A Dog’s Perfect Christmas: Meet The Familiar Faces And Voice Behind The Dog In Netflix’s Holiday Flick

Dennis Quaid plays Sander Goss, the family’s grandpa. He is a grieving, aging widower who is struggling to move forward after losing his wife two years earlier. He lives with his son, Hunter, and daughter-in-law, Juliana, but shares a strained relationship with his teenage granddaughter, Ello.

Where you’ve seen Dennis Quaid before: The Parent Trap, The Day After Tomorrow, The Substance, A Dog's Purpose, The Rookie, War Machine

Milo Ventimiglia plays Hunter Goss, Sander’s son. A workaholic, Hunter is juggling his responsibilities as a father and husband while trying to keep his family together during a stressful holiday season. Speaking about the Netflix movie in an interview with Good Housekeeping, Ventimiglia called the role “kind of fun” and explained, “I did it for, you know, several years on This Is Us and kind of other random jobs and movies and everything. But I'm nearly 50, and I'm now a dad. It makes sense to step into that dad role and whatnot. And who doesn't love a dad with puppies and dogs?”

Where you’ve seen Milo Ventimiglia before: This Is Us, Gilmore Girls, Heroes, I Will Find You, That's My Boy, Land of Bad

Kathleen Rose Perkins stars as Juliana Goss, Hunter’s wife and the mother of the Goss family. She is the backbone of the household, managing toddler twins, her teenage daughter Ello, a job, daily chores, and caring for her grieving father-in-law, Sander, among other responsibilities. But soon, that backbone begins to break. Stretched too thin, Juliana falls critically ill just before the holidays, throwing the entire family into chaos and eventually bringing them closer together.

Where you’ve seen Kathleen Rose Perkins before: I Am Not Okay With This, Juveniles, Abducted, The Pact, The Skeleton Twins, Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

Brooke Lena Johnson takes on the role of Ello Goss, the eldest daughter in the Goss family, who ends up stepping into her mother's shoes. When Juliana is hospitalized and her father is overwhelmed with pressure, Ello has to step up, take care of the household, look after her younger twin siblings, put up the Christmas tree, and even help wrangle her grieving grandfather. Can she handle all these responsibilities? You'll have to watch the movie to find out!

Where you’ve seen Brooke Lena Johnson before: Cruel Intentions, The Strangers, The Crying Dead, Whisper Me Home

And how can we forget Winstead, the basset hound narrator of the movie, who brings his own brand of wise, dry-witted humor? He is Sander’s trusted pet and is voiced by Thomas Haden Church. Winstead is well aware of the rifts and medical crises putting the Goss family through a difficult holiday season. In a recent interview with San Antonio Express-News, Church spoke about the character, saying, “It was about being the heart and the soul and the humanity that being a part of the family represents. (Winstead) just tries to be a supportive, loving member of the family.”

Where you’ve seen Thomas Haden Church before: Sideways, Tires, George of the Jungle, Spider-Man 3, Wings, We Bought a Zoo

• Jennifer Tilly as Lucille

• Mary Steenburgen as Claire

• Ethan Loomis as Sean

• Rebecca Staab as Barbara Goss

• Marissa Jaret Winokur as Nurse Miller

• Lucia Morris as Brittne Malone

• Lisa Chandler as Sabrina Malone

• Princess Davis as Suffea