Every Persona 5 and Royal voice actor: English and Japanese cast for all Phantom Thieves, Confidants and key NPCs, plus their most famous roles.
Persona 5 Voice Actors — Full English & Japanese Cast
The Persona 5 English voice cast is led by Xander Mobus (Joker), Cassandra Lee Morris (Morgana), Max Mittelman (Ryuji), Erika Harlacher (Ann), Matthew Mercer (Yusuke), Cherami Leigh (Makoto), Erica Lindbeck (Futaba), Xanthe Huynh (Haru) and Robbie Daymond (Akechi) — the lineup Atlus announced in October 2016 and that has stuck together through Royal, Strikers and Tactica. Persona 5 Royal adds Laura Post as Kasumi Yoshizawa, and the Japanese cast is a who's who of anime voice acting headlined by Jun Fukuyama and Nana Mizuki.
This page covers the full English and Japanese cast for every Phantom Thief, every Confidant and the important NPCs, with the roles you'll actually recognize them from. If you're new to the cast, our Persona 5 characters guide explains who each of these characters is before you worry about who's behind the mic.
Per the official Persona 5 Royal Steam store page, the game ships with full English and Japanese voice options on PC and consoles, so the cast list below applies to whichever language track you pick.
The Phantom Thieves — English Voice Cast
| Character | English voice actor | Also known for |
|---|---|---|
| Joker (Ren Amamiya) | Xander Mobus | Super Smash Bros. announcer, Overwatch, Persona 5 Strikers |
| Morgana | Cassandra Lee Morris | Kyubey (Madoka Magica), Taiga (Toradora!), Leafa (Sword Art Online) |
| Ryuji Sakamoto | Max Mittelman | Saitama (One Punch Man), Hawaii Shirt Man (Overwatch) |
| Ann Takamaki | Erika Harlacher | Kyoko Kirigiri (Danganronpa), Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter) |
| Yusuke Kitagawa | Matthew Mercer | Critical Role DM, McCree/Cassidy (Overwatch), Leorio (Hunter x Hunter) |
| Makoto Niijima | Cherami Leigh | Female V (Cyberpunk 2077), Sailor Venus, Lucy (Fairy Tail) |
| Futaba Sakura | Erica Lindbeck | Celica (Fire Emblem Echoes), Barbie, Magilou (Tales of Berseria) |
| Haru Okumura | Xanthe Huynh | Marianne (Fire Emblem Three Houses), Mei (Catherine) |
| Goro Akechi | Robbie Daymond | Tuxedo Mask (Sailor Moon Crystal), Prompto (Final Fantasy XV), Akechi's Loki in Royal |
| Kasumi Yoshizawa (Royal) | Laura Post | Arlecchino (Genshin Impact), Ragyo (Kill la Kill) |
The core nine were confirmed by Atlus itself at announcement time — see IGN's cast reveal and the Anime News Network report, which list the identical lineup. Royal's Kasumi was voiced by Laura Post across every region, per Behind The Voice Actors.
Atlus confirmed at Strikers' press event that the same voice cast reprises their roles across Persona 5, Royal, Strikers and Tactica — so the table above is valid for every spinoff that features the Phantom Thieves. Tactica additionally brings in Leeanna Albanese (Erina) and MacLeod Andrews (Toshiro) for its new leads.
The Phantom Thieves — Japanese Voice Cast
| Character | Japanese voice actor | Also known for |
|---|---|---|
| Ren Amamiya | Jun Fukuyama | Lelouch (Code Geass), Korosensei (Assassination Classroom) |
| Morgana | Ikue Otani | Pikachu (Pokémon), Chopper (One Piece) |
| Ryuji Sakamoto | Mamoru Miyano | Light Yagami (Death Note), Okabe Rintaro (Steins;Gate) |
| Ann Takamaki | Nana Mizuki | Hinata (Naruto), Fate (Fate/stay night) |
| Yusuke Kitagawa | Tomokazu Sugita | Gintoki (Gintama), Joseph Joestar (JoJo) |
| Makoto Niijima | Rina Sato | Holo (Spice and Wolf), Shana (Shakugan no Shana) |
| Futaba Sakura | Aoi Yuki | Madoka Kaname (Madoka Magica), Tanya (Youjo Senki) |
| Haru Okumura | Haruka Tomatsu | Zero Two (Darling in the Franxx), Asuna (Sword Art Online) |
| Goro Akechi | Soichiro Hoshi | Kira Yamato (Gundam SEED), Senku's rival Gen (Dr. Stone) |
| Kasumi Yoshizawa (Royal) | Sora Amamiya | Akame (Akame ga Kill), Aqua (Konosuba) |
Supporting Cast and Confidants
The English dub goes well beyond the party — every Confidant and major NPC has a named actor, and the roster is stacked. This list matches the English Voice Over wiki's Persona 5 Royal page:
| Character | English voice actor |
|---|---|
| Igor (Velvet Room) | Kirk Thornton |
| Caroline & Justine (Lavenza) | Carrie Keranen |
| Sae Niijima | Elizabeth Maxwell |
| Sojiro Sakura | Jamieson Price |
| Yuuki Mishima | Sean Chiplock |
| Munehisa Iwai | Kaiji Tang |
| Tae Takemi | Abby Trott |
| Sadayo Kawakami | Michelle Ruff |
| Chihaya Mifune | Sarah Williams |
| Shinya Oda | Barbara Goodson |
| Hifumi Togo | Eden Riegel |
| Toranosuke Yoshida | William Salyers |
| Ichiko Ohya | Amanda Winn-Lee |
| Takuto Maruki (Royal) | Billy Kametz |
A few of these are the kind of "wait, that's them?" reveals fans love: Kaiji Tang is also the English voice of Ichiban Kasuga in Like a Dragon, Michelle Ruff is Rukia in Bleach, and Amanda Winn-Lee directed and voiced in the Evangelion dub. Billy Kametz, who voiced Maruki in Royal, passed away in 2022 — his performance as the counselor is widely considered one of the best in the game's English dub.
Whether you hear Kametz or the Japanese track, Maruki's story is missable: you must reach rank 9 of his Councillor Confidant before November 18 to unlock Royal's third semester — the arc our story themes guide explains in context. Getting the voice right is the easy part — getting the deadline right is what actually matters.
Japanese Audio Options and the Royal Redub
The original Persona 5 shipped with English audio only in the West at launch, but Atlus released the Japanese audio track as a free add-on (it appears as a free "Japanese Audio Track" DLC on the PlayStation Store). Royal fixed this properly: English and Japanese are both included from the start on every platform.
Royal also made a subtle but important change to the English dub — the new content is dubbed by the same actors, but several early-game scenes were re-recorded with fresh direction and lip-sync improvements, which is why some lines sound slightly different between vanilla and Royal even though the cast is identical (see our P5 vs Royal differences guide for the full list of changes).
Voice Casts Beyond Persona 5
- Persona 5 Strikers — full cast reprises; the game was recorded remotely during COVID (per Atlus, reported by TheGamer).
- Persona 5 Tactica — same cast plus Leeanna Albanese as Erina and MacLeod Andrews as Toshiro.
- Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X) — the free-to-play spinoff has no English dub at all. It's Japanese voice only worldwide, and multiple original P5 actors (Ikue Otani, Mamoru Miyano and others) reprise their roles — see GameRant's P5X cast list. The new cast includes Kouki Uchiyama as the protagonist Wonder, whose story we cover in our P5X characters guide.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Xander Mobus voices Joker there too, which is how many players first heard the character outside P5.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who voices Joker in Persona 5? Xander Mobus in English (also the Smash Bros. announcer) and Jun Fukuyama in Japanese (Lelouch from Code Geass).
Who is the English voice cast of Persona 5? Xander Mobus, Cassandra Lee Morris, Max Mittelman, Erika Harlacher, Matthew Mercer, Cherami Leigh, Erica Lindbeck, Xanthe Huynh and Robbie Daymond for the nine base Phantom Thieves, with Laura Post added for Kasumi in Royal.
Who voices the Confidants in Persona 5? Kirk Thornton (Igor), Carrie Keranen (Caroline/Justine), Jamieson Price (Sojiro), Elizabeth Maxwell (Sae), Michelle Ruff (Kawakami), Kaiji Tang (Iwai), Abby Trott (Takemi), Sarah Williams (Chihaya), Sean Chiplock (Mishima) and more.
Does Persona 5 have a Japanese voice option? Yes — Royal includes both English and Japanese tracks from the start; the original Persona 5 got the Japanese track as a free add-on DLC in the West.
Who voices Kasumi in Persona 5 Royal? Laura Post in English and Sora Amamiya in Japanese.
Related Guides
- Persona 5 Characters — Every Phantom Thief Explained
- Persona 5 vs Persona 5 Royal — Every Difference
- Is Persona 5 Royal Worth It? Honest Verdict
- Persona 5 Review — Scores and Verdict
- Persona 5: The Phantom X Characters
Official resources: Persona 5 Royal Steam page · Atlus official Persona 5 Royal site · IGN — English voice cast reveal · Behind The Voice Actors — P5R · Wikipedia — List of Persona 5 characters
Last Updated: August 13, 2026
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