# Bret Iwan

Bret William Iwan (born September 10, 1982) is an American voice actor and illustrator. He has been the fourth and current voice of Mickey Mouse after the death of Wayne Allwine in 2009.

## Early life

Bret William Iwan was born on September 10, 1982, and raised in Pasadena, California, he is the son of Bill and Fiona Iwan.
He attended LeRoy High School in Le Roy, Illinois, from 1996 to 2000. He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Iwan eventually got a job as an illustrator at Hallmark.

## Career

Iwan was hired to voice Mickey Mouse and replace Wayne Allwine after his death on May 18, 2009. Iwan had previously understudied for the role when Allwine was facing health difficulties and Iwan credits Allwine's archival work as providing excellent mentorship.
Iwan first recorded Mickey Mouse dialogue for the Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park as well as the 2009 shows Disney On Ice: Celebrations and Disney Live: Rockin' Road Show. He voiced Mickey Mouse in Have a Laugh!. He gave his first full performance as Mickey Mouse for the English version of the PlayStation Portable game Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. He also gave his voice performance as Mickey Mouse in the Epic Mickey games.
His first voice-over work in a Disney Park could be heard in the Animal Kingdom closing show "Adventurers' Celebration Gathering" as well as on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover attraction at the Magic Kingdom in which, upon passing through Mickey's Star Traders, Mickey responds with his signature laugh and says: "That's right, it's outta this world!".

## Personal life

Iwan is openly gay, making him the first openly LGBTQ+ actor to voice Mickey Mouse. He married his longtime partner, art director Douglas Hoffman, in July 2021.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Mickey: The Story of a Mouse | Himself, Mickey Mouse | Voices Mickey in the film's Mickey in a Minute animated short |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009–2012 | Have a Laugh! | Mickey Mouse | 60 episodes |
| 2012–2016 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Mickey Mouse | 26 episodes |
| 2011–2014 | Mickey's World Record Animals | Mickey Mouse | 10 episodes |
| 2012–present | Minnie's Bow-Toons | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2013 | Wheel of Fortune | Mickey Mouse | Episode: "Making Disney Memories Week" |
| 2017–2021 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers/Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures | Mickey Mouse | 87 episodes |
| 2017 | Chip 'n Dale's Nutty Tales | Mickey Mouse | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Mickey's 90th Spectacular | Mickey Mouse | Television special |
| 2020 | Mickey Mornings | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2020 | CAVE iN | Himself | Episode: "Weldon's Troll Mob" |
| 2021–present | Mickey Mouse Funhouse | Mickey Mouse Martian Mickey | Main cast |
| 2022 | Mickey Saves Christmas | Mickey Mouse | Stop-motion television special |
| 2025–present | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ | Mickey Mouse | Main cast |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2010 | Epic Mickey | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2011 | Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2013 | Disney Infinity | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2013 | Where's My Mickey | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2013 | Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | Mickey Mouse | (358/2 Days HD cutscenes) |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Mickey Mouse | (Birth by Sleep game and Re:coded HD cutscenes) |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2016 | Disney Magic Kingdoms | Mickey Mouse | Initial release; voice lines were removed in a later update |
| 2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX | Mickey Mouse | (358/2 Days HD cutscenes, Birth by Sleep game and Re:coded HD cutscenes) |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2020 | Kingdom Hearts III Re:Mind | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2020 | Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2022 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2023 | Disney Illusion Island | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2023 | Disney Speedstorm | Mickey Mouse Steamboat Mickey | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2024 | Hot Ones | Mickey Mouse | Episode: "Donald Duck Tries to Keep His Cool While Eating Spicy Wings" |

### Theme park attractions

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2013 | Mickey and the Magical Map | Mickey Mouse | |
| 2015 | World of Color: Celebrate! | Mickey Mouse | Animated sequences |
| 2017 | Fantasmic! | Mickey Mouse | Disneyland version |
| 2019 | Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular | Mickey Mouse | Animated sequences |
| 2022 | Disney Enchantment | Mickey Mouse | Animated segment |
| 2022 | Fantasmic! | Mickey Mouse | Disney's Hollywood Studios version |