-Alduin Lothar, the protagonist for the Alliance, is played by Travis Fimmel (Ragnar in Vikings)
Llane Wrynn, king of Stormwind, is Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark in Captain America)
-Lady Taria, queen of Stormwind, is Ruth Negga (Raina in Agents of Shield)
-Archmage Medivh is played by Ben Foster (Angel in X-Men: The Last Stand)
-Mage Khagdar is Ben Schnetzer (Max in The Book Thief)
-Durotan, the protagonist for the Horde, is played by Toby Kebbell (Koba in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Doctor Doom in the upcoming Fantastic Four)
-Orgrim, Durotan's right hand, is Robert Kazinsky (Chuck in Pacific Rim, and Sean in EastEnders)
Blackhand is Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs in Spongebob)
-Gul'Dan, orc ruler, is Daniel Wu (William Xu in Europa Report)
-Half-orc half-draenei Garona Halforcen is Paula Patton (Jane in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol)