Timberlake rapidly broke off on his own to even more success and has had an outstanding film and TV career as well. He played Sean Parker in The Social Network, Will Grady in Reptile, and Frankie Ballenbacher in Alpha Dog. He is most known on TV as a recurrent character in the SNL Lonely Island music videos.
Notable Films and Television Series
Title: Part
2006 Black Snake Moan: Ronnie Morgan
2010: Sean Parker on the Social Network
Reptile (2023) will Grady
Branch is the survivalist Pop Troll protagonist of all three Troll films. Branch is trying to re-connect with his brothers, who all split apart after their boy band fails to produce the "Perfect Family Harmony". The only person who wants his family to remain together, Branch is left to take care of his grandma.
Baby Branch is voiced by Iris Dohrn. Dohrn originally voiced Young Poopy in the first film.
Anna Kendrick is Poppy.
Actor: Anna Kendrick first displayed her remarkable vocal range in the Pitch Perfect films as Beca Mitchell, and she is a frequent TV and movie performer. Kendrick also starred in Twilight as Jessica Stanley, Into the Woods as Cinderella, and Up in the Air as Natalie Keener, a part that brought her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Kendrick received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series from her television credits, Love Life as Darby Carter and Dummy as Cody Heller.
Notable films and television shows
Title: Influence
Up in the Air 2009: Natalie Keener
Pitch Perfect 3 2017: Beca Mitchell
Scott Pilgrim Travels (2023): Stacey Pilgrim
Poppy is Branch's girlfriend, the Queen of the Pop Trolls. Poppy has been on every Trolls adventure thus far and exudes a friendly and positive attitude. Poppy finds she has a long-lost sister, Viva (Camila Cabello), whom she first fights with but subsequently friends in Trolls Band Together.
Amy Schumer's Velvet
Comedian and actress Amy Schumer has been nominated for 13 Emmys, two Grammys, and two Golden Globas. She has had plenty of other success and received an Emmy for her work on Inside Amy Schumer, which she developed. Schumer debuted in Unfrosted as Marjorie Post and starred in Trainwreck as Amy Townsend. Her television credits consist in both creating and starring in the shows Life & Beth as Beth and Expecting Amy as herself.
Notable films and television shows
Title: function
Inside Amy Schumer (2013–2016, 2022) : Different Characters
2015: Trainwreck: Amy Townsend
2024: Marjorie Post; unfrosted
Character: New enemy in Trolls Band Together is Velvet. She belongs to the Mount Rageon society and looks quite like a human. Velvet wants to take the talents of BroZone members for herself and her twin brother, Veneer, so they might be well-known.
Velvet's singing voice is supplied by Brianna Mazzola.
Veneer from Andrew Rannells
Beginning his career in voice acting, Andrew Rannells portrayed a variety of characters in Pokémon, Street Sharks, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Later on, he took front stage in film and television in live action. He appears in films as Cameron in The Intern and Nico in The Stand In. He is Elijah Krantz in Girls, Blair Pfaff in Black Monday, and Bryan Collins in The New Normal on TV. Rannells is also famous for his Broadway work, notably originating the role of Elder Kevin Price in The Book of Mormon.
Notable TV Series and Movies
Title: Title: Part
Females (2012–2017): Elijah Krantz
The intern 2015: Cameron
Big Mouth (2017–Present): Matthew MacDell
Character: Veneer is Velvet's younger twin brother who also wants to become famous. Unlike Velvet, Veneer is more clumsy, silly, and weak-willed; he is also readily pushed about by his sister and captures Trolls to steal their talent less joyfully. At the end of the film, Veneer admits to his wrongdoing, getting himself and his sister locked up.
Eric André As John Dory
Actor: Surrealist comedian and actor, Eric André, is best known for his late-night parody talk show The Eric Andre Show, where he interviews unsuspecting celebrities with increasingly bizarre questions and behaviors. In movies, André has played Chris Carey in Bad Trip and voiced Azizi in The Lion King live-action remake cast. On television, André voices Luci/Pendergast in Disenchantment and played Mark Reynolds in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.
Notable Movies & TV Shows
Title: Role
The Eric Andre Show (2012-Present): Himself
Disenchantment (2018-2023): Luci/Pendergast
Bad Trip (2021): Chris Carey
Character: John Dory is Branch's oldest brother and the original leader of the Brozone. He is the one who comes to Branch with the news that Floyd's been captured and convinces him to look for their other brothers, mending his relationship with Branch along the way.
Daveed Diggs As Spruce
Actor: Daveed Diggs is a rapper, musician, and actor who played the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the original runs of Hamilton. In film, Diggs played Damrish in Velvet Buzzsaw and voiced Paul in Soul and Sebastian in The Little Mermaid reboot. On TV, Diggs plays Johan Johnson in Black-ish, Andre Layton in Snowpiercer, and Perry in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Notable Movies & TV Shows
Title: Role
Black-ish (2016-2022): Johan Johnson
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019): Damrish
Snowpiercer (2020-Present): Andre Layton
Character: Spruce is Branch's second-oldest brother in Trolls Band Together. After disbanding, Spruce changed his name to "Bruce" and moved to the Vacay Island resort where he started a family and now has 13 kids. He's reluctant to help his brothers until his family puts on a concert to convince him to go.
Kid Cudi As Clay
Actor: Scott Mescudi, also known as Kid Cudi, is a rapper and actor who has been nominated for six Grammys, winning twice for "All of the Lights" with Kanye West, Rihanna, and Fergie. Kid Cudi has also had a successful acting career with performances in movies like X as Jackson Hole and Silent Night as Dennis Vassel. On television, Kid Cudi starred in How to Make It in America as Domingo Dean, Westworld as Francis, and Knuckles as Agent Mason.
Notable Movies & TV Shows
Title: Role
How to Make It in America (2010-2011): Domingo Dean
Need For Speed (2014): Sergeant Benny "Maverick" Jackson
X (2022): Jackson Hole
Character: Clay is Branch's third-oldest brother. Clay was the fun one of the Brozone and was not always taken seriously by his brothers. After the group broke up, Clay met Viva and began to live with the Putt Putt Trolls. He's the tallest and skinniest of his brothers.
Troye Sivan As Floyd
Actor: Troye Sivan is an Australian actor and singer who gained popularity on YouTube and in Australian acting and singing competitions. He's already received two Grammy nominations and one Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", written for Boy Erased. His acting credits in movies include the titular role in the South African comedy trilogy Spud and Gary in Boy Erased. Sivan's TV credits include numerous appearances on talk shows and reality competitions, either as a guest judge or musical guest.
Notable Movies & TV Shows
Title: Role
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009): Young James Howlett
Spud (2010): John "Spud" Milton
The Idol (2023): Xander
Character: Floyd is Branch's fourth-oldest brother and the one he was always closest to. When BroZone broke up, Floyd was the only one who wanted the brothers to stay together. Floyd is captured by Veneer and Velvet and sapped of his strength. The Mount Rageon twins nearly kill him before the BroZone comes together to rescue their brother.
Trolls Band Together Supporting Cast & Characters
Kenan Thompson as Tiny Diamond
Tiny Diamond is a baby glittery Hip-Hop Troll and Guy Diamond's son. He's voiced by Kenan Thompson, one of the longest-running cast members on SNL.
Camila Cabello as Viva
Viva is Poppy's long-lost sister and the leader of the Putt Putt Trolls. She's voiced by Camila Cabello, a Grammy-nominated singer and a former member of Fifth Harmony. Cabello has also starred in the romantic musical film Cinderella as the titular character.
Zosia Mamet as Crimp
Crimp is Velvet and Veneer's assistant, and she is voiced by Zosia Mamet. Mamet is best known for her TV roles in Girls as Shoshanna Shapiro and The Flight Attendant as Annie Mouradian. Her film roles include playing Troy in Under the Silver Lake and Amaria in Madam Web.
Zooey Deschanel as Bridget
Bridget is the Bergen queen and Gristle's fiancée-turned-wife. She's voiced by Zooey Deschanel, whose TV credits include New Girl as Jess Day, for which she earned an Emmy nomination and three Golden Globe nominations; and Weeds as Kat Wheeler. In movies, she played Summer Finn in 500 Days of Summer, Jovie in Elf, and Dorothy Evans in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Gristle Jr.
Gristle Jr. is the Bergen king and Bridget's fiancé-turned-husband. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is best known as Fogell (McLovin) in Superbad, but he also plays Chris D'Amico in the Kick-Ass franchise and voices Fishlegs Ingerman in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
RuPaul Charles as Miss Maxine
RuPaul Charles voices Miss Maxine in Trolls Band Together, the wedding officiant between Gristle Jr. and Bridget. RuPaul is an internationally famous drag queen and TV personality, best known for his reality competition show, RuPaul's Drag Race, which has earned him 22 Emmy nominations and 14 wins.
Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond
Guy Diamond is a glittery pop Troll and Tiny Diamond's single father. He's voiced by Kunal Nayyar, who starred as Raj Koothrappali in The Big Bang Theory, voiced Vijay in Sanjay and Craig, and starred as Aadesh Chopra in the one-season series Suspicion.
Walt Dohrn as King Peppy
Walt Dohrn is the director of Trolls Band Together, and he voices King Peppy, Poppy and Viva's father. Dohrn also voices Cloud Guy and Interdimensional Hustle Traveler in the film. Dohrn's other feature directing credits only include the first two Trolls movies, but he's worked in a variety of capacities on animated franchises like Shrek, Boss Baby, and Madagascar.
NSYNC as Kismet
NSYNC performed their first new song in 22 years on the Trolls Band Together soundtrack. The track, "Better Place" plays the end of the film after Velvet and Veneer are arrested. It's performed by BroZone and another band Branch used to sing with, "Kismet", which includes Boom (Lance Bass), Hype (JC Chasez), Ablaze (Joey Fatone), and Trickee (Chris Kirkpatrick), all members of NSYNC.
Trolls Band Together: Movie Summary
The third film in the Trolls movie franchise, Trolls Band Together, reunites Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake as Poppy and Branch on a new journey. Now together, Poppy and Branch must set out to rescue a friend while trying to bring back Branch's brothers to restart their boyband, known as BroZone.
