Best Voice Actors 2021
First Runner-Up: Giancarlo Esposito – Anton Castillo (Far Cry 6)
Guides Editor Chris Jecks: While Far Cry 6 didn’t push the series forward in any notable way in terms of gameplay, it seriously upped the ante when it came to its antagonist, the evil dictator, Anton Castillo.
Reigning over Yara and spearheading its controversial cancer treatment (due to the detrimental effect the process had on the citizens of the country), Castillo is a cruel, black-hearted man that shows no remorse for the countless number of innocent people he’s killed.
This is only accentuated by his frayed relationship with his son, Diego. One that the player gets to witness through cutscenes throughout the duration of the story. Anton wants his son to continue his legacy, ruling with an iron fist and putting Yara back on the map as a result.
Giancarlo Esposito brings this character to life, with the same deadpan delivery of lines in moments where any person with a conscience would be, as he brought to the character of Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring. Far Cry 6 ratchets up the stature of its antagonist by making its story one of rebellion and revolution over a country’s dictator, and the casting of Esposito as Castillo is the perfect fit for the role of this heartless, intelligent, and aspirational antagonist.
