time to honor the performances made in
the virtual world welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna be
highlighting our picks for the top 10
voice acting performances in video games
that’s way more my style just to be
clear this list will be focusing on
performances from a single game rather
than looking at the best overall voice
actors because that’s a list for another
day we’re also sticking to one entry per
franchise to prevent stacking number 10
Rob white off as John Marston Red Dead
Redemption what you are dear boy is the
man whose life I’ve saved twice now a
man who sells lies and deceit to
unwitting people man who if he doesn’t
help me I won’t think twice about
putting a bullet through his skull
feeding of the vultures myself living
with the guilt of his crimes and a
troubled past Marston struggles to
rebuild himself as a changed man he left
me to die to save your own skin and now
you expect me to care about you you got
it all wrong brother why pops
performance seamlessly and believably
transitions between outlaw mercenary and
even a loving father just gotta learn to
shoot straight and get yourself eaten by
some anime funny Paul Thank You Seth
number 9 gen Taylor as Cortana halo 4
while gen may have appeared as the blue
vixen Cortana in previous games
it’s her performance in Halo 4 that
really shows off her acting range I will
not
Cortana I don’t mean as an AI breaking
down into madness Jen shows that even a
computer program can portray emotion as
she struggles to come to grips with her
eventual fate these people are gone and
more will follow if the die dad reaches
earth they’ll pair you with another AI
maybe even another Cortana model have
palsy lets them that’s not going to
happen it won’t be me number eight David
Hayter as Snake Metal Gear Solid four
guns of the Patriots
can’t get far on to a voice acting list
without mentioning snake and the best
work was done was when the one-eyed hero
was in his twilight years snake let’s
try another doctor it won’t make any
difference I’m not an ordinary man to
begin with
not to mention Fox died despite this
entry in the franchise having so much
dialogue Heder remained memorable
throughout the entire franchise I think
it the only place I’d see you dressed
like that would be your daughter’s
wedding oh and by the way to us snake
will always be David Hayter no Hollywood
actor could ever really replace him as
much as we love Kiefer Sutherland you
still have your youth
don’t waste it you can start over number
seven
Erin Stanton as Cole Phelps LA noire
thanks to the motion scan technology
this is probably the best visual
representation of a video game
performance Courtney Sheldon was a
corpsman Roy
he served this country he went out with
a medical kit and an army 45 in two
places that made the valley of death
look like a picnic he was either naive
enough or dumb enough to get involved in
the suburban redevelopment fund along
with the mayor the VA Monroe and a
certain crooked cop as Cole Phelps
Erin showed off a fantastic range as a
detective dealing with the everyday
drama of being on the force how about a
scoop for the examiner Galloway you
could use some good Pratt’s out of Tramp
another message it’s the werewolf back
in business boys give another asshole a
sister how about showing some respect
for this poor woman his performance is
especially memorable because he can let
loose at the push of a button you’re
full of shit Jacob the truth is you
hated that bitch you followed her and
dragged her into the car and then took
her out to the Moors she woke up and you
smashed her face same with a socket
right no no no no number six Mark Hamill
as the Joker Batman Arkham Asylum
long after he hung up his lightsaber
Hamel went from portraying one iconic
pop culture character to another Hamill
may have first portrayed the Joker in
the beloved Batman animated series but
it’s his gaming performance that has
earned him the most recent mainstream
recognition as the terrifying Clown
Prince of Crime beating a bane feeding
scarecrow to croc slapping around Holly
my hobby by the way and ruining all my
lovely plans number 5
Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson as Joel
and Ellie The Last of Us okay so we’re
kind of stretching the rules here a bit
with these two people what else did you
get well here let’s make you all
nostalgic you know that is actually
before my time I didn’t winter though
but know that our criteria said one
entry per game
not one person with each of these two
giving a fantastic performance it’s
impossible to pick not her you know what
Maria told me about Sarah Ellie
you’re treading on some mighty thin ice
here
I’m sorry about your daughter Joel but I
have lost people too you have no idea
what loss is not only do both Troy and
Ashley give an amazing performance but
the chemistry between the two actors is
the real strength as they struggle to
survive in a post-apocalyptic world
I saw the hell out of that guy ha I feel
sick and you just hang back like I told
you to number 4 Jennifer Hale as
commander shepard AKA fem shep Mass
Effect trilogy Jennifer is an incredibly
talented voice actress so getting her on
the list is a no brainer it’s worth the
stress to watch the people you’re
commanding come into their own
I was talking about to you and without
question for most noteworthy performance
is that of Commander Shepard throughout
the Mass Effect trilogy this is an
incredibly difficult role to fill as
Hale had to believably deliver the same
lines that the male version of Commander
Shepard would and sound badass doing it
to relinquish your weapons before we
proceed one bullet where do you want it
not only does she outperform her male
counterpart but she truly breathes life
into one of the most customizable
characters in video game history Wars
brought us pain and suffering and loss
but it’s also brought us together as
soldiers allies friends number three
Michael mando as boss far cry 3
mando delivered a performance that ended
up being so amazing that the character
boss ended up becoming the poster boy of
far cry 3 insanity is doing the exact
same thing over and over again spected
shit to change that is crazy originally
the character didn’t exist in
pre-production but Ubisoft loved
Michael’s auditions so much that they
created the characters specifically for
him Michael went even further with the
performance for a live-action webseries
playing the psychotic slave trading
pirate in real life quits you haven’t
been flossing huh that’s really bad you
know that out number two
Ellen McLean is GLaDOS portal 2
transitioning from a full-body
performance to nobody at all we have
GLaDOS sorry about the mess I’ve really
let the place go since she killed me by
the way thanks for that sarcasm self
test complete oh good that’s back online
bringing an emotional style to the
computerized voice of a homicidal AI was
no easy task
yet Ellen’s voice became the inseparable
key ingredient to the portal formula a
surge of emotion is shot through me when
I say
life taught me an even more valuable
lesson where Carolyn lives in my brain
Carolyn
so impressive was her performance that
had caught the attention of a certain
gamer known as Guillermo del Toro who
got the rights to use glados’s voice in
his film Pacific Rim before we get to
number one let’s take a look at some
other noteworthy performances why why
did they put me in here oh you sees I
gotta go tell sweet about oh sweet look
go get Kendall and take her to a safe
place what you thinking is sweet I
thanked him in a home he’s just walking
into a trap
number one nolan north Nathan Drake
Uncharted series taking the top spot on
our list is the man who set new
standards and voice acting with Nathan
Drake you overlooked one little details
and you Padma what face it genius you’ve
been played oh really
with his performance from the motion
capture of while recording for a more
authentic feel of the character
Nolan may have a large amount of roles
in video game acting under his belt but
his most popular is by far his best so
we sneak in we find out where the
holding Chloe and cutter if they’re
holding them let’s have full sully I’m
just saying these guys don’t seem like
the hostage-taking type let’s just go
with best-case scenario for now okay
by the way check out his profile on IMDB
if you want to see just how many of your
favorite games and cartoons he’s been in
we defy you to not be impressed
hello so this is the key to everything
yes it is Marco Polo’s passport to
Shambhala what do we do with it ah I
have no idea actually do you agree with
our list who are your favorite video
game voice actors for more informative
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com only one
problem right there to be continued
the virtual world welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re gonna be
highlighting our picks for the top 10
voice acting performances in video games
that’s way more my style just to be
clear this list will be focusing on
performances from a single game rather
than looking at the best overall voice
actors because that’s a list for another
day we’re also sticking to one entry per
franchise to prevent stacking number 10
Rob white off as John Marston Red Dead
Redemption what you are dear boy is the
man whose life I’ve saved twice now a
man who sells lies and deceit to
unwitting people man who if he doesn’t
help me I won’t think twice about
putting a bullet through his skull
feeding of the vultures myself living
with the guilt of his crimes and a
troubled past Marston struggles to
rebuild himself as a changed man he left
me to die to save your own skin and now
you expect me to care about you you got
it all wrong brother why pops
performance seamlessly and believably
transitions between outlaw mercenary and
even a loving father just gotta learn to
shoot straight and get yourself eaten by
some anime funny Paul Thank You Seth
number 9 gen Taylor as Cortana halo 4
while gen may have appeared as the blue
vixen Cortana in previous games
it’s her performance in Halo 4 that
really shows off her acting range I will
not
Cortana I don’t mean as an AI breaking
down into madness Jen shows that even a
computer program can portray emotion as
she struggles to come to grips with her
eventual fate these people are gone and
more will follow if the die dad reaches
earth they’ll pair you with another AI
maybe even another Cortana model have
palsy lets them that’s not going to
happen it won’t be me number eight David
Hayter as Snake Metal Gear Solid four
guns of the Patriots
can’t get far on to a voice acting list
without mentioning snake and the best
work was done was when the one-eyed hero
was in his twilight years snake let’s
try another doctor it won’t make any
difference I’m not an ordinary man to
begin with
not to mention Fox died despite this
entry in the franchise having so much
dialogue Heder remained memorable
throughout the entire franchise I think
it the only place I’d see you dressed
like that would be your daughter’s
wedding oh and by the way to us snake
will always be David Hayter no Hollywood
actor could ever really replace him as
much as we love Kiefer Sutherland you
still have your youth
don’t waste it you can start over number
seven
Erin Stanton as Cole Phelps LA noire
thanks to the motion scan technology
this is probably the best visual
representation of a video game
performance Courtney Sheldon was a
corpsman Roy
he served this country he went out with
a medical kit and an army 45 in two
places that made the valley of death
look like a picnic he was either naive
enough or dumb enough to get involved in
the suburban redevelopment fund along
with the mayor the VA Monroe and a
certain crooked cop as Cole Phelps
Erin showed off a fantastic range as a
detective dealing with the everyday
drama of being on the force how about a
scoop for the examiner Galloway you
could use some good Pratt’s out of Tramp
another message it’s the werewolf back
in business boys give another asshole a
sister how about showing some respect
for this poor woman his performance is
especially memorable because he can let
loose at the push of a button you’re
full of shit Jacob the truth is you
hated that bitch you followed her and
dragged her into the car and then took
her out to the Moors she woke up and you
smashed her face same with a socket
right no no no no number six Mark Hamill
as the Joker Batman Arkham Asylum
long after he hung up his lightsaber
Hamel went from portraying one iconic
pop culture character to another Hamill
may have first portrayed the Joker in
the beloved Batman animated series but
it’s his gaming performance that has
earned him the most recent mainstream
recognition as the terrifying Clown
Prince of Crime beating a bane feeding
scarecrow to croc slapping around Holly
my hobby by the way and ruining all my
lovely plans number 5
Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson as Joel
and Ellie The Last of Us okay so we’re
kind of stretching the rules here a bit
with these two people what else did you
get well here let’s make you all
nostalgic you know that is actually
before my time I didn’t winter though
but know that our criteria said one
entry per game
not one person with each of these two
giving a fantastic performance it’s
impossible to pick not her you know what
Maria told me about Sarah Ellie
you’re treading on some mighty thin ice
here
I’m sorry about your daughter Joel but I
have lost people too you have no idea
what loss is not only do both Troy and
Ashley give an amazing performance but
the chemistry between the two actors is
the real strength as they struggle to
survive in a post-apocalyptic world
I saw the hell out of that guy ha I feel
sick and you just hang back like I told
you to number 4 Jennifer Hale as
commander shepard AKA fem shep Mass
Effect trilogy Jennifer is an incredibly
talented voice actress so getting her on
the list is a no brainer it’s worth the
stress to watch the people you’re
commanding come into their own
I was talking about to you and without
question for most noteworthy performance
is that of Commander Shepard throughout
the Mass Effect trilogy this is an
incredibly difficult role to fill as
Hale had to believably deliver the same
lines that the male version of Commander
Shepard would and sound badass doing it
to relinquish your weapons before we
proceed one bullet where do you want it
not only does she outperform her male
counterpart but she truly breathes life
into one of the most customizable
characters in video game history Wars
brought us pain and suffering and loss
but it’s also brought us together as
soldiers allies friends number three
Michael mando as boss far cry 3
mando delivered a performance that ended
up being so amazing that the character
boss ended up becoming the poster boy of
far cry 3 insanity is doing the exact
same thing over and over again spected
shit to change that is crazy originally
the character didn’t exist in
pre-production but Ubisoft loved
Michael’s auditions so much that they
created the characters specifically for
him Michael went even further with the
performance for a live-action webseries
playing the psychotic slave trading
pirate in real life quits you haven’t
been flossing huh that’s really bad you
know that out number two
Ellen McLean is GLaDOS portal 2
transitioning from a full-body
performance to nobody at all we have
GLaDOS sorry about the mess I’ve really
let the place go since she killed me by
the way thanks for that sarcasm self
test complete oh good that’s back online
bringing an emotional style to the
computerized voice of a homicidal AI was
no easy task
yet Ellen’s voice became the inseparable
key ingredient to the portal formula a
surge of emotion is shot through me when
I say
life taught me an even more valuable
lesson where Carolyn lives in my brain
Carolyn
so impressive was her performance that
had caught the attention of a certain
gamer known as Guillermo del Toro who
got the rights to use glados’s voice in
his film Pacific Rim before we get to
number one let’s take a look at some
other noteworthy performances why why
did they put me in here oh you sees I
gotta go tell sweet about oh sweet look
go get Kendall and take her to a safe
place what you thinking is sweet I
thanked him in a home he’s just walking
into a trap
number one nolan north Nathan Drake
Uncharted series taking the top spot on
our list is the man who set new
standards and voice acting with Nathan
Drake you overlooked one little details
and you Padma what face it genius you’ve
been played oh really
with his performance from the motion
capture of while recording for a more
authentic feel of the character
Nolan may have a large amount of roles
in video game acting under his belt but
his most popular is by far his best so
we sneak in we find out where the
holding Chloe and cutter if they’re
holding them let’s have full sully I’m
just saying these guys don’t seem like
the hostage-taking type let’s just go
with best-case scenario for now okay
by the way check out his profile on IMDB
if you want to see just how many of your
favorite games and cartoons he’s been in
we defy you to not be impressed
hello so this is the key to everything
yes it is Marco Polo’s passport to
Shambhala what do we do with it ah I
have no idea actually do you agree with
our list who are your favorite video
game voice actors for more informative
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com only one
problem right there to be continued
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