<P> Rick Sanchez ( voiced by Justin Roiland ) -- A genius , sociopathic , emotionally abusive , dismissive , narcissistic , self - centered , incredibly intelligent and alcoholic mad scientist who is the father of Beth Smith and the maternal grandfather of Morty and Summer . His alcoholic tendencies lead his daughter 's family to worry about the safety of their son Morty . The series is often retroscripted for Rick 's lines . He displays `` diagnosable qualities of various mental illnesses '' . An extremely intellectual character that views his time as valuable , he disparages the usefulness of many ordinary human conventions such as school , marriage , and even love , though he displays genuine affection towards his grandchildren and daughter throughout the series . His reaction to the mundane requests asked of him by Morty and other family members suggests he considers himself wholly superior to them , though in several instances throughout the series he shows a lonelier side . He frequently ' burp - talks ' words in the middle of a sentence while speaking , presumably as a result of his alcoholism . He is identified as Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C - 137 . In `` The Wedding Squanchers '' , Rick alongside Squanchy and Birdperson were revealed to be freedom fighters against the Galactic Federation who labeled them terrorists with warrants for their arrest . In order to guarantee the safety of his family , Rick leaves a tip on where he can be found as he surrenders to the Galactic Federation and is incarcerated in one of their prisons . In `` The Rickshank Rickdemption '' it is revealed that Rick actually turned himself in , in a scheme to destroy the Federation 's economy ; when the Council of Ricks interferes , Rick also takes the opportunity to take down the Council of Ricks . Rick also orchestrated `` sending '' Jerry away for his earlier attempt to convince the family to turn him into Federation custody , and making Rick `` the de-facto patriarch of the household '' . However , Rick 's attempt at driving Jerry away was unsuccessful , resulting in a diminished role in the family . The character was inspired primarily by Emmett Brown from Back to the Future . </P>
<P> Rick Sanchez ( voiced by Justin Roiland ) -- A genius , sociopathic , emotionally abusive , dismissive , narcissistic , self - centered , incredibly intelligent and alcoholic mad scientist who is the father of Beth Smith and the maternal grandfather of Morty and Summer . His alcoholic tendencies lead his daughter 's family to worry about the safety of their son Morty . The series is often retroscripted for Rick 's lines . He displays `` diagnosable qualities of various mental illnesses '' . An extremely intellectual character that views his time as valuable , he disparages the usefulness of many ordinary human conventions such as school , marriage , and even love , though he displays genuine affection towards his grandchildren and daughter throughout the series . His reaction to the mundane requests asked of him by Morty and other family members suggests he considers himself wholly superior to them , though in several instances throughout the series he shows a lonelier side . He frequently ' burp - talks ' words in the middle of a sentence while speaking , presumably as a result of his alcoholism . He is identified as Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C - 137 . In `` The Wedding Squanchers '' , Rick alongside Squanchy and Birdperson were revealed to be freedom fighters against the Galactic Federation who labeled them terrorists with warrants for their arrest . In order to guarantee the safety of his family , Rick leaves a tip on where he can be found as he surrenders to the Galactic Federation and is incarcerated in one of their prisons . In `` The Rickshank Rickdemption '' it is revealed that Rick actually turned himself in , in a scheme to destroy the Federation 's economy ; when the Council of Ricks interferes , Rick also takes the opportunity to take down the Council of Ricks . Rick also orchestrated `` sending '' Jerry away for his earlier attempt to convince the family to turn him into Federation custody , and making Rick `` the de-facto patriarch of the household '' . However , Rick 's attempt at driving Jerry away was unsuccessful , resulting in a diminished role in the family . The character was inspired primarily by Emmett Brown from Back to the Future . </P>
who plays rick sanchez in rick and morty
who plays rick sanchez in rick and morty
Justin Roiland
Justin Roiland