Mia Wasikowska
Mia Wasikowska is an Australian actress who was cast for the role of Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland after sending a videotaped audition to casting directors in London. Previously, she had played a role on the HBO television show In Treatment, as well as acting in the films Defiance, Amelia, and That Evening Sun.
Other films include The Kids Are All Right, Jane Eyre, Restless, Albert Nobbs, Lawless, Stoker, Only Lovers Left Alive, Madame Bovary, Crimson Peak, Damsel, and Judy and Punch.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp is an American actor and frequent collaborator of Tim Burton's. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe 10 times and for an Academy Award three times. His other collaborations with Tim Burton include Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Dark Shadows. Depp has said of his connection to Burton's work, "Our relationship is built on trust. It’s the most important thing in a relationship between an actor and a director. What I share with Tim and what inspires me when I watch him work is his level of enthusiasm, his passion. For me, what contributes to the identity of a Tim Burton film is Tim Burton himself. Whatever the cast, Tim’s signature is everywhere."
Depp's other films include Cry-Baby, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Don Juan DeMarco, Donnie Brasco, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Ninth Gate, Chocolat, Blow, From Hell, Finding Neverland, Public Enemies, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Rum Diary, Into the Woods, and Murder on the Orient Express.
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter is also one of Tim Burton's frequent collaborators, having worked with him on a number of movies before Alice in Wonderland. Carter has stated that she took inspiration from her young daughter because she viewed the queen as a toddler "because she's got a big head, and she's a tyrant."
Carter's other collaborations with Tim Burton include Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Dark Shadows.
She has been nominated for an Academy Award twice and for a Golden Globe 7 times. Her other films include Lady Jane, A Room with a View, Hamlet, Where Angels Fear to Tread, Howards End, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Mighty Aphrodite, Fight Club, Harry Potter, Great Expectations, Les Misérables, Cinderella, Ocean's 8, Wings of the Dove, and The King's Speech.
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway is an American actress who has won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Her films include The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, Ocean's 8, Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Les Misérables, Ella Enchanted, Brokeback Mountain, Becoming Jane, Rachel Getting Married, and Don Jon.
Matt Lucas
Matt Lucas is an English comedian and actor who plays both Tweedledee and Tweedledum in Alice in Wonderland. Both CGI and live-action were used in order to portray the characters, and Lucas had to walk on stilts while performing the role. Lucas is perhaps best known for his work on the TV show Little Britain.
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman was an English actor known for his roles in films like Die Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Quigley Down Under, Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense and Sensibility, Galaxy Quest, Love Actually, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Harry Potter, and Dogma. Alice Through the Looking Glass was his last film before he died unexpectedly from pancreatic cancer.
Crispin Glover
Crispin Glover is an American actor known for his eccentric acting style. His films include Back to the Future, River's Edge, Wild at Heart, The Doors, Charlie's Angels, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
