<Ul> <Li> Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee , the father of Dylan and Rosie Mee and the owner of the zoo , who is trying to restart his life after his wife dies . </Li> <Li> Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster , the 28 - year - old lead zookeeper and long - time employee at Rosemoor Animal Park . </Li> <Li> Thomas Haden Church as Duncan Mee , Ben 's older brother and an accountant and Dylan and Rosie 's uncle </Li> <Li> Colin Ford as Dylan Mee , Ben 's 14 - year - old son , who is initially drawn to Lily and eventually develops feelings for her and has a strained and rough relationship with his father . </Li> <Li> Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie Mee , Ben 's 7 - year - old daughter , who is very curious about all of the animals in the zoo and thinks living at a zoo is a grand adventure . </Li> <Li> Angus Macfadyen as Peter MacCreedy , the carpenter of the zoo who had made many innovative enclosures for the zoo , and he claims that his ideas were `` stolen '' by Walter Ferris . Because of this , he has a huge and violent grudge against Walter . </Li> <Li> Elle Fanning as Lily Miska , the 13 - year old home - schooled cousin of Kelly and worker at the zoo 's restaurant who lives within the zoo . Although she is too young to legally work , she is paid `` under the table '' out of her cousin 's salary . She likes Dylan ( who is at first unaware of this fact ) , but later gives up on her pursuit of a relationship with him after Dylan does n't listen to her and unintentionally hurts her feelings . After he subsequently apologizes and tells her of his own feelings for her , she forgives him and they resume their friendship and start their relationship . </Li> <Li> Patrick Fugit as Robin Jones ; the zoo 's craftsman and Crystal the Monkey 's owner . </Li> <Li> John Michael Higgins as Walter `` Walt '' Ferris , a strict zoo inspector who earns the dislike of many people , especially Peter MacCreedy . </Li> <Li> Carla Gallo as Rhonda Blair , the secretary and bookkeeper of the zoo . </Li> <Li> J.B. Smoove as Mr. Stevens , the Mee family 's real estate agent . </Li> <Li> Stéphanie Szostak as Katherine Mee , the deceased wife of Benjamin Mee . </Li> <Li> Desi Lydic as Shea Seger , a woman with an obvious crush on Benjamin who always brings him lasagna . </Li> <Li> Peter Riegert as Delbert McGinty , Benjamin 's boss before he ' starts over ' . </Li> <Li> Michael Panes as the principal of Dylan and Rosie 's school . </Li> <Li> Kym Whitley as Eve the Home Depot Clerk . </Li> <Li> Crystal the Monkey as Herself . </Li> <Li> Bart / Tank the Bear as Buster , the grizzly bear . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee , the father of Dylan and Rosie Mee and the owner of the zoo , who is trying to restart his life after his wife dies . </Li> <Li> Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster , the 28 - year - old lead zookeeper and long - time employee at Rosemoor Animal Park . </Li> <Li> Thomas Haden Church as Duncan Mee , Ben 's older brother and an accountant and Dylan and Rosie 's uncle </Li> <Li> Colin Ford as Dylan Mee , Ben 's 14 - year - old son , who is initially drawn to Lily and eventually develops feelings for her and has a strained and rough relationship with his father . </Li> <Li> Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie Mee , Ben 's 7 - year - old daughter , who is very curious about all of the animals in the zoo and thinks living at a zoo is a grand adventure . </Li> <Li> Angus Macfadyen as Peter MacCreedy , the carpenter of the zoo who had made many innovative enclosures for the zoo , and he claims that his ideas were `` stolen '' by Walter Ferris . Because of this , he has a huge and violent grudge against Walter . </Li> <Li> Elle Fanning as Lily Miska , the 13 - year old home - schooled cousin of Kelly and worker at the zoo 's restaurant who lives within the zoo . Although she is too young to legally work , she is paid `` under the table '' out of her cousin 's salary . She likes Dylan ( who is at first unaware of this fact ) , but later gives up on her pursuit of a relationship with him after Dylan does n't listen to her and unintentionally hurts her feelings . After he subsequently apologizes and tells her of his own feelings for her , she forgives him and they resume their friendship and start their relationship . </Li> <Li> Patrick Fugit as Robin Jones ; the zoo 's craftsman and Crystal the Monkey 's owner . </Li> <Li> John Michael Higgins as Walter `` Walt '' Ferris , a strict zoo inspector who earns the dislike of many people , especially Peter MacCreedy . </Li> <Li> Carla Gallo as Rhonda Blair , the secretary and bookkeeper of the zoo . </Li> <Li> J.B. Smoove as Mr. Stevens , the Mee family 's real estate agent . </Li> <Li> Stéphanie Szostak as Katherine Mee , the deceased wife of Benjamin Mee . </Li> <Li> Desi Lydic as Shea Seger , a woman with an obvious crush on Benjamin who always brings him lasagna . </Li> <Li> Peter Riegert as Delbert McGinty , Benjamin 's boss before he ' starts over ' . </Li> <Li> Michael Panes as the principal of Dylan and Rosie 's school . </Li> <Li> Kym Whitley as Eve the Home Depot Clerk . </Li> <Li> Crystal the Monkey as Herself . </Li> <Li> Bart / Tank the Bear as Buster , the grizzly bear . </Li> </Ul>
who plays lily in we bought a zoo
who plays lily in we bought a zoo
Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning