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Night at the Museum

2006

Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014

When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Jake Cherry

Cast · Known for Night at the Museum

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Jake Cherry (born September 15, 1996) is an American teen actor who appeared as Nick Daley in Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and as Edie Britt's son Travers McLain in Desperate Housewives. His film debut was alongside Jennifer Aniston in Friends with Money. He also appeared on Fox's short-lived series Head Cases. He is the older brother of Andrew Cherry, also an actor. Cherry has appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds and also as a patient's son in Fox's medical drama House M.D.. Cherry most recently appeared in The Sorcerer's Apprentice as 10 year old David Stutler. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Cherry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rick Dobran

Rick Dobran is n Actor known for Nobody (2021), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The X-Files (1993).

Louriza Tronco

Cast · Known for The Order

Louriza Tronco is a Canadian actress and singer who is best known for her starring role as Jodi Mappa in the Nickelodeon and YTV musical comedy Make It Pop and for portraying Yuki in the Disney Channel original movie, Zapped. She also played Andrea in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Patrick Gallagher

Cast · Known for Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Patrick Gallagher (born February 21st, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is most known for his role as Attila the Hun in the Night at the Museum film franchise.

Emma Watts

Producer · Known for Ebenezer

Emma Watts is a British-born film executive and producer who has held prominent roles at major Hollywood studios. She began her career at 20th Century Fox in 1998 as a creative executive and, over the next decade, rose through the ranks to become President of Production in 2009. In February 2017, she was elevated to Vice Chairman of Fox Film. During her tenure at Fox, she oversaw the studio’s production slate, including high-profile franchises and original films such as The Martian (2015), directed by Ridley Scott; Logan (2017); Deadpool (2016); and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). She also worked on reviving key franchises such as Night at the Museum, Planet of the Apes, and X-Men. With the acquisition of Fox by The Walt Disney Company in 2019, Watts oversaw the transition to the newly branded 20th Century Studios but announced her resignation in January 2020. Just a few months later, she was appointed President of the Motion Picture Group at Paramount Pictures, commencing the role in July 2020. Under her leadership, Paramount placed renewed emphasis on film development from concept through release, including oversight of production, casting, post-production, and music. Emma Watts is recognised for her creative sensibility, strong relationships with filmmakers, and ability to balance franchise filmmaking with stand-alone titles. Watts was born in England and emigrated with her family to Vancouver, Canada, at the age of five. She later moved to the United States, where she studied English literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In her personal reflections, she has spoken about the challenge and responsibility of juggling family life with the demands of studio leadership.

Jeff Scher

Jeff Scher is a painter who makes experimental films and an experimental filmmaker who paints. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the Hirshhorn Museum, and has been screened at the Guggenheim Museum, the Pompidou Center in Paris, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and at many film festivals around the world, including opening night at the New York Film Festival. Mr. Scher has also had two solo shows of his paintings, which have also been included in many group shows in New York galleries. Additionally, he has created commissioned work for HBO, HBO Family, PBS, the Sundance Channel and more. Mr. Scher teaches graduate courses at the School of Visual Arts and at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Kanbar Institute of Film & Television's Animation program. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons but is about to move to Connecticut. (Fezfilms.net)

Thomas Lennon

Cast · Writer · Known for Reno 911!, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Christmas at the Kringles

Thomas Patrick Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer best known as a cast member on MTV's The State and for his role as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. Andrei Novak on Santa Clarita Diet and Felix Unger on The Odd Couple. He is the screenwriter of several comedies released by major film studios with writing partner Robert Ben Garant. They wrote the Night at the Museum films, The Pacifier, Balls of Fury, and Baywatch Lennon was born on August 9, 1970 in Oak Park, Illinois. Of Irish and Scottish descent, he is the son of Kathleen (née McSheehy) and Timothy Lennon. He graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1988. At 16, he met friend and future co-star Kerri Kenney at theater camp at Northwestern University. The two later attended NYU, where they joined a comedy troupe called The New Group.

Rachael Harris

Cast · Known for Lucifer, The Hangover, Suits

Rachael Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian. The accolades she has received include nominations for an Independent Spirit Award and a Saturn Award. In film, Harris has had lead roles as Susan Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series (2010–2012) and Linda White in Natural Selection (2011). She has also had notable supporting roles in For Your Consideration (2006), The Hangover (2009), Bad Words (2013), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), Old Dads (2023), and Mother of the Bride (2024). In television, Harris has had main cast roles as Cooper on the ABC sitcom Notes from the Underbelly (2007–2008), Joanne Dunlevy on the Fox sitcom Surviving Jack (2014), Dr. Linda Martin on the Fox and Netflix fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021), and Nora on season 1 of the Disney+ and Hulu horror series Goosebumps (2023). She had a recurring role as Sheila Sazs on the USA Network series Suits (2012–2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachael Harris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Craig Ricci Shaynak

Craig Ricci Shaynak is an actor, writer, and producer with a degree in Medieval Drama from the University of Chicago. Film credits include TED 2, THE INFORMANT, HARSH TIMES, HAPPY FEET, and NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. Television credits include RAY DONOVAN, TWO BROKE GIRLS, BONES, THE SHIELD, and ER. Mr. Shaynak produces award-winning shorts, writes screenplays, and performs his one-man show, I AM GOOGLE at the Edinburgh Fringe and other festivals around the world.

Joshua Bassett

Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a teen actor, appearing on the third season of Disney Channel family sitcom Stuck in the Middle (2018) as Aidan Peters. Bassett rose to prominence for his leading role as high school student Ricky Bowen in the Disney+ streaming series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023), and for its accompanying soundtracks, for which he was nominated for two Children's and Family Emmy Awards, winning in 2023. He also starred in Better Nate Than Ever and led the voice cast in Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (both 2022). In music, Bassett was signed to Warner Records in 2020 and subsequently released four extended plays. His debut album The Golden Years was released on July 26, 2024. He is currently starring as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway.

Bill Cobbs

Cast · Known for Night at the Museum, That Thing You Do!, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor. He was known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Reginald in Night at the Museum (2006) and Master Tinker on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He played Lewis Coleman on I'll Fly Away (1991–1993), Jack on The Michael Richards Show (2000), and had guest appearances on Walker, Texas Ranger and The Sopranos. In 2020, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Performance in a Daytime Program for the series Dino Dana. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Cobbs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Michael Barnathan

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for Fantastic Four, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Michael Barnathan is an American film producer who has produced and executive-produced films such as Used People, The Help, the first three Harry Potter films, Rent, Cheaper by the Dozen, and Night at the Museum. He was also a producer for the 2010 film adaptation Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and 2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, based on the novels by Rick Riordan. Barnathan graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University in 1980. Barnathan is Jewish. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Barnathan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Carla Gugino

Cast · Known for Night at the Museum, THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH, Heads of State

Carla Gugino (/ɡʊˈdʒiːnoʊ/ guu-JEE-noh; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. After early roles in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989), This Boy's Life (1993), Son in Law (1993), and Snake Eyes (1998), Gugino received wider recognition for her starring roles in the Spy Kidstrilogy (2001–2003), Sin City (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), American Gangster (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Sally Jupiter in Watchmen (2009), Sucker Punch (2011), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), San Andreas (2015), Gerald's Game (2017), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024). Gugino also starred in the crime drama series Karen Sisco (2003), the science fiction series Threshold (2005–2006), the crime drama series Jett (2019), and the supernatural horror miniseries The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Carla Gugino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mizuo Peck

Cast · Known for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Night at the Museum

​Peck was born in New York City, New York of Japanese, Irish, English, and Cherokee descent. She is a 1995 graduate of Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and a 1999 graduate of SUNY Purchase, earning a BFA in Acting. Peck was a member of TADA! Children's Theater Company from age 11 to age 14. She currently lives in New York City. Her biggest role thus far was in the 2006 movie Night at the Museum where she played Sacagawea, a role she reprised in the sequel, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Peck was photographed by Bruce Weber for French Vogue in 1995 and for the cover of L'uomo Vogue in 1997. She performed 365 Days/365 Plays by award winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.

Robert Ben Garant

Cast · Writer · Known for Reno 911!, Night at the Museum

Robert Ben Garant (born September 14, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is known for his work on Reno 911!, in which he plays Deputy Travis Junior, and for being a cast member on the MTV sketch comedy series The State. Garant and writing partner, actor Thomas Lennon have written several successful screenplays together, including the Night at the Museum films. Garant and Thomas Lennon created and starred in a 2010 sitcom pilot for NBC called The Strip. However, in May 2010 it was announced that NBC had decided not to order it as a series. Later in 2010, Garant and Lennon created a pilot for FX called USS Alabama, a sci-fi/comedy set a thousand years in the future, aboard a United Nations Peacekeeping spaceship. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Garant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Alan Silvestri

Composer · Known for Captain America: The First Avenger, Cast Away, Practical Magic

Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer, conductor, orchestrator and music producer of film scores. He has received two Grammy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He has been associated with director Robert Zemeckis since 1984, composing music for nearly all of his feature films, including the Back to the Future film series (1985–1990), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Death Becomes Her (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Contact (1997), What Lies Beneath (2000), Cast Away (2000), The Polar Express (2004), Beowulf (2007), Flight (2012) and The Walk (2015).  Silvestri also scored many other popular movies, including Predator (1987), The Abyss (1989), Father of the Bride (1991), The Bodyguard (1992), Eraser (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Stuart Little (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001), Lilo & Stitch (2002), Van Helsing (2004), Night at the Museum trilogy, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The A-Team (2010),  Ready Player One (2018), and several Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the Avengers films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Silvestri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bill Hader

Cast · Producer · Known for Inside Out, Tropic Thunder, Men in Black 3

William Thomas Hader Jr. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series Barry (2018–2023), for which he has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning two. Hader's initial success was for his eight-year stint (2005–2013) as a cast member on the long-running NBC variety series Saturday Night Live, for which he received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Peabody Award. He became known for his impressions and especially for his work on the Weekend Update segments, in which he played Stefon Meyers, a flamboyant New York tour guide who recommends unusual nightclubs and parties with bizarre characters with unusual tastes. He is also the star and producer of the IFC mockumentary comedy series Documentary Now! (2015–present) which he co-created along with Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers. Hader has had supporting roles in the films You, Me and Dupree (2006), Hot Rod (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, (2009), Paul (2011), This Is 40 (2012), and 22 Jump Street (2014), as well as leading roles in The Skeleton Twins (2014), Trainwreck (2015), and as an adult Richie Tozier in It Chapter Two (2019). He also is known for his extensive work in voice-over, portraying both leading and supporting characters in films such as the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchise (2009–2013), Turbo (2013), Inside Out (2015), The BFG (2016), Power Rangers (2017), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Lightyear (2022).

Owen Wilson

Cast · Known for Cars, Runner, Focker-in-Law

Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), the last of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He has also appeared in Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The French Dispatch (2021). Wilson also starred in the Woody Allen romantic comedy Midnight in Paris (2011) as unsatisfied screenwriter Gil Pender, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2014 he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, and Peter Bogdanovich's She's Funny That Way. Wilson is also known for his career as an onscreen comedian and member of the Frat Pack including starring in such comedies as Zoolander (2001), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), You, Me and Dupree (2006), How Do You Know (2010), The Big Year (2011), and The Internship (2013). He is also known for the family films Marley and Me (2008), and the Night at the Museum film series (2005–2014). He voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series (2006–present), Coach Skip in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), the title character in Marmaduke (2010) and Reggie in Free Birds (2013). He stars as Mobius M. Mobius in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–present). Wilson's accolades include an Oscar and BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay (for The Royal Tenenbaums), a Golden Globe and two SAG acting nominations (for Midnight in Paris and The Grand Budapest Hotel) and an Independent Spirit Award (for Inherent Vice). Description above from the Wikipedia article Owen Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Hank Azaria

Cast · Known for Godzilla, Love & Other Drugs, The Simpsons

Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award. His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.

Robin Williams

Cast · Known for Dead Poets Society, Aladdin, Good Will Hunting

Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991). Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel. Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.

Rami Malek

Cast · Known for Mr. Robot, No Time to Die, Oppenheimer

Rami Said Malek (English: /ˈrɑːmi ˈmælɪk/; Arabic: رامي سعيد مالك, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾɑːmi sæˈʕiːd ˈmæːlek]; born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He gained recognition for portraying Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which he won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2019, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. He played computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Born in Torrance, California, to Coptic immigrant parents, he studied theater before acting in plays in New York City. He had supporting roles in film and television, including the Fox sitcom The War at Home (2005–2007), the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and the Night at the Museum film trilogy (2006–2014). Since his breakthrough, Malek has starred in the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), portrayed David Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), starred as a CIA cryptographer in the spy film The Amateur (2025), and starred as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in the film Nuremberg (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rami Malek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Paul Cheng

Paul Cheng is a bilingual, Taiwanese Canadian actor and stunt performer based in Vancouver, Canada. Paul was born to a Chinese father and Taiwanese mother in Taipei, Taiwan, on August 4, 1978, as Chih-Ping Cheng. He has a younger sister Yvonne, with whom he shares a special bond. Paul immigrated to Canada at the age of 9, and was raised in Toronto, Ontario. During his high school years, Paul played football and received an athletic scholarship to Simon Fraser University, where he graduated with a degree in economics. Paul is proud to be both the first Taiwanese-born professional football player, as well as the first Asian-Canadian to be selected as a first round draft pick, with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. After a small motion capture gig, Paul temporarily set aside his athletic ambitions, deciding to pursue work in Vancouver's vibrant film and television industry instead. Paul made his feature film debut in the Night at the Museum trilogy, playing a Hun in a museum exhibit that comes to life at night, starring Ben Stiller and the late Robin Williams. After the suggestion that fight skills could advance his career, Paul began learning how to box. A natural, Paul fought undefeated at a professional level before switching disciplines to MMA, where he was a top Heavyweight contender with ONE Championship in Asia. He transitioned once again, this time to arena football, where he won the CAFL Championship with the Beijing Lions. Paul continues to train extensively in martial arts, stunt work, and choreography, in addition to film and television performance. He has since performed in numerous feature films, streamer features, TV series, and streamer series alike, all of which validate the many facets of his expertise. Appearances in many of these fan favorites lead to his most anticipated role-to-date, Scrimshaw Sam in the upcoming feature film Peter Pan & Wendy. In addition to the impeccable work ethic and athleticism that he devotes to every project, Paul demonstrates the creative talent and experience of a professional stunt actor of over 15 years in the industry. Paul strives to bring a level of balanced diversity and authentic representation to the screen, while telling meaningful and entertaining stories.