Roger Craig Smith (born August 11, 1975)[1] is an American voice actor and drummer. He is also known as Roger C. Smith. He is generally known as the current voice behind Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series, as Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the Assassin's Creed games, as Deidara in the anime Naruto: Shippuden, the current voice of Steve Rogers/Captain America in Ultimate Spider-Man, the series Avengers Assemble, and Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United, Thomas in Regular Show, Belson in Clarence, and as the voice of Batman in the video game Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate.[2]
Roger Craig Smith | |
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 Smith at the 2011 PAX Prime in Seattle, Washington. | |
| Born | August 11, 1975 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Roger C. Smith |
| Alma mater | Chapman University |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, drummer |
| 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 Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic the Hedgehog Batman: Arkham Origins as Batman |
| Website | www.rogercraigsmith.com |
He is currently the voice actor for Sonic the Hedgehog in Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, as well as its upcoming television adaptation, Sonic Boom.
Early life
Smith was born in Orange County, California. He graduated from the Chapman University 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'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, and Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the Assassin's Creed series.[3]
Filmography
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Anime
- Bleach - Ryusei Kenzaki / Kenryu, Shinji Hirako; Stealth Force Member (ep 117), Additional voices
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Gilbert G.P. Guilford; Otaku (ep 18)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 - Gilbert G.P. Guilford
- Duel Masters - Prince Maurice the Merciless
- Eyeshield 21 - Additional voices
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence - Additional voices
- Iron Man - Kawashima, Professor Yamaguchi, Trainee 2 (ep 1)
- Kekkaishi - Ayakashi (ep 46), Byaku; Gang Member (ep 9), Ittousei Makabe (ep 50), Sakai (ep 50), Tessai Shishio (ep 31)
- Kurokami The Animation - Seiji
- Monster - Martin
- Naruto - Idate Morino, Inabi Uchiha, Kota, Raiga Kurosuke
- Naruto Shippūden - Bisuke; Deidara; Hayama Shirakumo (ep 190)
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - King's Guardsman
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel - Temujin
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds - Sky Country Ninja
- Patlabor - Gotoh
- Patlabor 2 - Ki'ichi Gotoh
- Resident Evil: Degeneration as Curtis Miller
- Stitch! - Nosy, Squeak, Additional voices
- Wolverine - Agent Machida
References
- ^ "Behind The Voice Actors - Roger Craig Smith". Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/20/batman-arkham-origins-stars-roger-craig-smith-as-batman-troy-b/
- ^ Melendez, CJ (16 June 2011). "Chrrrrissss! Roger Craig Smith Interview". Rely on Horror. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
External links
- The Official Roger Craig Smith website
- Roger Craig Smith at IMDb
- Roger Craig Smith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia