Video game cast lists are sometimes filled with famous names, as plenty of great games use Hollywood actors for some of their main roles. While they aren’t necessarily as good as voice actors, companies believe they garner more attention.
To make the most of that attention, you likely want to give these big names some significant characters so that they can appear often in the game. Not everyone goes with this method, though. Some developers have these famous names voicing minor characters in their titles. Occasionally, the role is so small that you may not even notice that a celebrity is doing the voice. Here are some examples of famous people who have lent their voices to minor characters.
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Emma Stone
Amanda Cartwright In Sleeping Dogs
By now, Emma Stone is a household name. She has starred in many famous movies, from Birdman to La La Land, and she’s even a two-time Academy Award winner. Although much of her acting career has been spent in film, she was also featured in one video game.
That was the underrated open-world title, Sleeping Dogs. In it, she plays Amanda, a love interest to the main protagonist. She has little presence in the main story. The character features in one main mission and also an optional one, so she gets very little screen time.
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Lawrence Taylor
BJ Smith In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Not all of the celebrities featured in video games are actors. Lawrence Taylor, for instance, was a famous football player who played in the NFL and was a highly regarded linebacker.
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In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, he plays a different former football player, BJ Smith, who sells his auto shop to the protagonist in an optional cutscene. He doesn’t get much dialogue, but in the lines he does deliver, he mentions that he’s trying to make a comeback and continue his career as a football player.
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Patrick Stewart
Uriel Septim In Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Patrick Stewart is one of his generation’s most well-known and respected actors. He has played plenty of iconic characters, such as Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier from X-Men. When playing those characters, he got a lot more screen time than he does as Uriel Septim in Oblivion.
Septim is an Emperor who goes through a difficult time in the game, starting with his sons being assassinated. Not long after, he is also killed. So, you only see him for a few minutes during what is a very long game.
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David Tennant
Radio Host In Just Cause 3
While he’s best known for playing the Doctor in Doctor Who, David Tennant has done a lot of big things in his career. The actor has starred in series such as Broadchurch, Jessica Jones, and Good Omens. He doesn’t, however, have a starring role in Just Cause 3. Instead, he serves as a radio host for the General’s News Network, where he reports on things going on in the fictional nation of Medici.
There is a comical element to his broadcasts. He’s clearly concerned by how the nation’s tyrannical rulers are treating him, but he’s trying to stay positive. He doesn’t play a significant role in the story, but he’s an entertaining part of the game.
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Rob Van Dam
Bobby In Saints Row: The Third And Saints Row 4
Rob Van Dam is a famous professional wrestler who has worked for many different companies over a 30-plus-year career. Therefore, he’s featured in a litany of wrestling video games. He’s also voiced Bobby in the Saints Row series.
Bobby is a commentator on a lot of Professor Genki’s side content. So, in Saints Row: The Third, he commentates on Professor Genki’s Super Ethical Reality Climax activity and is an announcer for the Genkibowl DLC. Van Dam also reprises the role in Saints Row 4 as part of Prof. Genki’s Mind Over Murder activity. Most of this is optional content.
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Jonathan Ross
Barry Hatch In Fable 3
Jonathan Ross might not be a name instantly recognizable to Americans, but he’s very famous in the UK. He is mainly a television host who gets all sorts of mainstream celebrities on his show, including major American ones.
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More importantly, he voices Barry Hatch in Fable 3. The character is in the game for a short time and is the servant of the villainous Reaver. Not only does he lead the protagonist through Reaver’s manor, but he is also a commentator on the Wheel of Misfortune game that you participate in.
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David Cross
Marines In Halo 2
During his career, David Cross has been involved in plenty of different projects. He’s been featured in many movies, appeared in a bunch of TV shows, and performed a lot of stand-up shows. Therefore, it isn’t a big surprise that he’s also appeared in video games.
Yet, his role in Halo 2 isn’t very big. In fact, he doesn’t really play a defined character. Instead, he lends his voice to some of the interchangeable NPC marines who assist the Master Chief in battle. It may not be a huge role, but Cross delivers some hilarious lines as these guys.
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Carrie Fisher
Alternate Broadcaster In Dishonored
Carrie Fisher will always be best remembered for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies. The actress has also appeared in many other films and TV shows, including a recurring spot on Family Guy.
Unsurprisingly, she doesn’t have many video game credits. Yet, she plays a very minor role in Dishonored. The role is more of an easter egg than anything else. Throughout the game, you can hear someone broadcasting messages in the city of Dunwall. At one point in the story, you get to eliminate him. If you do, he’s replaced by a Carrie Fisher-voiced broadcaster instead.
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