Marlin — Finding Nemo Character Profile

About Marlin

Overprotective clownfish father who embarks on a perilous ocean journey to rescue his captured son.

Marlin — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Swift swimming, Protective instincts, Navigation

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 6/10

Marlin appears in 2 titles

• Finding Nemo (2003)
• Finding Dory (2016) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Albert Brooks

Appears in

Finding Nemo (2003)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Marlin — related — Bubbles (Stephen Root)
• Marlin — family — Nemo (Alexander Gould)

  Father-son bond driving the entire plot of Finding Nemo

• Marlin — alliance — Dory (Ellen DeGeneres)

  Travel companions who rely on each other to survive the ocean

• Marlin — alliance — Gill (Willem Dafoe)

  Gill provides crucial information about Nemo's captivity

• Marlin — social — Additional Voices (voice) (Lisa Peers)

  Encounters various background ocean creatures

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Finding Nemo

More characters from Finding Nemo

• Dory (Ellen DeGeneres)
• Nemo (Alexander Gould)
• Gill (Willem Dafoe)
• Jacques (voice) (Joe Ranft)
• Nigel (Geoffrey Rush)
• Crush (voice) (Andrew Stanton)
• Mr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice) (Bob Peterson)
• Bloat (Brad Garrett)
• Peach (Allison Janney)
• Coral (voice) (Elizabeth Perkins)
• Bruce (voice) (Barry Humphries)
• Gurgle (Austin Pendleton)