List of Transformers film series cast and characters

The following is a list of cast members and characters from the Transformers film series and the tie-in video games.

Cast and characters Character Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Dark of the Moon Age of Extinction The Last Knight Bumblebee Rise of the Beasts 2007 2009 2011 2014 2017 2018 2023Autobots Optimus Prime/Nemesis Prime Peter Cullen Bumblebee Mark Ryan colspan="2" Ben Schwartz Erik Aadahl Dylan O'Brien Jazz Darius McCrary colspan="6" Ironhide Jess Harnell colspan="2" Ratchet Robert Foxworth Dennis Singletary Sideswipe André Sogliuzzo James Remar colspan="4" Wheelie Tom Kenny Tom Kenny colspan="2" Skids Tom Kenny rowspan="2" rowspan="2" colspan="3" Mudflap Reno Wilson colspan="3" Jetfire Mark Ryan colspan="5" Elita-One Grey DeLisle colspan="5" Chromia colspan="5" Arcee rowspan="3" Grey DeLisle Liza Koshy Que/Wheeljack colspan="2" George Coe Steve Blum Cristo Fernández Dino/Mirage colspan="2" Francesco Quinn colspan="2" Pete Davidson Sentinel Prime colspan="2" Leonard Nimoy colspan="3" Brains colspan="2" Reno Wilson colspan="3" Topspin colspan="2" Steven Barr colspan="2" Leadfoot colspan="2" John DiMaggio colspan="3" Roadbuster colspan="2" Ron Bottitta colspan="3" Hound colspan="3" John Goodman colspan="2" Crosshairs colspan="3" John DiMaggio colspan="2" Drift colspan="3" Ken Watanabe colspan="2" Hot Rod colspan="4" Omar Sy colspan="2" Cogman colspan="4" Jim Carter colspan="2" Cliffjumper colspan="5" Andrew Morgado Brawn colspan="5" Kirk Baily Stratosphere colspan="6" John DiMaggioDecepticons Megatron Hugo Weaving Frank Welker colspan="2" Starscream Charlie Adler Barricade Jess Harnell Frank Welker Jess Harnell colspan="2" Frenzy Reno Wilson colspan="5" The Fallen Tony Todd colspan="5" Shockwave Frank Welker Jon Bailey Soundwave Frank Welker colspan="2" Ravage colspan="3" Demolishor Calvin Wimmer colspan="5" Laserbeak colspan="2" Keith Szarabajka colspan="4" Igor colspan="2" Greg Berg colspan="3" Galvatron colspan="3" Frank Welker colspan="3" Nitro Zeus colspan="4" John DiMaggio colspan="2" Mohawk colspan="4" Reno Wilson colspan="2" Shatter colspan="5" Angela Bassett Dropkick colspan="5" Justin Theroux Blitzwing colspan="5" David Sobolov Other Cybertronians Lockdown colspan="3" Mark Ryan colspan="3" Grimlock colspan="3" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" colspan="2" Slug colspan="3" colspan="2" Quintessa colspan="4" Gemma Chan colspan="2" Unicron colspan="4" Colman Domingo Scourge colspan="6" Peter Dinklage Nighbird colspan="6" Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Battletrap colspan="6" David Sobolov Apelinq colspan="6" Optimus Primal colspan="6" Ron Perlman Airazor colspan="6" Michelle Yeoh Cheetor colspan="6" Tongayi Chirisa Rhinox colspan="6" Humans Seymour Simmons John Turturro John Turturro Nick Pilla Sam Witwicky Shia LaBeouf colspan="2" William Lennox Josh Duhamel Josh Duhamel colspan="2" Colonel SharpGeneral Morshower Glenn Morshower Glenn Morshower colspan="2" Robert Epps Tyrese Gibson colspan="4" Ron Witwicky Kevin Dunn colspan="4" Judy Witwicky Julie White colspan="4" Mikaela Banes Megan Fox colspan="5" Glen Whitman Anthony Anderson colspan="6" Maggie Madsen Rachael Taylor colspan="6" Leo Spitz Ramon Rodriguez colspan="5" Carly Spencer colspan="2" Rosie Huntington-Whiteley colspan="4" Dylan Gould colspan="2" Patrick Dempsey colspan="4" Bruce Brazos colspan="2" John Malkovich colspan="4" Charlotte Mearing colspan="2" Frances McDormand colspan="4" Dutch Gerhardt colspan="2" Alan Tudyk colspan="4" Jerry Wang colspan="2" Ken Jeong colspan="4" Cade Yeager colspan="3" Mark Wahlberg colspan="2" Tessa Yeager colspan="3" Nicola Peltz colspan="2" Shane Dyson colspan="3" Jack Reynor colspan="3" Joshua Joyce colspan="3" Stanley Tucci colspan="3" Harrold Attinger colspan="3" Kelsey Grammer colspan="3" James Savoy colspan="3" Titus Welliver colspan="3" Darcy Tirrel colspan="3" Sophia Myles colspan="3" Su Yueming colspan="3" Li Bingbing colspan="3" Lucas Flannery colspan="3" T.J. Miller colspan="3" Izabella colspan="4" Isabela Merced colspan="2" Viviane Wembly colspan="4" Laura Haddock colspan="2" Edmund Burton colspan="4" Anthony Hopkins colspan="2" Jimmy colspan="4" Jerrod Carmichael colspan="2" Charlie Watson colspan="5" Hailee Steinfeld Memo colspan="5" Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Jack Burns colspan="5" John Cena Noah Diaz colspan="6" Anthony Ramos Elena Wallace colspan="6" Dominique Fishback Reek colspan="6" Tobe Nwigwe

Autobots The Autobots are the main protagonists of the Transformers film series who come from the planet Cybertron.

Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) is the main protagonist of the Transformers film series, the brave and valiant leader of the Autobots, the last descendant of the Dynasty of Primes and keeper of the Matrix of Leadership. Optimus Prime transforms into a 1994 red and blue Peterbilt 379 semi-trailer truck in the first three films, a rusty 1973 Marmon HDT-AC 86 semi cab-over truck in the beginning of the fourth film, and later a blue and red 2014 Western Star 5700XE Phantom semi-truck.

In the first film, Optimus Prime arrives on Earth with Ratchet, Ironhide, and Jazz trying to find the AllSpark. At Mission City, he kills Bonecrusher and battles Megatron, but Sam pushes the AllSpark into Megatron's chest, killing him and destroying the cube; as a result, Cybertron can no longer be restored. Afterward, Optimus and the other Autobots form an alliance with the humans and work closely with them, with the resulting alliance being called NEST.

In Revenge of the Fallen, Optimus is killed by Megatron during a battle with him, Starscream, and Grindor. Near the end of the film, he is revived by Sam with the Matrix of Leadership and is fused with Jetfire, making him more powerful. Optimus Prime then faces the Fallen and Megatron. After a vicious fight, Optimus severely wounds Megatron and kills the Fallen, telling him to "give me your face."

In Dark of the Moon, Optimus revives Sentinel Prime using the Matrix of Leadership and reveals he was the leader of the Autobots before him. However, Sentinel betrays the Autobots and joins the Decepticons to restore Cybertron with the Pillars; meanwhile, the Autobots are sent into space. During the battle in Chicago, Optimus kills some Decepticons, including the Driller, Shockwave, and Megatron before he kills Sentinel Prime. In the film, Optimus is depicted with a trailer similar to his Generation 1 counterpart, and has been redesigned to look more heroic. The trailer contains enhanced weapons and flight gear. Optimus loses his right arm to Sentinel Prime at the film's climax.

In Age of Extinction, he is hunted by Harold Attinger, Cemetery Wind, and Lockdown, who is working for the Creators to bring him to Cybertron and kill any Autobots who refuse to give up his location. A badly wounded Optimus is discovered by struggling inventor Cade Yeager, who shelters him. Escaping the eyes of Cemetery Wind, Optimus leads the Autobots once again, taming the Dinobots and rides Grimlock to fight Galvatron and his new army of man-made Transformers. After defeating Galvatron's army, he kills Attinger and Lockdown. He sets the Dinobots free and asks his fellow Autobots to protect Cade and his family before taking the Seed into space and going after the Creators. At the start of the movie, Optimus uses a mode similar to his G1 counterpart but with a lot of rust.

In The Last Knight, Optimus arrives at Cybertron, now a dead planet. He finds Quintessa, the Prime of Life, who brainwashes Optimus to do her bidding of destroying the Earth, which she reveals is an ancient enemy planet, Unicron. She tells Prime that he must retrieve her staff to rebuild Cybertron. Prime's eyes turn purple and becomes Nemesis Prime under Quintessa's control. Just as he is about to kill Bumblebee, Bee speaks for the first time in ten years, which causes him to return to normal. He rides Dragonstorm into battle. After defeating Quintessa and saving both worlds, Optimus and the Autobots return to Cybertron, which has joined with the Earth into one planet.

Optimus Prime reappears and appears similar to his G1 counterpart in Bumblebee. He leads the Autobots against the Decepticons trying to take over Cybertron, but is forced to retreat when Decepticon reinforcements led by Soundwave and Shockwave attack them. Realizing that Cybertron has fallen, he orders all Autobots to get to their escape pods. He gives Bumblebee the task to protect the Earth and set up a base for them before being attacked by Ravage and other Decepticons.

In Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Optimus Prime reappears and appears similar to his G1 counterpart; he transforms into a Freightliner FLA-8664T semi-trailer truck, a form which he gained previously in Bumblebee. Optimus and his fellow Autobots had been hiding for the past seven years, waiting for a means to return to Cybertron. When the signal of a Transwarp Key is activated in Brooklyn, he rallies the other Autobots to investigate the signal, with Mirage bringing in a civilian named Noah Diaz. Despite Bumblebee's earlier encounter with a human, Optimus is distrustful of human help. Optimus comes face-to-face with the Terrorcons' leader, Scourge, who defeats him in combat. Optimus witnesses the deactivation of Bumblebee, making it his mission to avenge his fallen comrade. Bumblebee, who would be revived by an infusion of raw Energon, would be avenged as Optimus disarms Scourge and rips out his head, destroying the Transwarp Key to stop Unicron's advance.

Bumblebee

Bumblebee (voiced by Mark Ryan in the 2007 film and the second video game, Fred Tatasciore in the third video game, Ben Schwartz in Age of Extinction, Erik Aadahl in The Last Knight, Dylan O'Brien in Bumblebee) is a loyal, courageous, and fun-loving Autobot scout, Hot Rod's brother-in-arms, and Sam's former guardian in the first three films, and later becomes Optimus' second-in-command in the following two. Due to his voicebox being damaged during the battle for Cybertron, he's hardly able to speak, only able to communicate through radio recordings and recorded movie and song quotes. Bumblebee transforms into various types of Chevrolet Camaros; the first four films depict him as fifth generation Camaros before switching to a sixth generation in The Last Knight. Bumblebee depicts him as a Volkswagen Beetle, and Rise of the Beasts depicts him as a second-generation Camaro.

In Transformers, Sam Witwicky purchases a dirty 1977 Chevrolet Camaro, but it reveals it's actually an Autobot, Bumblebee. Later Bumblebee turns into a 2007 Chevrolet Camaro. Bumblebee is wounded during the battle at Mission City, though is able to defeat Brawl with Mikaela's help. Throughout the movie, Bumblebee uses radio soundbites to communicate due to his vocal box being damaged in battle; the prequel movie Bumblebee attributes this damage to the hands of Blitzwing. However, Bumblebee regains his voice by the end of the movie.

In Revenge of the Fallen, Bumblebee once again uses radio soundbites to communicate due to the bugs of his voice, and Sam tells Mikaela that Bumblebee is "playing it up". Bumblebee is sad about Sam's departure from college, though they would be reunited after a brief skirmish with a Pretender named Alice. Later in Egypt, Bumblebee faces off against both Rampage and Ravage, who he defeats.

In Dark of the Moon, Bumblebee, now separated from Sam, assists NEST in the Autobots' mission to prevent human conflict. After Sentinel's betrayal, Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots were sent into space. Bumblebee would land the finishing blow on the control pillar, destroying it.

For Age of Extinction, Bumblebee is a modified vintage 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, and later a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro concept. He appears after Optimus calls all the Autobots and has a rivalry with Drift. He later aids Hound in a battle, kills Stinger, and rides Strafe.