Who voiced Grand Pabbie in Frozen?

Ciarán Hinds voiced Grand Pabbie in Frozen.

Hinds voices the leader of the trolls, also known as the Troll King. When Elsa accidentally injures Anna with her magic, Anna’s parents bring her to the trolls, and Grand Pabbie heals her. He removes Anna’s memories of Elsa’s powers but warns that the magic itself cannot simply be erased.

Grand Pabbie later explains that Anna’s frozen heart can be saved only by an act of true love. That advice drives the climax of the film, although the solution is not the romantic kiss Anna expects. Her self-sacrifice to protect Elsa becomes the act of true love that thaws her.

The character is sometimes confused with other distinguished British and Irish actors because Grand Pabbie has a solemn, authoritative presence. Hinds is also known for roles in films and television dramas, but his Frozen performance is a voice role. Grand Pabbie and the trolls return in Frozen II, where he helps direct Anna and Elsa toward the Enchanted Forest.