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Wonka

2023

Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

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Mark Everson

Editor · Known for Wonka

Mark Everson is known for Wonka (2023), Paddington 2 (2017) and Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019).

Paris Themmen

Paris Themmen is an American former child actor who is best known for his role as Mike Teevee in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Keegan-Michael Key

Cast · Known for Transformers One, Toy Story 4, Hotel Transylvania 2

Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.

John Sorapure

Cinematographer · Known for Ted Lasso

John Sorapure is a multi award winning Cinematographer 2nd Unit Director and DOP. He has worked on movies including Barbie (2023), Paddington 2 (2017), Wonka (2023), The Little Mermaid (2023) and television shows as well with Inside No.9, The Mighty Boosh, Twenty Twelve, Dr. Who and Ted Lasso for which he won 7 Emmy Awards.

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner (18 April 1926 – 5 December 1994) was a German TV and film character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Mr. Slugworth in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He was fluent in four languages and appeared in many English-language, German-language and French-language films.

Sophie Winkleman

Cast · Known for Two and a Half Men

Sophie Winkleman was born on 5 August 1980 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Wonka (2023), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and Peep Show (2003). She has been married to Lord Frederick Windsor since 12 September 2009. They have two children.

Roy Kinnear

Roy Mitchell Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Algernon in The Beatles' Help! (1965), Clapper in How I Won the War (1967) and Planchet in The Three Musketeers (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming of the latter.

Simon Farnaby

Cast · Known for Wonka

Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian, children's entertainer, writer and singer. He is best known for his work with the Them There collective, where he has written and starred in productions including the sketch show Horrible Histories, Yonderland, and Ghosts, as well as writing for film.  Farnaby earned BAFTA nominations for his co-writing of Paddington 2, both for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film, and was the winner of the 2023 Television BAFTA for memorable TV moment. In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy Wonka's origins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Farnaby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Timothée Chalamet

Cast · Known for Call Me by Your Name, Marty Supreme, Little Women

Timothée Hal Chalamet (born December 27, 1995) is an American actor. He began his career in television, appearing in the series Homeland. In 2014, he made his film debut in Men, Women & Children and appeared in Interstellar. In 2017, he had a leading role in Call Me by Your Name. He later appeared in Lady Bird (2017), Beautiful Boy (2018), and Little Women (2019). He has since taken on leading roles in Dune (2021–2026) and Wonka (2023), and appeared in A Complete Unknown (2024) and Marty Supreme (2025).

Colin O'Brien

Cast · Known for The Monkey, Wonka

Colin O'Brien (born October 15, 2010) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Edward on the television series Dear Edward (2023). He also had roles in the films Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022), Wonka (2023) and The Monkey (2025).

Rhys Becker

Rhys was born at home in Encinitas, CA on December 20, 2010. Rhys Becker discovered his love for performing at the age of seven when he was cast as young Philip Carlyle in a musical theatre production of The Greatest Showman at a local studio, Center Stage, in Orange County, CA. From there, Rhys continued to perform at Center Stage, starring as "Aladdin", "Willy Wonka" and "Alexander Hamilton" respectively. At age 10 he joined the Center Stage competitive Dance Team, competing on several teams: hip hop, all boys jazz, tap, and musical theatre ensemble in addition to performing a dance solo and monologues. It was during this time he became interested in acting for television and film. He began taking classes with Cynthia Bain and Jillian Rose Reed at CYBAS, Improv with Japheth Gordan at John D'Quino's YAW and Voiceover with Lynnann Zager and Shane Brady. Rhys began booking commercials and a few music videos and quickly caught the acting bug. In Oct 2021, Rhys booked the supporting role of "Will", Gina Carano's son in the upcoming Western film, "Terror on the Prairie." He learned a lot working with many seasoned and talented actors on set in Montana and under the wing of the incredible Director, Michael Polish and is looking forward to the film's much anticipated release in the summer of 2022. In addition to acting, Rhys enjoys playing in nature: rock climbing, climbing trees, hiking, surfing and swimming. He also enjoys playing guitar and ukulele. In his free time, he can often be found curled up with a book or building a Lego creation.

Peter Capell

Peter Capell (3 September 1912 - 3 March 1985) was a German actor who was active on screen from 1945 until 1985. His first role was in Winterset, shortly after the end of the Second World War. His final role came a year before his death, when he appeared in Mamas Geburtstag. Both of these were television productions. He also appeared in many films, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), in which he played a "tinker" who spoke to Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) at the gates of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Capell died, aged 72, in March 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Capell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Paul Benedict

Cast · Known for The Addams Family

Paul Benedict (September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and movies beginning in the 1960s. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the popular PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the quirky English neighbor "Harry Bentley" on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Often mistakenly credited as Charlie Bucket's school teacher (the uncredited role of Mr. Turkentine), in the cult classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, who was actually played by David Battley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Benedict, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Angelo Muscat

Angelo Muscat (September 24, 1930 – October 10, 1977) was a Maltese-born British character actor renowned for his role as the diminutive, silent butler in the cult TV series The Prisoner (1967-1968), appearing in 14 episodes and selected by star Patrick McGoohan. Standing just 4 feet 3 inches tall—unlike his taller family, including a policeman father—he moved to England after his parents' deaths, initially working odd jobs like kitchen porter and factory hand before breaking into acting in 1961 with a touring production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. His TV debut came as a Chumbley robot in Doctor Who's "Galaxy 4" (1965), followed by roles in Alice in Wonderland (1966), an uncredited part in the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour (1967), and an Oompa-Loompa in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). As acting opportunities dwindled, he supported himself crafting birdcages while living alone in London, until his death from pneumonia at age 47 in St. Bartholomew's Hospital.

Calah Lane

Cast · Known for Wonka

Calah Francine Lane (born April 20, 2009) is an American actress and singer. She was born in Irving, Texas and started performing as an actress at the age of 4. She had minor parts in commercials, short movies and episodes of television series, before being cast as the young Laurel in the TV drama This Is Us (2021). Her breakthrough was the role as main character Noodle opposite Timothée Chalamet in Wonka (2023), directed by Paul King. For this, she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress and for an NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture. In August 2024, Calah Lane released her music single "Otherside" on all major platforms.

Arthur Waite

Cast · Known for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Arthur Waite is a rising young actor quickly making his mark on the industry. He is 11 years old, based out of Los Angeles, CA and represented by The Osbrink Agency. Arthur appears in the feature film THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS and stars in the short film, ANESTHESIA , as "Young Michael". Beyond his on-camera work, Arthur is a seasoned voice actor, voicing "Alex" in Moonbug Entertainment's PAW PATROL: TO THE RESCUE and is a series regular on two new shows premiering this year. His love and natural gift for musical theater landed him a national award for "All Festival Best Individual Performance" at JTF West in 2025, "Best Vocal Soloist" in 2024, and the lead roles of "Bruce" in MATILDA JR, "Charlie" in WONKA JR, and "Donkey" in SHREK JR. He is an incredible actor, vocalist, and dancer...a true triple threat! He's self-driven, has incredible literacy/memorization, and is genuinely happy to be living out his passion! A directors dream!

Julie Dawn Cole

Julie Dawn Cole is an English actress, singer, author, and psychotherapist who has been active for more than 40 years. She began as a child performer in what remains her best-remembered film, 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, playing Veruca Salt.

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, singer-songwriter, and author. He began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series The Play of the Week in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture Bonnie and Clyde, Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film The Producers for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was the first in a series of collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including 1974's Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, which Wilder co-wrote, garnering the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is known for his iconic portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and for his four films with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991), as well as starring in Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972). He directed and wrote several of his own films, including The Woman in Red (1984). With his third wife, Gilda Radner, he starred in three films, the last two of which he also directed. Her 1989 death from ovarian cancer led to his active involvement in promoting cancer awareness and treatment, helping found the Gilda Radner Ovarian Cancer Detection Center in Los Angeles and co-founding Gilda's Club. After his last acting performance in 2003 – a guest role on Will & Grace for which he received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor – he turned his attention to writing. He produced a memoir in 2005, Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art; a collection of stories, What Is This Thing Called Love? (2010); and the novels My French Whore (2007), The Woman Who Wouldn't (2008), and Something to Remember You By (2013).

Jack Albertson

Jack Albertson (June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American character actor dating to vaudeville.  A comedian, dancer, singer, and musician, Albertson is perhaps best known for his roles as Manny Rosen in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Grandpa Joe in the 1971 version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Amos Slade in the 1981 animated film "The Fox and the Hound" (1981), and as Ed Brown in the 1974-1978 television sitcom Chico and the Man. For contributions to the television industry, Jack Albertson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6253 Hollywood Boulevard.

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer · Known for L.A. Confidential

David L. Wolper was born on January 11, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA as David Lloyd Wolper. He was a producer, known for L.A. Confidential (1997), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Imagine: John Lennon (1988). He was married to Gloria Hill, Dawn Richard and Toni Carroll. He died on August 10, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

Rebecca Cho

Executive Producer · Known for Sinners

Rebecca Cho is a film executive and Senior Vice President of Film Development and Production at Proximity Media. Before joining Proximity Media, Cho was a Development Director at Warner Bros., instrumental in developing several high-profile films. She collaborated with the Proximity team on Judas and the Black Messiah and Space Jam: A New Legacy. Her additional credits at Warner Bros. include Clouds, the critically acclaimed King Richard starring Will Smith, Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s Barbie, and Furiosa, the anticipated prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller. Cho began her entertainment career after graduating from UC Irvine, gaining early experience at Fox 2000 and ABC Studios.

Paul King

Cast · Director · Known for Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Wonka

Paul Thomas King (born July 1978) is an English screenwriter and director. He works in television, film and theatre and specialises in comedy. He directed all 20 episodes of the surreal comedy series The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007), and in 2005 he earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best New Director. His work on the family comedy films Paddington (2014) and its 2017 sequel earned him British Academy Film Award nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2023, he directed and co-wrote Wonka, a film which serves as a backstory to the literary character Willy Wonka and explores his early days as a chocolatier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul King (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.