The Monkey King cast: Who voices the characters in the Netflix movie?

We have another great movie you can add to your watchlist for family movie night, and it’s called The Monkey King. It’s action-packed, funny, and boasts an incredible voice cast. What more could you want in a movie? If this sounds like a film you’d like to watch, we must share all there is to know about it right below.

The Monkey King is a kid-animated movie directed by Anthony Stacchi from a screenplay co-written by Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, and Rita Hsiao. Like many other Netflix movies, it’s based on another piece of work. It’s based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en.

The film is set in ancient China and follows a rebellious egomaniac Monkey who was born from a large rock with magical powers. But his boldness and ego make him alienated from his peers and even his elders. Determined to become an immortal king, Monkey sets out on an epic quest with his magical fighting stick to battle tons of demons. But along the way, he meets a young humble village girl named Lin who not only teams up with him but challenges his self-centered attitude.

Now, who voices Monkey and the rest of the characters? Here’s who voices who in the animated film.

The Monkey King cast

Jimmy O. Yang as The Monkey King

The Monkey King is a quick-tempered and ambitious monkey who embarks on a journey to defeat all demons in the land.

• Birthday: June 11, 1987
• Age: 36 years old
• Where have you seen him before? Silicon Valley, Space Force, Love Hard, Crazy Rich Asians, Me Time, 80 for Brady
• Social media: Instagram

Jolie Haong-Rappaport as Lin

Lin is a 13-year-old girl who is determined to make a change in her drought-ridden community.

• Birthday: Nov. 5, 2005
• Age: 17 years old
• Where have you seen her before? Watchmen, Cousins for Life, Just Add Magic, Head of the Class
• Social media: Instagram

Bowen Yang as the Dragon King

The Dragon King is the ruler of the Seas who has a master plan to flood the drylands to get rid of those who bullied him when he was younger.

• Birthday: Nov. 6, 1990
• Age: 32 years old
• Where have you seen him before?  Saturday Night Live,  Girls5Eva, The Other Two, Fire Island, Bros
• Social media: Instagram

Jo Koy as Benbo

Benbo is one of the Dragon King’s fish minions.

• Where have you seen him before? Anastasia: Once Upon a Time, Easter Sunday, Haunted Mansion, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
• Social media: Instagram

Ron Yuan as Babbo

Babbo is one of the Dragon King’s fish minions.

• Where have you seen him before?  Sons of Anarchy, Prison Break, Golden Boy, CSI: NY, Mulan
• Social media: Instagram

Stephanie Hsu as the Mayor’s Wife

The Mayor’s wife is loud and bossy and believes she has to always take charge for anything to get done.

• Where have you seen her before? The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,  Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens,  Everything Everywhere All at Once, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Joy Ride
• Social media: Instagram

BD Wong as Buddha

Buddha is the “ultimate powerful presence.” With Buddha’s wisdom and patience, and help from Lin, the Monkey King is put on the path to his greater destiny.

• Where have you seen him before? Mr. Robot, Father of the Bride, Jurassic Park franchise, Gotham, Mulan, Mulan II, Bird Box, Heart of Stone
• Social media: Instagram

Here are more of the cast members and the characters they voice:

• Hoon Lee as Jade Emperor
• Andrew Pang as The Mayor
• Andrew Kishino as Demon of Havoc and King Yama
• Jodi Long as Wangmu
• James Sie as Elder Monkey
• Sophie Wu as Red Girl
• Nan Li as Stick
• Kuno Inghram as The Mayor’s son

The Monkey King lands on Netflix on Aug. 18.