A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
Director: Gil Kenan
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Henry Lawfull as Nikolas |
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Michiel Huisman as Joel |
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Stephen Merchant as Miika (voice) |
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Maggie Smith as Aunt Ruth |
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Sally Hawkins as Mother Vodol |
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Jim Broadbent as King |
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Toby Jones as Father Topo |
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Kristen Wiig as Aunt Carlotta |
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Rune Temte as Anders |
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Zoe Colletti as The Truth Pixie |
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Indica Watson as Little Noosh |
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Philip Lenkowsky as Hessu |
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Peter Hosking as Some Elf |
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Abiola Ogunbiyi as Mother Harcus |
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Kendrick Roger Ong as Big Hunter |
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Rishi Kuppa as Little Kip |
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Joel Fry as Matt |
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Carol MacReady as Mother Gerri |
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Isabella O’Sullivan as Andrea |
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Eden Lawrence as Patrick |
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Ayomide Garrick as Moppet |
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Gregory Gudgeon as Palace Courtier 1 |
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Michael Pitthan as Palace Courtier 2 |
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Václav Chalupa as Palace Courtier 4 |
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Dan Brown as Weather Beaten Man |
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Robert Russell as Member of Crowd 1 |
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John Comer as Member of Crowd 2 |
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Sinéad Phelps as Member of Crowd 3 |
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Tomáš Dianiška as Dog Master |
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Karel Bělohradský as Horseman |
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Trish Osmond as Goose Lady |
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James Beaumont as Elf Guard Dibby |
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Lukáš Duy Anh Tran as Elf Guard Red Nosed |
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Zdeněk Godla as Snow Sweeping Elf |
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Tonya Graves as Elf (Announces raid) |
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Saikat Ahamed as Moodon |
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Una Kenan as Elf Kid (Screams) |
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Isabel Volava as Elf Girl |
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Pearl Haig as Elf |
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Lucas Haig as Elf |
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Jared Bailey as Some Other Elf |
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Perrie Murphy as Tailor Elf |
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Luna Sofie Bauerová as |
| Writing | Matt Haig | Author |
| Art | James Price | Supervising Art Director |
| Editing | Peter Lambert | Editor |
| Sound | Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Guy Bradley | Art Direction |
| Editing | Richard Ketteridge | Editor |
| Art | Kiera Tudway | Art Direction |
| Sound | Brendan Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Holly Thurman | Set Decoration |
| Production | Dan MacRae | Executive Producer |
| Art | Stephen Swain | Art Direction |
| Production | Joe Naftalin | Executive Producer |
| Art | Radek Hanák | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Joanna Nodwell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Matt Haig | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graham Johnston | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Julia Dehoff | Art Direction |
| Sound | Ben Barker | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Nick Freemantle | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Glen Pratt | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Magdalena Novakova | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Stuart Penn | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Didier Lupfer | Executive Producer |
| Art | Petr Zizala | Art Direction |
| Production | Ron Halpern | Executive Producer |
| Art | Seeta Lingam | Art Direction |
| Sound | Andrew Caller | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Kevin Woodhouse | Supervising Art Director |
| Production | Ol Parker | Executive Producer |
| Art | Laura Gurney | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Natálie Kalendová | Set Designer |
| Art | Lili Lea Abraham | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Sarah Ginn | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hana Kučerová | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Lander | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Sobek | Set Costumer |
| Art | Natascha Matzat | Set Designer |
| Art | Miroslav Pazdera | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Ali Griffiths | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Sharon Titmarsh | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Marcus Armitage | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | David Mir | Digital Compositor |
| Production | Ben Knight | Executive Producer |
| Art | Gary Williamson | Production Design |
| Directing | Gil Kenan | Director |
| Writing | Gil Kenan | Writer |
| Production | Diarmuid McKeown | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vaclav Mottl | Line Producer |
| Production | Graham Broadbent | Producer |
| Production | Celia Duval | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Ol Parker | Writer |
| Production | Peter Czernin | Producer |
| Camera | Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Wouter Gilsing | Compositing Lead |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Allen | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Art | Claire Peerless | Draughtsman |
| Camera | Tobias Eedy | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Jack Bell | VFX Editor |
| Art | Diego De Lajonquiere | Assistant Art Director |