ReloadPsi
06-26-2012, 04:03 AM
Who are your favourite voice actors? Mine in no particular order:
Paul Eiding (sometimes uses the pseudonym Paul Otis)
He only has one voice... but that one voice is one of the most epic, most fantastic, most awesome voices I have ever heard. It just seems to fit such a wide range of roles, whether he's the moody narrator in Diablo, the authoritative but troubled Colonel Campbell in Metal Gear Solid, Ben 10's slightly snarky grandfather (I assume he's snarky; I've only watched the compilation of his lines, not the show itself) or the henpecked-bad-ass-yet-all-round-lovely-person Gary/Gally "Vanish"/"Banish" Gregman in Evil Zone. You can spot his voice a mile away, and it's always a delight to hear.
Matt Chapman
If you don't know who he is, fair enough. His internet fame seems to have come and gone, but he was the voice of just about every single character on the Homestar Runner website. His range is simply incredible, and if you watch the cartoons from oldest to newest, you can just hear him improving constantly, putting more emotion into his roles, making them sound more natural and less gimmicky... if memory serves he's now doing voice acting professionally as the fact he and his brother both have children means they haven't enough time to work on the website. I'm not familiar with most of his professional work, but regardless I think he's bloody good.
Jennifer Hale (sometimes credited as Carren Learning)
I don't know why, but the voice she gave Emma in Metal Gear Solid 2 impressed me so much. There was something about it that just sounded like a perfectly normal person always saying things that seemed perfectly normal to her (they were, in fact, rather heavy matters, at least at that point in the game) as well as the way she acted Dr. Naomi Hunter. Hunter goes through pretty much every emotion in the book during the original MGS and Ms. Hale delivers it incredibly well.
Judy Greer
Admittedly I only know her as Carol Tunt in Archer, but part of the reason she's my favourite character is because she's so perfectly voiced. That's... that's all I have to say on that one really.
Paul Eiding (sometimes uses the pseudonym Paul Otis)
He only has one voice... but that one voice is one of the most epic, most fantastic, most awesome voices I have ever heard. It just seems to fit such a wide range of roles, whether he's the moody narrator in Diablo, the authoritative but troubled Colonel Campbell in Metal Gear Solid, Ben 10's slightly snarky grandfather (I assume he's snarky; I've only watched the compilation of his lines, not the show itself) or the henpecked-bad-ass-yet-all-round-lovely-person Gary/Gally "Vanish"/"Banish" Gregman in Evil Zone. You can spot his voice a mile away, and it's always a delight to hear.
Matt Chapman
If you don't know who he is, fair enough. His internet fame seems to have come and gone, but he was the voice of just about every single character on the Homestar Runner website. His range is simply incredible, and if you watch the cartoons from oldest to newest, you can just hear him improving constantly, putting more emotion into his roles, making them sound more natural and less gimmicky... if memory serves he's now doing voice acting professionally as the fact he and his brother both have children means they haven't enough time to work on the website. I'm not familiar with most of his professional work, but regardless I think he's bloody good.
Jennifer Hale (sometimes credited as Carren Learning)
I don't know why, but the voice she gave Emma in Metal Gear Solid 2 impressed me so much. There was something about it that just sounded like a perfectly normal person always saying things that seemed perfectly normal to her (they were, in fact, rather heavy matters, at least at that point in the game) as well as the way she acted Dr. Naomi Hunter. Hunter goes through pretty much every emotion in the book during the original MGS and Ms. Hale delivers it incredibly well.
Judy Greer
Admittedly I only know her as Carol Tunt in Archer, but part of the reason she's my favourite character is because she's so perfectly voiced. That's... that's all I have to say on that one really.