The Polar Express

Finance

Tom Hanks played Santa Claus in the 2004 animated film The Polar Express. He also performed motion capture and voiced multiple characters in the movie.

Celebrity Profiles

Josh Hutcherson provided the voice and motion-capture performance for Hero Boy, the main protagonist and unnamed child in The Polar Express (2004). Hero Boy is the quiet, skepti...

Guides And Explainers

To believe from The Polar Express means to accept a hopeful, childlike conviction that wonder, possibility, and magic can coexist with everyday reality. The line invites readers...

Celebrity Profiles

Chris Van Allsburg is an American illustrator and writer of children’s books, best known as the creator of The Polar Express. This profile covers his background, notable works...

Celebrity Profiles

Tom Hanks performs two distinct voice roles in The Polar Express: the narrator, who guides the story, and Hero Boy, the lead child character. He also provides the vocal foundati...

reference

The Polar Express characters form a compact cast that drives Chris Van Allsburg’s 1985 children’s book and Robert Zemeckis’s 2004 film adaptation. This guide profiles the...