The Adventures of Tintin (film) - Cast

Cast

• Jamie Bell as Tintin, the film's main protagonist. Bell replaced Thomas Sangster, who dropped out when filming was delayed in October 2008. Jackson suggested Bell take on the role, having cast him as Jimmy in his King Kong remake.
• Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock and Sir Francis Haddock. Spielberg suggested Serkis, given that he played Gollum in Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and King Kong in the 2005 remake, which were both roles requiring motion capture, and also because he considered Serkis a "great and funny actor". Serkis joked he was concerned that Jackson wanted him to play Tintin's dog Snowy, who was animated traditionally, i.e., without motion capture. Serkis remarked upon reading the comics again for the role that they had a surreal Pythonesque quality. The actor researched about seamen, and gave Haddock a Scottish accent as he felt the character had "a rawness, an emotional availability, a more Celtic kind of feel".
• Daniel Craig as Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine and Red Rackham, Sakharine being the descendant of Red Rackham, the pirate who attacked the Unicorn, the ship captained by Sir Francis Haddock. Spielberg described Sakharine as a "champagne villain, cruel when he has to be but with a certain elegance to him." Jackson and Spielberg decided to promote Sakharine from a relatively minor character to the main antagonist, and while considering an "interesting actor" to portray him Spielberg came up with Craig, with whom he had worked on Munich. Craig joked that he followed "the English tradition of playing bad guys".
• Nick Frost and Simon Pegg as Thomson and Thompson, bumbling detectives who are almost identical. The duo was invited out of necessity to have a comedy team that could also act identical. Spielberg invited Pegg to the set and offered him the role after he had completed How to Lose Friends & Alienate People. Pegg had previously starred alongside Serkis in John Landis' Burke & Hare, in 2010.
• Enn Reitel as Mr. Crabtree, a vendor who sells the Unicorn to Tintin, and Nestor, Captain Haddock's butler.
• Tony Curran as Lieutenant Delcourt, an ally of Tintin.
• Toby Jones as Aristides Silk, a pickpocket.
• Gad Elmaleh as Omar Ben Salaad, an Arab merchant. Elmaleh stated that his accent was "the childhood coming back".
• Daniel Mays as Allan, Captain Haddock's first mate.
• Mackenzie Crook as Tom, a thug on the Karaboudjan.
• Kim Stengel as Bianca Castafiore, a comical opera singer. While Castafiore was absent from the three stories, Jackson stated was added for its status as an "iconic character" and on how she would be a fun element of the plot.
• Joe Starr as Barnaby Dawes, an Interpol agent who tries to warn Tintin about purchasing the Unicorn and winds up shot by Sakharine's thugs on Tintin's doorstep.
• Sonje Fortag as Mrs Finch, Tintin's landlady.
• Cary Elwes and Phillip Rhys as seaplane pilots.
• Ron Bottitta as Unicorn Lookout.
• Mark Ivanir as Afgar Outpost Soldier/Secretary.
• Sebastian Roché as Pedro/1st Mate.
• Nathan Meister as a market artist who resembles Hergé.
• Sana Etoile as Press Reporter.