Lesbian Space Princess Cast & Voice Actors
The cast of Lesbian Space Princess is a mix of Australian and New Zealand screen talent, comedy heavyweights and stage performers. Shabana Azeez leads as Princess Saira, backed by Bernie Van Tiel, Gemma Chua-Tran, Richard Roxburgh, Kween Kong, Reuben Kaye — and the comedy trio Aunty Donna as the film's villains.
Main Cast & Characters at a Glance
The table below covers every named role in the film, with character names and voice credits verified against the film's official materials.
| Character | Voice Actor | Role in the Film |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Saira | Shabana Azeez | Anxious, introverted protagonist |
| Kiki | Bernie Van Tiel | Bounty hunter, Saira's ex |
| Willow | Gemma Chua-Tran | Goth singer, former gay-pop idol |
| Problematic Ship | Richard Roxburgh | The starship Saira steals |
| Blade | Kween Kong | Drag queen club owner |
| The Leader | Mark Bonanno | Straight White Maliens leader |
| Larry | Zachary Ruane | Straight White Maliens member |
| Josh | Broden Kelly | Straight White Maliens member |
| Queen Leanne | Jordan Raskopoulos | One of Saira's mothers |
| Queen Anne | Madeleine Sami | One of Saira's mothers |
| DNM Girl | Demi Lardner | Met in a club bathroom |
| Safety Bubble | Reuben Kaye | Protector of Clitopolis |
Princess Saira — Shabana Azeez
Shabana Azeez voices Saira, the protagonist: an anxious and introverted princess of Clitopolis who has been unable to summon her labrys — a symbol of lesbian power that every other Clitopolis lesbian wields. After her girlfriend Kiki breaks up with her for being "too needy" and is then kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens, Saira steals a starship and leaves her sheltered home for the first time.
Azeez's performance carries the film's emotional core: Saira's self-doubt, her panic attacks, and her slow journey toward self-love. In interviews around the Australian release, Azeez described the role as an exercise in embracing vulnerability for a character who is "a lot like a lot of us" — anxious, queer and still figuring herself out.
Kiki — Bernie Van Tiel
Bernie Van Tiel voices Kiki, the bounty hunter who dumps Saira early in the film — only to be kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens, who intend to use her as bait to force Saira to hand over her labrys. Kiki is the catalyst for the entire quest, and her refusal to simply get back together with Saira at the end is one of the film's more mature beats: the story is about Saira learning to be happy alone, not winning someone back.
Willow — Gemma Chua-Tran
Gemma Chua-Tran voices Willow, a goth singer, songwriter and spacefarer who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Saira rescues Willow from an abandoned moon crystal mine, and the two briefly hook up before Willow gently ends things so Saira can focus on saving Kiki. Willow returns in the credits with a hit album about Saira. Chua-Tran's Willow is one of the film's most acclaimed supporting turns.
Problematic Ship — Richard Roxburgh
Richard Roxburgh — one of Australia's most recognisable screen actors, known for Moulin Rouge! and Van Helsing — voices the Problematic Ship, the vessel Saira steals from Clitopolis to chase Kiki across the galaxy. The Ship starts out as a grumpy, reluctant ride and ends the film as an ally (and apparently a friend) on Saira's future adventures.
Blade — Kween Kong
Kween Kong, the Adelaide-born drag performer known for RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, voices Blade, a drag queen who owns a club. Blade initially seems to be Saira's mentor: she helps Saira summon her labrys by teaching her to be kind to herself. Then she tries to steal the labrys. Willow and Saira fight back and decapitate her — though the credits reveal she survived and is now in family therapy with Saira's family.
The Straight White Maliens — Aunty Donna
The film's villains are voiced by Aunty Donna, the Melbourne sketch comedy trio — Mark Bonanno (the Leader), Zachary Ruane (Larry) and Broden Kelly (Josh). The Maliens are three alien men who kidnap Kiki to force Saira to power their "chick magnet" with her labrys. In the ending, the machine's failure makes them realise they overvalued male attention from women — and they decide to date each other as a throuple. Aunty Donna are best known for their Netflix special Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun and their long-running YouTube sketch career.
The Queens — Jordan Raskopoulos & Madeleine Sami
Jordan Raskopoulos voices Queen Leanne and Madeleine Sami voices Queen Anne, Saira's two neglectful but loving mothers and co-rulers of Clitopolis. Raskopoulos is an Australian comedian and singer, a member of The Axis of Awesome, and one of Australia's most prominent transgender performers; Sami is a New Zealand actress and comedian known for The Breaker Upperers.
Smaller Roles & Additional Voices
Beyond the main cast, the film features a wide bench of Australian performers in supporting and walk-on roles:
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| DNM Girl | Demi Lardner |
| Safety Bubble | Reuben Kaye |
| Citizens | Sam Matthews, Annie Schofield, Stephanie Daughtry |
| Lesbian Guard | Arlen Velez |
| Spacewalker Girlie | Cheyenne Maher |
| Spacewalker Boyfie | Paul Howe |
| Space Busker | Max Garcia-Underwood |
| Tumbleweed | Lori Bell |
| Thesbian | Jack Evans |
| Happy Commet | Alice Lam |
| Tiny Penis | Cale Matthews |
| Additional Voices | Leela Varghese, Emma Hough Hobbs, Leah McKeown, Talica Natadra, Jeremy Kelly-Bakker, Anthony Robinson, Nelya Valamanesh, Madeleine Karutz |
Note: both directors, Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese, also contribute additional voices in the film.
The Cast Behind the Comedy
Lesbian Space Princess leans heavily on Australian comedy DNA. Aunty Donna's absurdist style is all over the Maliens' scenes, Demi Lardner brings her deadpan stand-up energy to the DNM Girl, and Kween Kong's drag background informs Blade's theatrical menace. The directors, Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese, have said the voice cast was chosen to feel like "the funniest people in the room" — a mix of beloved TV faces and underground stage talent.