<Ul> <Li> Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison , a panserbjørn ( armored bear ) who becomes Lyra 's friend and comrade . Nonso Anozie had recorded lines for the part of Iorek Byrnison , but was replaced by McKellen at a late stage as New Line wanted a bigger name in the role . New Line president of production Toby Emmerich claimed that he `` never thought Anozie sounded like Iorek '' and while he initially trusted director Weitz 's casting decision , he `` never stopped thinking that this guy did n't sound right . '' The recasting was against Weitz 's wishes , though he later said `` if you 're going to have anyone recast in your movie , you 're happy it 's Ian McKellen . '' </Li> <Li> Freddie Highmore as Pantalaimon , Lyra 's dæmon . Pan was originally to be voiced by an older actor , but they called in Highmore instead , as it would be more of an intimate relationship if Pan and Lyra were the same age , and also would underscore the contrast between Lyra 's relationship with him versus her relationships with older male characters such as Lord Asriel , Lee Scoresby and Iorek . </Li> <Li> Ian McShane as Ragnar Sturlusson , king of the panserbjørner . Ragnar 's name in the book was Iofur Raknison , but the name was changed to prevent confusion between him and Iorek . However , in the German - language version of the film , the dialogue retains the name `` Iofur Raknison '' , whilst the subtitles reflect the change . </Li> <Li> Kathy Bates as Hester , Lee Scoresby 's jackrabbit dæmon . </Li> <Li> Kristin Scott Thomas as Stelmaria , Lord Asriel 's dæmon . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison , a panserbjørn ( armored bear ) who becomes Lyra 's friend and comrade . Nonso Anozie had recorded lines for the part of Iorek Byrnison , but was replaced by McKellen at a late stage as New Line wanted a bigger name in the role . New Line president of production Toby Emmerich claimed that he `` never thought Anozie sounded like Iorek '' and while he initially trusted director Weitz 's casting decision , he `` never stopped thinking that this guy did n't sound right . '' The recasting was against Weitz 's wishes , though he later said `` if you 're going to have anyone recast in your movie , you 're happy it 's Ian McKellen . '' </Li> <Li> Freddie Highmore as Pantalaimon , Lyra 's dæmon . Pan was originally to be voiced by an older actor , but they called in Highmore instead , as it would be more of an intimate relationship if Pan and Lyra were the same age , and also would underscore the contrast between Lyra 's relationship with him versus her relationships with older male characters such as Lord Asriel , Lee Scoresby and Iorek . </Li> <Li> Ian McShane as Ragnar Sturlusson , king of the panserbjørner . Ragnar 's name in the book was Iofur Raknison , but the name was changed to prevent confusion between him and Iorek . However , in the German - language version of the film , the dialogue retains the name `` Iofur Raknison '' , whilst the subtitles reflect the change . </Li> <Li> Kathy Bates as Hester , Lee Scoresby 's jackrabbit dæmon . </Li> <Li> Kristin Scott Thomas as Stelmaria , Lord Asriel 's dæmon . </Li> </Ul>
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Pantalaimon
Pantalaimon