* Suraj Sharma as Pi Patel (young)
* Irrfan Khan as Pi Patel (adult, voice-over)
* Rafe Spall as Richard Parker (voice-over)
* Tabu as Pi Patel's mother
* Adil Hussain as Pi Patel's father
* Gérard Depardieu as the French chef
* Ayush Tandon as Ravi Patel (young)
* Shravanthi Sainath as Anita Patel (young)
* Tobey Maguire as the Writer (voice-over)
The film also features a number of other actors in supporting roles.