Who voiced Nigel the pelican?

Geoffrey Rush voiced Nigel the pelican in Finding Nemo.

Nigel is a pelican who visits the dentist’s office and becomes an important link between Nemo’s aquarium and the outside world. He enjoys watching the fish through the office window and recognizes Marlin and Dory when they arrive searching for Nemo.

Nigel helps spread the story of Marlin’s desperate journey to the Tank Gang. His information encourages Nemo to keep trying to escape, while his later actions help reunite the characters. The pelican’s role also gives the aquarium fish a perspective beyond the glass walls of the dentist’s office.

Geoffrey Rush is an Australian actor whose major film roles include Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean series and Lionel Logue in The King’s Speech. His voice performance gives Nigel a warm, theatrical quality. Nigel is sometimes confused with Bruce, voiced by Barry Humphries, or Marlin, voiced by Albert Brooks.