Gru — Despicable Me Character Profile

About Gru

Former supervillain turned secret agent and loving adoptive father of three girls.

Gru — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Gadget engineering, Strategic planning, Hand-to-hand combat, Leadership

• Strength: 6.5/10
• Intelligence: 9.2/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 7.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Gru

Full Name

Felonious Gru

Gru appears in 6 titles

• Despicable Me (2010)
• Despicable Me 2 (2013) — character page
• Minions (2015) — character page
• Despicable Me 3 (2017) — character page
• Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) — character page
• Despicable Me 4 (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Steve Carell

Appears in

Despicable Me (2010)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Gru — family — Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)
• Gru — family — Edith (Dana Gaier)
• Gru — family — Agnes (Nhev Scharrel)
• Gru — mother — Gru's Mother (Julie Andrews)

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• Vector (Jason Segel)
• Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)
• Edith (Dana Gaier)
• Dave (voice) (Chris Renaud)
• Agnes (Elsie Fisher)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Katie Leigh)
• Gru's Mother (Julie Andrews)
• Mr. Perkins (Will Arnett)
• Tourist Mom (voice) (Mindy Kaling)
• Jerry (voice) (Jemaine Clement)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Charles Bright)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Ranjani Brow)