![]() ![]() The extensive cast list also included appearances for the Oscar nominated James Woods and Samuel L Jackson, playing the roles of Mike Toreno and Officer Tenpenny respectively. Rockstar Games employed over 100 voice actors to record lines for the game's pedestrian masses. James Woods & Samuel L Jackson: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas The following video is not safe for work, but a glorious example of A list talent failing to save a poor game. Mickey Rourke was presumably paid a truck-load of cash to star as foul-mouthed Richard Marcinko, a Navy Seal who didn't receive enough love from his parents as a child. Rogue Warrior is the video game equivalent of Sharknado - a piece of entertainment so lacking in artistic merit that it wins indestructible cult status. Designers are said to have based the character around his physical traits. Liam "particular set of skills" Neeson also featured, voicing the Lone Wanderer's father, James. In 2008 he took on the role of Fallout 3's deeply sinister John Henry Eden, the super computer president of the Enclave. The Leeds-born legend is no stranger to video game voice acting, having worked on God of War, Killzone and Command & Conquer titles. Malcolm McDowell & Liam Neeson: Fallout 3 Martin Sheen also appeared in the series, voicing the Illusive Man, who bears a striking (if not shiny) resemblance to Sheen. Green also stars as Mass Effect's loveable pilot Joker, whose failed attempts at comedy at least manage to be endearingly pathetic. ![]() The Buffy and Austin Powers actor has displayed his considerable vocal talent in a variety of animated performances, most notably as Family Guy's Chris Griffin and throughout his Robot Chicken series. His vocal performance lent a certain gravitas to this strategy classic. One of the very few occasions in Brian Blessed's career in which he hasn't been able to use his prestigious projection talents. Michael Fassbender topped off a list of talent that far outshone the quality of the game itself. This included (deep breath) Zoë Wanamaker (mistaken by many forums to be Dame Judi Dench), Sir Ben Kingsley, Stephen Fry, Nicholas Hoult, Bernard Hill, John Cleese, Simon Pegg and Jonathan Ross. Lionhead Studios' called upon a host of British talent for the third instalment of the Fable series. He's far more recognisable in his voice overs for the Fallout series. He didn't do as much shouting and cursing as we're used to. One that we didn't notice until the credits rolled was his turn as Lord Hood in the Halo series. Ron Pearlman has voiced more video games than we've ever completed - a CV-filling 25 and counting. Bean lends his dulcet tones to Martin Septim, son of Emperor Uriel Septim VII - voiced by the one and only Sir Patrick Stewart. When he's not proclaiming the coming of winter or muttering about O2 deals, Sean Bean can also be found gallivanting around the vast world of Elder Scrolls's third title, Oblivion. ![]() Sean Bean & Patrick Stewart: The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion World at War saw Commissioner Gordon joined by Jack Bauer himself, as Kiefer Sutherland stepped behind the mic to shout about bullets and war stuff. ![]() Gary Oldman is no stranger to video game voice acting, amassing eight credits with titles in both the Spyro and Call of Duty series. Gary Oldman & Kiefer Sutherland: Call of Duty: World at War The Witcher III is available from 19 May on PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One No, we don't know how to pronounce it either. Given his recent fatality in HBO's Game of Thrones, this is Dance's first appearance in a video game, playing Emhyr var Emreis, Emperor of Nilfgaard. With a storyline written by Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski, some 200+ hours of gameplay (it'll take a solid day to do a "speed run") and a world bigger than just about anything you've ever stumbled about in, they've enlisted Tywin Lannister himself to lend some malevolence to proceedings. Here's a list of some of the biggest names you might have missed in video games.Ĭharles Dance: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Charles Dance is the latest A-lister to turn to video games, appearing in this year's The Witcher III: Wild Hunt.īut some actors are ahead of the game, quietly racking up impressive numbers of game appearances alongside their 'usual' work. As "triple A" video games begin to consistently rake in more than the average Hollywood blockbuster, increasing numbers of screen stars are realising the potential the industry has for their vocal talents. That's what you'd call a 'good week'.Ĭall of Duty: Black Ops has also made over $1 billion. Grand Theft Auto V made $1 billion in three days. ![]()
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