Who voiced Olaf in Frozen?

Josh Gad voiced Olaf in Frozen, bringing the cheerful snowman to life with a comic, childlike performance.

Olaf is a sentient snowman created by Elsa and Anna during their childhood. He dreams of experiencing summer, unaware that warm weather could make him melt. Gad’s performance helped define Olaf’s innocence, optimism, and elaborate fascination with friendship and sunshine.

Gad had been involved with the project when it was still associated with an earlier version of The Snow Queen story. When Frozen moved forward, songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez campaigned for him to return. His casting was announced in June 2013.

The role is sometimes confused with the actors who voiced the film’s other central characters: Idina Menzel played Elsa, Kristen Bell played Anna, and Jonathan Groff played Kristoff. Gad reprised Olaf in Frozen II and other Frozen-related projects.