25 of the Best Gaming Voice Acting Performances Ever

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Camilla Ludington – Lara Croft (Tomb Raider): Camilla Luddington’s acting career has predominantly been on television, making appearances in True Blood, Grey’s Anatomy, and CSI. In 2013 she became the new face and voice of an iconic video game character, Lara Croft. She has only voiced characters in three games: Lara in Tomb Raider and its sequel, and a couple of characters in 2013’s Infinite Crisis. He performance as Lara was so convincing that she was seriously considered for the upcoming cinematic reboot of Tomb Raider. Voice Actors.

Judi Beecher – Madison Paige (Heavy Rain): Even though some of the writing in Heavy Rain makes the performances seem un-natural at times, when the game is at its best the voice actors are at the top of their game. Judi Beecher’s Madison is the most convincing character. Her performance is emotional, heartfelt, and ensures the player cares about the fate of her character. Heavy Rain is the only game in which she has voiced a character but she did appear in Taken 3 alongside Liam Neeson in 2014.

Courtnee Draper – Elizabeth (Bioshock Infinite): Courtnee Draper how given her talent to films such as Surf’s Up and the English translation of Ponyo but has also voiced characters in Kingdom Hearts 2, the Dinsey Infinity games, and, of course, Bioshock Infinite. She perfectly captured the persona of a young, intelligent girl who is coming to terms with a world she hasn’t been able to experience before.

Mark Hamill – The Joker (Batman Arkham Series)

Nolan North – Nathan Drake (Uncharted Series)

Ellen McLain – GLaDOS (Portal Series)

Rob Wiethoff – John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)

Melissa Hutchison – Clementine (Telltale’s The Walking Dead)

Jennifer Lee Taylor – Cortana (Halo Series)

Ashley Johnson – Ellie (The Last Of Us)

Michael Mando – Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3)

Dave Fennoy – Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)

Steven Ogg – Trevor Phillips (Grand Theft Auto V)

Troy Baker – Joel (The Last Of Us)

Detective Cole Phelps – Aaron Staton (L.A. Noire)

Sarah Grayson – Sam Greenbriar (Gone Home)

Hannah Telle – Max Caufield (Life is Strange)

Ashly Burch – Chloe Price (Life is Strange)

Emily Rose – Elena Fisher (Uncharted Series)

Richard McGonagle – Victor Sullivan (Uncharted Series)

Steve Blum – Wolverine (Lego Marvel)

Nathan Fillion – Cayde-6 (Destiny)

Laura Bailey – Lucina (Fire Emblem)

Jennifer Hale – Commander Shepperd (Mass Effect 2)

Martin Sheen – The Illusive Man (Mass Effect Series)

 

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