The Legend of Zelda movie cast: confirmed actors and reported roles

Nintendo has officially confirmed the two lead actors in its live-action The Legend of Zelda film: Bo Bragason will play Zelda, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will play Link. The film is planned for a worldwide theatrical release on April 30, 2027.

Several additional actors and character assignments have been reported by entertainment outlets. Those names do not appear in the official cast announcement retrieved for this guide, however, so they remain reported rather than studio-confirmed.

At a glance: confirmed versus reported Zelda movie cast

• Officially confirmed: Bo Bragason as Zelda
• Officially confirmed: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link
• Reported, not studio-confirmed: Uli Latukefu as Ganondorf
• Reported, not studio-confirmed: Dichen Lachman as Impa
• Reported: Yvonne Strahovski as an unspecified queen character
• Reported: Sam Neill in an unspecified role

What Nintendo has officially confirmed

In its September 8, 2026 joint announcement with Arad Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment, Nintendo said that “Bo Bragason will star as Zelda, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link.” The same announcement confirmed the film’s title as The Legend of Zelda, named Wes Ball as director and set out the planned April 30, 2027 worldwide theatrical release date. Nintendo’s joint announcement is the clearest source for the officially confirmed cast.

The two actors are also listed as Princess Zelda and Link in the New Zealand Film Commission’s production listing.

That confirmation should not be stretched into a full ensemble announcement. Nintendo’s cast sentence names Bragason and Ainsworth, but the retrieved official materials do not provide a complete cast list. Zelda and Link are officially cast; the other widely circulated names remain reports from independent outlets.

Bo Bragason is officially confirmed as Zelda

Bo Bragason is Nintendo’s confirmed Zelda. The company has not identified her character as the incarnation of Zelda from any particular game, nor has it described the film as a direct adaptation of one entry in the series.

Instead, Nintendo describes the project as an original film based on the stories, ideas and concepts developed across 40 years of The Legend of Zelda games. That description leaves room for the movie to draw from the wider series while telling its own story. Nintendo of America’s film update provides that original-film description.

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is officially confirmed as Link

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is Nintendo’s confirmed Link. As with Zelda, the official announcement does not connect his version of the character to a named game, timeline branch or earlier adaptation. Claims that the film follows the plot of a specific Zelda title would therefore go beyond Nintendo’s announcement.

Which additional Zelda movie roles have been reported?

Independent reporting points to a larger ensemble, but the claims require clear labels. Video Games Chronicle reported, citing Deadline sources, that Uli Latukefu was attached as Ganondorf and Dichen Lachman as Impa. The outlet also reported Yvonne Strahovski as a queen character and Sam Neill in an unspecified role.

Uli Latukefu as Ganondorf

Uli Latukefu has been reported as Ganondorf, but that character assignment is not confirmed in the official Nintendo materials retrieved for this guide. GameSpot’s coverage also noted that the casting report had not been officially confirmed by the studio at the time of publication. Unless Nintendo, Sony Pictures Entertainment or Arad Productions announces the role, the accurate description is that Latukefu has been reported as Ganondorf.

Dichen Lachman as Impa

Dichen Lachman has similarly been reported as Impa through the Deadline-sourced coverage published by VGC. Nintendo’s official release does not name Lachman or confirm Impa’s presence in the film, so the casting remains reported rather than official.

Yvonne Strahovski and Sam Neill

VGC described Yvonne Strahovski’s reported part only as a queen character. The report did not give the character a name, so assigning her to a specific figure from the games would be unsupported. Sam Neill was also reported to be attached to the film, but the report did not establish his role. Both details remain provisional until one of the companies behind the film publishes a fuller cast announcement.

Why the confirmation label matters

Cast reports can move quickly from entertainment coverage into fan databases, social posts and search results, making an attributed report appear official. The distinction here is straightforward: Nintendo’s announcement expressly names Bragason as Zelda and Ainsworth as Link, while the additional names and character assignments come from independent reporting rather than a complete studio cast release.

That distinction does not establish that the reported casting is false. It tells readers what type of evidence supports each name. A studio announcement puts a cast-role pairing on the record; an attributed report can still be credible and useful, but it may change or remain unconfirmed until the production addresses it.

The Legend of Zelda movie release date and director

The Legend of Zelda is planned to open in theaters worldwide on April 30, 2027, with Wes Ball directing. Nintendo’s joint release also outlines the production, financing and worldwide theatrical-distribution arrangements involving Nintendo, Arad Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The full joint announcement is available from Nintendo.

This guide will require an update if Nintendo, Sony Pictures Entertainment or Arad Productions announces more cast members or clarifies any of the reported roles. Based on the official sources currently available, the dependable answer is concise: Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth are confirmed as Zelda and Link, while the rest of the reported ensemble does not yet have the same official status.