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NOW WITH ANSWERS! Can you identify the voices behind 20 animated film characters?

We can all recognise our favourite actors and actresses from a mile off; but will you be able to recognise them when they don’t look quite like themselves? These days, the biggest stars in Hollywood see no shame in spending days in a sound booth, lending their voices to animated characters. Usually, all it takes is a few words from a donkey’s mouth to know that it’s Eddie Murphy you’re listening to. But can you recall who provided the voices for the characters below, without the advantage of actually beincan you recognise some of the big names in cinema?

Usual request: please don’t put answers in the comments section below (though feel free to use it to boast/bemoan how well/badly you’re doing) but the folks on this thread are quite happy for you to post and discuss answers if you follow the golden rule of only posting answers in invisible text (if you don’t know how ask somebody there – they’re very friendly).

Answers on the next page …

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Elijah Wood – 9

Drew Barrymore – Titan A.E.

Sarah Michelle Gellar – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Keanu Reeves – A Scanner Darkly

Simon Pegg – Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

Billy Crystal – Howl’s Moving Castle

Gary Oldman – Planet 51

Cate Blanchett – Ponyo

Hugo Weaving – The Legend Of The Guardians

Michael J Fox – Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Ian McShane – Coraline

William Shatner – Over The Hedge

Christopher Lloyd – Anastasia

Neil Patrick Harris – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Gerard Butler – How To Train Your Dragon

Jason Lee – The Incredibles

Nathan Fillion – Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Vin Diesel – The Iron Giant

J.K. Simmons – Megamind

Samuel L Jackson – Astro Boy

Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.