Acting Professionals (Voice or Live Action) for Various NPCs

[ArchVileTerror]

I've seen a couple of threads crop up asking players to suggest which acting professionals they'd want to see or hear represent their own characters, but what about the non-player characters of City?

 

What prompted this for me was the realization that Jenkins of Arachnos could be voiced by Stephen Merchant.  

While that would easily conjure images of Wheatley in most players' heads, I think that is totally on-brand for Jenkins.  Appropriate as a bumbling idiot agent of Arachnos.

 

So . . . how about the rest of you?

Any top-picks for certain NPCs?

(Feel free to select acting professionals who are still alive or already deceased.)

[arcane]

Let’s just skip straight to all voices by Morgan Freeman.

[ArchVileTerror]

Well if it's going to be -that- way, then the only correct answer is Scott McNeil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-41LJi6Uno

[Aurora_Girl]

How many can we reasonably assign to Tara Strong?

[Apparition]

Dr. Aeon must be voiced by Will Ferrell, obviously.

[Ironblade]

3 hours ago, Aurora_Girl said:

How many can we reasonably assign to Tara Strong?

Three or four, probably.

 

The Secret World has some great voice acting.  There's one mission where you come across two agents arguing and I recognized the voices of Tara Strong and Tim Russ.  And there's one super-creepy character who was voiced by, and actually looked like, Jeffrey Combs.

[arcane]

Actual answer: Sean Schemmel as Statesman and Chris Sabat as Lord Recluse, and nothing else matters 🙂

[Coyotedancer]

Secret World does have some good ones... 

 

I ❤️ Said the Mummy. (Who's voiced by John Hannah 😆)

[Techwright]

11 hours ago, arcane said:

Let’s just skip straight to all voices by Morgan Freeman.

 

Get busy recordin' or get busy dyin'. 😉

 

 

 

Fred Tatasciore as Wretch

 

Tiya Sircar (voice of Sabine Wren in Star Wars: Rebels) as Penelope Yin

 

John Goodman as Citadel

 

Dee Bradley Baker as every single non-human NPC creature.

 

...I have got some other names I just know would have a place.  I'll have to think on those.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Techwright

[merrypessimist]

Couldn't they just use Jennifer Hale for the chicks and Steve Blum for the dudes and have like 90% of all voices covered?

[Techwright]

Statesman: Keith David

 

Back Alley Brawler:  Kevin Michael Richardson.

 

Ms Liberty:  Erica Lindbeck (Black Cat from the Spiderman PS4 game)

 

Blue Shield:  Steve Blum

 

Lord Nemesis:  Liam Neeson  (though he'd probably have to fake a residual Prussian accent)

 

Ghost Widow: Jennifer Hale

 

Clamor: Tara Strong

 

Arakhn: Nika Futterman (Ventress in the animated The Clone Wars)

 

Montague Castanella: James Arnold Taylor

 

Synapse:  Jake Johnson

 

Captain Castillo: Jim Cummings (Hondo Onaka voice actor in Star Wars animation)

 

EDIT:  Lord Recluse;  Clancy Brown

 

...still working on a few

 

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Techwright

[biostem]

Can we just give the running scared NPCs screaming goat sounds?

[Dona Eis Requiem]

37 minutes ago, biostem said:

Can we just give the running scared NPCs screaming goat sounds?

 

Only if they're the fainting kind and the NPC faint just like them. 

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Dona Eis Requiem

[Dona Eis Requiem]

I always kinda wished Robin Williams was Dr.Aeon's voice. Alas...

[DoctorDitko]

Greg Cipes as Percy

 

Clancy Brown as Lord Nemesis

 

Michael Rosenbaum as Doctor Aeon

 

Khary Payton as BAB

 

(Yeah, my fandom is showing. Tell it to Kevin Conroy!)

[Marshal_General]

Countess Crey or Vanessa De'Vore(?) should be done by Laura Bailey.

[A Cat]

Blue Steel should be Karl Urban. He gives me Dredd vibes.

[Oubliette_Red]

Hero 1/The Honoree by Mark Strong

 

Mercy Island's Lt. Harris by Jeffery Combs

 

Dark Watcher by Avery Brooks, though I think he'd be great as Marcus Cole

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Oubliette_Red

[DoctorDitko]

6 hours ago, A Cat said:

Karl Urban

Too easy for Karl, since he can play Judge Dredd and Doctor McCoy AND the ringleader of the Boys.

 

Give him a challenge: Make him play Penelope Yin!

[Rahabina]

Rose Leslie who played Ygritte on Game of Thrones for my main character Minna.  The NPCs depends but I love the voice of Liam Neeson he is a sexy devil!

 

"You know nothing Jon Snow"

 

 

Edited December 14, 2021 by Rahabina

[ArchVileTerror]

@Oubliette_Red  . . . ew.

Ew.

Ew.

EW!

 

I know Combs is an AMAZING pick for horror, and creeping, seizing fear with the pedigree he has . . . 

 

But casting him as Lt. Harris?

 

EW.

Combs deserves better.

[TheZag]

Jenkins is larry the cable guy

Lord recluse is rick moranis

Statesman is kevin hart

Back alley brawler is samuel jackson

Sirroco is george takei

Manticore is walter (jeff dunham)

 

[ThaOGDreamWeaver]

All the Arachnos Arbiters should be voiced by Hamill, with randomly generated put-downs.

 

If I had to get DW voiced (and it would, as I hate my own voice when recorded), I'm hiring Marina Sirtis.

[Techwright]

2 hours ago, ArchVileTerror said:

@Oubliette_Red  . . . ew.

Ew.

Ew.

EW!

 

I know Combs is an AMAZING pick for horror, and creeping, seizing fear with the pedigree he has . . . 

 

But casting him as Lt. Harris?

 

EW.

Combs deserves better.

I'm picturing him as Dr. Vahzilok.  Combs has a great ability to portray put-upon moral self-righteousness. 

 

He might do as Clockwork King as well.  Obsession is another thing Combs does well.

[ArchVileTerror]

God.  Yes.  Mr. Re-Animator himself as Dr. Vahzilok!  Perfect!

Nicely cast, @Techwright!