Alex — Madagascar Character Profile

About Alex

A charismatic lion and star attraction of the Central Park Zoo who struggles with his wild instincts.

Alex — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Acrobatics, Powerful roar, Leadership, Circus performance

• Strength: 8.5/10
• Intelligence: 6.5/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 7.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Madagascar universe

Quick Facts about Alex

Occupation

trapeze artist

First Appearance

Madagascar

Alex's Known Relations

• Florrie — Mother
• Zuba — Father
• Kowalski — Significant person
• Rico — Significant person
• Skipper — Significant person
• Private — Significant person
• King Julien XIII — Significant person
• Marty — Significant person
• Gloria — Significant person
• Melman — Significant person
• Gia — Significant person
• Vitaly — Significant person
• Stefano — Significant person
• Mort — Significant person
• Maurice — Significant person
• Chantel DuBois — Enemy
• Makunga — Enemy
• Fossas — Enemy
• Nana — Enemy

Alex appears in 3 titles

• Madagascar (2005)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) — character page
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Stiller

Appears in

Madagascar (2005)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Alex — Alliance Fellow Prisoner — Skipper / Fossa / Panicky Man on Subway (Tom McGrath)

  Unintentional allies sharing the trauma of capture and ocean drift.

• Alex — Social Castaway And Host — King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen)

  Initial host-guest dynamic that shifts as Alex's predatory nature causes tension.

• Alex — Alliance Teammate — Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith)

  Pragmatic friend who grounds the group and shares Alex's survival journey.

• Alex — Alliance Teammate — Melman (David Schwimmer)

  Loyal zoo companion who supports Alex during the escape and island survival.

• Alex — Social Best Friend — Marty (Chris Rock)

  Core friendship that drives the narrative, tested by wild instincts and loyalty.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Madagascar

More characters from Madagascar

• Marty (Chris Rock)
• Melman (David Schwimmer)
• Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith)
• Mason (voice) (Conrad Vernon)
• King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen)
• Police Officer (voice) (Stephen Apostolina)
• Spider / Lemur #2 (voice) (David P. Smith)
• News Reporter (voice) (Devika Parikh)
• Zoo Animal (voice) (Bob Saget)
• Old Lady (voice) (Elisa Gabrielli)
• Police Horse (voice) (David Cowgill)
• Mort (Andy Richter)