page_title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief / Cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Logan Lerman attends the Apple Store Soho Presents: Meet the Filmmakers ‘Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters’ at Apple Store Soho on July 29, 2013 in New York City.
context_page_description: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a 2010 action fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is the first installment in the Percy Jackson film series and is based on the 2005 novel The Lightning Thief, the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Joe Pantoliano, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean, Dylan Neal and Pierce Brosnan. The movie was released to theaters on February 12, 2010 in the United States by 20th Century Fox.
  The film cost $95 million to make. It received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for the unfaithfulness to its source material and its script, but praise for Lerman's performance and the action sequences. Despite the reception, the film grossed $226.4 million worldwide. The film was released on June 29, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray. A video game based on the film developed by Activision was released for Nintendo DS on February 11, 2010. A sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, was released on August 7, 2013.
context_section_description: Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, the demigod son of Poseidon
  Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, Percy's protector, a satyr and Persephone’s love interest
  Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, the demigod daughter of Athena, and Percy's romantic foil
  Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, the demigod son of Hermes
  Sean Bean as Zeus, god of the sky, thunder, lightning, king of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus and brother of Poseidon and Hades
  Kevin McKidd as Poseidon, Percy's father, god of the seas, earthquakes, and horses
  Steve Coogan as Hades, Percy's Uncle, god of the Underworld, the dead, and riches
  Melina Kanakaredes as Athena, Annabeth's mother, goddess of crafts, domestic arts, strategic warfare, peace and wisdom
  Rosario Dawson as Persephone, goddess of springtime, wife of Hades and admirer of Grover
  Dylan Neal as Hermes, Luke's father, god of trade, thieves, travelers, sports, athletes, and messenger of the gods of Mount Olympus
  Erica Cerra as Hera, goddess of birth, family, marriage, women and queen of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus
  Stefanie von Pfetten as Demeter, goddess of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest, sister of Zeus and mother of Persephone
  Dimitri Lekkos as Apollo, god of the sun, light, knowledge, healing, plague and darkness, the arts, music, poetry, prophecy, archery, and twin brother of Artemis
  Ona Grauer as Artemis, goddess of the hunt, virginity, the moon, and all animals, and twin sister of Apollo
  Serinda Swan as Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty, wife of Hephaestus and lover of Ares
  Conrad Coates as Hephaestus, god of fire, forge, blacksmiths, craftsmen and husband of Aphrodite
  Ray Winstone as Ares, god of war, lover of Aphrodite (uncredited)
  Luke Camilleri as Dionysus, god of wine, celebrations, ecstasy, and theatre
  Uma Thurman as Medusa, a gorgon cursed by Athena
  Pierce Brosnan as Chiron, also known as Mr. Brunner, a centaur who trains heroes at Camp Half-Blood, the immortal son of Kronos and brother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, and Hera
  Maria Olsen as Mrs. Dodds / Alecto, a Fury, servant to Hades
  Julian Richings as Charon, ferryman of the River Styx, servant to Hades
  Catherine Keener as Sally Jackson, Percy's mother
  Joe Pantoliano as Gabe Ugliano, Percy's stepfather
caption: Logan Lerman plays the titular character.
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