Gru — Despicable Me 2 Character Profile

About Gru

Former supervillain turned AVL agent and devoted father of three adopted girls.

Gru — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

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

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 9/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Gru

Full Name

Felonious Gru

Gru appears in 6 titles

• Despicable Me (2010) — character page
• Despicable Me 2 (2013)
• 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 2 (2013)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (8)

• Gru — Professional Partner — Lucy (Kristen Wiig)

  Official AVL partners working undercover.

• Gru — Professional Recruiter — Silas (Steve Coogan)

  Silas recruits Gru for the PX-41 case.

• Gru — Family Father Figure — Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand)

  Longtime assistant who acts as a paternal figure.

• Gru — Family Father — Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)

  Gru is the protective father of Margo.

• Gru — Family Father — Agnes (Elsie Fisher)

  Gru is the devoted father of Agnes.

• Gru — Conflict Arch Enemy — Eduardo / El Macho (Benjamin Bratt)

  Primary antagonist Gru must stop to save the world.

• Gru — Conflict Rival — Antonio (Moisés Arias)

  Romantic rival for Margo's affection.

• Gru — Family Owner — Kevin / Bob / Stuart / Additional Minions / Evil Minions (voice) (Pierre Coffin)

  Gru is the beloved leader and owner of the Minions.

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More characters from Despicable Me 2

• Lucy (Kristen Wiig)
• Eduardo / El Macho (Benjamin Bratt)
• Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)
• Jillian (voice) (Nasim Pedrad)
• Edith (Dana Gaier)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Jack Angel)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Lori Alan)
• Kevin / Bob / Stuart / Additional Minions / Evil Minions (voice) (Pierre Coffin)
• Agnes (Elsie Fisher)
• Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand)
• Shannon (voice) (Kristen Schaal)
• Floyd (Ken Jeong)