Top 10+ Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Wes Anderson Films
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Wes Anderson creates whole worlds within his movies, especially with his still filming technique and the pops of color he incorporates into many shots.
While the universes within’ his films might seem starkly different, Anderson repeatedly works with the same actors to bring these stories to life. From The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) to The Phoenician Scheme (2025) and everything in between or before, if certain faces in the director’s many films look familiar, that’s probably because you’ve seen them in his other works.
Find a list of 10 actors who have appeared in more than one Wes Anderson film below.
L-R: Owen Wilson in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums,’ ‘Bottle Rocket’ and ‘The French Dispatch’
Owen Wilson played Dignan in Anderson’s Bottle Rocket (1996) and Eli Cash in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). He played Herbsaint Sazerac in The French Dispatch (2021) and Francis in The Darjeeling Unlimited (2007).
L-R: Jeffrey Wright in ‘Asteroid City,’ ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ and ‘The French Dispatch’
Jeffrey Wright has appeared in The French Dispatch (2021) as Roebuck Wright, as General Gibson in Asteroid City (2023) and in The Phoenician Scheme (2025) as Marty.
L-R: Bryan Cranston in ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ and ‘Asteroid City’
Bryan Cranston has appeared in The Phoenician Scheme as Reagan as well as in Asteroid City as the Host. He also voiced Chief in Isle of Dogs (2018).
Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro stars in Anderson’s latest film The Phoenician Scheme (2025) as Zsa-zsa Korda, and he played Moses Rosenthaler in The French Dispatch (2021).
L-R: Tom Hanks in ‘Asteroid City’ and ‘The Phoenician Scheme’
Tom Hanks has worked on multiple Wes Anderson films from The Phoenician Scheme as Leland (2025) to Asteroid City (2023) in which he appeared as Stanley Zak.
L-R: Tilda Swinton in ‘The French Dispatch’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel
Tilda Swinton appeared in Asteroid City (2023) as Dr. Hickenlooper, The French Dispatch (2021) as J.K.L. Berensen and as Madame D. in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). She also voiced Oracle in Isle of Dogs (2018).
L-R: Ralph Fiennes in ‘The Wonderful Story of Benedict Cumberbatch’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Ralph Fiennes, who will appear as President Snow in The Hunger Games: The Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) and who is coming off of an Oscar run for his starring role in Conclave (2024) has appeared in Wes Anderson films like The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
L-R: Bill Murray in ‘The French Dispatch,’ ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
Bill Murray has appeared in many a Wes Anderson film from Moonrise Kingdom (2012)to The French Dispatch (2021) to The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). He also played God in The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
