Who voices Vector in the 2010 film Despicable Me?

Jason Segel voices Vector in the 2010 film Despicable Me.

Vector, whose real name is Victor Perkins, is Gru’s principal rival in the first movie. He begins the story by stealing the Great Pyramid of Giza, a spectacular crime that motivates Gru to pursue an even more ambitious scheme: stealing the Moon. Vector later takes the shrink ray that Gru needs for the plan.

Segel’s performance gives Vector an energetic, smug, and immature personality that contrasts with Gru’s more controlled villainy. Vector is also the son of Mr. Perkins, the president of the Bank of Evil, linking the two characters to the film’s deliberately comic criminal world.

A common mix-up is confusing Vector’s film voice with Jason Harris, who voiced the character in a Despicable Me video game. Segel is the credited voice in the original 2010 feature, alongside Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, and Will Arnett.