Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith | |
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 Smith at the 2018 WonderCon | |
| Born | August 11, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Roger C. Smith |
| Alma mater | Chapman University |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Notable work | Assassin's Creed as Ezio Auditore da Firenze Avengers Assemble as Steve Rogers/Captain America Resident Evil as Chris Redfield Bleach as Shinji Hirako Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic the Hedgehog Regular Show as Thomas/others Batman: Arkham Origins as Batman Dying Light as Kyle Crane Planes as Ripslinger |
| Website | www.rogercraigsmith.com |
Roger Craig Smith (born August 11, 1975)[1] is an American voice actor and former stand-up comedian[2] best known as the current voice behind Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series, Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the Assassin's Creed games, Deidara in the anime Naruto: Shippuden, Zhang Liao in the 6th-8th installments of Dynasty Warriors, the current voice of Steve Rogers/Captain America in Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, and Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United, several characters, including Thomas/Nikolai in Regular Show, Shinji Hirako in Bleach, Martin Reest in Monster, Percy and Belson in Clarence, Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman Unlimited, Kyle Crane in Dying Light, and as the current voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series since 2010.[3]
Early life
Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Smith graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of film and media arts in 2003 also with a degree in screenwriting. In 2004, his screenplay "Modesto Rules" was a semi-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Out of a record-setting 6,073 screenplays submitted, Smith's was one of only 132 to make it to the semi-finals. Since then, Smith has worked on projects for both the small and big screens.
Career
Smith originally began his career as a stand-up comedian, performing stand-up comedy in the mid 90s in film school before getting into voice acting in 2000, his stand-up routines also helped him influenced his voice over career.[4][2] Smith's voice work has been called upon by companies including Disney and Disney Television Animation, Cartoon Network, Microsoft Game Studios, Sony, Wal-Mart, Baskin-Robbins, E!, TLC.. He has been cast as the lead voice actor in a number of video games, including in the roles of Sonic the Hedgehog from 2010 onwards, Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series from Resident Evil 5 onwards,[5] and Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the Assassin's Creed series.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Patlabor: The Movie | Kiichi Goto | Bandai Visual dub[1] |
| 1993 | Patlabor 2: The Movie | Kiichi Goto | Bandai Visual dub[1] |
| 1996 | The Ringmaster | Mime | |
| 2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Sect. 9 Briefing Voice, Yamadori Transport Pilot | Animaze dub |
| 2006 | Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2007 | Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams | Prince Phillip | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel | Temujin | English dub [7] |
| Resident Evil: Degeneration | Curtis Miller | English dub [7] | |
| 2009 | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Bolt / Stone | Direct-to-video [1] |
| Jennifer's Body | Radio DJ, ADR Voices | ||
| 2012 | Dino Time | Additional Voices | English dub [8] |
| Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie | Deidara | English dub [7] | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | Sonic the Hedgehog | [1][7] | |
| Delhi Safari | The 2 Monkeys | English dub [1] | |
| 2013 | Planes | Ripslinger, Additional Voices | [7] |
| 2014 | Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United | Steve Rogers/Captain America | Direct-to-video [9] |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Direct-to-video [10] |
| Monkey King: Hero is Back | Pig | English version | |
| Regular Show: The Movie | Jablonski / Frank Smith / Fast Food Guy | [11] | |
| Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Direct-to-video [12] | |
| The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Eisuke | English dub [13] | |
| 2016 | Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Direct-to-video [14] |
| 2017 | The Star | Chamberlain | |
| 2018 | Batman Ninja | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Direct-to-video English dub |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Tobey Maguire | Ep. "Tobey Maguire vs. Jake Gyllenhaal" |
| 2008–09 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Forge, Hellion, Kamal | |
| 2010–11 | Robotomy | Tacklebot, Steve | |
| 2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Captain Marvel, Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Young Justice | Ocean Master, L-5, Additional Voices | Ep. "Downtime" |
| 2011–13 | Fish Hooks | Pass, Nigel | |
| 2011–17 | Regular Show | Thomas/Nikolai, Night Owl, Low-Five Ghost, Additional Voices | |
| 2012–17 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Steve Rogers/Captain America, Ghost Spider | |
| 2013 | Out There | Additional Voices | |
| Sofia the First | Luciano | Ep. "The Amulet and the Anthem" | |
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | Steve Rogers/Captain America | Television special | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The Pulverizer/Timothy, Mutagen Man | ||
| 2013–17 | Clarence | Belson Noles, Percy, Additional Voices | |
| 2013–present | Avengers Assemble | Steve Rogers/Captain America/Iron Patriot, Torgo, Great Gambonnos, Grim Reaper, Radioactive Man, Winter Soldier, Guardsman, Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Manly | Skinny-Ripped, Eyes-No-Eyes, Zealots | |
| 2014–15 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Captain America | |
| 2014–16 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Taylor | |
| 2014–present | Sonic Boom | Sonic the Hedgehog, Dave the Intern, Various Voices | |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited | Bruce Wayne/Batman | Web series |
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Steve Rogers/Captain America | Television special | |
| 2015–16 | Pickle and Peanut | PAL-SCAN, MC, Klaus, Additional Voices | |
| 2015–17 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Jetstorm, Slipstream, Airazor | |
| Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Gus, Jasper, Announcer, Chet | ||
| 2016 | Breadwinners | Kenneth/Buhduece's Booty, Muscle Bread | |
| Future-Worm! | Sauce Starbolt | ||
| 2016–17 | The Powerpuff Girls | Dax, Malty Brown, Additional Voices | |
| 2016–present | Ben 10 | Diamondhead, Steam Smythe, Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Hideo | Ep. "Ninki Ninja Fight Town" |
| 2017–18 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Steve Rogers/Captain America | |
| 2017–present | Unikitty! | Hawkodile, Richard |
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Monster | Martin Reest | |
| Naruto | Idate Morino, Inabi Uchiha, Kota, Raiga Kurosuki, Shura | ||
| 2005 | Duel Masters | Prince Maurice the Merciless | |
| 2006 | Zegapain | Kyo Sogoru, Abyss | As Bill Lemas |
| 2006–12 | Bleach | Ryusei Kenzaki / Kenryu, Shinji Hirako, Additional Voices | |
| 2007–08 | Code Geass | Gilbert G.P. Guilford, Otaku | Ep. 18 |
| 2007–14 | Naruto: Shippuden | Deidara, Bisuke, Dan Katō, Hayama Shirakumo | Ep. 190 |
| 2010 | Kurokami: The Animation | Seiji | |
| Kekkaishi | Byaku | ||
| 2011 | Marvel Anime: Iron Man | Professor Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kawashima, Taurus | Eps. 3-4 |
| Marvel Anime: Wolverine | Agent Machida | ||
| 2018 | Aggretsuko | Manumaru |
Video games
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Behind The Voice Actors - Roger Craig Smith". Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Roger Craig Smith on How Standup Influenced His Voiceover Career".
- ^ "Batman: Arkham Origins stars Roger Craig Smith as Batman, Troy Baker as Joker". Joystiq.
- ^ "Roger Craig Smith: The Voice Behind the Voices". August 8, 2013.
- ^ Hazeldine, Julian. Speedrun: The Unauthorised History of Sonic The Hedgehog. Lulu.com. p. 108. ISBN 9781291831887.
- ^ Melendez, CJ (June 16, 2011). "Chrrrrissss! Roger Craig Smith Interview". Rely on Horror. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Roger Craig Smith SacAnime Convention". sacanime.com. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ "Roger Craig Smith movies". Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Download Marvel's Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United Now - News - Marvel.com". Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: First "Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts" Trailer Runs Wild". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ Regular Show: The Movie (film). 2015.
{{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter|network=ignored (help) - ^ "EXCLUSIVE TRAILER DEBUT: Joker Rules in "Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem"". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ "The Laws of the Universe Anime Film Casts Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Beals, Tom Kenny". Anime News Network. September 26, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Lam, Steve. "Batman Unlimited: Mechs Vs. Mutants Trailer Premieres". Bam! Smack! Pow!. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (October 25, 2013). "Roger Craig Smith On Becoming Batman". gamespot.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ "Roger Craig Smith at the Internet Movie Database". Retrieved May 21, 2015.
External links
- The Official Roger Craig Smith website
- Roger Craig Smith at IMDb
- Roger Craig Smith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia