Pixar's Elemental - Everything You Need To Know
William Smith
Updated on March 08, 2026
Sometimes, Pixar movies boast big-deal A-listers, like Tom Hanks in "Toy Story," Chris Evans in "Lightyear," and Tom Holland in "Onward." Other times, they like to keep things a bit more simple, and that's the path they're taking with "Elemental." While you might not recognize everyone in the cast, these talented actors all possess some impressive credits and top-notch vocal skills, which will allow them to bring their respective characters to life, with or without the star power of an Ellen DeGeneres ("Finding Nemo") or a Jamie Foxx ("Soul").
Ember will be voiced by Leah Lewis, who CW fans will definitely recognize as Georgia "George" Fayne from the "Nancy Drew" series. You might also recognize her voice as Cassandra Cain from "Batwheels," or maybe you've seen her in Netflix's "The Half of It," "Charmed," or "Station 19." Ember's watery counterpart, Wade, will be portrayed by Mamoudou Athie. He played Ian Malcolm's ally Ramsay Cole in "Jurassic World," and you might also recognize him as one of the leads from Netflix's incredibly creepy "Archive 81."
As for the rest of the cast, Ronnie del Carmen will play Ember's dad, Bernie. Del Carmen isn't really an actor, but he's been an integral part of Pixar, co-writing "Inside Out," serving as a story artist on "Coco" and story supervisor on "Up," and working on projects like "Incredibles 2" and "Finding Nemo." Ember's mom will be voiced by Shila Ommi, who's best known for playing in the Apple TV+ series "Tehran." We can also expect to hear the vocal talents of Wendi McLendon-Covey, who's beloved for playing Beverly Goldberg in "The Goldbergs, Joe Pera, the hilariously earnest and deadpan comedian known for his Adult Swim series titled "Joe Pera Talks with You," and newcomer Mason Wertheimer.
By far the most famous person in the film is Catherine O'Hara, who's playing Wade's mother, Brook. O'Hara made her name playing in beloved films like "Beetlejuice," "Home Alone," and the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest. Of course, in recent years, her popularity skyrocketed thanks to "Schitt's Creek," where she played the wildly eclectic and eccentric Moira Rose.