A Minecraft Movie became one of the underdogs of 2025, grossing over $958 million at the Box Office. The video game based movie was liked by players and non-players alike and the performances by Jack Black and Jason Momoa garnered huge praises from the viewers. If you have not played Minecraft ever in your life, you might not be aware of the characters appearing in the movie. Here is the list of A Minecraft Movie cast and characters we see in the movie, including cameos from popular Minecraft YouTubers and developers. We have also added some fun facts about the Minecraft movie cast members.
Overview: A Minecraft Movie Cast and Story
To make it easy for our readers, we have detailed the cast of the Minecraft Movie along with a short description for the characters.
Actress/Actor Character Description Jack Black Steve One of the original Minecraft skins and the most iconic face of the game, apart from the creeper. Jason Momoa Garrett Garrison Alex is supposed to be the partner of the original Minecraft Steve Emma Myers Natalie Siblings with Henry. Sebastian Eugene Hansen Henry Siblings with Natalie. Danielle Brooks Dawn Guardian of Natalie and Henry. Jennifer Coolidge Marlene Vice Principal of the new school where Henry goes to. Jemaine Clement Bruce Sidekick of Malgosha, the main villain Kate McKinnon Alex Alex is supposed to be partner of the original Minecraft Steve Matt Berry Nitwit A Minecraft villager with no jobs
Jack Black as Steve
Jack Black is the main character or protagonist of A Minecraft Movie, playing the role of Steve, who is one of the iconic skins in Minecraft. Steve wears a blue t-shirt and purple pants with his wolf as his best friend.
Steve had aimed for the mines since his childhood, and once he grew up to be courageous enough, he pursued his dream, only to discover a secret portal to a brand new dimension. In this new world, Steve can craft anything and everything using all the blocks around him. But soon, Steve is trapped inside by Malgosha and sends help to the outside or real world through his faithful wolf.
Jason Momoa as Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison
Jason Momoa plays as Garrett the Garbage Man Garrison in A Minecraft Movie. If you are young enough, you might not have any idea who Garrett really is. He is a former video game champion from the late 1980s. In this movie, Garrett is shown as a clumsy hippy fellow who keeps doing the wrong things at the worst times.
Garrett is shown struggling to keep up his video games store, and later teams up with Henry, Steve, and other members to save the world of Minecraft. You will see Jason Momoa clear the intense situations with his comedic actions and clumsy behavior; however, at the end, Jason pulls up a heroic move and saves the day.
Danielle Brooks as Dawn
Danielle Brooks appears in the movie playing as Dawn and a real estate agent in the town where Henry and his sister Natalie shift to. Since Henry and Natalie don’t have their parents, Dawn acts as a guardian to both of them.
At the start of the movie, Dawn introduces herself to Natalie, stating she has multiple side hustles that bring her enough money and keep her busy. However, a little while later, she is found teaming up with Natalie to bring back her brother from the world of Minecraft.
Emma Myers as Natalie
Natalie is another one of the main protagonists in Minecraft: The Movie, and is the elder sibling to Henry. The movie starts with Natalie moving to a new town for her new job at the factory, and she brings Henry with her. Since their parents are no more, Natalie is the one responsible for Henry.
Soon, the story shifts, where her brother is found to head through the portal to the Minecraft world and Natalie follows suit, along with Dawn, to bring him back. However, things don’t seem to be really easy, and a new adventure starts.
Sebastian Eugene Hansen as Henry
The role of Henry is played by Sebastian Eugene Hansen and he’s portrayed as the one Minecraft player who has a creative side. From the moment Henry is seen studying in his new school, he proves his creative side by building a rocket, which is sabotaged by a couple of students in his class.
The rocket accidentally destroys a factory part, and hence Natalie has to be responsible for all his brother’s deeds. Finally, you will again experience Henry’s creative block when he is shown making all sorts of cool gadgets from the crafting table in Minecraft.
Jennifer Coolidge as Marlene
Jennifer Coolidge plays the character of Marlene in Minecraft The Movie. She is shown as going through a difficult divorce, but is seen as weirdly smiling all the time. Later, when she meets the Nitwit villager from the Minecraft world, her life turns back and she develops a loving relationship with him.
At the end of the movie, we get to see both of them happily living together as a family, where the Nitwit has learnt to speak in human language, while Marlene has learnt to speak villager words.
Kate McKinnon as Alex
Kate McKinnon plays the role of Alex; however is not shown until the very end of the post-credits scene. Even in the last scene, we only get to hear her voice when Steve goes back to the place where he lived.
Steve discovers that his house was previously bought by Alex, and she has been living there ever since. Alex’s scene most likely suggests that we can expect a sequel to A Minecraft Movie where Steve and Alex are partners and go on a brand new adventure in Minecraft.
Jemaine Clement as Bruce
Jemaine Clement plays the role of Bruce, the piglin brute who forced Malgosha to focus on gold mining inside the Nether, rather than chase her dreams of becoming a dancer. The scene is quite short, Bruce isn’t given enough time in the movie.
Later in the movie, Bruce is shown to play a role in Malgosha’s army to capture the Overworld. and deprive it of all sorts of creativity.
Matt Berry as Nitwit
Matt Berry plays the role of a Nitwit, the only villager who has no job. This single villager wears a unique green cloak and wanders off at random places. Eventually, the Nitwit crosses the portal, reaches the real world, and gets bumped over by Marlene’s car.
Later, both the Nitwit and Marlene somehow communicate with each other, fall in love, and start their own family.
Supporting Cast and Cameos in A Minecraft Movie
Minecraft The Movie brings some highly significant cameos that made the audience jump from their seats. At the very beginning, we notice some of the famous Minecraft YouTubers – DanTDM, Mumbo Jumbo, Aphmau, and LDShadowLady at the storage unit auctions behind Jason Momoa.
Next, we have a reference to the Minecraft Legend, Technoblade, shown as a pig wearing a crown. The iconic pig makes its appearance in the movie when Steve is showing a village in the overworld to the other protagonists.
The director of this movie, Jared Hess, plays the voice actor of the main sidekick of Malgosha, General Chungus. Malgosha orders Chungus to do all her nasty deeds, like capture Steve, get the Orb of Dominance, and many more.
A little while later, we get to see Jen Bergensten, one of the main Minecraft developers and designers, appear in the movie as a waiter serving the Vice Principal Marlene, and the Nitwit in a restaurant. Finally, one of the senior creative directors of Minecraft, named Torfi Frans Olafsson, makes his appearance at the very end, when Natalie is seen teaching defensive martial arts to a group of students in the town.
Fun Facts About A Minecraft Movie Cast
The Minecraft movie was first announced around 2014; however, due to all sorts of delays and hurdles, a ton of changes were made in the cast and production as well. The director of the movie, Jared Hess, set the making of the movie in New Zealand, where one of his hit movies was filmed.
Furthermore, Matt Berry was chosen as the main protagonist of the movie, playing the role of Steve. Whereas Jack Black would be a talking pig in the movie. Due to all these delays, Jared asked Jack Black to step up as Steve in the movie, while Matt played a short role of the Nitwit in the movie.
Jason Momoa, who plays Garrett, is known for his popular roles as Aquaman in the DC universe and as Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones. Other protagonists from the movie Emma Myers is known for her role as Enid Sinclair in Wednesday, as well as a young investigator in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
We also see Sebastian Eugene appear in several TV shows like Lisey’s Story and Just Mercy. Danielle Brooks is seen in other popular shows like The Peacemaker and Orange is the New Black.
So, that completes all the information you need to know about ‘A Minecraft Movie’ cast. Whose acting did you enjoy the most in this movie and what was the best thing about it? Let us know in the comments below.
A Minecraft Movie casts Jack Black as Steve, Jason Momoa as Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison, Emma Myers as Natalie, Sebastian Eugene Hansen as Henry, and Danielle Brooks as Dawn, as the main protagonists.
Jason Momoa plays the role of Garrett ‘The Garbage Man’ Garrison in A Minecraft Movie. This character is a former video game champion from the late 1980s.
Jack Black was reportedly paid a sum of $3 million to play Steve in A Minecraft Movie.
The only bad guy or the villain in A Minecraft Movie is Malgosha, a piglin brute who is shown to have a dream of becoming a dancer in the Nether world. Since her dreams were crushed, she lost all her creative flair and thus became the queen of Nether and wanted to capture the Overworld as well.
Alex doesn’t play any active role in A Minecraft Movie; however appears as a Cameo at the very end of the movie. When Steve reaches his previous home in the real world, Alex comes out of the house and states that she has been living there ever since Steve left. This might be an indication that there could be a sequel to A Minecraft Movie.
