Here’s a guide to the voice cast of the latest film in the Ice Age franchise, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. This movie marks the 20-year anniversary of the original, which was released in 2002, but while the characters have stayed the same over the years, the people who play them have not. Seeing what the cast of Adventures of Buck Wild looks like in real life is quite a different experience than it would have been 20 years ago.
Ice Age was originally a Blue Sky production, and Adventures of Buck Wild is actually the first film in the series not to have this distinction. Blue Sky was one of the assets Disney acquired when they bought 21st Century Fox, meaning Ice Age became one of many movie franchises Disney bought from Fox in the process. However, Disney shut Blue Sky down in 2021 due to underperformance and the impact of COVID-19, leaving Adventures of Buck Wild to instead be a Disney+ original, released on January 28th.
However, despite behind-the-scenes changes of ownership, the Ice Age franchise is forging ahead with many familiar faces in Adventures of Buck Wild. The movie sees Ellie’s possum brothers, Crash and Eddie, return to the Lost World and reunite with their swashbuckling idol, Buck Wild, just as he’s facing a new dinosaur threat. The brothers then attempt to help their hero while their family tries to find them and bring them home, all with much of the same slapstick comedy and funny quotes the Ice Age series has become known for. Here’s a guide to who voices the gang in Ice Age‘s latest installment, and what the actors look like in real life.
Simon Pegg as Buck
The only original voice actor to be reprising his role in Adventures of Buck Wild is Simon Pegg as the eponymous, one-eyed weasel adventurer. Buck first appeared in 2009’s Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and he’s one of the franchise’s most colorful characters thanks to Pegg’s hilarious commitment to the part. Outside of Ice Age, Pegg is best known for playing the titular protagonist of Shaun of the Dead, Nicholas Angel in Hot Fuzz, and Scotty in the Star Trek film franchise of the 2010s. While it’s good that Amazon Prime’s The Boys didn’t cast Simon Pegg as Hughie, he does play the father of Jack Quaid’s character, Hugh Campbell Sr.
Vincent Tong as Crash
The twin possum brothers, Crash and Eddie, are known for their silly antics, but they also have good hearts as evidenced by their loyalty to each other, their adoptive sister Ellie, and the rest of the Ice Age family. Crash, the older twin, can be told apart by his rounded nose and blue eyes. Originally played by Seann William Scott, Crash is voiced in Adventures of Buck Wild by voice actor Vincent Tong. Tong’s credits include the Aki Light and Mega Man in the animated series Mega Man: Fully Charged, as well as Maximus in the upcoming Supernatural Academy on Peacock. While Tong isn’t among the voice cast of The LEGO Ninjago Movie, he does star as Kai in the related series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu.
Aaron Harris as Eddie
Eddie, Crash’s twin, has a similar adventurous spirit, as the two are an inseparable pair. Eddie shares everything with his brother, except for a few key traits: a brown stripe down his nose and brown eyes. Actor Aaron Harris voices Eddie in Adventures of Buck Wild, which marks his first IMDb credit. However, Eddie was originally voiced by Josh Peck, who’s known for playing Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon show Drake and Josh, and more recently for starring in the Disney+ show remake of Turner & Hooch.
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Orson
One of the few brand-new characters introduced in Adventures of Buck Wild is Orson, a Protoceratops. The main antagonist against Buck, he wants to take over the Lost World for himself. He’s voiced by Utkarsh Ambudkar, who stars as Jay on CBS’ new show, Ghosts. Ambudkar also appears in Free Guy as Mouser, one of Keys’ coworkers at Soonami, and is set to be in the upcoming Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson romcom, Marry Me. His voice acting credits include the role of Chikku on the Disney show, Mira, Royal Detective.
Justina Machado as Zee
Adventures of Buck Wild‘s other fresh face is Zee, who’s a skunk-like mammal called a zorilla. Even more confident and capable than Buck himself, Zee is a warrior who helps to foil Orson’s plans of Lost World domination. The voice behind Zee is actress Justina Machado. Machado is best known for her TV roles as Penelope Alvarez on One Day at a Time, Darci Factor on Jane the Virgin, and Vanessa Diaz on Six Feet Under. She also plays Henderson in 2004’s Torque and Tanya in 2014’s The Purge: Anarchy.
Ice Age: Adventures Of Buck Wild Supporting Cast & Characters
Sean Kenin as Manny – Voice actor Sean Kenin has taken over a role from one of Ray Romano’s best films, as he’s voicing Ice Age‘s de facto protagonist, Manfred “Manny” the mammoth, in Adventures of Buck Wild. Kenin’s credits include Family Guy and 47 Secrets to a Younger You.
Jake Green as Sid – Sid the sloth, voiced by John Leguizamo in previous Ice Age movies, is played by Jake Green in the sixth installment. Green’s voice acting resume is extensive and includes The Boss Baby and Kipo and the Age of Wonder Beasts.
Skyler Stone as Diego – Diego the sabertooth tiger, previously voiced by Denis Leary, is played by Skyler Stone in Adventures of Buck Wild. Stone is most recognizable for his starring role as Mike in the 2005 Comedy Central show Con.
Dominique Jennings as Ellie – Crash and Eddie’s mammoth sister, Ellie, was previously voiced by Queen Latifah. In The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, however, she’s played by Dominique Jennings, who’s best known for playing Virginia Harrison in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach.
