Turbo Voice Cast & Character Guide

Ryan Reynolds gets top billing as Turbo’s titular protagonist but who else is in the animation? Here’s a guide to Turbo’s voice cast and characters.

Here's a guide to Turbo's voice cast and characters. Since animation studio DreamWorks Animation was established in the 1990s, they have introduced a host of anthropomorphic critters who are into all kinds of crazy adventures – from karate-chopping pandas (the Kung Fu Panda films) to mafioso fish (Shark Tale), litigious bees (Bee Movie) and penguin spies (the Madagascar franchise). With the 2013 animation Turbo, DreamWorks introduced yet another crazy critter in the form of a snail with a serious need for speed.

Turbo is the directorial debut of DreamWorks animator David Soren who pitched his idea for the film as Fast & Furious but with snails - which is an irresistible concept. Set in Los Angeles, the animated movie adventure tells the tale of an ordinary snail (the titular Turbo) who dreams of bigger things than toiling away at the suburban tomato garden he works at. He wants to become the fastest racer in the world just like his hero, five-time Indy 500 winner Guy Gagné. Turbo’s ambition seems like a pipe dream until one day a freak accident sets him on a path to achieving his goal.

The movie arrived in 2013 and got largely mixed reviews from critics, but its talented cast got plenty of praise. Read on for a quick guide to the Turbo voice cast and characters.

Ryan Reynolds – Turbo

Movie star Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) is the voice behind the movie’s underdog (or rather, undersnail) protagonist Turbo. He’s ridiculed by his fellow garden snails for dreaming of becoming the world’s fastest racer until he gains super speed powers after a run-in with a Chevrolet Camaro’s supercharger fuses his DNA with nitrous oxide. Soon enough Turbo becomes the star of a local snail racing circuit and sets his sights on competing in the Indy 500.

Paul Giamatti – Chet

Voiced by Billions' Paul Giamatti, Chet is Turbo’s older brother who is embarrassed by the fact his sibling’s ambitions have made him an outcast in their snail community. He’s still not happy when Turbo gains his newfound super speed, but Chet’s loyalty to his brother wins out in the end.

Michael Peña – Tito Lopez

Michael Peña has had many memorable roles and lends his talents to the Turbo voice cast as Tito Lopez – a taco truck owner who moonlights as a snail racer and captures Turbo to enter him in a race. The two soon strike up a friendship after Turbo’s racing prowess brings tons of custom to Tito’s business and the latter agrees to help the snail enter the Indy 500.

Samuel L. Jackson – Whiplash

Whiplash is the de facto leader of the snail racing circuit crew and becomes Turbo’s mentor. If the gastropod’s voice sounds very familiar, that’s because he’s played by none other than Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction).

Bill Hader – Guy Gagné

Bill Hader (IT: Chapter 2) rounds out the main Turbo voice cast as Guy Gagné – the hero of the movie’s titular protagonist. A five-time French-Canadian winner of the Indy 500, Guy soon comes to prove that the saying “don’t meet your idols” rings true.

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