Cast and crew
Elf (2003)
60 cast and 98 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast60
Will FerrellBuddy
James CaanWalter
Bob NewhartPapa Elf
Ed AsnerSanta
Mary SteenburgenEmily
Zooey DeschanelJovie
Daniel TayMichael
Faizon LoveGimbels Manager
Peter DinklageMiles Finch
Amy SedarisDeb
Michael LernerFulton
Andy RichterMorris- Kyle GassEugene
- Artie LangeGimbels Santa
- Leon RedboneLeon the Snowman (voice)
Ray HarryhausenPolar Bear Cub (voice)- Claire LautierNY 1 Reporter
- Ted FriendNY 1 Anchor
- Patrick FerrellSecurity Guard
- Patrick McCartneySecurity Guard
Jon FavreauDoctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)- Lydia Lawson-BairdCarolyn
- Brenda McDonaldNun
- Annie BrebnerElf Student
- Luke PohlElf Student
- Meghan BlackElf
- Patrick BaynhamElf
- Michael RoberdsDisgruntled Cobbler Elf
- Peter A. HulneElf Twin
- Patrick HulneElf Twin
- Richard SideElf Teacher
- David-Paul GrovePom Pom
- Kristian AyreFoom Foom
- Lorin HeathPerfume Clerk
- Dillard BrinsonPrinter
- Brad TurnerOffice Co-Worker
- David BerenbaumOffice Co-Worker
- Brenda CrichlowOffice Co-Worker
- Oscar GoncalvesFrancisco
- Mary BlackNurse
- John MurrayMan in Elevator
- Mark AchesonMailroom Guy
- Robin MossleyChuck
- Paul SchofieldKid with Santa
Matt WalshMatt Walsh
Will McCormackWitness- Gus MichaelWitness
- Alexandra MichaelChild
- Terry J. ScarlatosPolice Officer
- Jonathan BruceBiker
- Akeem A. SmithSchool Kid
- Michael Christopher FischettiSchool Kid
- Jane BradburySusan Welles
Peter BillingsleyMing Ming (uncredited)- Jay FinocchiaroPasserby (uncredited)
- Craig CastaldoRadioman (uncredited)
- Graeme DuffyOrange Elf (uncredited)
Maurice LaMarcheBuddy's Belch (voice) (uncredited)- Rachel Lana LiChild (uncredited)
- Natasha DenisGimbels Elf (uncredited)
Crew98
Directing
- Jon FavreauDirector
- Jessica ClothierScript Supervisor
- Andrew M. RobinsonSecond Assistant Director
- Jim BrebnerFirst Assistant Director
- Christopher WoodsSecond Unit Director
- Mickey GilbertSecond Unit Director
Writing
- David BerenbaumWriter
- Jon FavreauScreenplay
Production
- Cale BoyterExecutive Producer
- Kent AltermanExecutive Producer
- Julie Wixson DarmodyExecutive Producer
- Toby EmmerichExecutive Producer
- Jimmy MillerExecutive Producer
- Susie FarrisCasting Director
- Todd KomarnickiProducer
- Shauna RobertsonProducer
- Jon BergProducer
- David B. HouseholterUnit Production Manager
- Penny GibbsUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Greg GardinerDirector of Photography
- William WaringCamera Operator
- Patrick StepienFirst Assistant Camera
- Carey TonerSteadicam Operator, Camera Operator
- Alan MarkfieldStill Photographer
- David E. BaronFirst Assistant Camera
- Doug LavenderFirst Assistant Camera
Editing
- Dan LebentalEditor
- Michael HatzerColor Timer
Sound and music
- John DebneyOriginal Music Composer
- Jon TaylorSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wade WilsonSound Designer
- Kelly ZomborBoom Operator
- Brad ShermanSound Re-Recording Mixer
- John LevequeSupervising Sound Editor
- Stephen P. RobinsonSound Effects Editor
- Steve MannSound Effects Editor
- Anthony MilchSound Effects Editor
- Kimberly Lowe VoigtDialogue Editor, Supervising ADR Editor
- David HusbySound Mixer
- Tanya Noel HillMusic Editor
Art
- Allan GalajdaSet Designer
- Amrit Laura GunhouseSet Designer
- Geoff WallaceSet Designer
- Jay MitchellSet Designer
- Todd LawleySet Dresser
- Kelly CanfieldSet Dresser
- Barbara WilsonAssistant Art Director
- Victoria BalharryArt Department Coordinator
- Rusty SmithProduction Design
- Johanne HubertSet Decoration
- Kelvin HumennyArt Direction
- Charles E. McCarryArt Direction
- Jennifer SilvertandAssistant Set Decoration
- Bryan KorenbergProperty Master
- James MazzolaProperty Master
Costume and make-up
- Nancy DugganCostume Supervisor
- Laura Jean ShannonCostume Design
- Rebeccah DelchambreSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Gitte AxenSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Victoria DownKey Makeup Artist
- Donna BisFirst Assistant Hairstylist
- James SarzottiKey Makeup Artist
- Angel De AngelisKey Hair Stylist
- Sherry Linder-GygliKey Hair Stylist
- Ian C. BallardFirst Assistant Hairstylist
Visual effects
- Musa BrookerAnimation
- Joe BauerVisual Effects Supervisor
- Hunter AtheyAnimation
- Brian DowrickAnimation
- Antoine DurrVisual Effects
- Erik De BoerAnimation Supervisor
- Douglas BloomVisual Effects
- Giovanni DulayModeling
- Rob MeyersAnimation
- Teresa DrillingAnimation
- Justin MitchellAnimation
- Steve BakerAnimation
- Dan FosterVisual Effects Producer
- Jeremy OddoAnimation
- Bill WestenhoferVisual Effects Supervisor
- Joseph B. Conmy IVVisual Effects Producer
- Craig SeitzCompositing Supervisor
- Lauren RitchieVisual Effects Supervisor
- Arthur JeppeVisual Effects
- Stephen ChiodoAnimation Supervisor
Lighting
- John PaszkiewiczLighting Artist
Crew
- Owen WalstromStunts
- G.A. AguilarStunt Coordinator
- Greg GroenekampCompositors
- Joe SalazarCompositors
- Brian FisherCompositors
- Troy W. CarringtonProduction Office Assistant
- David MylreaStunts
- Doug ChapmanStunts
- Jay VinitskyPost Production Supervisor
- Mark RodahlDigital Effects Supervisor
- Tony LazarowichSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Scott J. AteahStunt Coordinator