Zaphod Beeblebrox — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Character Profile

About Zaphod Beeblebrox

The eccentric President of the Galaxy and Ford's semi-cousin who steals the Heart of Gold to search for the Ultimate Question. He accidentally signs Earth's demolition order, gets captured on Magrathea, and later reunites with Questular.

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Rockwell

Appears in

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Zaphod Beeblebrox — Family Semi-Cousin — Ford Prefect (Yasiin Bey)

  Distant familial ties linking the crew.

• Zaphod Beeblebrox — Conflict Resentful Partner — Trillian (Zooey Deschanel)

  Allies strained by Zaphod's past mistake.

• Zaphod Beeblebrox — Social Ally — Questular Rontok (Anna Chancellor)

  Political allies reunited after conflict.

• Zaphod Beeblebrox — Professional Android Assistant — Marvin (Alan Rickman)

  Depressed android serving the ship's captain.

• Zaphod Beeblebrox — Narrative Protagonist & Leader — Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman)

  Leader pursuing a goal and protagonist acting.

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More characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

• Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman)
• Ford Prefect (Yasiin Bey)
• Trillian (Zooey Deschanel)
• Eddie the Computer (voice) (Thomas Lennon)
• Marvin (Alan Rickman)
• Slartibartfast (Bill Nighy)
• Kwaltz (voice) (Ian McNeice)
• Reporter (Kelly Macdonald)
• Questular Rontok (Anna Chancellor)
• Jeltz (Richard Griffiths)
• Marvin (Warwick Davis)
• Narrator / The Guide (voice) (Stephen Fry)