22 April 2010

S is for ... Simon Templeman

Simon Templeman
Another post in the A-Z Blogging Challenge series. Today's entry focuses on Simon Templeman, a British voice actor who has done a lot of brilliant fantasy and science fiction video games, and has a very distinctive voice that fits in with the genre.

Some of his most famous roles in video games are Teryn Loghain from Dragon Age: Origins, Gabriel Roman from Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Peirithous from God of War III. He has also appeared in Mass Effect 2, Knights of the Old Republic and Lord of the Rings: Conquest.

Possibly his most famous role is as the vampire Kain in the Legacy of Kain series. This is where I first heard Templeman's voice, and it was awesome. He's got quite a regal tone to his voice, one that has a subtle command of power. If you haven't heard his work then I strongly suggest you YouTube him.

Can you think of any distinct voices in the genres that you think fit perfectly? Here's a video of Templeman and the late Tony Jay (another amazing voice actor) doing outtakes for one of the Legacy of Kain games.

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3 comments:

  1. The only memorable voice I can think of is James Earl Jones...Star WAr's DArth Vader...not exactly voice over...but still.

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  2. Patrick Stewart's voice is very distinctive!

    I'm a big fan of Dragon Age: Origins and Knights of the Old Republic, so I know the voice - just never knew who was behind it.

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  3. Raquel - James Earl Jones counts as a voice over. The actor who played darth Vader was a British guy called Davie Prowse, Jones stepped in to do the voicework.

    Alex - I agree that Patrick stewart has an awesome voice, especially in Oblivion. Simon Templeman has a distinctive tone, you should recognise him from now on :D

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