Who provided the speaking voice of Oaken in Frozen?

Chris Williams provided the speaking voice of Oaken in Frozen.

Oaken is the friendly, booming proprietor of Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post and Sauna, where Anna seeks supplies after Elsa’s winter reaches Arendelle. His memorable greeting—“Yoo-hoo!”—and comic sauna scene make him one of the film’s most recognizable supporting characters, despite his brief screen time.

Williams was part of Frozen’s creative team as well as its voice cast. He later became widely known as the co-director of Disney’s Big Hero 6, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. His performance as Oaken is therefore sometimes overlooked because audiences may primarily associate him with directing and story work at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The wrong options reflect common Frozen cast mix-ups. Josh Gad voices Olaf, Alan Tudyk voices the Duke of Weselton, and Robert Lopez is one of the film’s songwriters, not Oaken’s speaking actor. Oaken’s original English dialogue is specifically credited to Chris Williams; dubbed international versions use different performers.