Vince Vaughn as Frederick "Fred '' Claus Liam James as Young Fred Paul Giamatti as Nicholas "Nick '' / "Santa '' Claus Theo Stevenson as Young Nick Rachel Weisz as Wanda Blinkowski, Fred 's girlfriend and a parking enforcement officer. Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Annette Claus, Nick 's wife. Kevin Spacey as Clyde Archibald Northcutt, an efficiency expert who comes to assess the situation at the North Pole. The film 's main antagonist. Kathy Bates and Trevor Peacock as Mother and Father Claus, Fred and Nick 's parents. Peacock also serves as the narrator. John Michael Higgins as Willie, an elf whom Fred befriends and helps to hook up with Charlene. Elizabeth Banks as Charlene, a tall, blond elf whom Willie becomes enamored with. Bobb'e J. Thompson as Samuel "Slam '' Gibbons, a young orphan boy that Fred mentors. Ludacris as DJ Donnie Allan Corduner as Dr. Goldfarb Frank Stallone, Roger Clinton, Jr. and Stephen Baldwin as themselves Jeffrey Dean Morgan (cameo) as unnamed man getting parking ticket.
who played fred claus in the 2007 film
Vince Vaughn