<Ul> <Li> Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom : An investigative journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote that imbues him with super-human abilities and a violent alter - ego : Venom . Director Ruben Fleischer said that unlike a werewolf or Jekyll and Hyde , the relationship between Brock and the symbiote is a `` hybrid '' , with the two characters sharing a body and working together . Hardy was drawn to this duality , and compared the two characters to Ren and Stimpy . He gave each a distinctive voice : an `` aw - shucks American accent '' for Brock ; and a `` James Brown lounge lizard '' - like voice for Venom , that was `` modulated to sound more sinister '' . Hardy called Brock an antihero who would `` do whatever he has to '' to accomplish a goal . Hardy planned to use performance capture to portray Venom , but this idea was abandoned due to the difference between his face and the character 's . </Li> <Li> Michelle Williams as Anne Weying : A district attorney and Eddie 's ex-fiancée . Williams was excited at the prospect of her character becoming She - Venom in the future , and Fleischer felt that it would be fun to give fans an Easter egg of this by briefly showing She - Venom in the film . This was kept a secret until the release of the film , and Flesicher hoped that the positive response to the appearance would lead to more She - Venom in future Venom films or even a standalone She - Venom film . </Li> <Li> Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake / Riot : A genius inventor and leader of the Life Foundation experimenting on the symbiotes . Ahmed explained that Drake is trying to save the future of humanity when he discovers the symbiote , with Fleischer adding that Drake has a positive goal but a `` moral ambiguity '' that leads to him testing his science on other people . Drake is eventually bonded to another symbiote known as Riot , which Fleischer described as `` a body - hopper '' . </Li> <Li> Scott Haze as Roland Treece : Drake 's head of security . </Li> <Li> Reid Scott as Dan Lewis : Anne 's new boyfriend , a doctor who tries to help Eddie . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom : An investigative journalist who becomes the host of an alien symbiote that imbues him with super-human abilities and a violent alter - ego : Venom . Director Ruben Fleischer said that unlike a werewolf or Jekyll and Hyde , the relationship between Brock and the symbiote is a `` hybrid '' , with the two characters sharing a body and working together . Hardy was drawn to this duality , and compared the two characters to Ren and Stimpy . He gave each a distinctive voice : an `` aw - shucks American accent '' for Brock ; and a `` James Brown lounge lizard '' - like voice for Venom , that was `` modulated to sound more sinister '' . Hardy called Brock an antihero who would `` do whatever he has to '' to accomplish a goal . Hardy planned to use performance capture to portray Venom , but this idea was abandoned due to the difference between his face and the character 's . </Li> <Li> Michelle Williams as Anne Weying : A district attorney and Eddie 's ex-fiancée . Williams was excited at the prospect of her character becoming She - Venom in the future , and Fleischer felt that it would be fun to give fans an Easter egg of this by briefly showing She - Venom in the film . This was kept a secret until the release of the film , and Flesicher hoped that the positive response to the appearance would lead to more She - Venom in future Venom films or even a standalone She - Venom film . </Li> <Li> Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake / Riot : A genius inventor and leader of the Life Foundation experimenting on the symbiotes . Ahmed explained that Drake is trying to save the future of humanity when he discovers the symbiote , with Fleischer adding that Drake has a positive goal but a `` moral ambiguity '' that leads to him testing his science on other people . Drake is eventually bonded to another symbiote known as Riot , which Fleischer described as `` a body - hopper '' . </Li> <Li> Scott Haze as Roland Treece : Drake 's head of security . </Li> <Li> Reid Scott as Dan Lewis : Anne 's new boyfriend , a doctor who tries to help Eddie . </Li> </Ul>
who does the voice for venom in the movie
who does the voice for venom in the movie
Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy