<Ul> <Li> Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle , an intelligent alicorn who is Equestria 's Princess of Friendship , responsible for spreading friendship and harmony across the kingdom . She is the leader of the `` Mane 6 '' ponies . Rebecca Shoichet performs Twilight Sparkle 's singing voice . </Li> <Li> Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash and Applejack , two of the `` Mane 6 '' ; Rainbow Dash is a loyal pegasus with an adventurous spirit , and Applejack is an honest apple farmer pony . </Li> <Li> Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy , two of the `` Mane 6 '' ; Pinkie Pie is a party - obsessed pony filled with joy and laughter , and Fluttershy is a kind , timid pegasus who cares for animals . Shannon Chan - Kent performs Pinkie Pie 's singing voice . </Li> <Li> Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity , a generous fashion designer unicorn and one of the `` Mane 6 '' . Kazumi Evans performs Rarity 's singing voice . </Li> <Li> Cathy Weseluck as Spike , a baby dragon who is Twilight Sparkle 's faithful assistant . </Li> <Li> Emily Blunt as Tempest Shadow , an embittered unicorn once known as Fizzlepop Berrytwist who serves as the Storm King 's second - in - command in order to repair her broken horn . On the development of the character , screenwriter Meghan McCarthy said , `` We just arrived at this idea of a character who had come from Equestria , and had not had the positive experience that Twilight ( Sparkle ) and her friends had . It felt like a good counterpart to our heroes was to have a villain who did n't just not get friendship , but had a reason that she did n't understand it . '' McCarthy also called Blunt 's performance `` a big influence '' on how the character was animated in the film . </Li> <Li> Michael Peña as Grubber , a wisecracking hedgehog creature and Tempest Shadow 's cohort . McCarthy said that Grubber `` needed to be goofy '' to counterpoint the `` very straight - laced , hardcore '' Tempest . Peña ad - libbed much of the character 's dialogue , with McCarthy saying , `` You get Michael Peña in a recording booth , and you just are like , ' Please just go and say funny things . ' He will be there for hours , just giving you all kinds of really great material that was not something that we had originally scripted ! '' </Li> <Li> Liev Schreiber as the Storm King , the despotic , satyr - like leader of the storm creatures who conquers lands in search of powerful magic to control the weather . On his acceptance of the role , Schreiber said that he wanted something child - friendly for his kids to watch , noting his repertoire of violent , adult - oriented films . Comparing his character to Basil Rathbone , Schreiber said the Storm King `` is prone to temper tantrums , and he 's a little crazy . He has a wide range of behaviors . '' He considers the character to be `` one of the more intense roles ( he 's ) played '' . </Li> <Li> Taye Diggs as Capper , a humanoid alley cat who is a cunning yet good - hearted con artist . Diggs , who was excited to appear in an animated film , says , `` I 'm very movement - oriented , so just looking at the way Capper is positioned , the expressions on his face , all enhances my performance . It 's really cool . '' </Li> <Li> Zoe Saldana as Captain Celaeno , a humanoid parrot and jaded pirate captain who is relegated to the Storm King 's delivery service . Saldana says Celaeno `` cares for her crew '' , adding , `` She 's a responsible , thoughtful , and empathetic leader . That 's a terrific , very poignant message to give to children about leadership -- that it 's okay for you to want to be a leader as long as you know that the responsibilities that come along with it . '' </Li> <Li> Kristin Chenoweth as Princess Skystar , an excitable seapony and magically transformed hippogriff princess . Chenoweth said of her character , `` Let 's just say she 's been locked up for a while and is longing for friends . '' She joked that she dabbled in method acting for the role , making sure her hair was `` on point for every recording session '' . </Li> <Li> Uzo Aduba as Queen Novo , the benevolent ruler
<Ul> <Li> Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle , an intelligent alicorn who is Equestria 's Princess of Friendship , responsible for spreading friendship and harmony across the kingdom . She is the leader of the `` Mane 6 '' ponies . Rebecca Shoichet performs Twilight Sparkle 's singing voice . </Li> <Li> Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash and Applejack , two of the `` Mane 6 '' ; Rainbow Dash is a loyal pegasus with an adventurous spirit , and Applejack is an honest apple farmer pony . </Li> <Li> Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy , two of the `` Mane 6 '' ; Pinkie Pie is a party - obsessed pony filled with joy and laughter , and Fluttershy is a kind , timid pegasus who cares for animals . Shannon Chan - Kent performs Pinkie Pie 's singing voice . </Li> <Li> Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity , a generous fashion designer unicorn and one of the `` Mane 6 '' . Kazumi Evans performs Rarity 's singing voice . </Li> <Li> Cathy Weseluck as Spike , a baby dragon who is Twilight Sparkle 's faithful assistant . </Li> <Li> Emily Blunt as Tempest Shadow , an embittered unicorn once known as Fizzlepop Berrytwist who serves as the Storm King 's second - in - command in order to repair her broken horn . On the development of the character , screenwriter Meghan McCarthy said , `` We just arrived at this idea of a character who had come from Equestria , and had not had the positive experience that Twilight ( Sparkle ) and her friends had . It felt like a good counterpart to our heroes was to have a villain who did n't just not get friendship , but had a reason that she did n't understand it . '' McCarthy also called Blunt 's performance `` a big influence '' on how the character was animated in the film . </Li> <Li> Michael Peña as Grubber , a wisecracking hedgehog creature and Tempest Shadow 's cohort . McCarthy said that Grubber `` needed to be goofy '' to counterpoint the `` very straight - laced , hardcore '' Tempest . Peña ad - libbed much of the character 's dialogue , with McCarthy saying , `` You get Michael Peña in a recording booth , and you just are like , ' Please just go and say funny things . ' He will be there for hours , just giving you all kinds of really great material that was not something that we had originally scripted ! '' </Li> <Li> Liev Schreiber as the Storm King , the despotic , satyr - like leader of the storm creatures who conquers lands in search of powerful magic to control the weather . On his acceptance of the role , Schreiber said that he wanted something child - friendly for his kids to watch , noting his repertoire of violent , adult - oriented films . Comparing his character to Basil Rathbone , Schreiber said the Storm King `` is prone to temper tantrums , and he 's a little crazy . He has a wide range of behaviors . '' He considers the character to be `` one of the more intense roles ( he 's ) played '' . </Li> <Li> Taye Diggs as Capper , a humanoid alley cat who is a cunning yet good - hearted con artist . Diggs , who was excited to appear in an animated film , says , `` I 'm very movement - oriented , so just looking at the way Capper is positioned , the expressions on his face , all enhances my performance . It 's really cool . '' </Li> <Li> Zoe Saldana as Captain Celaeno , a humanoid parrot and jaded pirate captain who is relegated to the Storm King 's delivery service . Saldana says Celaeno `` cares for her crew '' , adding , `` She 's a responsible , thoughtful , and empathetic leader . That 's a terrific , very poignant message to give to children about leadership -- that it 's okay for you to want to be a leader as long as you know that the responsibilities that come along with it . '' </Li> <Li> Kristin Chenoweth as Princess Skystar , an excitable seapony and magically transformed hippogriff princess . Chenoweth said of her character , `` Let 's just say she 's been locked up for a while and is longing for friends . '' She joked that she dabbled in method acting for the role , making sure her hair was `` on point for every recording session '' . </Li> <Li> Uzo Aduba as Queen Novo , the benevolent ruler
who plays the cat in my little pony movie
who plays the cat in my little pony movie
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs