Your Fave Voice Actor

[zombiesinc]

I haven't experienced many that I instantly connected with, but I really enjoyed Jennifer Hale's voice acting as Shepard in both ME games. Maybe it's 'cause she's hot, taking control 'n stuff, maybe it's 'cause we share Jennifer as a first name, maybe it's 'cause I'm a little biased towards girls and Bioware... but regardless, that's the first and nearly only person that popped into my head when I read this thread.

 

[Zeema]

Every Voice Actor metioned so far in this thread should be in 1 Video game together with the best writers in the world. That and i wanna see Morgen Freeman talk Smack to Neil Patrick Harris.

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

Poor Mark Meer. He never gets any love. Maybe I only liked him so much because he had this dry deadpan delivery for everything, which is exactly how I play my Shephard!

See, I think that's the problem, and the real reason so many people prefer Hale. I actually wrote a fairly lengthy diatribe about this a while ago, but don't feel like digging it up right now. Basically, Meer took Shepard's lines and attached a single personality/delivery to all of them. So, if you happen to want your male Shepard to sound that way, you're in luck, and Meer sounds great. If not... well, he did do slightly better in ME2.

Hale gave each line it's own independent delivery, so they can be combined and feel natural. Then again she's got easily 10-20 times as many roles under her belt as Meer, so go figure.

Very true. I guess I lucked out. I am one of those crazy people that doesn't really care for Jennifer Hale, in any of her roles. For some reason, I think most female voice actors aren't quite up to snuff compared to even average male voice actors.
I am not sure why this is...I could be totally nuts. There are only a few that I think do a good job.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

David Hayter
Ron Perlman
John DiMaggio
Stephen Fry
Christopher Lee

And Mark Hamill as The Joker. Sorry Jack & Heath, but his is the definitive Joker.

 

[ShyBunny]

Jansen from Lost Odyssey.
English voice actor was Michael McGaharn x

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Hard to say, since I have so many...

But my top favorites include (in no particular order):

Johnny Yong Bosch
Scott Menville
Tara Strong
Jennifer Hale
Keith David
Mark Hamill
Steve Blum
Tim Curry
Cree Summer
Tom Kenny

 

[CommanderKirov]

Jennifer Hale.

For overall achievements and being that creepy hair thing in Power Puff Girls.

Oh and for being Black-Cat on the good old Spiderman series.
Sexiest thing ever made.

 

[Wondermint13]

5th time Ive posted this, this year but..

Mark Meer as the voice of Male Shepard MA series

 

[Scythas]

John DiMaggio

 

[Dr.Awsome]

Ron Perlman

 

[Lord Doomhammer]

Dee Bradley Baker [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhx4ZAH_Md4]

He did the voice for the Gravemind in Halo 2 and 3, and I'm sorry but if you don't think that voice is awesome you are wrong.

 

[OctoH]

Robin Atkin Downes
Claudia Black
Jyo Carolino

 

[Admiral Stukov]

Steve Blum and Jennifer Hale.

Steve Blum did the VA of Spike in Cowboy Bebop, AKA, the smoothest, silkiest voice ever.

And Jennifer Hale is just...

Well, She's Jennifer Hale!

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say.
Except I was going to say that Steve Blum voices everyone.

 

[Undead Dragon King]

My favorite is Jim Cummings. He has voiced so many characters from my childhood he practically raised me.

Thank you! My thoughts exactly!

Not only did he star in my favorite show as a kid- "Bump in the Night", but he is the voice of Minsc! While other VA's do amazing work today, Jim Cummings remains on the top of my list for the amazing work he's done in the past.

 

[rockyoumonkeys]

Definitely Jennifer Hale. Though she lost a few points with Bulletstorm. She had some great lines, but the tough-punk chick voice she used didn't really seem to fit.

But Mass Effect and ME2 femShep was some of the best voice acting I've ever heard by anyone.

 

[Dragonborne88]

Grey DeLisle and Nolan North, I have to say. Ever since I became a Jennifer Hale fan, I did a lot of research on her roles, and it kinda ruined her to the fact that I can't NOT hear her voice anymore. Like, her normal voice. Ruins the mood for like every character.

Grey Delisle has an amazing vocal range, and is in a lot of stuff as well, and I usually have to look her up unless she did the Azula voice. And Nolan North I didn't like up until I found out he did Deadpool and then, when I played Alpha Protocol, he did Stephen Heck, which is awesome. Those were both departures from his usual roles.

Sorry Jennifer Hale! I ruined you!

 

[Yellowbeard]

James McCaffrey as the original Max Payne (and Sam Lake as his model)

Robert Loggia as Admiral Petrarch in Freespace 2 (Ronnie Cox was sweet, too, as Bosch)

Ellen McLain

Terry Brosius as SHODAN

Stephen Russell as Xerxes and William Bedford Diego in SS2 (AND Garrett in Thief)

Robert Culp as Dr. Breen, easily the best actor in HL2.

 

[Harry Mason]

Jennifer Hale.

Definitely. Just look at her track record...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354937/
God of War? Bulletstorm? Brutal Legend? Metal Gear Solid? Killer 7? DOOM 3? Metroid Prime?

There is no limit to her talent.

 

[YazBar]

Does Anime count?
Well then I'd have to say its between:
Hellsing: Alucard
Ergo Proxy: Vincent