It’s finally award season here at Twinfinite! Over the month of January we’re going to look back at our favorite games of 2021. We’ll also be taking the time to celebrate some of the strongest voice acting performances in games throughout the year, from the field of modern combat to space-faring adventures. These are the best voice actors of 2021.
Voted on by our editors, these were the voice actors that delivered performances worthy of any screen, silver or otherwise. We look for a range of emotions in performances, and ones that really helped bring their fictional character to life.
Best Voice Actors 2021
Second Runner-Up: Kimberly-Sue Murray – Gamora (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy)
Features Editor Andrew McMahon: Kimberly-Sue Murray had some big shoes to fill as Gamora in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, as Zoe Saldana has already made the character her own with a handful of outstanding performances in the MCU.
Despite the high expectations, the voice actress not only lived up to the hype, but she also managed to showcase an entirely new side to the character that was missing in the movies. While Saldana’s Gamora definitely has some good range, Murray manages to capture the growth of The Deadliest Woman in the Galaxy’s story in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy perfectly. The way she’s able to convey the character’s hesitance and sadness regarding her backstory while also delivering hilarious dialogue and banter is a perfect example of this.
Without spoiling anything, all I’ll say is that the scene on Knowhere with Garmoa and The Guardians in the later chapters is a roller-coaster ride of emotions that any fan of a good video game narrative should experience. The character’s evolution throughout each chapter is a joy to see, as she goes from a closed-off assassin to a beloved member of the team, and it’s all thanks to an outstanding performance by Kimberly-Sue Murray.
