Gru — Despicable Me 4 Character Profile

About Gru

Former supervillain turned undercover AVL agent and devoted father to three adopted daughters.

Gru — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

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

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about Gru

Full Name

Felonious Gru

Gru appears in 6 titles

• Despicable Me (2010) — character page
• 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 Facts

Played by

Steve Carell

Appears in

Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• Gru — narrative — Additional Voices (voice) (Jim Ward)
• Gru — Romantic Spouse — Lucy (Kristen Wiig)

  Gru is married to Lucy

• Gru — Family Father — Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)

  Gru is Margo's father

• Gru — Family Father — Edith (Dana Gaier)

  Gru is Edith's father

• Gru — Family Father — Agnes (Madison Polan)

  Gru is Agnes's father

• Gru — Conflict Rival — Maxime (Will Ferrell)

  Gru and Maxime are rivals

• Gru — Professional Employer — Minions (Pierre Coffin)

  Gru employs the Minions

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Despicable Me 4

More characters from Despicable Me 4

• Lucy (Kristen Wiig)
• Maxime (Will Ferrell)
• Valentina (Sofía Vergara)
• Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)
• Additional Voices (voice) (JP Karliak)
• Agnes (Madison Polan)
• Edith (Dana Gaier)
• Principal Übelschlecht (Chris Renaud)
• Minions (Pierre Coffin)
• Silas (Steve Coogan)
• Perry Prescott (Stephen Colbert)
• Melora / Additional Voices (Laraine Newman)