{"id":94728,"date":"2020-10-13T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T22:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/actors-celebrity-voices-video-games\/"},"modified":"2020-10-13T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T22:00:18","slug":"10-famous-actors-with-roles-in-popular-video-games-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/13\/10-famous-actors-with-roles-in-popular-video-games-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Famous Actors With Roles In Popular Video Games | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Video game voice actors and television and film actors often live in totally separate worlds. In the early days of video game development, an actor\u2019s job was minimal, if it was even necessary at all. It\u2019s only more recently that games resemble something closer to movies than the original arcade style games.<\/p>\n

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Video game technology has progressed in leaps and bounds since Pong<\/em> or\u00a0The Legend Of Zelda<\/em>, and actors’ roles are significantly more important. Graphics are so realistic that the characters can look identical to the people that portray them, and it is now much more common for well-known actors to voice video game characters.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Charles Dance \u2013 Emhyr Var Emreis \u2013 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/h2>\n
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Charles Dance is an English actor most recently recognizable as\u00a0Tywin Lannister on HBO’s\u00a0Game Of Thrones.<\/em> Known for playing\u00a0clever, powerful, and even ruthless characters,\u00a0Dance lives up to his reputation with his role in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt<\/i>.\u00a0Extremely aggressive and intelligent,\u00a0Emhyr var Emreis was a skilled leader<\/a> and served as the primary antagonist of the Witcher<\/em> games.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Norman Reedus \u2013 Sam Porter Bridges \u2013 Death Stranding<\/h2>\n
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Many know Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, the crossbow-wielding hunter from\u00a0AMC’s The Walking Dead<\/em>.\u00a0Originally cast as the lead for a\u00a0Silent Hill<\/em>\u00a0sequel, he clearly made an impression on Hideo Kojima.<\/p>\n

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When the game fell through, the actor teamed up with Kojima Productions<\/a> for a completely new project. Together they brought Sam Porter Bridges to life in the\u00a0epic\u00a0dystopian action game, Death Stranding<\/em>.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Kit Harington\u00a0\u2013 Admiral Salen Kotch –\u00a0Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare<\/h2>\n
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Kit Harington sheds his heavy fur coat for a space suit in Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare<\/em>. He voices the main antagonist of the game, Admiral Salen Kotch. Jon Snow knew nothing in Game Of Thrones<\/em>, but Admiral Kotch\u00a0knows quite a bit. A ruthless leader, Kotch is obsessed with victory at all costs, and he is unafraid to sacrifice anyone in his way – including his own men.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Liam Neeson \u2013\u00a0James\/The Father \u2013 Fallout 3<\/h2>\n
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Liam Neeson has made a name for himself in both dramatic roles and as an action star. He has played many notable characters including Qui-Gon Jinn in\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>, and Ra’s al Ghul in\u00a0Batman Begins<\/em>. He takes on a decidedly unique role in Bethesda’s Fallout 3<\/em>. Though the actor has not worked frequently in the video game industry, Neeson stated that the compelling story of the game drew him to the role.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz \u2013 Young Emily – Dishonored<\/h2>\n
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An actress from a very young age,\u00a0Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz got one of her biggest roles in the action-comedy Kick Ass<\/em>. She\u00a0starred as Hit Girl. Also known as Mindy McCready, she is the daughter of another masked vigilante.<\/p>\n

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Many fans don’t realize that Moretz also played the child version of Emily Kaldwin in the Dishonored series, the daughter of Corvo Attano.\u00a0The adult version of Emily is the main protagonist in Dishonored 2.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Rami Malek\u00a0\u2013 Josh Washington \u2013\u00a0Until Dawn<\/h2>\n
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Before Rami Malek starred in Mr. Robot\u00a0<\/em>or stole the stage as Freddy Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, he had a role in a\u00a0survival horror game titled Until Dawn<\/em>. One of eight, playable protagonists<\/a>, Josh Washington was the brother of twin sisters that went missing a year before the main story of the game takes place. Josh invites a group of friends to a cabin on the anniversary of their disappearance. When the night takes a sinister turn, the\u00a0groups wonders if they will survive until morning.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Kiefer Sutherland \u2013 Venom Snake \u2013 Metal Gear V<\/h2>\n
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Kiefer Sutherland spent years playing Agent Jack Bauer of CTU (Counter Terrorism Agency) in 24<\/em>. When Metal Gear V: The Phantom Pain<\/em> came knocking, Sutherland slipped effortlessly into the role of the combat medic turned mercenary commander. No stranger to the video game industry, Sutherland has also been involved with\u00a024: The Game<\/em>, Call Of Duty: World At War<\/em>, and Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Samuel L. Jackson \u2013 Frank Tenpenny – GTA: San Andreas<\/h2>\n
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Known for his comically foul language and no-nonsense attitude, Samuel L. Jackson has played many unique and memorable characters from\u00a0Pulp Fiction<\/em> to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n

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He lends his voice as the primary antagonist<\/a> in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas<\/em>. A sadistic and corrupt police officer, Frank Tenpenny\u00a0works for the LSPD and has no problem bending the rules.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Kristen Bell\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Lucy \u2013 Assassin’s Creed II<\/h2>\n
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Kristen Bell Fans likely associate her voice with the bubbly Princess Anna in Disney’s Frozen.<\/em>\u00a0Bell decided to expand\u00a0her career from film and television, and lent her voice as Assassin’s Creed<\/em>‘s Lucy Stillman from 2007 to 2010.\u00a0 A genetic memory researcher that worked for the Assassin Order<\/a>, Lucy features in Assassin’s Creed<\/em>, Assassin’s Creed II<\/em>, and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood<\/em>.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Jeff Goldblum \u2013 Nero Blackstone – Call Of Duty: Black Ops III<\/h2>\n
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Jeff Goldblum has made his mark in show business as an incredibly versatile actor. He has played roles from the quiet weirdo to the scientist to the heart-throb. One of four main characters in the Shadows of Evil zombies map<\/a>, Jeff Goldblum starred in\u00a0Call of Duty: Black Ops III<\/i>\u00a0as Nero Blackstone. Quirky, arrogant, and dark, the failed magician is the perfect blend of weird that Goldblum fans have come to expect.<\/p>\n

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