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[Scipio]

EDIT/UPDATE: I have added some of the missing Bioware NPCs; the pictures you folks have added of musicians, etc; and quite a number of other voice actors. [end edit]

Two threads in the Rec Room have been very successful: Microphones, please! and the pinned Cameras, please!

Since it's so nice to put faces and voices to people I have looked up the photos of voice actors who did characters in BG2. Below are the ones I found.

I think it would be great if we could extend this in two ways:
-- if someone clever can find other Bioware voice actors; and
-- if our super modders may be obliging enough to show the mod credits in pictures here, with photos of all the modders and others (voice actors, artsts, etc) involved in each NPC mod so that the rest of us may bow at the screen.

Even if this doesn't happen, those of you who haven't seen the Bioware voice actors may enjoy the following photos. Some actors did more than one voice.

** I think some of them look remarkably like the BG2 NPCs they play!


Bioware Joinable NPCs

DAVID WARNER - Jon Irenicus


GREY DELISLE - Viconia, Nalia; also Bubbles, Raelis Shae, Illasera, Nyallee, Diaytha, Fll'yissetat


JASON MARSDEN - Cernd, Ajantis; also Lilacor, Lathan, Jospil, Tranzig, Varci, Lothander


JEFF BENNETT - Xan; also Elminster, Saemon, Cespenar, Drizzt (in BG1), Gaelen Bayle, Yakman, Cyric, Carros, Carsten


JEFF OSTERHAGE - Valygar; also Balthazar, Draconis


JENNIFER HALE - Mazzy; in other games, Naomi Hunter in Metal Gear Solid, Bastila in Knights of the Old Republic


JIM CUMMINGS - Minsc; also Gorion, Gromnir, Abazigail, Master Wraith, Chromatic Demon, Saladrex, Demogorgon, Firkraag, Kahn Zahraa; in movies, both Winnie the Pooh and Tigger


JIM MESKIMEN - Edwin


JOHN MARIANO - Tiax; also Talon Yarryl, Naljier-Skal


KATH SOUCIE - Aerie; also young Sarevok, Alianna, Asana Haraad, Ghostly Apparition, Ellesime, Aphril


KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON - Sarevok; also Yaga Shura, Odren, Ka'rashur, Gorgeig, Cohrvale


MAURICE LAMARCHE - Yoshimo; also Hendak, Renal Bloodscalp, Chief Inspector Brega, Lloyd, Avatar of Rillifane


MELISSA DISNEY - Imoen; also Surayah


MICHAEL BELL - Haer'Dalis; also Omar Haraad, Vittorio; other games, Raziel in Legacy of Kain


ROB PAULSEN - Anomen, Kivan; also Saerk Farrahd, Qadeel, Biff the Understudy


ROGER L. JACKSON: Keldorn; also Tahazzar


PHOTOS NOT FOUND: Bill E. Martin (Korgan), Heidi Shannon (Jaheira), Jack Roth (Jan Jansson), Jane Singer (Branwyn)


Other Voice Actors
Some of them would have made interesting-looking NPCs!

AMBER HOOD - Dili, Lunisia


BILL FARMER - Garren Windspear, Demson, Dermin


BILLY WEST - Lehtinan, Lord Skaermaen Alibakkar, Higgold


CAM CLARKE - Drizzt Do'Urden (in BG2), Aran Linvail


CHARITY JAMES - Solar, Phaere


CHARLES ADLER - Kalah, Teos, Rielev, Rejiek Hidesman


DEE BRADLEY BAKER - Dawnbringer Sian, Nallabir


DIANE PERSHING - Adalon


FRANK WELKER - Terminsel, Lord Cor Delryn, Avatar of Amaunator, Ixilthetocal, Rakshasa, Kirinaldo


GREGG BERGER - Simyaz, Isaea Roenail, Oisig


JAMES HORAN - Lord Logan Coprith, Grand Duke Belt, Kayl


MICHAEL DORN - Bhaal


MICHAEL GOUGH - Solaufein


NICK JAMESON - Dradeel, Lord Rumar, Nevin, Nelleck, Captain Dennis


TRESS MACNIELLE - Edwina


VANESSA MARSHALL - Sendai



Maestro!
The men behind the music

INON ZUR - ToB, IWD2


JEREMY SOULE - Elder Scrolls III and IV, IWD, NWN, Dungeon Siege II, Guild Wars, sundry Star Wars and Harry Potter games


MICHAEL HOENIG - BG 1, BG 2


EDIT: It was suggested I should add the Bioware portraits next to the photos of the actors who do their voices. Now that I've done this, I'm sure Bioware based its NPC portraits on stylised pictures of the actors.

Edited by Scipio, 25 May 2008 - 03:55 PM.

[Cal Jones]

I always thought Kevin Michael Richardson looked like such a cuddly and jovial chap, not at all like Sarevok. (He also does Yaga Shura, btw)

Some of those ladies are hot though, why are they only doing voice acting?

Also...



David Warner (seen here as Evil in Time Bandits) - Jon Irenicus (but of course).

Edited by Cal Jones, 23 May 2008 - 07:08 AM.

[Choo Choo]

Also, Jeff Bennett voiced Xan. How can one go and forget that?

[Scipio]

Also, Jeff Bennett voiced Xan. How can one go and forget that?

Some actors did more than one voice.

One didn't forget. One merely listed some of the roles that were played by those who did more than one voice.

[Eleima]

I think some of them look remarkably like the BG2 NPCs they play!

Second that!! Take Jeff Bennett, dye his hair black, make him frown instead of smile, and you've got a perfectly gloomy Xan!!...

Oh, and I forgot.... I love this thread!... Thanks Scipio!

Edited by Eleima, 23 May 2008 - 10:48 AM.

[Choo Choo]

Jim Meskimen also sort of look like one of the ministers in the Swedish government.



And he's about as trustworthy as Edwin, too!

(no, I am not fond of our current government.)

Edited by Choo Choo, 23 May 2008 - 11:05 AM.

[Scipio]

Also, Jeff Bennett voiced Xan. How can one go and forget that?

Take Jeff Bennett, dye his hair black, make him frown instead of smile, and you've got a perfectly gloomy Xan!!...

Again, it seems pretty obvious to me that Bioware's portraits are a tribute to their voice actors.

[Scipio]

David Warner (seen here as Evil in Time Bandits) - Jon Irenicus (but of course).

Your picture of David Warner doesn't display on my PC, Cal, so here's another one of him. Bioware sure didn't stint on some of their actors. Warner is a top name in movies. He is a pretty good visual model for Irenicus.

[Scipio]

Jim Meskimen also sort of look like one of the ministers in the Swedish government.
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And he's about as trustworthy as Edwin, too!

(no, I am not fond of our current government.)

I love to loathe any politicians. They are ALL as trustworthy as Edwin.

[Choo Choo]

Yeah, but Lars Leijonborg is just worse than most.

[Scipio]

Some of those ladies are hot though, why are they only doing voice acting?

Erm... I hesitate to say this because we at SHS apparently have a potent Drow in our midst, but it seems Vanessa Marshall (Sendai) spends some of her time pretending to be you.



EDIT: Forgot the caption. That's Vanessa Marshall doing the voice of Sendai (left) and disguised as Cal Jones.

Edited by Scipio, 23 May 2008 - 12:21 PM.

[Hoppy]

Cool thread!




Michael Hoenig is the name/face behind the music of BG1 and BG2
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006129/




And Maurice LaMarche as Yochimo/Handak/Renal/Brega

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005606/

[Hoppy]

Cernd as played by Jason Marsden
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005189/



Cernd/Lilarcor/Lathan/Jospil

Edited by Hoppy, 23 May 2008 - 01:21 PM.

[Sammi Somara]

I think some of them look remarkably like the BG2 NPCs they play!

Second that!! Take Jeff Bennett, dye his hair black, make him frown instead of smile, and you've got a perfectly gloomy Xan!!...

Oh, and I forgot.... I love this thread!... Thanks Scipio!

I was thinking the exact same thing! ^_____^

Oh and don't forget, Jeff Bennett also voiced Drizzt, Gaelan Bayle and Yakman.


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And while I'm on the topic of 'also voiced', in addition to Viconia Grey Delisle also voiced one of my favorite nonjoinable NPC's--Raelis Shai.

Edited by Sammi Somara, 23 May 2008 - 01:14 PM.

[Eleima]

Cernd as played by Jason Marsden
Cernd/Lilarcor/Lathan/Jospil

And also Ajantis/Tranzig/Varci/Lothander... Wow!


And so long as we're including the composers, we simply must not forget Inon Zur who did Throne of Bhaal's soundtrack.... Totally brilliant man (he also did IWD2's soundtrack, on a side note).

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Edited by Eleima, 24 May 2008 - 04:10 PM.

[Deathsangel]

I think it would be nice to update the first post with all the extra info... so you don't need to scroll down... and Scipio with a bit of search work you can Put Liam, Seb, Tassadar, Berelinde, Me and more people photo's to at least voice actors of PC Voice Mod, or of some NPC's

[Sir_Carnifex]

I'd like to see if they did stylized portraits of the voice actors for Jan and Korgan.

[Scipio]

I think it would be nice to update the first post with all the extra info... so you don't need to scroll down... and Scipio with a bit of search work you can Put Liam, Seb, Tassadar, Berelinde, Me and more people photo's to at least voice actors of PC Voice Mod, or of some NPC's

Consider it done, though not necessarily within the next eight months. Er, minutes. OK, sort of soon.

As far as possible I'd like to do more pairs of pictures -- the actor and the portrait. Until I started looking for photos of the actors it had never occurred to me that they might be the models for the NPC pictures as well. Credit for suggesting putting these pictures in pairs goes to the person who PM'd me with the idea after my initial post. I think that person should step into this thread and take a bow!

[Cal Jones]

Rob Paulsen (as well as being Morte in PS:T) is also Kivan...which is funny because I love Kivan and his Dirty Harry voice, but absolutely loathe and detest Anomen.

And well, here's the URL for the Warner pic I tried to post...he looks a fair bit more like Irenicus with that headgear. (scroll down slightly...past Myra Hindley) http://www.cuppatea....cember1999.html

[Scipio]

And well, here's the URL for the Warner pic I tried to post...he looks a fair bit more like Irenicus with that headgear. (scroll down slightly...past Myra Hindley) http://www.cuppatea....cember1999.html

Now the "headgear" picture is loading! I'll use it when I update the initial post.

And thanks for not blasting me for turning you into Sendai. Or maybe you havent seen it yet, heh heh.