Cast
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick as Simba – Mufasa and Sarabi's son, who becomes King of the Pride Lands. Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams provide Simba's young and adult singing voices respectively. Mark Henn and Ruben A. Aquino respectively served as the supervising animators for the young and adult Simba.
- James Earl Jones as Mufasa – Simba's father, the King of the Pride Lands as the film begins. Tony Fucile served as the supervising animator for Mufasa.
- Jeremy Irons as Scar – Mufasa's younger brother and Simba's uncle, who usurps the throne. Andreas Deja served as the supervising animator for Scar.
- Niketa Calame and Moira Kelly as Nala – Simba's best friend and later his queen. Sally Dworsky and Laura Williams respectively provided her young and adult singing voices. Aaron Blaise and Anthony de Rosa respectively served as the supervising animators for young and adult Nala.
- Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella as Timon and Pumbaa, respectively – Simba's meerkat and warthog friends. Michael Surrey and Tony Bancroft respectively served as the supervising animators for Timon and Pumbaa.
- Robert Guillaume as Rafiki – a wise old mandrill who serves as shaman of the Pride Lands and presents newborn cubs of the King and Queen to the animals of the Pride Lands. James Baxter served as the supervising animator for Rafiki.
- Rowan Atkinson as Zazu – a hornbill who serves as the king's majordomo (or "majordodo", as he refers to himself in the film). Ellen Woodbury served as the supervising animator for Zazu.
- Madge Sinclair as Sarabi – Mufasa's queen, Simba's mother and the leader of the lioness hunting party. Russ Edmonds served as the supervising animator for Sarabi.
- Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings as Shenzi, Banzai and Ed, respectively – the three members of the hyena trio who serve Scar.
- Zoe Leader as Sarafina – Nala's mother, who is shown briefly talking to Simba's mother, Sarabi.
- Jim Cummings as Gopher – a minor character who pops up during Simba's pouncing lesson to warn Zazu about the hyenas.
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