11 Celebs Who Voiced Video Games Characters
They are the eleven celebs who voiced video games characters!
I’m sure you did not know that these celebs have voiced characters from your favorite video games. And I know you thought about it, and perhaps realized that the voice is a bit familiar, but never knew to put a face on that voice.
Well, luckily for you, we did wonder the same thing and came up with our ten favorite celebrities who voiced video games characters.
And we are sure you think that some of the most famous Hollywood celebrities have landed their voices to video games characters.
But let’s see who they are, and what character did they voice!
#11 Neil Patrick Harris (Saints Row 2)
The first star from our list is Neil Patrick Harris, who is famous for playing a lady lover in the TV show How I Met Your Mother.
In the past, Harris has voiced several animated films, but I bet you didn’t know about him voicing video games characters.
Among the characters he voiced, is DJ Veteran Child in “Saints Row 2”, and “Saints Row IV”. The character is a drug cartel lieutenant and DJ for the nightclub On Track.
DJ Veteran Child is the main Samedi drug dealer and supplies Stilwater Universtiy. Neil’s portrayal is just perfect. Because he is an amazing actor, he can go from a womanizer to a total badass in no time.
#10 Chloe Grace Moretz (Dishonored)
The Kick Ass actress is one of the celebrities you had no idea voiced video games characters.
She is also the voice of a video game character in action-adventure game ‘Dishonored’. Chloe’s acting skills are fenomenal, and if you don’t believe me you should watch Denzel Washington’s movie “The Equalizer”.
There, Chloe played a child prostitute, and that role proves that she is one to watch out for, and her youth and talent have been captured perfectly.
#9 Gary Oldman (Call Of Duty)
Everyone knows that Gary is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood and one of the coolest dudes ever.
Gary is like the ultimate actor, and is famous for his abilities to completely change his image for any movie role.
From playing a badass detective in The Dark Knight Trilogy, to the maniac bad guy who tried to kill Harrison Ford in Air Force One, Gary Oldman’s transformation is remarkable.
And there is nothing he can’t do; even voice video games characters.
First he appeared in the re-make of Spyro games for Playstation 2, where he voices Fire Guardian, Ignitus.
However, his best role is that of Red Army soldier Viktor Reznov in both ‘Call of Duty: World At War’ and ‘Black Ops’.
#8 Liam Neeson (Fallout 3)
The star of the Taken films proves us once again that he is one good actor who can do anything.
From the scary father he plays on Taken, goes voicing a character in the Fallout 3 video game.
Now, playing Fallout 3 an easy transition, with Neeson playing the protagonist’s father, who teaches you everything you need to know, even learning to walk.
There’s just something comforting about Neeson’s Northern Irish accent that makes me feel incredibly comfortable.
#7 Christopher Walken (True Crime: Streets of LA)
Christopher Walken is a Hollywood royalty and also Fatboy Slim’s weapon of choice dancer.
But did you know that as well as appearing in ‘The Deer Hunter’ and ‘Pulp Fiction’, he is the voice of a character in ‘True Crime: Streets of LA’?
The plot revolves around a police unit defending LA from the plotting Chinese Triad and the Russian mob. Walken’s character is George, a mentor to Nick and is the narrator at the beginning and end of Nick’s journey.
#6 Ray Liotta (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City)
Grand Theft Auto has gotten us used to hear famous actors in its games. It was one of the first video games to feature Hollywood actors in its games, despite being a low profile game.
Ray Liotta was one of the first famous actors to star in the series, playing the lead role of Tommy Vercetti.
The actor is well known for his roles in ‘Field of Dreams’ and ‘Goodfellas’, so lending his voice as the lead character was crucial to Grand Theft Auto’s success, making more and more Hollywood actors consider lending their voice to video games.
#5 Mila Kunis (Saints Row)
One of the hottest celebrity moms in Hollywood, Mila is ranked 5th on our list of celebrities who voiced video games characters.
Since starring on That 70’s Show, Mila has come a long way. With an amazing performance as supporting actress in the Black Swan, and as teenage daughter Meg Griffin in animated comedy TV show ‘Family Guy‘, Mila has impressed us all.
And she is also a bad-ass Gangster and owner of Raykins Hotel brothel in the popular video game, Saints Row. Mila brings her distinct whiny but authoritative voice to the table to make Madame Tanya Winters so fierce and sexy.
#4 Ellen Page (Beyond: Two Souls)
Everyone knows this girl, from Juno or from X-Men, doesn’t matter, because she is awesome either way. As an actress she has done so many different roles until now.
And has also entered the world of voice and performance acting for the video game, ‘Beyond: Two Souls’.
Ellen and the other actors (including Willem Dafoe) perform motion capture acting as well as on-set voice acting as if making a real movie (but with silly dots all over their face and body suits to capture their movement).
Although ‘Beyond Two Souls’ is a video game, because of its advanced story line it premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, the second time in history that a video game has been recognized by a film festival.
#3 Kristen Bell (Assassin’s Creed)
Veronica Mars star, Kristen Bell is an excellent actress and one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood.
And she is also the voice of Lucy Stillman in the Assassin’s Creed video game series, appearing in: ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Assassin’s Creed II’ and ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’.
Assassin’s Creed is a historical action-adventure game, taking place during the 3rd Crusade in the Holy Land revolving around the Secret Order of Assassins in the year 1191. The player is a modern man who uses a time machine to view and control the protagonist’s genetic memories of his ancestors who is a member of the Assassins.
After Assassin’s creed, Kristen went on to be the voice of Anna in the hugely successful Disney movie, ‘Frozen,’ and consequently appeared in the video game spin-off.
#2 Snoop Dogg (True Crime: Streets of LA)
The second place goes to Snoopy Snoop! His vocals appear on the True Crime: Streets of LA video game.
Snoop Dogg is an unlockable and playable character in the game, with his own minigame and quotes.
To unlock this pimp daddy you have to either collect 30 Dogg Bones that you come across in the streets of Los Angeles or by entering a cheat code.
Have you ever played with this character before? Did you know that his voice is Snoop?
#1 Samuel L. Jackson (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)
The first is an actor that we enjoy listen to is Samuel L. Jackson. He has borrowed his voice for a bit, for the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Jackson’s character is Officer Frank Tenpenny, a corrupt police officer, and you can tell just from his facial expression below, that you don’t mess with Tenpenny.
What you might not have known however, is that Jackson’s has also given his voice to other video characters in games such as ‘Afro Samurai’, ‘Iron Man 2′, ‘Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars,’ and ‘The Incredibles’ – and with such an incredible voice, no wonder he’s in high demand in the video game world.
