The guy who played Sam Gideon's voice is named Gideon Emery, who some might know as the voice of Balthier from FFXII. He just has awesome in his blood, it seems.

About the 'lying time' thing, the game doesn't record your time if you restart a level. So if you restarted at all, any time you spent playing in the level up until that point ceases to exist. It also doesn't count your 'death' if you restart. I think if you choose 'continue', it does record your time and your death, and just lets you start from the checkpoint.