Astro / Toby (played by Freddie Highmore) is a protagonist in Astro Boy.
Originally Toby Tenma, a teenager who dies and is recreated as a robot by his father using a positive blue core. Revived in a junkyard and renamed Astro by the Robot Revolutionary Front. He possesses flight, super strength, and telepathy with robots. Initially struggles with his identity, later embraces his role as a hero, fighting the giant Peacekeeper and sacrificing himself to save Metro City before being revived. Cora (played by Kristen Bell) is a protagonist in Astro Boy.
An orphan living in the junkyard who befriends Astro. She is from Metro City and ran away due to conflicting feelings about her parents, but later regrets her decision. She becomes close to Astro, is temporarily captured by the Peacekeeper, and is finally reunited with her parents after the crisis. Hamegg (played by Nathan Lane) appears in Astro Boy.
A former Ministry of Science official and caretaker of the junkyard orphans. He takes Astro in but secretly exploits him by forcing him to fight in a brutal robot arena. He tortures Astro when his robots refuse to battle, serving as a minor antagonist and obstacle for the protagonist early in the story. Orrin (played by Eugene Levy) appears in Astro Boy.
Sludge (voice) (played by Sterling Beaumon) appears in Astro Boy.
Sparx (played by Matt Lucas) appears in Astro Boy.
A member of the Robot Revolutionary Front who lives in the junkyard. He and his companions aim to liberate robots from human oppression but are comically inept and restricted by the Laws of Robotics. Sparx actively tries to recruit Astro into their cause. Zog (voice) (played by Samuel L. Jackson) appears in Astro Boy.
Cora's Mom (voice) (played by Pilar Flynn) appears in Astro Boy.
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Characters
Astro / Toby
(played by Freddie Highmore) — protagonist
Originally Toby Tenma, a teenager who dies and is recreated as a robot by his father using a positive blue core. Revived in a junkyard and renamed Astro by the Robot Revolutionary Front. He possesses...
Cora
(played by Kristen Bell) — protagonist
An orphan living in the junkyard who befriends Astro. She is from Metro City and ran away due to conflicting feelings about her parents, but later regrets her decision. She becomes close to Astro, is...
Hamegg
(played by Nathan Lane) — supporting
A former Ministry of Science official and caretaker of the junkyard orphans. He takes Astro in but secretly exploits him by forcing him to fight in a brutal robot arena. He tortures Astro when his rob...
Orrin
(played by Eugene Levy) — supporting
Sludge (voice)
(played by Sterling Beaumon) — supporting
Sparx
(played by Matt Lucas) — supporting
A member of the Robot Revolutionary Front who lives in the junkyard. He and his companions aim to liberate robots from human oppression but are comically inept and restricted by the Laws of Robotics....
Zog (voice)
(played by Samuel L. Jackson) — minor
Cora's Mom (voice)
(played by Pilar Flynn) — minor
Mr. Moustachio / Burning Robot (voice)
(played by Ryan Stiles) — minor
General Heckler (voice)
(played by Newell Alexander) — minor
Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
(played by David Alan Grier) — minor
Zane (voice)
(played by Moisés Arias) — minor
Mike the Fridge (voice)
(played by David Bowers) — minor
Trashcan (voice)
(played by Dee Bradley Baker) — minor
Mr. Squeegee / Scrapheap Head / Stinger Two (voice)
(played by Alan Tudyk) — minor
Dr. Elefun / Robotsky
(played by Bill Nighy) — supporting
A scientist at the Ministry of Science who works alongside Dr. Tenma. He discovers the star fragment containing the energy cores and warns against using the negative red core. He assists Tenma in stal...
Grace (voice)
(played by Elle Fanning) — minor
President Stone
(played by Donald Sutherland) — supporting
The ambitious president of Metro City running for re-election. He orders the creation of the Peacekeeper robot and recklessly installs a negative red core, indirectly causing Toby's death. He relentle...
"Our Friends" Narrator
(played by Charlize Theron) — supporting
Dr. Tenma
(played by Nicolas Cage) — supporting
Toby's father and a scientist at the Ministry of Science. Grief-stricken after his son's death, he creates a robotic successor driven by a blue core. He initially rejects the robot but later realizes...
Story Analysis
A robot boy's journey of self-discovery and acceptance between human and robot worlds
Plot Progression
The Creation of Loss
Fall and Rebirth
Confrontation and Sacrifice
Resurrection and Hope
Directed by David Bowers
Astro Boy (2009) · 6.3/10 · action, animation, family, science-fiction
