Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus — The Polar Express Character Profile

Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Occupation

toy maker, distribution manager

Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus's Known Relations

• Santa Claus' daughter — Child
• Mrs. Claus — Spouse
• Companions of Saint Nicholas — Business partner

Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus appears in 11 titles

• Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) — character page
• The Polar Express (2004)
• Fred Claus (2007) — character page
• Shrek the Halls (2007) — character page
• Rise of the Guardians (2012) — character page
• The Christmas Chronicles (2018) — character page
• Fatman (2020) — character page
• The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) — character page
• Violent Night (2022) — character page
• Red One (2024) — character page
• Violent Night 2 (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Hanks

Appears in

The Polar Express (2004)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus — Social Rescuer — Billy - Lonely Boy (Peter Scolari)

  A lonely boy who is saved by the protagonist and becomes a fellow passenger on the journey.

• Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus — Alliance Helper — Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus (Tom Hanks)

  A mysterious figure who assists the protagonist during a dangerous rooftop traversal.

• Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus — Family Child — Sister Sarah / Mother (Leslie Zemeckis)

  Mother who shares the adult world's disbelief, highlighting the boy's unique connection to magic.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Polar Express

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• Hero Girl (Nona Gaye)
• Pastry Chef (Brendan King)
• Billy - Lonely Boy (Peter Scolari)
• Waiter (Gregory Gast)
• Smokey / Steamer (Michael Jeter)
• Lonely Boy (Jimmy Bennett)
• Waiter (Sean Scott)
• Toothless Boy / Elf (Chris Coppola)
• Hero Boy (motion capture) (Josh Hutcherson)
• Pastry Chef (Andy Pellick)